Keep the Olympic spirit alive! As Los Angeles prepares to host the 2028 Summer Olympics, Women’s Leadership Council brings you an intimate converation with Karen Sturges, CFO of LA28. Join us to learn about Karen’s incredible career journey and go behind the scenes on the business of the Olympics. Find out what it takes to host a successful Olympic and Paralympic Games. Enjoy some incredible wine, heavy hor d’oeuvres, and fabulous company.!

$100 - members price

$120 - guest price

Poolside Sips, Nibbles, and Conversation

Thursday, September 26th

4 pm - 6 pm

Avalon Hotel

Member Price - $30

Guest Price - $50

Yanghee Paik is the co-founder and CEO of Rael, a clean feminine care and skincare startup based in Los Angeles that has been disrupting the industry with its holistic cycle care approach. As a global brand, Rael has been grabbing the attention of those who seek alternative high-quality, better for you solutions.  

Prior to starting Rael, Yanghee was an executive at the Walt Disney Studios where she focused on distribution strategy and sales. It was during this role that Yanghee met her co-founders and discussed how they could improve women’s lives by thoughtfully curating natural period care solutions that are safe and highly effective. They decided to marry high-quality organic cotton from the US with the cutting-edge manufacturing technology from Korea to launch Rael’s first organic cotton cover pads in 2017, which became the #1 best-selling pad on Amazon.  

Now, Rael provides more than just feminine care as Yanghee pushed her vision for Rael to be a 360° holistic personal care brand, centered on solutions for all aspects of your cycle, including intimate care and skincare. Yanghee also helped Rael evolve from a digitally native brand into an omnichannel powerhouse by spearheading its launch at Target and Walmart. In 2022, Yanghee led Rael’s $35M Series B funding and is now focused on taking the company to the next level. 

Yanghee previously held a role as a management consultant at Boston Consulting Group, earned her MBA from Harvard Business School, and received a B.A. degree from Seoul National University. While leading the company at the headquarters in Los Angeles, Yanghee travels to Seoul regularly to see family, and work with the product development team in Korea to find new trends and spearhead innovation.

Women’s Leadership Council invites you to an untold documentary experience that follows the life of an icon, Princess Diana.  We will experience a visual journey paired with exclusive, never-heard-before stories that trace Diana’s emotional path as she modernizes motherhood, revolutionizes fashion, and shows the world how to be human. This intimate exhibit is filled with art installations and larger-than-life images captured by Princess Diana’s royal photographer.

Thursday, February 24th

Santa Monica Place

315 Colorado Avenue

Santa Monica

4:00 pm - Tour of Exhibition

5:30 pm - Reception

$70 – members price

$80 – non members price

 After the Exhibition, the reception will be held at True Food Kitchen, 395 Santa Monica Place

We are thrilled to announce a 2nd virtual wine tasting with WLC Member Jennifer Frisk!

Building off of our event last year, Jennifer will continue around the globe (don’t worry, still in France) to Provence and Languedoc, and then back to the US, to Washington! If all of this sounds foreign to you, join us to drink / taste some wine!  

Nothing says summer like Rose, but the Rose varietal is incredibly varied. You can order a light pink glass, perfect for the beach (or south of France) or a super dark glass, that more closely resembles cough syrup! We will learn about different types of rose, with wines from 2 different regions of Frances, as well as some sparkling US bubbles.

Jennifer’s love of wine started early on, and was fueled by “research” for a family vineyard. And, in an industry where male dominated closing dinners are the norm, she took it upon herself to attach some actual knowledge to the consumption. Jen has taken classes at the Napa Valley Wine Academy, and is currently making her way through the UCLA Wine Education & Management Program. She loves to try new wines, is a sucker for a 2015 Bordeaux, and thinks wine is one of the only things you should be buying at Costco (other than toilet paper and paper towels).

We will be sampling Chateau d’Esclans Whispering Angel, Bertrand Cote des Roses and House Wine Rose Bubbles.

After RSVPing and prepaying for the event, we will be delivering to your home 2 bottles and 2 cans of rose from Total Wine and More. RSVP with your delivery address to mayleewitham@hotmail.com by August 24th. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom link to join the virtual event.

$50 - member fee

“Building a media brand in all forms that it takes” - a Fireside Chat with Liz Jenkins of Hello Sunshine

Liz Jenkins is the COO of Hello Sunshine, a media brand and content company founded by Reese Witherspoon and dedicated to female authorship and storytelling across all platforms. Liz joined the company in 2018 as its CFO. During her time at Hello Sunshine, she has been responsible for establishing and overseeing finance, business affairs, physical production and operations as well as facilitating the growth of the company’s business, including their Scripted, Unscripted, and Kids & Animation studios and Reese’s Book Club — all of which put women or girls at the center of each narrative. Previously, Liz served as the Head of Strategic Ventures for Sony PlayStation and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy at Media Rights Capital where she developed and implemented innovative distribution models, strategic partnerships and new businesses across film and television. She began her career at GE and Credit Suisse.

Liz serves on the board and audit committee of Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP); she also is a board member and Treasurer of GLAAD. Liz received her MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and her BA from Stanford University.  

June 10, 2021 - Thursday

4:30 pm

The 7 course tasting menu paired with 3 wine tastings delivered to your home from Rossoblu, with a cooking demonstration by Chef Steve Samson.

Steve Samson spent parts of his childhood growing up in Bologna, the capital of Italy’s fertile northern region Emilia-Romagna — a literal culinary wonderland that gave the world Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, prosciutto di Parma, aceto balsamico and some of Italy’s most recognizable stuffed pastas. Samson’s menu isn’t dogmatic about serving only Bolognese dishes, but they’re the terra firma upon which the restaurant builds its foundation: tortellini in brodo filled with two kinds of meat in four different forms; Parmesan dumplings that are gently plonked into cloudy broth tableside; the sort of light-handed lasagna one usually has to book a flight to experience. Above all else, make room to share pastas, including the impeccable tagliatelle al ragù Bolognese; Rossoblu is among our finest noodle practitioners, with the homemade maltagliati and nidi di rondine.

Cost - $135 includes 7 course menu with 3 wine pairings, delivered to your home! Select the Classic Menu or the Vegetarian Menu.

Register by March 11th.