The wegg® Young Professional Board helps wegg® with brand awareness, including advocacy, fundraising, event planning, and networking to support wegg’s goals.
Event sponsored by:
From Architect to Chicago Mom to Shark Tank:
The Spark Behind Let Them Eat Candles
Wednesday, February 3
6 p.m. – 8 p.m. CST
- Registration table opens: 5:55 p.m. CT
- Networking, beverages and delicious bites: 6:00 – 6:45 PM
- Welcoming remarks from wegg®: 6:45 – 6:50 p.m.
- Intro to and presentation from Loree Sandler: 6:50 – 7:15 p.m.
- Additional networking: 7:15 – 7:55 p.m.
- Thank you and program conclusion: 7:55 – 8:00 p.m.
Loree Sandler, founder of Let Them Eat Candles, revolutionized a product category by reimagining traditional wax birthday candles as edible chocolate treats. In the process she transformed herself from stay-at-home mom to entrepreneur. Her forthcoming business memoir, working title: Let Them Eat Candles: A Sweet Startup’s Rocky Road, documents her journey from concept to store countertops to reality TV.
Sandler earned degrees from Vassar College (BA, Economics, 1986) and the University of Illinois – Chicago (Master of Architecture, 1994), working as a paralegal, stockbroker, and architectural designer, before leaving it all on the field to raise three sons.
She lives and works with her husband, Bob Michelson, and mini bernedoodle, Zuko, in a suburb north of Chicago. She’s into yoga, knitting, live music, and documentaries. Cookies and rabbits quicken her heart. Eyeballs freak her out. Learn more at www.LetThemEatCandles.com.
Event sponsored by:
A conversation with Lindsey Anderson-Perez,
Uvae owner, sommelier, and entrepreneur
Wednesday, September 23
6 p.m. – 8 p.m. CST
Alexandria Kifer
Ashlee Cullishpuma
Claire Jackson
Eva Theodosakis
Isabella Kifer
Izabelle Lyberg
Jasmine D. Osorio
Maria Solis
Merelin L. Tirado
Shabelle Arias
Skye Concepcion
Yvonne Ocampo
Zoe Longeval
