Blogs About "Kelly Hoey"

WHAT MAKES ME HAPPY:  Kelly Hoey and Deborah Buresh Jackson met each other through 85 Broads.  The net works!   :)

Originally published on WSG Digits blog: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/12/21/a-start-up-program-for-women-in-mobile-tech/?mod=WSJBlog

By: Emily Glazer

When it comes to programs that nurture new start-ups, women often don’t make the cut. A new “start-up accelerator” hopes to combat that gender disparity in at least one booming market: mobile technology.

Women Innovate Mobile opened its application today...

I first met Kelly Hoey last summer when she was working for White & Case in NYC. Kelly is a lawyer by trade but her passion is entrepreneurship with a social media twist. Before Kelly joined 85 Broads and subsequently became the President of the LLC, the term "social media" meant nada to me.

At that point, I had a half-written profile page on LinkedIn and I thought Twitter...

It’s finally here…

For the past three months myself and the other board members of 85 Broads @ Columbia University have been hard at work planning and executing Columbia’s very first Leadership Week.

For those of you who have not yet heard of it, Leadership Week is a digital, week-long celebration and sharing of tips and anecdotes between women (and a couple men) of all ages and backgrounds. It consists of...

Thanks for your enthusiasm, the YPI's Kickoff with Elie Tahari is here! We are sold out for Monday's event. For those of you registered to attend and expressed interest in volunteering, we have an opportunity for you! Please let us know if you would be willing to volunteer with registration for Monday, March 15th's event. You would need to arrive at the Tahari Soho Showroom at 5:30...

If you haven't already heard, the NYC Chapter has an exciting new Young Professional Initiative. The YPI aims to supplement the professional network offered by 85 Broads with special attention paid to the young women starting out in their careers in NYC. With regular informal events geared towards cultivating a society of smart and ambitious young women in NYC, it will be easier to relax and make new friends in the...