Who We Are
emerge. empower. expand.
Mox.E Women emerged from an envisioned world where fully empowered women are fulfilling their purpose. All transformation and growth starts at an individual or cellular level. We want to ignite women to awaken to their power and Emerge transformed and Empowered and ready to Expand their sphere of influence to the larger community.
That spirit to empower is the impetus for the Women With Mox.E Conference 2021.
Speakers
Beth Santos, CEO of Wanderful
Beth Santos is founder and CEO of Wanderful, a global lifestyle brand and inclusive community of thousands of travelers and travel content creators. Wanderful reaches over 45,000 women each year through a thriving online membership network, local chapter events in 50 cities, global summits and small group trips. In 2014, Wanderful launched the WITS Travel Creator + Brand Summit, a leading event for women and gender diverse travel creators and industry hosted on two continents each year listed by Forbes as one of the top inspiring events for women to attend. Wanderful is also the creator of the annual Bessie Awards to honor women of impact in travel, as well as the first major outdoor festival for women travelers, Wanderfest. Today, Beth is an acclaimed thought leader, consultant for travel brands and destination marketing organizations, and keynote speaker who has collaborated with organizations such as Tripadvisor, the Girl Scouts of the USA, and the Travel & Adventure Show. She is a graduate of the Kellogg School of Management and Wellesley College, and lives in Boston with her husband and two daughters.
Tammera L. Holmes, CEO of Aerostar Consulting Corporation
Tammera L. Holmes has served as President & CEO Aerostar Consulting Corporation in Chicago, Illinois since 2008. In 2016, Holmes launched her non-profit The AeroStar Avion Institute to begin opening doors for youth in a career field that for most is still very foreign. Her focus is to get more youth, African Americans, females, and other underserved and under-represented populations interested in STEM careers, particularly in the Aerospace industry. Her goal is to promote access to jobs in Aviation and Aerospace. She is an upstanding role-model and leader within the United States and the Aviation community. Her AeroStar programs are literally giving "Wings to Dreams.
Nicole Vasquez, Co-Founder & Chief People Officer of Deskpass
Nicole Vasquez honors the human component of business by seeking out individual perspectives, translating feedback into solutions, and collaborating across teams to deliver thoughtful, delightful experiences for customers, employees, and partners. As the Chief People Officer of Deskpass, Nicole leverages her love for learning to continually improve the human side of company interactions: customer support, partner relationships, and employee engagement. As a serial entrepreneur, Nicole has been named one of the “35 Under 35 Making an Impact in Chicago,” won the 46th Ward Innovator Award, the RedEye Chicago Big Idea Award for Community, and was a Professional Fellow through the U.S. Department of State traveling to Europe to speak about how to build and maintain collaborative communities. When she’s not advocating for the freedom to choose where your best work happens, she travels, writes, and learns about the world by asking intriguing questions and having compelling conversations
Artists and Musicians
Liv Roskos
Sharon Irving
Sharon Irving
Sharon Irving
Sharon Irving
Sharon Irving
The Location
1449 S. Michigan Ave -- previously known as Vee-Jay Records
Prior to the 50's, black musicians and singers were not allowed to be seen or visible in any way in America's music scene. Their music was popular, but credit was stripped away. So an entrepreneurial couple took things into their own hands. Vivian Carter and Jimmy Bracken started a black-owned record label and Vee-Jay Records was born.
Prior to Vee-Jay, Vivian was a popular disc jockey and Jimmy had a record store in Gary, Indiana. They borrowed $500 from a pawnbroker to launch their label in 1953 with the Spaniels and Jimmy Reed. Vivian Carter and Jimmy Bracken were the “Vee” and “Jay” in Vee-Jay Records. Later they brought Vee-Jay to Chicago and moved into 1449 S Michigan Ave.
At one time they were the largest black-owned record company in the world. The strip where they were located on South Michigan quickly turned into the historic Record Row where many other famous black-owned labels were also located. Vee-Jay is renowned for its catalog of blues classics by Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, Billy Boy Arnold, and many more, as well as doo-wop, soul, gospel and jazz gems, and pop hits by the Four Seasons and the Beatles. Vivian’s brother Calvin Carter produced many of the label’s hits.
Famously, they were actually the first label to sign the Beatles when they came to the US after Capital Records passed on the opportunity.
The fact that our building holds such rich history of black and women ownership makes it an excellent fit with Mox.E and our mission: building a strong business-focused community that supports ethnic diversity and fosters the spirit of entrepreneurial collaboration for success.
Interested in sponsoring?
Read our sponsorship guide here. Email us for more details: info@moxechicago.com