RHS Hosts Women's Leadership Summit

On April 28, 2018, two exceptional business leaders shared their lessons learned in the corporate world to our Ridge High School students. Although they come from different cultural and educational backgrounds, the speakers have the same leadership qualities: they are strong women, entrepreneurs, and visionaries, committed to inspire and empower a new generation of leaders to pursue their dreams.

The event was hosted by the Ridge’s Alliance for Young Social Entrepreneurs (AYSE), a Ridge club directed by Jennifer Huang. "As the club advisor, I was extremely proud of all club members who organized this special event," Huang notes. The two speakers were Ms. Mei-Mei Tuan, Managing Partner at Notch Partners and Ms. Samantha Bruno, the Manager of Client Relations at PepperComm. They talked about their own tips for success and answered all questions from our students and parents.

They created a simple list of their "tips for success":

1. Make intentional DECISIONS about your life
2. Learn about BUSINESS
3. Take RISKS!
4. Remember that the only constant in life is CHANGE
5. Don’t underestimate the importance of FAMILY
6. Look to other women to fuel your POWER
7. Be CONFIDENT
8. It’s never too early to NETWORK
9. Always incorporate HUMOR in your daily life
10. When you fall, get up and LEARN from your mistakes
11. It is OK to be the ONLY women in a Board Meeting

The event closed with our reflection on Beyonce’s quote: “The most alluring thing a woman can have is confidence."

Thank you Mei-Mei and Samantha!