OCTOBER 16, 2026 | SOLD OUT
Womansplain Summit 2026
117 founders, operators, investors & creatives. One sold-out day, and the first Womansplain Awards.
THE DAY
October 16, in Pictures
A keynote, five panels, two workshops, a closing fireside and a room that stayed until the lights came up.
Photos by Vanessa Lopera, Nitida Studios
THE SUMMIT
Built for the Room, We Spent a Year Building
One day, 117 founders, operators, investors & creatives, and the conversations our community had been waiting for.
Date
October 16, 2026
Venue
The Malin Chelsea, 220 West 26th Street, NYC
Guests
117 founders, operators, investors & creatives (sold out)
Format
Keynote • Panels • Workshops • Fireside • Awards
Programming Tracks
THE SUMMIT
Who Was in the Room
Curated and sold out: the founders building the brands you've heard of, and the next ones you will.
In the Room
Raised by Network
Total Community
RSVP Rate at Recent Events
THE MIX
Female Founders
Pre-seed through Series B founders building category-defining businesses.
Operators
Senior leaders driving growth inside today's most influential brands.
Investors
VCs, angel investors, family offices, growth equity, and private banking professionals.
Creatives & Press
Writers, creators, editors, and storytellers shaping founder culture.
PROGRAMMING
The Day, in Brief
A keynote, five panels, two hands-on workshops, a closing fireside and the first Womansplain Awards.
Morning
Doors Open • Coffee & Registration
Welcome & Summit Kickoff
Brooke & Sola
KEYNOTE •Stephanie Guild, CFA
Chief Investment Officer, Robinhood
PANEL •Women's Health: What Medicine Still Gets Wrong
Morning Break
PANEL •How to Succeed in CPG & Retail
Sponsored by Glimpse
Midday
PANEL •Fashion & Beauty: Building Brands With Staying Power
Lunch & Networking
PANEL •Money, Wealth & the Fundraising Reality
Afternoon Break • Sponsor Activations
WORKSHOPS •Choose One
From Idea to Recurring Revenue with Stencil AI Kickstart 102 with Neonframe
Afternoon & Close
PANEL •Tech, AI & the Future: Built By Us, For Us
FIRESIDE •How to Build a Brand People Buy From
Hannah Wilson with Brooke & Sola
Happy Hour
AWARDS •The Womansplain Awards, Raffle & Closing Toast
Close
FEATURED VOICES
The Voices Our Community Already Follows
An opening keynote, founder-led panels, hands-on workshops and a closing fireside.
OPENING KEYNOTE
Stephanie Guild, CFA
Stephanie Guild, CFA, is the Chief Investment Officer at Robinhood Markets. Prior to joining Robinhood, Stephanie spent 21 years within the financial services industry, most recently as a Managing Director and Investment Specialist at JPMorgan Private Bank. She worked closely with many of the firm’s clients to build and manage investment portfolios that served their overall needs and financial plans. Stephanie’s previous experience at JPM includes working with institutional and intermediary clients in London and NY within the US Equity team, and as part of the broader client advisory team, both within JPMorgan Asset Management. Stephanie holds a BBA from James Madison University and holds FINRA Series 7, 63 and 24 licenses.
Cleo Davis-Urman, Co-Founder and CEO of Barrière
Women's Health Panelist
Jenny Duan, Co-Founder and CEO of Clair Health
Women's Health Panelist
Samantha Diamond, Co-Founder and CEO of Bird&Be
Women's Health Panelist
Amanda Gibson, Hannah Cranston Media
Women's Health Moderator
Scarlett Leung, Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer of Pretty Tasty
CPG & Retail Panelist
Olivia Abrams, Co-Founder and CEO of TiCK MiTT
CPG & Retail Panelist
Mayssa Chehata, Founder of BEHAVE
CPG & Retail Panelist
Merry Nebiyu, Director of Community at Glimpse
CPG & Retail Moderator
Sandra Powers Murphy, Founder and CEO of Scarlett Chase
Fashion & Beauty Panelist
Allyse Cirillo, Founder and CEO of SAINT JŌ
Fashion & Beauty Panelist
Sarah Klingman, Co-Founder and CEO of Mostest
Fashion & Beauty Panelist
Christina Rodriguez, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of EnBeauté
Fashion & Beauty Moderator
Vanessa Rissetto, MS, RD, Co-Founder and CEO of Culina Health
Money, Wealth & Fundraising Panelist
Sallie Jian, Partner at Alumni Ventures
Money, Wealth & Fundraising Panelist
Nin Desai, Founder and CEO of NIN Ventures
Money, Wealth & Fundraising Panelist
Francesca Albo, Co-Founder and CEO of Puppy Sphere
Money, Wealth & Fundraising Panelist
Devin Howlett, Founding GTM Lead at Stencil
Workshop Lead, From Idea to Recurring Revenue
Kaylee King, Founding Team at Stencil
Workshop Lead, From Idea to Recurring Revenue
Katrine Steenberg, Founder and CEO of Neonframe
Workshop Lead, AI Kickstart 102
Alice Cheng, Founder and CEO of Culinary Agents
Tech, AI & the Future Panelist
Anjana Vasan, CEO and Co-Founder of Tenet
Tech, AI & the Future Panelist
Tessa Adams, Founder and CEO of Blob AI
Tech, AI & the Future Panelist
Corina Marshall, CEO and Founder of Another
Tech, AI & the Future Panelist
CLOSING FIRESIDE | 4:05 PM
How to Build a Brand People Buy From
Hannah Wilson, Global Creator and Keynote Speaker
In conversation with Brooke & Sola
Hannah built an audience of more than one million by shooting, editing, and negotiating everything herself, with brand work for Cider, Meta, Adobe, and Pepsi. She closed the Summit with a conversation on personal brand, storytelling, livestream commerce, and what selling on a phone teaches you about selling anywhere.
WITH THANKS TO
Our Partners
The brands who sponsored the day, built the workshops, and ran the room.
Venue Partner
The design-forward workspace in the heart of Chelsea, and the home of our first Summit.
CPG & Retail Panel Sponsor
Day-Of Event Partner
Community Sponsor
Workshop Sponsor
Workshop Sponsor
Media Partner
Food, Drink & Gifting Partners
Modern Bread & Bagel • Painterland Sisters • Beach City Coffee • Inday • ESSPO • KEY • Fizztein • BEHAVE • French Squirrel • Freestyle Snacking • Bezi • Caliwater • BIATCH Tequila • Holiday Vodka • Gold Crush Cocktails • Société de la Rassi • Pretty Tasty • SAINT JŌ
THE AWARDS · 2026 WINNERS
The Inaugural Womansplain Awards
We've spent almost three years celebrating our community. At the Summit, we made it official.
Five awards, presented on stage by Brooke and Sola, recognizing the founders and builders shaping our community.
Founder of the Year
The leader who set the pace this year.
Winner
Vanessa Rissetto
Culina Health
Breakout Brand
The brand that went from emerging to everywhere.
Winner
Puppy Sphere
Francesca Albo & Lea Burbidge Izquierdo
Community Builder
The connector who made the room better.
Winner
Dr. Paula Madrid
Blue Panda Office Spaces
Rising Star
The first-time founder to watch.
Winner
Marion Sultan
Dabah
Impact Award
The founder making the gender gap measurably smaller.
Winner
Orly Gottesman
Modern Bread & Bagel
WHAT WE'VE BUILT
We Build From Sold-Out
A track record of oversubscribed, sponsor-led activations our community shows up for.
SLT X Womansplain
Sponsored by SVB | Fall 2026
3-class series at SLT Hudson Yards, renewed after our March SoulCycle ride
- ●54 attendees at SoulCycle, 95%+ attendance rate
- ●VCs: Carlyle, PPC, Collab Fund, AWS
- ●$6K SVB partnership renewed
Inner & Outer Beauty Dinner
Womansplain + J.P. Morgan Private Bank | May 2026
- ●Invite-only female founder dinner
- ●Oversubscribed before invites went live
- ●Founders across CPG, beauty, wellness, health
Opto Founder Dinner
Sponsored by Glimpse | Spring 2026
- ●Sold out - curated CPG founders
- ●Co-branded with Glimpse retail platform
- ●Drove press features & member referrals
Claude Code 101
June 2026
- ●Sold out in <24 hours
- ●73-person waitlist
- ●Hannah Stulberg (DoorDash, In the Weeds, 90K+ readers)
Brooke & Sola
SUMMIT 2027
See You Next Year.
The first one sold out. Collective members get their Summit 2027 seat with their membership, held before tickets go on sale. Want to sponsor, speak or partner next year? Email us.
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