Myricks said being surrounded by people who want to see you succeed can have an impact far beyond one event.
“Being able to be in community this way, share, learn, be around people who are rooting for you, who are excited that you’re there, that changes people and it changes how you feel about yourself,” she said. “And it changes how you can participate in this world.”
“I really get to see my possibility in spaces like this,” Myricks added. “So if I can be that for someone else, it’s yes 1,000 times.”
That idea is also at the center of why EveryStylishGirl founder and CEO Nana Agyemang says she created Sip N’ Slay.
“When I started EveryStylishGirl, I wanted to create the kind of room I wished existed when I was building my own media career, a space where Black and Brown women did not have to fight to be seen or prove they belonged,” Agyemang said.
Other conversations throughout the summit explored executive leadership, vulnerability and building community, with speakers sharing lessons from their own careers and experiences.
For Agyemang, the goal is for attendees to leave with something they can use long after the event is over.
“Women should leave with more than inspiration,” she said. “They should leave with real relationships, resources, and a clearer path forward.”
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