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Our mission is to educate, inspire, and nurture women business owners and entrepreneurs worldwide on how to go global so they can run healthier businesses and create a new future for themselves, their families and their community.

Celebrating a decade of success!

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Thursday, November 6, 2025

5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Tortoise Supper Club
350 N. State Street, Chicago
Tickets: $100 per person

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May wegginar®

Live Shopping Demystified: Unlock the Hidden Power of Today’s Fastest Growing Ecom Marketing Strategy


with Marcy McKenna
May 7, 2025

By registering, I consent to Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global’s collection of my information.  Discover the five biggest reasons ecommerce brands are diving into live shopping in record numbers. Find out if your product is right for live shopping and what the potential could be for …

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Marilyn Pianelli, How She Went Global podcast

Shining a Light on Dog Safety wegg® podcast


with Marilyn Pianelli
on May 15, 2025

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wegg® Showcase, Ashley Nickelsen

wegg® showcase: Ashley Nickelsen, Founder & CEO, B.T.R. NATION

Due to our current administration’s tariffs, there’s going to be lots of pain this year, so what things are most important to keep your business moving forward? That might mean you have to de-prioritize something. At B.T.R., we have so much exciting innovation coming, but that might take an extra quarter now because our priority is on retail expansion.

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Tariff Talk: Business Owners Share Solutions


Global Perspective Series with Laurel Delaney and guest experts
June 11, 2025

By registering, I consent to Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global’s collection of my information.  A conversation around navigating the trade tariffs and strategies to sustain business momentum. Business owners will share the impact of tariffs on their business and what they are doing about it. This …

Live Shopping Demystified: Unlock the Hidden Power of Today’s Fastest Growing Ecom Marketing Strategy


with Marcy McKenna
May 7, 2025

By registering, I consent to Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global’s collection of my information.  Discover the five biggest reasons ecommerce brands are diving into live shopping in record numbers. Find out if your product is right for live shopping and what the potential could be for …

My 10 Biggest Lessons in Exporting


with Joan Laureano
April 2, 2025

By registering, I consent to Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global’s collection of my information.  Exporting is a Game-Changer – Learn how taking your brand global can transform your business. Know Your Market – Understand cultural differences, pricing, and logistics. Data Over Assumptions – Don’t impose your …

5 Trailblazing Women Building Global Enterprises


with Debra Dudley, Coni Lefferts, Wendy Shen, Susanne Evens, and Candice Tal
March 10, 2025

By registering, I consent to Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global’s collection of my information.  This wegginar® is sponsored by Note: Thanks to our sponsors, event is “no charge” but you must register to attend.

Diana Yousef receives the 2025 Gail Adinamis wegg award
The Gail Adinamis wegg® Award for Exemplary Global Leadership® honors and celebrates Gail Adinamis, who has been crucial to the growth and success of Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global®.

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News to inspire all to grow global!

Charting the Next Phase of Growth: Global and Women’s Sports

According to Deloitte, charting the next phase of growth is global and women’s sports.  Yes, you read that right.  Women’s sports are growing by rewriting the playbook and doing things differently. Isn’t that always the case?  The focus now moves beyond demonstrating potential to helping build a lasting legacy of success by delivering unique and tailored experiences.

JOIN our wegg® Virtual Cafe Gathering Today, 5/14 at 4 PM CT

wegg® Virtual Cafe 
1st Tuesday of every month from 4:00-5:00PM CT – moved to May 14th on a Wednesday at the same time!
Join: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/746553873
Meeting ID: 746-553-873

Purpose: For anyone who wants to share stories and ideas with one another about dealing with business issues.

wegg® Associates Talk Tariffs to Forbes

As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the development of global SMEs, tariffs are top of mind for our team and community. The looming consequences that these policies will wreak on entrepreneurs across the country cannot be overstated. Laurel Delaney, wegg® President, Wendy Shen,

Do the U.S. Tariffs Demonstrate Gender Bias?

Trump’s tariffs are bad enough on the United States and we – at Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global® – certainly don’t think of them as having any gender bias.  That is, until we read Prachi Agarwal’s comprehensive and pretty convincing article, “‘Pink tariffs’

A special thank you to our Diamond Sponsors

Global Care Clinical Trials
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Our Premier Sponsors

Associated Bank
FedEx
Lux Lined
VISA

Our Lead Sponsors

APCO
FLOMO / Nygala

We are able to make an impact thanks to the generous support of these additional sponsors

what people say

Read what others say about us.

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Andrea Sreshta

co-founder, LuminAID

“wegg’s network and expertise provides support in a critical areas for women entrepreneurs who want to go global.”

Rebecca Herwick

Rebecca Herwick

President and Founder, Global Products Inc.

“wegg® is an indispensable resource – a one-stop-shop for learning how to trade beyond borders – and a powerhouse for boosting a company’s global expansion performance.”

Julia Knight

Julia Knight

founder and President, Julia Knight Collections

“Are you trying to build a great enduring global enterprise?  wegg® is your go-to resource!”

Betsy Mikesell and Angie White

Angie White and Betsy Mikesell

CFO, and CEO, Beddy’s

wegg® helps women business owners grow their businesses beyond what they thought possible through a variety of global channels.  We are honored to be a part of a community that inspires, educates and works together to make the world their business.”

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Alison Larson

Founder of World Blazer Consulting

wegg® carefully devises a path to get you global.  A lot of organizations might drop off the face of the earth afterwards, but wegg takes on more of a coaching role, helping business owners stay on track when they get stuck or distracted.  I found them to be my guardian angel while shifting my business to other parts of the world.”

Sonat Birnecker Hart

Dr. Sonat Birnecker Hart

President and Co-founder of KOVAL Distillery

“By working with wegg®and their vast pool of resources and connections, we are perfectly poised to take things to the next level.”

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