- Two day virtual Summit attracted over 20,000 registrants
from over 48 countries
- 5-week post-Summit accelerator program to provide
hands-on training to underrepresented entrepreneurs empowering them
to build their own online business
- Thinkific has committed $50,000
USD toward grants, bursaries, and tools to help attendees
launch and grow their digital businesses
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 5, 2021
/CNW/ - Thinkific Labs Inc. ("Thinkific" or the "Company")
(TSX: THNC), a leading platform for creating, marketing, and
selling online courses, today provided highlights from its third
annual virtual Think in Color Summit.
The two day Summit, which was held on July 27-28th, brought together a speaker lineup
of 100% female business leaders of color, each of whom delivered
personal anecdotes and insights on their journey as entrepreneurs
as well as invaluable, practical advice on all aspects of creating,
marketing, and scaling successful online businesses.
The challenges faced by historically marginalized entrepreneurs
are real and the current crisis has added increased pressure. Over
5.4 million jobs were lost by women over the course of the pandemic
and today, 1 in 3 women of color say that they're planning to leave
their current jobs.*
As part of the event's drive to move beyond simply providing
inspiration and empower attendees to build strong communities and
take action, Thinkific launched a 5-week accelerator program
directly after the Summit that is accessible to every attendee. The
live coaching program, taught by Summit co-host XayLi Barclay is
designed to help traditionally underrepresented women of color
entrepreneurs who are new to digital entrepreneurship create their
first digital products.
"Moving beyond just talking about diversity and inclusion, we
are proud to host Think in Color to help female leaders and
entrepreneurs of color take action towards building successful
businesses," said Greg Smith,
Co-Founder and CEO of Thinkific. "By providing these women with
practical tools, resources, and a like-minded community, our
mission is to create a transformative impact on people's lives and
in the businesses they're able to create, ensuring everyone has
access to the tools and knowledge to succeed."
Following the accelerator program, Thinkific has committed
$50,000 USD toward grants, bursaries,
and tools to help attendees build businesses. Participants will be
able to apply for public speaking grants with Vancouver-based Shine Bootcamp, the non-profit
Project Cover, as well as free or heavily discounted software to
help launch and grow their digital businesses. "We know that what
this group of entrepreneurs needs isn't passion and drive, it's
tools and that's what we're here to provide," added XayLi
Barclay.
In line with the Summit's mission to give underrepresented
voices a platform to share their experience and expertise, the
speaker line up also featured Summit Speaker Contest winner,
Katherine Hanrahan. CEO of Imagine a
Mind, an online coaching business dedicated to serving female
coaches, consultants, and content creators, Katherine won the
opportunity to host her own live workshop for Think in Color
attendees. The presentation, which was titled 'How to Design &
Automate Your Next-Level Membership', will remain free and
accessible, along with other unique speaker presentations delivered
during the event, at https://www.thinkific.com/think-in-color/
*5.4 million jobs lost from National Women's Law Center 2021
report, 1 in 3 women leaving workforce from
nFormation and Fairygodboss 2021 study.
About Thinkific
Thinkific (TSX:THNC) makes it simple
for entrepreneurs and established businesses of any size to scale
and generate revenue by teaching what they know. Our platform gives
businesses everything they need to build, market, and sell online
courses and other learning products, and to run their business
seamlessly under their own brand, on their own site. In 2020 alone,
Thinkific's 50,000 active course creators earned hundreds of
millions of dollars in direct course sales while teaching tens of
millions of students. Thinkific is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with a distributed and
growing team.
For more information, please visit www.thinkific.com.
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