Women breaking free - From washing up to cashing out | Helen Murphy & Fatima Dicko
Hosts: Helen Murphy, (CEO & Co-Founder of Opply and Mentor at Oneday) & Fatima Dicko (CEO & Founder of Sugar and Mentor at Oneday)
Duration: 1 hour
Event type: Mentor-led
Join us for an inspiring event featuring Helen Murphy, CEO and co-founder of Opply, and Fatima Dicko, Founder & CEO of Sugar, as they share their extraordinary journeys in entrepreneurship. This event marks the inaugural gathering of our Women in Tech club. Helen, recognized as Female Tech Founder of the Year and for launching the Startup of the Year at the National Startup Awards, and Fatima, honored as one of '18 Inspiring Women to Watch' by Inc Magazine and listed on the Forbes 'Next 1000' for 2021, are also mentors at Oneday. Their wealth of experience and accolades are sure to inspire all attendees.
Helen Murphy is revolutionizing procurement in the Food & Beverage sector through her B2B tech marketplace, Opply, which automates processes for SMEs. With $10M in funding, Helen's diverse experience spans sales and operations at Procter & Gamble, consulting at Bain & Company, product management at Fintech Moneybox, and successfully launching and selling her own consumer goods brand.
Fatima Dicko leads Sugar, a resident experience platform that enhances community engagement in apartment settings, backed by over $3.5M in VC funding. Her path to entrepreneurship includes formulating new products for CoverGirl and Olay at P&G and launching a subscription box wellness company. A Mali native who grew up in New York City, Fatima holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University and an MBA from Stanford Business School.
During this event, Helen and Fatima will address common doubts and fears that many women encounter along their entrepreneurial paths, such as scaling a business, securing funding, and overcoming societal expectations. They will discuss how belief in oneself, backed by a supportive community, can propel women to transcend these challenges and succeed.