Adrienne McWilliams Miami Founder 2022

Adrianne McWilliams

ABOUT YOURSELF: Athlete mentality is a “never quit” mentality. I don’t give up when it starts getting hard, I continue until all my resources and options are exhausted. ELEVATOR PITCH: Travelspective provides a window into destinations and experiences around the world. Our TV and mobile apps allow you to tap into a city and see what’s happening around you. THE …

Anastasia Mikhalochkina

ABOUT YOURSELF: I want us to build better solutions to plastic crisis and do it faster. We are certain the transition won’t be easy but everyone’s contribution to circular economy is the only clear path to global environmental stability. ELEVATOR PITCH: Lean Orb is a Miami-based company specializing in compostable foodservice packaging. We design and supply disposable take-out containers, cups, …

Elena Cardone Miami Founders 2022

Elena Cardone

ABOUT: I always thought I had to be a strong independent woman and do everything on my own, never depend on anyone for anything, and especially on a man. If I didn’t do it myself, it somehow was not legitimate. Until in 2008 the US economy collapsed, I was pregnant with my first child, we were on the verge of …

Alex Esteve Car Buckets Miami Founders 2022

Alex Esteve

ABOUT HERSELF: I am a woman, who is disrupting the industry that affects every single American. ELEVATOR PITCH: At CarBuckets we want to make car buying experience fun by making it transparent. We group car buyers by the brand of cars they want to buy and ask dealerships for a volume price. It takes 2-3 minutes to sign up and …

Celebrating Miami’s top 30 Female Founders

#MIAMIFOUNDER campaign challenges the pervasive ideal entrepreneur stereotype as male and addresses the assumption that women founders are more risky investments. For our annual Women’s History Month campaign we will be celebrating Miami’s top 30 Female Founders for their significant innovative contributions. With the generous support from the Knight Foundation and with the help from the (WIN) Lab Miami Venture …

#NeverNotWorking Durational Performance at UNTITLED Art Fair, Miami Beach

THE MIAMI GIRLS FOUNDATION PRESENTS ART PROJECT AT UNTITLED, Art FAIR DURING MIAMI ART WEEK Durational Art Performance Features 100 Participants, Who Will Perform Household Labor to Honor Domestic Workers and Ensure the Installation Is #NeverNotWorking During Miami Art Week. Ekaterina Juskowski: #NeverNotWorking December 4 – 9, 2018 Untitled Art, Miami Beach, Lummus Park (Ocean Drive & 12th Street)   MIAMI, October 25, 2018— The Miami Girls …

#NEVERNOTWORKING at SPRING/BREAK ART SHOW 2018

SPRING/BREAK Art Show “Stranger Comes To Town” March 4-12, 2018 – 4 Times Square, NYC The Directors and Team of Spring/Break Art Show stand in solidarity with the activist movements of the domestic workers in the United States by taking in account their perspectives on feminization of poverty. We support the voices of working women by pledging to honor and …

Ekaterina Juskowski and Ximena Kavalekas at Tory Burch Foundation Miami Design District

Fashion Feminism & Female Empowerment Panel Discussion

Tory Burch invited Miami women to talk about how fashion can help empower women. Lead by a female founder the brand contributes to the empowerment of women entrepreneurs through Tory Burch Foundation. Tory Burch, Design District Friday, August 24, 2018 7-9 P.M. Clothing is meant to make women feel powerful and secure, this is why championing women should be the …

Daniella Levine Cava Miami Dade Mayor

Daniella Levine Cava

As a commissioner, I helped start an annual review of women’s economic status. The County’s Women’s Commission prepares the report, and the recommendations tackle big issues like human trafficking, wage theft, and the need for pay equity. Supporting this report and trying to improve our County’s programs to help working women is another way I show respect for domestic workers, …