Beyond the Noise: Creating an Undeniable Brand Presence
​All Eyes On Us, in partnership with Shopify NY, is hosting an evening for creative women entrepreneurs to connect, grow, and build lasting brands.
​​​🌿 What to Expect:
​**This event is intended for women and female-identifying individuals only.**
​​6:00 PM: Doors Open + Curated Networking with small bites and refreshments
​​6:30 PM - 7:15 PM: Beyond the Noise Panel + Audience Q&A
​​7:15 PM - 7:45 PM: Creative Breakout Session (Actionable brand-building exercises)
​​7:45 PM - 8:30 PM: Intentional Networking Experience:
​Visit our speakers' tables showcasing emerging women-led brands.
​Stop by the Headshot Station for a complimentary professional portrait, captured by the talented team at Radomskiy Production.
​​🎤 Panel + Event Details:
​​Beyond the Noise brings together visionary founders and brand storytellers to discuss building brands that break through digital overwhelm and resonate deeply with community.
​​Our panel will explore:
​​How lived experiences shape brand vision and values
​​Staying authentic while scaling your business
​​Building community as a growth strategy
​​The real lessons learned behind growing magnetic brands
​​Following the panel, attendees will participate in a creative breakout session — designed to help translate insights into actionable next steps for their own brand-building journey.
​​The evening will close with intentional networking, where guided conversation prompts will encourage meaningful connections among like-minded women entrepreneurs.
​​💬 What You’ll Gain:
​​Actionable strategies to refine your brand presence
​​Creative exercises that help translate vision into action
​​Deeper conversations with fellow women entrepreneurs and brand builders
​​New connections that support personal and professional growth
​​​Speakers:
​Michelle Akhidenor is a Forbes 30 Under 30 lister and the Founder & CEO of The Peers Project — an award-winning podcast agency with global operations, founded in Australia and headquartered in New York. In 2018, at just 24, Michelle launched The Peers Project and has since bootstrapped and scaled the company into a powerhouse boutique agency, producing podcasts for Fortune 500s and global tech brands including Shopify, Indeed, and Alibaba. Today, Michelle and her team are known as the NYC tech scene’s go-to podcast producers, turning VCs and Series A founders into “mini influencers” through premium, brand-led podcasts. Since its inception, The Peers Project has earned widespread recognition — with features in Forbes, Marie Claire, AdNews & Radio Today  — and accolades including 2021 Australian Podcast Awards Finalist, 2022 Pause Awards Winner and 2025 DesignRush Top U.S. Podcast Production Company.Â
@thepeersproject | @michakhidenor | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelleakhidenor/
​Mary Bemis
​Mary is the Founder of Reprise Activewear, a line of plant-based and nontoxic activewear that she started with a Kickstarter campaign in 2018 after learning that over 90% of our clothing is made with plastic and its negative health and planetary impacts. She has bootstrapped Reprise and has handled everything from sourcing custom nontoxic textiles to partnering with local and international manufacturers to continue to offer the best in clean activewear.
​Diagnosed with breast cancer in her 20s, Dana Donofree founded AnaOno out of her own necessity and desire for not only beautiful but comfortable lingerie that fit her surgically altered body. After a mastectomy with reconstruction, traditional bras no longer fit, and Dana was certain there had to be more than just sports bras and camisoles. With a degree in fashion design from the Savannah College of Art and Design and a successful career in the fashion industry, she channeled over a decade of product development experience into launching AnaOno.
​TRINITY MOUZON WOFFORD is a mother, entrepreneur, and writer. In 2017, she co-founded the bestselling superfood brand Golde from her Brooklyn apartment, rapidly scaling to nationwide distribution from bootstrapped beginnings. She has been named Forbes 30 Under 30 and Inc.’s Female Founder 100. Trinity's debut cookbook, EATING AT HOME, will be published in Spring of 2026 with Ten Speed Press. She lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and two daughters. For more, visit trinitymouzon.com
​Julia Kolodkina is a brand strategist and creative entrepreneur with over a decade of experience leading branding, marketing, and communications across global companies in Europe and the U.S. She is the founder of Aliiiens: Brand Venture Lab, where she helps trendsetting companies grow, scale, and stand out through bold strategy and next-generation brand building. Julia is also the co-founder of ALL EYES ON US, a community for creative women entrepreneurs seeking deeper connection, shared vision, and space to be understood beyond what they build.
​Moderator:
​Mai Nguyen
​Mai Nguyen is a community strategist and creative storyteller, and the founder of Held Here, a consultancy that helps brands and organizations build intentional, emotionally resonant communities through people-first strategy and narrative-driven insight. She is also the co-founder of ALL EYES ON US, a community for creative women entrepreneurs seeking deeper connection, shared vision, and space to be understood beyond what they build. With a background in creative insights, cultural storytelling, and community organizing, Mai blends data, lived experience, and deep care to design spaces where connection, clarity, and belonging can take root.
​Hosted by:
​Shopify NY, located in Manhattan's vibrant Soho neighborhood is a hub for local entrepreneurs to connect, learn, and grow. Our space hosts a range of on-site event programming, retail activations, and value-added services. By partnering with real, local merchants, we create events that generate word-of-mouth buzz and seamlessly integrate Shopify technology.
​ALL EYES ON US is a creative women’s entrepreneurship community rooted in the belief that women’s strength lives at the intersection of vulnerability, courage, and creation. Founded by two female entrepreneurs who’ve each built their own brands across creative and corporate industries, we created this space as a meeting ground for vision, expertise, and possibility. We champion the power of softness in strategy, of intuition in leadership, and of community in shaping bold, future-facing ventures. Here, we hold space for one another’s growth, amplify every voice, and remind each other: you were never meant to play small.
​Partners:
​Radomskiy Production — a New York-based, full-cycle photo and video production company with over 10 years of experience working with top-tier brands and private clients.
​Moxy Times Square — an energetic alternative to the typical hotel experience, Moxy Times Square offers clever design, a buzzing atmosphere, co-working spaces, fast and furiously free Wi-Fi, and free access to streaming apps. Dining and drinking venues by Tao Group Hospitality include the Magic Hour, the largest all-season indoor/outdoor hotel rooftop lounge in New York City; Legasea Bar & Grill, serving up bar and grill classics; and Bar Moxy, all-day lobby bar and lounge. Moxy Times Square has an innovative design and a playful soul—at rates that make it accessible to all.