LEVEL UP
It’s always the right time to
#LevelUp
Have you met someone that takes pride in their work? Whether they love their job or career choice— it’s earning the paycheck they deserve or maybe even finding higher purpose that gives them a sense of accomplishment for their time, skills and effort.
Don’t we all want that? But circumstantially it doesn’t always come so easy.
So what’s holding you back? Is it imposter syndrome, complacency, fear and uncertainty around interviewing, or is it a bigger force like the pandemic at hand? Maybe it’s a mixture.
With this in mind, we created ‘Level Up: A Professional Workshop for Women Looking to Turn the Page’ that took place in Chicago on March 27th, 2021.
Working directly with members of the professional community, we pooled our resources to listen and meet participants where they were struggling.. We’ll talked through the barriers and crafted a roadmap to achieve goals, starting with the interview, i.e. a polished look, an up-to-date resume and a certain level of preparedness.
Although these foundational elements may be easy or obvious to some, for many it presents a series of challenges tied to circumstance, opportunity, timing, or any number of reasons that life can bring our way.
Sit down with one of our #LEVELUP Mentors, Courtney Bae, Founder & Creative Director of Duncan & Robyn, a socially responsible skincare line. Courtney’s message is simple and powerful.
"Think If we talked to ourselves like we talk to our best friends, think of how much better off we’d be with ourselves mentally and our self care routine. Just giving ourselves that same attention, love and respect we give our best friend. Telling yourself you deserve more and are enough as you are."
61% of women in the last 12 months, over the course of the pandemic are thinking about career changes. That’s a huge number of women. If you’re going to try to get a new job, you’ve got to be able to tell people who you are.
Tamara Edwards, Founder of TE&Co & Jasmine Hernandez, Marketing Direct of the Status Group have some pointers to get you started.
A professional headshot goes a long way and sometimes it’s not in the budget. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take it seriously or that you can’t do it yourself!
Kinda Arzon, a nationally recognized photographer has some tips to get you a quality image. Take a watch!
I have to give a huge shout out to the women who participated. It took so much courage and vulnerability to step into this experience. That’s how you change your life, by putting yourself out there and taking risks. These women did that!
Thank you to the mentors that participated to make this workshop happen!
Hair: Janet Gabrail & Diana Benjamin
Makeup: Cindy Vazquez
Stylist: George Ramirez
Photography: Kinda Arzon
Videography: Josh Trunck
Financial Advisor: Alison Fyhrie
Breathwork & Founder of Duncan and Robyn skincare: Courtney Bae
Resume writing & Linkedin: Jasmine Hernandez and Tamara Edwards
PR: Tamara Edwards
Event Coordination: Melissa Brownell
Creative Director: Brooke Adams
When I say it took an army to put this event together, I mean it! I’m forever grateful for my tribe.
#LevelUp Application
In order to be considered, we ask that you take the time to fill out the below application. If you have a current resume, or any relevant photos or videos to help this admission stand out, please send to: info@arsiak.com
This event is closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted an application! Stay tuned for a video from our mentors with pointers to #LEVELUP.
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