Why is now a more important time than ever for a WE Talks? | believe the women movement to be one of the most fascinating phenomena of our times. The woman’s role has changed so much in modern society with more women taking leadership positions and starting their own companies. The modern woman is wearing more hats than ever. In the 80-s, a successful woman was expected to pursue an education and then to get married and raise children. Right now, women are expected to have successful careers, be equal financial contributors to the family, and yet maintain their traditional “feminine” roles, including taking care of the home, cooking, and raising kids. Yet women with full-time jobs still earn only about 77 percent of their male counterparts’ earnings. About four-in-ten employed women say they have experienced some form of gender discrimination at work. There is also a serious gender gap in startup rates of men and women, where there are about seven women entrepreneurs for every ten men entrepreneurs. The statistics is pretty gloomy in both corporate and startup world. The share of female Fortune 500 CEOs has dropped by 25% in 2018 to 5%. Female founders receive only 2% percent of the venture capital. Nevertheless, female-founded startups generate more revenue and do it with less funding. | think networking a paramount to business and personal success. For ages, men had men only clubs, including cigar clubs, university clubs, golf clubs etc. Even nowadays, male investors and intrapreneurs would go out for drinks and talk about business. Women are starting to do it, but just don’t do it enough. Curated networking, right introductions, and a solid community would help narrow the gender gap. You were a model, then ran a nonprofit, and now you've started WE Talks. Where did you learn to have the courage to "put yourself out there" and take risks again and again? | think risk taking is in my DNA. | grew up playing tennis competing on a Junior Circuit and simply couldn’t en