Mentoring Moments
Step Up mentors had a unique opportunity to speak with young girls and share their experiences that include navigating the working world as a woman of color.
Black Girls' Town Hall: Freeing the Magic
Step Up's Black Girls’ Town Hall provided a space for the self-identifying Black women in our community to celebrate their unique gifts, acknowledge fears, and share how they overcome obstacles and barriers in professional settings as well as everyday life. This virtual event highlighted the intersectionality of Black women by providing a platform to speak on their experiences with one another positively and cast vision for the future.
Latinx Town Hall: Leaders without Limits presented by Comcast NBCUniversal
Latinx Town Hall celebrated Latinx Heritage Month by providing a space for young women, gender-non conforming, and gender-expansive adults that make up the Step Up Latinx community to celebrate the beauty in their diversity. The virtual event featured a panel of speakers from different Latinx backgrounds who shared their experiences and inspired inclusive visions for the future.
Career Steps Cosmetics in Skincare + Cosmetics with C'est Moi
Representatives from C'est Moi Beauty shared their insight with Step Up teens on what it is like to work in the beauty and skincare industry and the many career opportunities available.
Member Activities
Step Up members connected with one another and heard from inspiring women paving the way in their fields.
Bringing Joy to Work Fueled by Joy Bites
Industry leaders including Emmy-Winning TV Host Daphne Oz and Joy Bites VP of Innovation Jill Beveridge shared insight with Step Up members on how they are working to ensure organizations value joy and fulfillment alongside productivity and efficiency.
Grab a Drink with CEOs
Step Up members had the opportunity to network with powerhouse CEOs like Bianca Gates (Birdies), Cat Chen (Skylar) and Celeste Gudas (24 Seven) on how they are navigating unchartered challenges while promoting a culture of inclusivity for all women leaders.
New Fall Programs
At Step Up, we offer programs designed to inspire teens and young adults to discover their passion and develop skills for success.
Below is a list of free, virtual fall programs we have curated:
Fly Together
Our series of four mentorship programs in collaboration with Birdies provides high school girls and gender-expansive teens the opportunity to build relationships with peers and mentors and gain leadership skills that will support their career pursuits.
Learn more at www.suwn.org/flytogether.
Luminaries Career Coaching is a matched mentoring program for young adults ages 18-23 which offers free, professional coaching to help jumpstart dream careers over the course of three months. Those who participate will receive monthly career coaching from Step Up's network of mentors will take part in three mentoring sessions, during which they will set goals and define what success looks like for them. Get on the list for our spring semester!
Already enrolled for fall 2021 as a coach or young luminary and need to revisit orientation? Watch now:
Coach Orientation
Young Luminary Orientation
Career Steps
Our virtual series of field trips that allows Step Up students to experience a workplace and learn about the various roles and careers from the brand's employees themselves.
Coming up this fall:
Career Steps in Media + Entertainment with NBCUniversal
Career Steps in STEM with Google
Mentor opportunities for Career Steps only open to partner employees.
Interested in becoming a Step Up member? See here for details or contact mentor@suwn.org. Let us know in the comments if you attended any of these events!
