Last Wednesday, IPWS hosted ‘Becoming an Entrepreneur in Shanghai: The Good, Bad & Ugly’, an event where several established entrepreneurs ran round table discussions, speaking about their journey and brainstorming with our members. We asked several of the attendees to share their main takeaways from the event and by sharing their thoughts, there might be something in here for you too… if you’re taking a big entrepreneur leap or not! Alexandra Wang – IPWS Friend “The most difficult part of […]
IPWS has a unique partnership with Lean In China for we both aim to empower women through our communities and offer personal & professional development opportunities in various ways. It’s our great pleasure to announce their first nationwide survey results are out in a new White Paper from Lean In China, available below in Chinese and English. After Facebook COO’s Sheryl Sandberg famously encouraged women to “lean in” and actively pursue their goals in her book from 2013, Lean In China launched with […]
We can’t live without being digitally connected in Shanghai and without a doubt it’s such a beautiful city for taking photos at stunning venues to share with friends. IPWS aims to provide many different platforms to connect, build networks, while fostering personal and professional growth and throughout 2016 we’ve expanded our communications channels to reflect our growing & evolving professional community. So we’d love to share our news & events with you, in all the ways you like to get your […]
Tomorrow, IPWS hosts a roundtable discussion with 9 established entrepreneurs of Shanghai… called ‘Becoming an Entrepreneur in Shanghai: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly‘ and to get in the mood, we’ve asked two of the guest speakers for THREE tips on becoming an entrepreneur in Shanghai… Camden Hauge – Owner & Operator – Egg (cafe pictured above!) & Founder of Shanghai Supper Club Camden’s top 3 tips for becoming an entrepreneur in Shanghai: If you can’t stop thinking […]
IPWS helped celebrate the 6th Annual Chi Fan for Charity on Saturday! A big congratulations to all the volunteers & organisers & restaurants who made the event a unique dining & fundraising experience for all! We sponsored two tables, inviting a range of high profile and well connected (while supporting IPWS) professional women to join our tables and dined at M Glam and Baoism… both Shanghai restaurants run by women. While IPWS hosted the two groups of women, we also were delighted […]
Are you looking for some personal career advice? Or maybe you’re getting ready to launch your own business? There’s something for everyone in November! Be sure to check out our entire calendar and if you feel like giving back to our IPWS community of professional women, it’s not too late to join our growing list of volunteers. SATURDAY 12 NOVEMBER – Mentor Walks Winter is coming, so November’s Mentor Walks will be our final session for 2016! A wonderful way […]
October always starts with Golden Week in China, and this year IPWS started the month with Mentor Walks in Jingan Park and wrapped up with an event where you helped us launch our new Volunteer Crew! Each month, we like to share what happened in the previous weeks with this update titled ‘In Case You Missed It – AKA ICYMI’, and here’s what happened in October: Mentor Walks in Jingan Park was another wonderful morning of new connections and inspiring […]
IPWS started over 20 years ago and we continue to be a strong community in Shanghai because of our membership each year. Our community is diverse and full of insight, so each month we’d like to recognise a member either for their contribution to the IPWS community or for their work & career acheivements. This month, let’s have a glance of Shirley Ping Lei’s entrepreneur life! Shirley Ping Lei (pictured left at the IPWS Leadership Summit in May 2016) has been […]
Exciting news! International Professional Women’s Society officially launched the IPWS Volunteer Crew! Last week at a vibrant spot in Shanghai, IPWS held its first Volunteer Event to find active members and newcomers to support our team and operations. As you may know, IPWS is a globally influential community of women with diverse professional backgrounds. We provide members of our community with different platforms to connect, build networks, and foster personal and professional growth … and now our latest initiative is to […]
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