Wednesday, June 14 at 7:00 p.m. (In-person)
Heather Cabot author of Level Up: Rise Above the Hidden Forces Holding Your Business Back (co-authored by Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson with Heather Cabot)
JCC Members Free / Community $10

A must-read guide for small business owners navigating a critical turning point: when you either level up or give up. It’s never been easier to start a business--and it’s never been harder to scale it. Half of new businesses in America don’t make it past five years.

Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson want to help today’s entrepreneurs beat the odds by revealing the unseen tethers that keep small businesses from growing and thriving. Drawing on firsthand experience starting and scaling multiple companies over nearly two decades, Now® co-founders Abrams and Hodgson crystallize their hard-won advice into a single how-to, got-to guide for small business owners.

In Level Up, they share intense behind-the-scenes stories of building their own businesses, as well as actionable, get-it-done principles for founders looking to propel their ventures forward.

Heather Cabot is an author, award-winning journalist, keynote speaker and former ABC News correspondent and anchor. She specializes in narrative nonfiction storytelling highlighting inspiring tales of innovation, enterprise, grit and resilience.

Moderated by Fran Pastore, a pioneer in the women's entrepreneurial ecosystem, the Founder and CEO of the Women's Business Development Council and appointed as Vice Chair of the State of Connecticut Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority Board of Directors.

Beer & Wine Networking Reception to follow.