The Annual Womansplain Summit 2026
The inaugural Womansplain Summit brings together 120 of the female founders, operators, investors, and creatives building what's next, for one full day at The Malin Chelsea.
This is the room we've spent two and a half years building. A keynote, founder-led panels, hands-on workshops, a closing fireside, and the first-ever Womansplain Awards, across the five topics our community cares about most: women's health, CPG and retail, fashion and beauty, money and wealth, and tech and AI.
And we want you there.
INCLUDED WITH YOUR TICKET
A seat among 120 curated founders, operators, and investors (a network that's raised $1B+ and shows up at a 98% RSVP rate)
Opening keynote from Stephanie Guild, Chief Investment Officer at Robinhood (hear her episode)
All five panels, plus your breakout workshop
Closing fireside with creator and entrepreneur Hannah Wilson on how to build a brand people buy from
Breakfast, lunch, and afternoon refreshments
The inaugural Womansplain Awards, plus the closing toast and happy hour
The attendee deck the week of October 12: bios and LinkedIn profiles for everyone in the room, so you can plan who you want to meet
Collective members also get member pricing and first pick of the workshops.
THE KEYNOTE: Stephanie Guild, Chief Investment Officer at Robinhood, opens the day. Twenty-one years at JPMorgan, most recently as a Managing Director at the Private Bank, then the leap to Robinhood, where she now runs investment strategy for millions of retail investors. Money and markets from someone managing them at scale, and the career it took to get there. Listen to her episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.
THE SPEAKERS
Every panel runs 40 minutes, with 10 minutes between sessions.
Women's Health: "What Medicine Still Gets Wrong." Moderated by Amanda Gibson of Hannah Cranston Media. Three founders who each turned their own health experience into a company.
Cleo Davis-Urman, co-founder and CEO of Barrière. She left over a decade in corporate fashion (Brand Manager at Moda Operandi, Director of Special Projects at Saks) to start Barrière with co-founder Alexa Adams in 2020, and expanded the brand into transdermal supplement patches, inspired by her own nutritional deficiencies. Read CNBC on Barrière's Walmart launch, and listen to her Womansplain episode.
Jenny Duan, co-founder and CEO of Clair Health, building the first non-invasive continuous hormone tracker for women, backed by an $11 million round from Khosla Ventures and Anne Wojcicki. Read the Fortune exclusive on her round.
Samantha Diamond, co-founder and CEO of Bird&Be, the modern fertility brand making evidence-backed, inclusive care accessible to both women and men. After her own PCOS diagnosis and pregnancy loss, she built an eight-figure business growing 100% year over year, with 75% subscription revenue, now in 300+ Ulta Beauty stores. Listen to her Womansplain episode.
How to Succeed in CPG & Retail. Sponsored by Glimpse and moderated by Glimpse's Merry Nebiyu. From first batch to shelf placement: go-to-market, retail versus DTC, scaling production, and what it takes to get and stay on shelves.
Scarlett Leung, co-founder and Chief Brand Officer of Pretty Tasty, the award-winning wellness beverage brand named Best New Beverage by BevNet. Six months after launch they were in 2,000 doors. Pretty Tasty is also pouring at happy hour.
Olivia Abrams, co-founder and CEO of TiCK MiTT, the reusable tick-removal mitt. Shark Tank, TIME's Best Inventions 2025, Forbes 30 Under 30, and 3,500+ retail doors, plus TiCK TEST, their new at-home Lyme diagnostic.
Mayssa Chehata, founder of BEHAVE, the first low-sugar, clean-label candy that doesn't spike blood sugar, now at Target, Sam's Club, and Erewhon. She also hosts the ROCK BOTTOM podcast. BEHAVE is on our afternoon snack bar, so you can taste the case study.
Fashion & Beauty: "Building Brands With Staying Power." Moderated by Christina Rodriguez, founder and editor-in-chief of EnBeauté. Product innovation, what sustainability costs past the marketing language, and the unglamorous work that keeps a brand alive after launch.
Sandra Powers Murphy, founder and CEO of Scarlett Chase, the performance luxury footwear brand built for women in motion. After her own search for heels that could keep pace with a demanding career, she developed Scarlett Chase's patented comfort technologies, handcrafted in Europe. Read the WWD feature on Scarlett Chase, and listen to her Womansplain episode.
Allyse Cirillo, founder and CEO of SAINT JŌ, the luxury skincare and wellness brand turning overloaded routines into one intentional ritual: fewer, smarter products, clinically effective and non-toxic, supporting skin topically and from within. Before building her own brand, she spent years in product development and helped scale a consumer brand from $20 million to $200 million in four years. She recently launched SAINT JŌ at London's historic John Bell & Croyden. Read Country & Town House on the SAINT JŌ ritual. Her Womansplain episode drops October 13.
Sarah Klingman, co-founder and CEO of Mostest, the planning platform behind great nights, taking events from idea to execution in one place. Mostest has powered more than $126 million in event spend, and is also the Summit's day-of event partner.
Money, Wealth & the Fundraising Reality. Moderated by Sola Park. The investing gap, raising at every stage, and building real wealth. Two investors and two founders, on both sides of the table.
Sallie Jian, Partner at Alumni Ventures, investing in Series A to pre-IPO enterprise and B2B2C AI and tech startups. Before AV she launched SAP's venture and accelerator program in New York and led Diageo's North America Ventures.
Nin Desai, founder and CEO of NIN Ventures, a first-of-its-kind crowdfunded technology venture fund investing in Series A and B rounds so individual investors can reach deals that were closed to them.
Vanessa Rissetto, MS, RD, co-founder and CEO of Culina Health, the clinical nutrition care platform, with $20 million raised.
Francesca Albo, co-founder and CEO of Puppy Sphere, the company pioneering puppy therapy as a wellness category. She bootstrapped past $14 million in revenue and 13 studios before raising a seed round.
Tech, AI & the Future: "Built By Us, For Us." Moderated by Brooke Sowa. AI bias, women in tech leadership, digital safety, and building products that actually serve women.
Alice Cheng, founder and CEO of Culinary Agents, the hiring platform for an industry that doesn't sit at a desk. Fourteen years in, Culinary Agents serves 2.8 million+ members and 67,000+ businesses. She launched HospitalityCareerPaths.com in 2024, hosts Hospitality On The Rise, and recently joined the Board of Trustees at the Institute of Culinary Education.
Anjana Vasan, CEO and co-founder of Tenet, the AI marketing agent that gives lean teams the marketing function they can't yet afford. First North American hire at Parloa, with writing in Forbes, TechCrunch, and the Wall Street Journal.
Tessa Adams, founder and CEO of Blob AI, a privacy-first AI companion built on one belief: humanity deserves a choice.
Corina Marshall, CEO and founder of Another, the AI-powered platform that helps brands turn off-channel inventory into revenue.
THE CLOSING FIRESIDE: "How to Build a Brand People Buy From." Brooke and Sola sit down with Hannah Wilson, the creator who built a 1M+ audience by shooting, editing, and negotiating everything herself, with brand work for Cider, Meta, Adobe, and Pepsi. Personal brand, storytelling, livestream commerce, and what selling on a phone teaches you about selling anywhere.
WHO'S IN THE ROOM: 120 curated guests: pre-seed through Series B founders, senior operators, investors actively writing checks, and the creatives and press shaping founder culture. Our network has raised over $1B and shows up at a 98% RSVP rate.
THE DAY
9:00 AM: Doors open: coffee, breakfast, registration, and networking
9:30 AM: Welcome and Summit kickoff with Brooke and Sola
9:40 AM: Opening keynote: Stephanie Guild, Chief Investment Officer at Robinhood
10:05 AM: Panel: Women's Health, "What Medicine Still Gets Wrong"
10:45 AM: Morning break: coffee, snacks, and speed-meet tables curated by industry
11:10 AM: Panel: How to Succeed in CPG & Retail, sponsored and moderated by Glimpse
11:50 AM: Break
12:00 PM: Panel: Fashion & Beauty, "Building Brands With Staying Power"
12:40 PM: Lunch and networking: connect with fellow attendees
1:35 PM: Panel: Money, Wealth & the Fundraising Reality
2:15 PM: Afternoon break: snack bar and sponsor activations
2:35 PM: Breakout workshops: From Idea to Recurring Revenue (Stencil) | AI Kickstart 102 (Neonframe)
3:15 PM: Break
3:25 PM: Panel: Tech, AI & the Future, "Built By Us, For Us"
4:05 PM: Closing fireside: Hannah Wilson with Brooke and Sola
4:25 PM: Happy hour opens
4:55 PM: The inaugural Womansplain Awards, raffle, and closing toast
5:30 PM: Close
THE WORKSHOPS: Two concurrent, hands-on sessions at 2:35 PM, about 40 seats each. Your workshop is on your name tag. Bring a charged laptop.
From Idea to Recurring Revenue, with Stencil. Turn expertise into a product. You build the first version of your own tech product live and leave with something that works. No technical background needed, just a laptop and an idea. Led by Devin Howlett and Kaylee King of Stencil's founding team, and Stencil covers every attendee's build costs.
AI Kickstart 102, with Neonframe. Bring your Claude or ChatGPT and leave with a working AI system: your instructions, your tools connected, and agents running on their own. Hands-on, real results, no code or terminal needed. The follow-up to our Cowork session that sold out in under 24 hours. Led by Katrine Steenberg, founder of Neonframe. To prep: come with a paid plan you're logged into (Claude Pro or Max, or ChatGPT Plus or Pro), and if you'll use a company Google or Microsoft account, check ahead that your admin allows app connections to Claude or ChatGPT. Optional: jot down one or two recurring tasks you'd love to automate.
THE AWARDS: A live, on-stage moment during happy hour recognizing the standout founders and builders in our community: Founder of the Year, Breakout Brand, Community Builder, Rising Star, and the Impact Award. Presented by Brooke and Sola, with raffle prizes and the closing toast.
THE RAFFLE: Powered by Dabah. As you arrive, download Dabah and add a recipe that means something to you: a family dish, a friend's favorite. Each recipe is an entry, and at closing we draw one winner for a Dabah tote packed by Besto, Lohso, and friends. Everyone leaves with a cookbook of recipes from the Womansplain community.
SPONSORS & PARTNERS
Glimpse | CPG panel sponsor. Glimpse helps leading consumer brands unlock retail cashflow by automating critical finance workflows like revenue recovery, accounting reconciliation, and trade spend management. They work with 200+ brands including Suave, Chapstick, Sauz, Bero, and more. Glimpse's Merry Nebiyu moderates our retail panel.
Stencil | Workshop sponsor. Stencil helps you build and launch your product, find your first customers, and grow it alongside a community of people starting companies too. They're running From Idea to Recurring Revenue and covering every attendee's build costs.
Neonframe | Workshop sponsor. Katrine Steenberg leads AI Kickstart 102, the follow-up to the session that sold out in under 24 hours with a 20-person waitlist.
Another | Community sponsor. Founded by Corina Marshall (also on our Tech & AI panel), Another is the AI-powered platform that helps brands and retailers turn off-channel inventory (returns, secondary inventory, sample sales, pre-loved) into revenue: one system for the inventory flowing everywhere else.
Mostest | Day-of event partner. Founded by Sarah Klingman (also on our Fashion & Beauty panel), Mostest is running check-in, the run of show, and every transition across the day. Curated like a tastemaker, planned like a concierge.
EnBeauté | Media partner. Christina Rodriguez moderates the Fashion & Beauty panel, with editorial coverage of the Summit to follow.
The Malin | Venue partner. The design-forward workspace at 270 7th Avenue, in the heart of Chelsea.
SAINT JŌ | Gift bag partner. A high-performance skincare and wellness system that gives your skin everything it needs, and nothing it doesn't. Every attendee goes home with Illuminate glow oil.
FOOD & BEVERAGE PARTNERS
Every brand feeding and pouring for the room on October 16.
Breakfast and coffee
Modern Bread & Bagel | Breakfast. Orly Gottesman's gluten-free bakery, with 10 locations across New York, New Jersey, and Los Angeles, and the bagels and coffee that start the day.
Painterland Sisters | Breakfast. Painterland Sisters is a woman and farmer-owned organic skyr yogurt brand that aims to connect consumers with the direct source of their food while restoring the health of the land, communities, and people by using regenerative agriculture practices.
Beach City Coffee | Coffee. Cold brew made with their Fair Trade Organic Dawn Patrol Espresso Blend, for the morning and the afternoon slump.
Lunch
INDAY | Lunch. The female-founded New York restaurant group serving our lunch. Good Karma, Served Daily. Planning a team event? Ask them about corporate catering. @indayallday
Afternoon snack bar
Esspo | Esspo is a refreshing espresso soda that sips like a soda and caffeinates like a cold brew, made for a refreshing coffee moment and an afternoon pick-me-up. @drinkesspo
KEY Energy Drink | KEY is a clean, low-caffeine energy drink powered by ketones, for calm focus without the crash or jitters. @drinkkey.life
Fizztein | Fizztein takes protein beyond the gym and the sports drink aisle into a new category, the clean protein seltzer: 8g of protein, no added sugar, nothing artificial, and a taste that finally makes protein an everyday drink.
French Squirrel | French Squirrel is a female-founded, better-for-you snack brand creating indulgent treats made with simple, high-quality ingredients. From chocolate-covered Stuffed Dates to date-sweetened nut butters and crunchy chocolate clusters, every product is crafted without gluten, dairy, or seed oils. Sold at Erewhon, The Fresh Market, Central Market, Butterfield Market, Sunlife Organics and more.
BEHAVE | Real candy, honestly better: juicy, bouncy gummies with up to 95% less sugar, 19g of fiber, 4g of protein, nothing artificial, and no blood sugar spike. Founder Mayssa Chehata is also on our CPG & Retail panel.
Freestyle Snacking | Snack-size olive pouches, Lemon Garlic and Green Original, on the afternoon bar. @freestylesnacking
Bezi | Fresh, refrigerated snacks for the afternoon break.
Happy hour
Caliwater | Hydration and cocktail partner. Caliwater Cactus Water: superhydration powered by prickly pear cactus. On the water station all day and in the Cali-Rita, the Cali Mule, and the mocktails at happy hour. @caliwater
BIATCH® Tequila | BIATCH® Tequila is an award-winning premium tequila brand created by women, for women, and handcrafted in Mexico from 100% Blue Weber Agave. Known for its smooth flavor and bold, iconic packaging, BIATCH is unapologetically different. More than a tequila, BIATCH is a lifestyle brand celebrating confidence, individuality, and the fierce and unapologetic woman who refuses to blend in. @biatchtequila
Holiday Vodka | Italian vodka in the Cali Mule at our closing happy hour. @holiday.vodka
Gold Crush Cocktails | Gold Crush Cocktails is the first premium ready-to-drink rum cocktail brand that is rooted in Caribbean heritage and crafted with real ingredients. Founder Daeyna Grant pours at happy hour.
Society de la Rassi | "The closest you can get to Champagne without the alcohol." (Vogue) Non-alcoholic sparkling wine for neue age soirees and noteworthy characters. Poured through the day and at happy hour. @societydelarassi
Pretty Tasty | The award-winning wellness beverage, in a named cocktail at happy hour: Peach Pretty Tasty, Lillet Rosé, reposado tequila, lime, and agave. Co-founder Scarlett Leung is on our CPG & Retail panel.
THE FOUNDER BUNDLE: One purchase ($400) gets you a year of Collective membership and everything the Collective runs year-round after the confetti settles. Learn more at womansplainpod.com/membership.
ACCESS: The Summit is sold out. Join the waitlist below and we'll reach out if a seat opens.
DRESS CODE: Elevated business casual.
THE LOCATION: The Malin Chelsea, the design-forward workspace at 220 West 26th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues, in the heart of Chelsea. We couldn't imagine a better home for our first Summit.
QUESTIONS? Check out our FAQ. Or send us a note: hello@womansplainpod.com. DM @womansplainpod.
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