Connecticut
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Connecticut Networking Group for Women Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders
Passionate Business Network in Connecticut
Our Connecticut chapters offer many opportunities for women in business, and we are always welcoming new members to our professional women’s networking groups for women.
The inspiring leaders of our Connecticut chapters aim to foster a supportive network for female entrepreneurs and business leaders eager to elevate their businesses. Your membership includes rich educational opportunities, including monthly power hours and quarterly accelerators. You'll also gain exclusive access to monthly national community calls, members-only forums, and private community groups.
Join us today and discover a whole new world of possibilities.
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We’re always welcoming new members into our networking groups for women entrepreneurs and business leaders in Connecticut. Get to know more about our fearless leaders below.
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Our Connecticut chapters warmly welcome entrepreneurs and business leaders interested in joining a professional women’s networking group. Join a Connecticut chapter today... or contact us to start your own WBL chapter if we aren't currently in your city!
Kathleen Atkins
Fairfield County Chapter leader
Kathleen Atkins currently serves as Assistant Vice President with the Private Client High Net Worth (HNW) Division of HUB International, a leading global insurance brokerage. Kathleen specializes in risk management for HNW and emerging wealth families globally. She is strongly relied on by her clients, their advisors and her peers for her knowledge and expertise in all complicated risk management insurance matters. Kathleen works closely with family office managers, high net worth individuals and their trusted advisors on a consultative basis to assess risk exposures, develop customized solutions and deliver high touch service. In 2023, Kathleen was named one of the 40 Under Forty by the Fairfield County Business Journal, which honors forty individuals who are dynamic industry leaders in Fairfield County, CT. She holds a Chartered Private Risk and Insurance Advisor (CPRIA) designation through the Private Risk Management Association (PRMA). Kathleen resides in Stamford, CT with her fiancée and two dogs – Nola and Giggio.
Julina Ogilvie
Fairfield County chapter Leader
Julina manages wealth for high-net-worth individuals and families in addition to guiding successful advisors through the firm's succession planning strategy. Prior to joining Principle. Wealth Partners, Julina held executive roles at J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Lord Abbett & Co. In these roles, she used her extensive knowledge of the capital markets to educate the country's top advisors. Julina is an accomplished speaker and strategist who has presented wealth management concepts to thousands of financial professionals and clients. She has been recognized for her outstanding achievements and serves as a mentor for young women entering the business. With a passion for financial literacy she created a podcast, Women On Wealth, to empower women on financial concepts. Additionally, she authored Money Confident Girls: A Parents Roadmap to Raising Financially Confident Children (From Toddlers to Teens), further solidifying her commitment to fostering financial competence from an early age. Julina resides in Fairfield, CT with her husband Doug, their daughters Kaylin and Sidney, and two dogs Mudd and Sierra. She currently sits on the Ethics Board of the Investments & Wealth Institute, serves as VP of Finance at the Westport Women's Club, and sits on the Board of Directors at River House Adult Day Center. Julina is an avid skier and triathlete whom qualified for the Ironman World Championship in 2024.