Impact Driven with Kate Kirwin

Most startups are founded from a burning need to solve a problem, or as we like to say, having an impact. Humans work best when they are united by a common goal, and can clearly measure progress to reaching that goal.

In this special edition of Morning Startup, we kick things off with Kate Kirwin, Founder and CEO of She Codes Australia and the 2024 WA Young Australian of the Year!

Kate will share with us how she measures the impact of the work she does and communicates it with her community and stakeholders. Problem, solution, measure, communicate, repeat.

If you're building an impact driven startup, DO NOT MISS THIS!

But wait, there's more! As it's West Tech Fest week, we're hosting a Morning Startup double header! After a short break with some breakfasty treats, hang around and learn about WA's startup support programs with an insightful panel brought to you by the team at Meshpoints.

More info on this second session here: Find Your Tribe: Navigating the WA Startup Scene.

Full agenda below. All are welcome!

Agenda:

• 7:30 am: Shameless plugs and announcements. Introduce yourself or announce your startup to the Perth startup community!
• 7:45 am: Impact Driven with Kate Kirwin
• 8:30 am: Networking & delicious breakfast treats
• 9:00 am: Find Your Tribe: Navigating the WA Startup Scene
• 9:45 am: Networking
• 10:00am: Finish

About Kate:
Kate is passionate about world changing ideas and is dedicated to building pathways for women to enter tech careers. Kate Kirwin founded She Codes Australia in 2015, providing the networks, technical skills, and confidence for women to enter tech careers.

Born in regional WA, Kate strongly believes in empowering women from some of Australia’s most remote regions. So far, more than 12,000 women from all over the country have learned to code through She Codes, with more than $2.5 million worth of scholarships given out to women.

Kate’s motto in life is always bring the sparkle, which you can see at She Codes events. Kate has more than a decade of experience working in events, coming from a background of charity events, which she uses to craft impactful, powerful events and programs. Kate is a skilled community builder having successfully nurtured communities at Spacecubed and Plus Eight as well as She Codes.

Her achievements have been recognised with the Business News 40 Under 40 Award, a Women in Digital Champion of Change award, and The West Australian’s Rising Star Award. She was recently named as WA's 2024 Young Australian of the Year.

Live stream
This event will also be live streamed by the amazing folks at Perthvideo.com.au, courtesy of the New Industries Fund from the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation!

Access the live stream and all our post-event recordings here:
https://perthvideo.com.au/morning-startup-perth/

Coffee, Food and Sponsors
Tell Joey Zaza's you're heading to Morning Startup on the way in for a free coffee courtesy of Tekkon Australia, and enjoy some of their delicious breakfast treats courtesy of KeepSpace.

And thanks to the amazing folks at Ammo Marketing and Beacham Group for keeping this meetup alive 🙏 ❤️