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Join <A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://marcossalazar.com/" REL="nofollow">Marcos Salazar</A>, Co-founder and Executive Director of <A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://besocialchange.org/" REL="nofollow">Be Social Change</A>, and Miki Agrawal, Co-Founder and CEO of <A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.shethinx.com" REL="nofollow">THINX</A>, on Thursday, July 21st for an intimate Fireside Chat about her journey as a social entrepreneur, working to break long-standing taboos and empowering women across the globe. 

Together, Marcos and Miki will delve into her story, from opening her acclaimed farm-to-table gluten-free pizza restaurant, <A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.eatdrinkwild.com" REL="nofollow">WILD</A>, to co-founding THINX, a high-tech, beautiful underwear solution for women to wear during their periods. Theyll explore what it took to grow from idea to impact, how she embraced opportunities and confronted challenges faced along the way, and where she plans to go next with new products like <A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.iconundies.com" REL="nofollow">ICON: Pee-Proof Underwear</A> and <A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.tushy.me" REL="nofollow">TUSHY: For People Who Poop</A> as well as a growing community of people have read <A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.docoolshit.org" REL="nofollow">DO COOL SH*T</A> and discovered a drive to start something that will make an impact on the world.

ABOUT BSC FIRESIDES
BSC Firesides are intimate discussions with founders, thought leaders, and innovators in the social impact space. <A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://marcossalazar.com/" REL="nofollow">Marcos</A> dives deep with guests about new ideas, best practices, and lessons learned in developing innovative ways of growing purpose + impact. While our <A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://besocialchange.org/bsc-events/" REL="nofollow">BSC Future of Series</A> are panel discussions about a specific topic or theme, BSC Fireside provide a space to not only delve into the unique expertise of our guest but also into origin stories of the innovative nonprofit, purpose-driven business or social good startup they are leading as well as the personality behind someone driving a movement or new way of thinking when creating social change.

Join the conversation on Twitter with:
<A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="https://twitter.com/BeSocialChange" REL="nofollow">@BeSocialChange</A> |<A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://twitter.com/marcossalazar" REL="nofollow"> @MarcosSalazar</A>| <A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.twitter.com/shethinx" REL="nofollow">@SheTHINX</A> | <A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="https://twitter.com/twinmiki" REL="nofollow">@twinmiki</A>

{Drinks and snacks will be provided.}

SCHEDULE
6:15-7:00pm - Doors Open, Pop-up Shops
7:00-7:55pm - Interview
7:55-8:30pm - Q&A
8:30-9:00pm - Networking, Pop-up Shops

MORE ABOUT MIKI AGRAWAL

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<A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.mikiagrawal.com" REL="nofollow">Miki Agrawal</A> is a force of nature. She was named 2015 Social Entrepreneur of the Year at the World Technology Awards and her company THINX was named Time Magazines 25 Best New Inventions of 2015. Miki was also the recipient of the TriBeCa Film Festivals Disruptive Innovation Award and was named one of the Top 20 Millenials on a Mission by Forbes.
She is the CEO and Co-Founder of <A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.shethinx.com" REL="nofollow">THINX</A>, a high-tech, beautiful underwear solution for women to wear during their periods. She teamed up with AFRIpads in Uganda to fund a pack of reusable cloth pads for every underwear sold to get millions of girls back in school. To date, Miki and THINX have helped over 30,000 girls go back to school. THINX has gone viral 5 times since launching the company in 2014. Here is THINXs <A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-MQyta6aLc" REL="nofollow">13-minute documentary</A> breaking down the menstrual taboo. 
Her next big focus is solving the light bladder leakage problem that women are facing today and giving women who leak the ability to feel like themselves again. 1 in 3 women pee a little when they laugh, jump, jog, sneeze or cough. So she and her team created a special gorgeous patented underwear called <A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.iconundies.com" REL="nofollow">ICON</A> to remind these women that theyre powerful women first and mothers second. For every Icon sold, they are funding Fistula Foundation to fight the fistula crisis in Africa and other developing countries.
Her most recent side project is called <A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.tushy.me" REL="nofollow">TUSHY: For People Who Poop</A> aiming to upgrade the American bathroom experience (alleviating U.T.I.s, hemorrhoids, yeast infections and gross butt syndrome) while helping fight the global sanitation crisis that is affecting 40% of the world.
Miki is also the Founder of the acclaimed farm-to-table gluten-free pizza concept <A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.eatdrinkwild.com" REL="nofollow">WILD</A> and 2015 will mark her 10 year anniversary of having her restaurants open (a feat in and of itself!).
Harper Collins published her book entitled <A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.docoolshit.org" REL="nofollow">DO COOL SH*T</A> on entrepreneurship and lifestyle design. The book hit #1 on Amazon Bestsellers list in entrepreneurship. Miki is an identical twin, half-Japanese, half-Indian French Canadian, former professional soccer player and graduate of Cornell University.
 
MORE ABOUT MARCOS SALAZAR
 
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<A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://marcossalazar.com/" REL="nofollow">Marcos Salazar</A> (<A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="https://twitter.com/marcossalazar" REL="nofollow">@marcossalazar</A>) is a<A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.besocialchange.com/" REL="nofollow"> social entrepreneur</A>,<A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://marcossalazar.com/#services" REL="nofollow"> career + life coach</A>,<A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.marcossalazar.com/consulting" REL="nofollow"> consultant</A>,<A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://marcossalazar.com/#engage" REL="nofollow"> speaker</A>, and<A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.besocialchange.com/" REL="nofollow"> community builder</A>. His passion is working with professionals, entrepreneurs, and creatives to help them pursue work they are passionate about, build authentic personal brands, become financially successful, and create lives that make the world a better place. He does this through<A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://marcossalazar.com/#services" REL="nofollow"> 1-on-1 coaching</A>,<A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.marcossalazar.com/consulting" REL="nofollow"> nonprofit and businesses consulting</A>, and on a larger scale as Co-founder + Executive Director of<A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.besocialchange.com/" REL="nofollow"> Be Social Change</A> where hes built the largest social impact community and professional development hub in New York City. Marcos earned a B.A. in Psychology from Amherst College as well as a Masters in Organizational Management and an Executive Leadership Coaching certificate from The George Washington University. Marcos is a board member of the Young Professionals Nonprofit Network and an American Express Leadership Academy Fellow. You can learn more about him at<A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.marcossalazar.com/" REL="nofollow"> www.MarcosSalazar.com</A>. 
 
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The <A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://nyc.socialinnovation.org/" REL="nofollow">Centre for Social Innovation</A> (<A STYLE="text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.twitter.com/csiSL" REL="nofollow">@csiSL</A>) is a home for nonprofits and social entrepreneurs in New York City. Theyre building a movement of passionate people committed to a better world. Learn more at http://nyc.socialinnovation.org/
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Refund Policy: Refunds can be issued in full up to 48 hours prior to the start of the class by contacting Be Social Change.