As we are celebrating female entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, educators and business leaders in June, we found a seasoned female founder/investor, Amita Shukla who will be coming from DC to lead an interactive, thought provoking workshop on "mastering the entrepreneurial mindset" for our community Tuesday, June 19 at 6-8 pm at Nixon Peabody LLC's office (46th and 6th).  

Amita is the founder of Vitamita and is also an experienced investor.  As an investor she found that more startups fail based on execution, personality and leadership challenges than technical or strategy.

Following Amita, Manesha Lakhiani of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc and & Zai Khan from Bank of America will discuss "strategies to avoid cash burn" including balancing life priorities, goals and cash management strategies.

This event is free to TiE New York Members and refreshments are complimentary.  Please register with the email address that you joined TiE New York with.  If you aren't already a member then you can become a member by joining TiE on our website. (Non-members can buy a ticket for $25, but why not put that toward an entire year of events?)

"Mastering the entrepreneurial mindset"

One of the most important factors in the success of a startup—or transforming any idea into impact—is the mindset of its founders, leaders, and team. It drives how they pivot through failure, learn from disruption, innovate through challenges, and boldly create a new future.

Amita Shukla, founder and CEO of Vitamita and author of "Enduring Edge: Transforming How We Think, Create and Change", on training and mastering the mind for success will lead an interactive and thought-provoking workshop for TiE New York.

Whether you are a member of a startup, a change agent in a large organization, or a leader passionate about unlocking your mind’s potential, join us as Shukla shares insights on how great innovators and entrepreneurs think differently, and simple tools anyone can apply to be more agile, creative, and resilient in the face of the roller-coaster journey of transforming promising ideas into reality.

About Amita Shukla

Amita Shukla is an innovator, entrepreneur, and thought leader focused on creating transformative innovations for human health, well-being, and potential. She is the founder and CEO of Vitamita and the author of Enduring Edge: Transforming How We Think, Create and Change.

Previously, she spent close to nine years at New Enterprise Associates, one of the world’s largest and most active venture capital firms, where she evaluated cutting-edge medical innovations, invested in healthcare startups and worked closely with world-class scientists, physicians, and entrepreneurs. 

With close to two decades of experience in the trenches of healthcare, innovation, entrepreneurship, and venture capital, Amita regularly advises companies and organizations and speaks to audiences of innovators, entrepreneurs, and students, as well as, change agents and leaders in business, nonprofits, academia, and government. 

In 2010, she was Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley’s youngest appointee to the board of the Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO), the state’s leading early-stage investing entity. She was reappointed by Governor Larry Hogan in 2015. 

Amita holds a BA in Biochemistry from Harvard, an MBA from Stanford, and 10 patents. Learn more at: http://vitamita.com/amita/

About Manesha Lakhiani

As a Financial Advisor, Manesha brings over twenty three years of financial services industry experience to her clients. She incorporates a goals based approach to working with her clients to understand their purpose and intent for the money. Manesha adds value in her client’s lives by helping them develop a long term strategy tailored to meet their unique needs, goals, and investment preferences. She brings a focus of overall risk management while employing tax minimization strategies to preserve and grow wealth for future generations.

Manesha is passionate about helping her clients invest with passion and purpose and spends her time on various global social impact initiatives. She is a daughter of immigrant parents from India and understands the importance of family values, culture, and philanthropic goals among her diverse clients. Manesha is an advocate for promoting financial literacy for women. As a previous board member for Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Leadership, Education, Advocacy and Development for Women (LEAD) Group, she volunteers her time to promote the advancement of young women within the organization and outside organizations such as Dress for Success and mentorship programs.

About Zai Khan, Bank of America

Zai Khan is a Small Business Banker with Bank of America. She has been with the firm for seven years, in various roles. Zai is the daughter of immigrant parents who migrated to this country with the goal of providing their children with endless opportunities and a better life. From experience operating her own restaurant, she understands the passion, discipline and hard work it takes to run your own business. Today, she has taken the lessons she learned to ignite the path for her clients and guide them on their journey to success. Zai is dedicated to helping her clients by understanding their business priorities and bringing the best solutions to grow their business. She is a member of Bank of America’s Leadership, Education, Advocacy and Development for Women (LEAD) member. She volunteers her time working with minority women to help them acquire leadership skills needed to succeed.