March 21 Lunch & Learn: Victoria Ekwenuke

Thursday, March 21st // 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Capital City Club, 201 Monroe St$18 members // $30 guests // $15 students // $20 active military How to #BlackGirlMagic and Manage Brands Victoria is currently the Global Brand Manager at eBay working in Silicon Valley. She's not a techie, but loves the magic of technology and its ability to connect people to ideas across cultures and borders. With more than 10 + years of traditional CPG and entrepreneurial know how, Victoria brings an unconventional outlook on the magic between brands, people and experiences. As an AUM alum and with a Howard University MBA, her career in brand management spans across manufacturing companies such as Colgate Palmolive in New York, Wrigley in Chicago and Unilever in Toronto. Come learn about the challenges Victoria has faced as a brand manager and the key lessons she has learned along the way. ABOUT VICTORIABorn in Canada, Victoria's family is originally from Nigeria. She initially moved to the US on a soccer scholarship in 2002 and has traveled, worked and lived all over the globe. She gives back to the community by speaking at various events, blogging using her alias @AnalogBlackGirl and contributes to the diaspora movement via her pet project @SpeakNowAfrica. Above all, she believes that she has a duty to positively influence the generation after her. Member - $18.00 Member: Pay at the Door - $0.00 Member: Premium - $0.00 Guest - $30.00 Guest: Pay at the Door - $0.00 Student - $15.00 Student: Pay at the Door - $0.00 Active Military - $20.00 Active Military: Pay at the door - $0.00