Final member of Inogen’s founding team to leave company
Ali Bauerlein, one of Inogen’s co-founders, has stepped down from her post as the company’s CFO, effective immediately on Dec. 13. According to a company news release, Mike Sergesketter has been appointed interim CFO while Inogen look to fill the position. Bauerlein will stay at Inogen in a transitional finance role through the first quarter Read More →
WEV wins $50K Bank of America grant for equity programs
Women’s Economic Ventures received $50,000 in grant funding from Bank of America’s philanthropic program to help underrepresented entrepreneurs on the Central Coast. The grant, announced by the Santa Barbara-based nonprofit on Nov. 17, will be used to advance a micro-grant and entrepreneurial training pilot program it launched recently in partnership with an Oxnard-based nonprofit supporting Read More →
Women’s share of region’s corporate board seats has doubled since 2018
Publicly traded companies in the tri-county region have added 18 women board directors this year, though a few companies still need to appoint more women to comply with stepped-up state diversity requirements that go into effect in 2022. A total of 69 women sit on the boards of the 22 companies headquartered in the Tri-Counties Read More →
Food Share of Ventura County CEO will lead state food banks association
Monica White, the president and CEO of Food Share of Ventura County, has been named chair of the board of the California Association of Food Banks. White has been Food Share’s top executive since she joined the Oxnard-based nonprofit in 2017. Under her leadership the food bank has helped feed more people than ever, providing Read More →
Family Business: SLO Chamber aims to make workplaces friendlier to parents
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Opinion: How to make media interviews work for you
By Lois Phillips and Anita Perez Ferguson To sell your services or product or promote your charity or your candidacy, you want to get the word out to thousands of people, rather than just a few at a time. Local editors, podcasters, and talk show hosts are always looking for interesting guests who know what Read More →
WEV CEO talks planning and resilience at Santa Barbara event
How can entrepreneurs thrive in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world? Women’s Economic Ventures CEO Kathy Odell spoke about thriving in ambiguity at a ticketed event on Sept. 22, hosted in downtown Santa Barbara by the Santa Barbara Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners. Amid unprecedented change, dealing with an unknown Read More →
