Turning a Community Side Project into a Successful Business w/ Allison Esposito

In today’s episode, we welcome to the stage the one and only Allison Esposito, Founder of Tech Ladies. About 5 years ago, Allison began organizing events in New York for women working in tech to come together and share experiences, collaborate, and network. This came as a result of Allison’s perceptions on sexism in the tech industry and her inability to make long lasting connections in a male-dominant industry. As these women came together, they realized they were not alone in their struggles and over time, the community grew to 100,000 women. Eventually, Allison transitioned the community from a side job to working full time, and Tech Ladies turned into a business, offering a Founding Members Paid Exclusive Membership. Allison emphasizes the importance of being able and willing to define the feminine voice of the community and creating a safe space for all underrepresented genders, including woman, non-binary, and transgender individuals. Tech Ladies continue to grow and represent women’s rights by helping hundreds of women land jobs in the tech industry, learn from one another through webinars, and network with each other at coworking events. . Who is this episode for?: B2C, In person & Online, Starting & Scaling 3 key takeaways: - Allison shares the importance of being able and willing to define her community and not being afraid to take a stance. - Transforming a community into a business does not transform the people into clients, community and business is about truly helping people and creating connection that is what makes a community and business grow. - Allison left her Google career to dedicate her full time to her passion and joy, Tech Ladies, which has since skyrocketed into 100,000 member community and business.