DC Startup Week 2021

Now that businesses are re-opening following the height of the pandemic, there is a struggle to acquire and retain talent. Join Amber Clayton, SHRM-SCP, Knowledge Center Director and Kerri Nelson, Strategic Research Sr. Specialist with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) along with Amy Spurling, CEO of Compt as they share information on current trends in talent acquisition and retention and how start-ups like yours can survive and thrive during these challenging times.

Around the nation and globe, organizational leaders and employees are battling the pros and cons of where we work. Is it time to go back to the office? Do we even still need offices? What role does geography and place play into our culture, productivity and wellbeing? Join this incredible panel of thoughtful team leaders for an engaging debate on where we go from here.

Organizations and leaders everywhere are currently looking more closely at their business models and workplace cultures to address diversity, equity and inclusion. The concept of belonging, traditionally less emphasized than psychological safety, is getting renewed attention as recent research and scholarship point to its foundational importance in inclusive workplace cultures. Join local thought leaders and practitioners in the field as they discuss how inclusion activates diversity, why belonging is so critical to every successful workplace, and how leaders can be change agents for inclusive collaboration.

Our energy is contagious.

What does it mean to manage and balance our time and energy?

As leaders, entrepreneurs, friends, family members, partners, parents, siblings, mentors-our energy affects those around us. We navigate our every day in motion, transitioning from one call, task, project to the next, barely having a moment to catch our breath.

This fast-paced movement is unsustainable and oftentimes leads to a breaking point. Especially now, many of our patterns of work do not fit in this current environment. In this session, we will explore the science of stress, wellbeing, and nature to improve the quality of our work and life.

Participants will walk away with strategies that support the pause and the transition, helping to shed old habits and create new ones that are connected to their own energy rhythms in order to produce desired outcomes.

Every day at this time you will have access to top experts in their field for FREE advice on your early-stage or growth-stage startup. We will be hosting a breakout room with startup law Experts.

Business Growth Expert: Seema Alexander, Founder, Disruptive.CEO 

Culture Expert: Amira El-Gawley, CEO, Manisfesta


Come prepared with questions you have for an expert on growth strategies, culture, and press releases.