The Power of Community: How to Build a Values-Aligned 7-Figure Business

How can you build a thriving, values-driven company that fosters both personal and professional growth while creating lasting impact? For Gesche Haas, Founder and CEO at Dreamers & Doers, the journey began with a personal need and evolved into a global movement that has empowered thousands of women entrepreneurs. Her story is one of resilience and the transformative power of mutual support.

The Nasdaq Center is thrilled to partner with Dreamers & Doers for this special fireside chat with Gesche Haas and explore the lessons she's learned over the past decade of building a community defined by shared growth and success while building a seven-figure business without external funding. Discover how Gesche turned challenges into opportunities, learned to trust her gut as a business leader, and carved niches that resonated deeply with her community to drive greater impact. Join us to learn how to embrace resilience, foster collaboration, and create lasting impact for your business and community!

Key Takeaways:

• Learn how to choose a path that aligns with your values, strengths, and long-term vision for success.
• Discover how to reframe setbacks as opportunities and build a community where mutual support fosters growth, success, and stability.
• Explore strategies for leading with authenticity and adaptability to navigate the unpredictable path of entrepreneurship.

OUR SPECIAL GUESTS

Gesche Haas is the Founder/CEO of Dreamers & Doers, an award-winning community and PR Hype Machine™ amplifying extraordinary women entrepreneurs, investors, and leaders
Gesche's views on the tech space and beyond have been featured on Bloomberg TV, CNNMoney, The New York Times, Huffington Post, Business Insider, Forbes, Fortune Magazine, Refinery29, Broadly/Vice, and other major media outlets, as well as at the United Nations, where she spoke during the sixtieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women. She is a regular content contributor to Nasdaq, Brit + Co, and 500 Startups.
Gesche was also awarded 'Forbes Next 1000', 'VOTY 100 Community Builder' by BlogHer, 'Empowered Woman of the Year’ by WWD/Variety/Ciroc, 'The Buildies Profitability Award' by Earnest Capital, 'Best Remote CEO' by RemoteRated, 'New York Talent Cultivators' by Techweek, and 'Best of Tech' on Twitter by CB Insights.
Prior to founding Dreamers & Doers, Gesche held senior positions at several venture-backed startups in roles covering growth, strategy, finance, business operations and business development. She also spent five years as an investor at a healthcare-focused hedge fund (~$3bn AUM, SAC spin-off).
Gesche is half German, half Chinese-Malaysian, and was born in Eswatini, Africa.

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