Women & Business April 2022

Each quarter, Pittsburgh Magazine spotlights exceptional businesswomen within our pages and at our networking events. Join us for vibrant conversations with our three inspiring honorees and an exciting keynote speaker at our April Women & Business event presented by S&T Bank on April 20 at the Energy Innovation Center.

Agenda 

• Network while snacking and sampling a specialty cocktail from Don Julio Tequila 
  
  
  
  • Blanco Blood Orange Paloma
  
  
  • Reposado Beet Margarita
  
  
  • Anejo Old Fashioned
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Meet our Non-Profit Partner, Pressley Ridge
  
  


• Hear from presenting sponsor, S&T Bank
  
  


• Honoree Presentation:
  
  
  
  • Kimberly Antestenis
  
  
  • Paloma DeNardis
  
  
  • Tamara Abney
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Keynote w/ Q&A: Michelle Pagano Heck, Nonprofit Talent 
  
  
  
  
  • An Accidental Entrepreneur’s Story: How I Navigated Sideways Turns to Build a Company
  
  
  
  

• Closing Remarks
  
  


• Continue networking!

Individual tickets: $40 
$20 benefitting our nonprofit partner, Pressley Ridge

Keynote: Michelle Pagano Heck, Nonprofit Talent 

Topic: An Accidental Entrepreneur’s Story: How I Navigated Sideways Turns to Build a Company

Not only a former Women & Business honoree, but the President and Owner of Nonprofit Talent, the Pittsburgh region’s leading nonprofit executive search firm. Prior to launching the company in 2013, Michelle served as senior consultant with Dewey & Kaye; executive director of WQEDfm; community relations director of WQED Multimedia; director of development for the Children’s Home among other positions of leadership in the nonprofit community.

Who should go to this event? Women interested in business development, entrepreneurship and networking. Corporations, small businesses and nonprofits are all well-represented, which creates a warm and inviting place to meet new people. Many long-term business relationships have been formed in the 10-year history of these events. 

The reception is catered with a generous assortment of appetizers. The bar will serve complementary wine, beer and soft drinks. 

COVID-19 Safety

To ensure public safety, event policies and pandemic related restrictions are subject to change.  We will continue to monitor local transmission rates and take the recommendations of the CDC, County and State Health Departments into consideration.

If you have recently tested positive for COVID-19, are waiting for COVID-19 test results, are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms, or have had close contact with a person who has tested positive for or who has symptoms of COVID-19, please stay home.

When possible we encourage all attendees to practice social distancing during the event.

SPONSORS

Presented by: S&T Bank
Beneficiary: Pressley Ridge 
Sponsored by: Chatham University's Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship, Erin Hart Insurance, Don Julio 

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