📣 CALLING ALL📣 Influencers, Entrepreneurs, Artists, Designers, Marketing Mavens, Content Creators, Educators, and Community Activists!
Join us for a celebration of Women creatives, community change agents, tastemakers & trendsetters, and overall, Girl Power IRL!
From fashion, entertainment, education, activism, wellness, and more, women from every walk of life inspire us to create futures free of bias, discrimination, and limitations, and invite us to reimagine a world where women influence everything. 
Cultures, Communities & Inclusion (CCI) and Spotlight Programs Board welcome all GSU community members to join in on a fun-filled afternoon of empowerment centering the lives experiences of women and girls, on Thursday, March 7, from 12 – 3 p.m. for the 2024 Women’s HERstory Month kickoff event, InfluenceHER FEST.  

Engage with culture-shifting creatives, influencers, and speakers who truly #InspireInclusion.
Connect with campus and community partners in HER Engagement Fair.
Enjoy HER InfluenceHER Alley, inclusive of live entertainment, giveaways, and lite bites! 

InfluenceHER FEST is YOUR invitation to ignite innovation, create community connections, and shape the culture at GSU and beyond!
Doors open at 12:00pm!
WHAT’S INCLUDED:

COURTYARD STAGE

AMPLIFY HER Artist Showcase

Presented by MTM Standard

CULTURE STAGE

FOR THE CULTURE DJ Set

Music by DJ Dapper Diva

InfluenceHER Alley

Giveaways
Pink Carpet Experience
Instagrammable Photo Ops

COMMUNITY STAGE

SHE ATE (Treat) Stations

Complimentary Beverages & Lite Bites

HER Engagement Fair:

Forge meaningful connections with women creatives, industry leaders, student orgs, and potential collaborators.

INCLUSION STAGE

Spotlight HER Interviews with Influential Women

Spotlight HER: Meet the movers-and-shakers from diverse backgrounds and sectors who have been selected as our Spotlight HER Honorees for their influence and overall contributions to the communities that they serve.

Featured Honorees:

Aaliyah Alicia Thompson, Autism Advocate & Entrepreneur, CEO of Aaliyah’s Beauty Bar, 2023 McDonald's Black & Positively Golden Change Leaders
Kamarie Brown, Education Advocate, 2023 McDonald's Black & Positively Golden Change Leaders
Tola Lawal, Founder & Executive Director of Gyrl Wonder
Tiara Missey, GSU Student, Health Advocate & President/ Founder of Project: FLOW
Tonya Cook, GSU Alumni & Staff Member
María Elena Bermúdez, GSU Faculty & 2023 JEDI Award Winner

Influencers & Entrepreneurs Panel Discussions:

InfluenceHER Panel: Hear from some of today’s leading influencers about the challenges and opportunities facing women creatives.

Featured Influencers:

Melissa Baker, Fashion & Lifestyle Influencer | Meet Melissa (IG)
Tailor Payton, Food & Culture Influencer| Meet Tailor (IG)
Glamazon Tay, Beauty & Travel Influencer| Meet Tay (IG)
DeLeesa St. Agathe, Reality TV Personality & Digital Influencer| Meet DeLessa (IG)

Femme Founders Fireside Chat: Engage with some of the most inspiring entrepreneurs on the planet! Learn insightful leadership lessons from women executives that founded their own businesses to #inspireinclusion.

Featured Founders:

Brianna Baker, Executive Director & Founder of Justice for Black Girls | Meet Brianna
Julie Hogg, CEO/Co-Founder of WISH ATL| Meet Julie

WHY YOU NEED TO BE THERE:

The line-up, duh! We invite speakers based on three things:

HER Story
HER Impact
HER Advocacy

Community Connections; Come meet your Business Besties & Creative Crew!

Complimentary beverages & lite bites.

A FREE InfluenceHER Kit curated to create your own content and pounce on creative business opportunities.

THE VIBES! THE VENUE! THE VIP EXPERIENCE!!! The Pink Carpet is incomplete without YOU!

And be the first 100 to RSVP and attend our GYRL POWER IRL, event on Thursday, March 28, sponsored by our Gyrls from Gyrl Wonder, for a chance to get some cool giveaways! Last year’s event featured music artists Tenerelle, Bahja Rodiriguiz, and Grammy Winner, Coco Jones✨

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Space is limited. Register now‼️
For more information about this event, please contact Chrissonia McCall (cmccall3@gsu.edu)or Zayreton Slaton (zslaton2@gsu.edu)

Hosted by: Black Student Achievement, Office of, Cultures, Communities & Inclusion, Dean of Students, Office of, Latinx Student Services and Outreach (LASSO), Multicultural Center, POUNCE Rewards Program, Spotlight Programs Board

Additional Information can be found at: pin.gsu.edu/event/9951590