Ogechi Onyeukwu

I started as a pre-med student but was incredibly entrepreneurial, so much so that I built my first startup, a mobile application that matched families with childcare providers as quick as a swipe. Through so many fundraising efforts through the years, I successfully raised about $2.5 million, and then I had to make a decision whether I was going to medical school or going into the startup world. I decided to go into the startup world, which required me to move to Atlanta, Georgia. There, I led strategy and operations, but as a founder, you're doing everything from building our go-to-market strategy, pricing model, company culture, etc. I did that for about 5 years, then decided to split from the business due to a lot of new stakeholders and investors coming in, completely shifting the organization. I did that buyout process, which was successful. I worked in healthcare technology, all while starting my new company, which is called Women's Space, a media and advisory firm for professional women, for corporate women, where we open up conversations about the experiences of women to build awareness and ultimately change. It's kind of like a social movement to improve the workplace experiences of women by providing visibility and transparency into the truth of what women are enduring, and then to go a step further to provide advice and counseling to help mitigate those issues they're facing. I'm doing all of that while in school, and I'll be graduating in May from Duke University with my MBA.