Organizations Filed Purposes:
BRAZEN ST. LOUIS HELPS GROWTH-SEEKING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS ADVANCE THEIR BUSINESSES TO CREATE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY.
IN FY2018, BRAZEN ST. LOUIS IMPLEMENTED A NEW MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE, MARKETING AND DIRECT SOLICITATION CAMPAIGNS AND MEMBER PROGRAMMING. IN MID-NOVEMBER 2017, BRAZEN ST. LOUIS HIRED A FULL TIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. DURING THIS YEAR, BRAZEN ST. LOUIS RECRUITED AND APPROVED EIGHT NEW BOARD MEMBERS. BRAZEN ST. LOUIS REMAINED A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH AN INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND LICENSES WITH BRAZEN GLOBAL (CREATED IN AUGUST 2017, BASED IN ST. LOUIS) TO USE ITS SOFTWARE, BRAND AND METHODOLOGY. BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2018 AND JUNE 30, 50 NEW MEMBERS (WOMEN WHO ARE ENTREPRENEURS, FOUNDERS, CEOS) JOINED BRAZEN ST. LOUIS.BY JUNE 2018, BRAZEN ST. LOUIS HAD 23 MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN THREE SEPARATE GROWTH GROUPS, AND AS OF JUNE 30, THERE WERE 44 APPLICANTS AWAITING MATCHING AND PLACEMENT IN NEW GROUPS. VIA GROWTH GROUPS, BRAZEN MEMBERS WORKED THROUGH MORE THAN 200 BUSINESS CHALLENGES IN FY2018. BRAZEN ST. LOUIS DEVELOPED AND EXECUTED 14 BRAZEN MEMBER ROUNDTABLES AND MEMBER EVENTS IN FY2018, AVERAGING A LITTLE MORE THAN ONE PROGRAM PER MONTH AND SERVING A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 120 BRAZEN MEMBERS AND SOME NON-MEMBERS. BRAZEN ST. LOUIS WORKS VERY CLOSELY WITH ITS PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT BUSINESS-FIRST PROGRAMMING AND SPEAKERS, AND TO CO-PROMOTE AND MARKET BRAZEN ST. LOUIS ACTIVITIES IN ORDER RECRUIT MORE MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS. WE CONDUCTED 75 OFFICE HOURS APPOINTMENTS IN FY2018. THE MAJORITY OF APPOINTMENTS WERE WITH CURRENT OR PROSPECTIVE BRAZEN ST. LOUIS MEMBERS (WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AND CEOS), SOME APPOINTMENTS WERE WITH POTENTIAL PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS LOOKING TO SUPPORT THE MISSION. DURING FY2018, BRAZEN ST. LOUIS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 100 POWER HOURS APPOINTMENTS, WHICH ARE 1 ON 1 MENTOR SESSIONS WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN: TECH, ACCOUNTING, FINANCE + RAISING MONEY, MARKETING AND LEGAL.IN ADDITION TO OUR ONGOING MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMMING, WE CO-HOSTED THE BE SEEN BRUNCH CELEBRATING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OF COLOR ON MARCH 3RD AND AN ELEVATOR PITCH TRAINING FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OF COLOR IN FEBRUARY. BOTH EVENTS WERE WELL ATTENDED AND SUCCESSFUL. WE ALSOCO-HOSTED A VENTURE CAF SESSION IN MAY 2018. THESE THREE EXTRA EVENTS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 167 PEOPLE COMBINED, AND ALSO GENERATED MUCH EARNED AND SOCIAL MEDIA EXPOSURE FOR OUR WORK TO ADVANCE WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS. OUR STRATEGIC AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT EXTENDED BEYOND OUR MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMMING AND THE BE SEEN EVENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE WERE PART OF THE ST. LOUIS REGIONAL BUSINESS COUNCIL ENTREPRENEUR CONNECTION INITIATIVE, A MENTORING PROGRAM CONNECTING LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS WITH SUCCESSFUL CORPORATE EXECUTIVES. WE WERE A COMMUNITY PARTNER FOR FACEBOOK COMMUNITY BOOST IN MARCH, AND WE ARE A CO-CREATOR ORGANIZATION IN BIOSTL'S EQUITY IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jennifer Ehlen | CEO/PRESIDENT | 40 | $90,000 |
| Mindy Mazur | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 |
| Shonagh Clements | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Danette Greer | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Natalea Simmons | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Beth Schulte | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Mary Jo Gorman | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Martha Uhlhorn | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Cheryl Watkins-Moore | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Travis Sheridan | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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