Edition No 88. Nearing H2.

Dear Women Who Do,

Happy long weekend! We hope you are off to somewhere exciting or lounging in your pajamas at home as you plan for your next big move. Not to be a nag, but we are nearly halfway through the year, which means it time to kick your goals into overdrive.

This week we share advice from serial entrepreneur Jing Gao whose Chinese staples business has skyrocketed since 2018. And, offer a Masterclass recap on personal finance with Fidelity's Ryan Victorian and Lorna Kapusta. Plus, we share highlights from this seasons' Table for 8 dinner series.

WIE Suite Woman

Chef and Entrepreneur Jing Gao Shares Lessons In Startup Success

Jing Gao is a chef, entrepreneur, and renowned expert on Chinese cuisine, and she’s on a mission to bring uncensored Chinese flavors to the global table.

You are a 2x founder; what lessons have you learned as a startup founder that surprised you?

What I’ve learned as a founder is to let your challenges and instincts guide you. Seek advice and learn from others who have gone down the same path before, because every mistake has already been made. You can save yourself a lot of time and money by not reinventing the wheel.

Read more here.

Move the Needle

Table for 8: Spring Edition

This month saw the return of our unique dinner series, Table For 8 where WIE Suite members across the country attend or host Jeffersonian style small dinners to foster connection and conversation. The spring edition was bigger than ever with double the number of women gathering in member homes, and an expanded roster of cities, from San Francisco to upstate New York.

Our theme this year was ambition, and the role it plays in our personal lives. The takeaways were valuable and enlightening with one member even drawing attention to the link between ambition and trauma and the need to continuously prove ourselves. Much food for thought.

Read the full article here.

Masterclass Moments: Personal Finance

Ryan Victorian and Lorna Kapusta of Fidelity Share Tips

Ryan Victorian is a Vice President, Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, and Lorna Kapusta is Head of Women Investors and Customer Engagement at Fidelity Investments.

"It is really important, especially as we hear that word recession, to have an emergency fund. This means you have to make sure that you have enough assets that are safer. You want to make sure that you have enough money set aside so that God forbid, if you do lose your job or if you want to make a change in your job because it's a challenging environment right now, you have enough months, have enough of an emergency fund, that you can cover yourself. Our general guidance is three to six months of your expenses, but what I always say is that everybody has asleep at night number."

Read the full article here.

Community News

MEMBER NEWS

• Aliza Licht was on Good Morning America celebrating her new book, On Branding, and featured in Harvard Business Review.
• Anjula Acharia was featured on American Express for her ability to leverage different outside industry skills to become a Hollywood Talent Manager.
• Emily Ramshaw's documentary about her nonprofit newsroom’s first three years, “Breaking the News,” will premiere at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival.

JOBS

• COTE is seeking a Director of HR. Find out more here.

EVENTS

• June 8 Paru Radia will discuss new ideas on how to be a better leader.

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