Female Empowerment:
The NIMBLE Innovation + Leadership Workshop
Are you ready to dive into the world of innovation and emerge as a visionary leader equipped with cutting-edge entrepreneurial and AI skills? At NIMBLE Mindset, we're committed to empowering women to reshape their communities and workplaces.
Gain Immersive Experience
Discover the origins of entrepreneurial ideas
Learn market validation techniques
Practice globally acclaimed innovation processes
Master the lean business model canvas for strategic planning
Craft pitches that captivate investors and customers
Build foundational AI knowledge
Expert Leadership
The workshops are led by NIMBLE Mindset's founder and CEO, Mariette Johnson Wharton. With an MBA from Columbia University, Mariette is an exited tech founder and has over two decades of expertise in tech innovation. She has been an influential figure, investing in and advising more than 100 startups, and has shared her insights as guest author, speaker and guest faculty at the UN, US Embassy, Forbes, DLD Munich, World Economic Forum, University of Chicago, Northeastern University’s graduate school (The Roux Institute), University of North Carolina Business School, Middlebury College and Columbia University Graduate School of Business.
Upcoming & Past Events
Mon, Sep 02US Embassy RwandaSep 02, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM GMT+2US Embassy Rwanda, 337H+F58, Kigali, Rwanda
Fri, Jun 28Zoom ConfrenceJun 28, 2024, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM GMT+3Zoom ConfrenceJun 28, 2024, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM GMT+3Zoom ConfrenceAs AI is becoming increasingly infused into applications and ways of work, it's imperative to learn how to use these tools, but also to center ourselves on what makes us human: collaboration, creativity and inclusivity and to foster a nimble mindset: adaptability, inclusivity, problem-solving skills
Sat, Apr 20Zoom (link provided upon registration)Apr 20, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM GMT+3Zoom (link provided upon registration)
Mon, Nov 13KakumaNov 13, 2023, 9:00 AM – Nov 14, 2023, 5:00 PMKakuma, Kakuma, KenyaNov 13, 2023, 9:00 AM – Nov 14, 2023, 5:00 PMKakuma, Kakuma, KenyaNIMBLE Entrepreneurship & Empowerment Workshop, UN Refugee Camp, Kakuma, Kenya - INVITE ONLY 35 selected - NIMBLE Mindset Venture Studio, creating an innovation in small teams. November 13-14, 2023 from 9 am to 3 pm at Turkana Cafeteria Choose Buy Tickets to receive free e-tickets - INVITE ONLY
Sun, Nov 12KakumaNov 12, 2023, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PMKakuma, Kakuma, KenyaNov 12, 2023, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PMKakuma, Kakuma, KenyaNIMBLE Entrepreneurship & Empowerment Workshop in the UN Refugee Camp, Kakuma, Kenya - FREE 120 attendees will learn about what it takes to be an entrepreneur, design thinking , leadership and innovation, November 12, 2023. Please choose Buy Tickets to RSVP. (It’s FREE!) via
Tue, May 23Fenwick & WestMay 23, 2023, 4:30 PM – 7:00 PMFenwick & West, 801 California St, Mountain View, CA 94041, USA
Fri, Jul 15PortlandJul 15, 2022, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PMPortland, 75 Washington Ave #2e, Portland, ME 04101, USA
Thu, Dec 12US Embassy MoroccoDec 12, 2019, 9:00 AM – Dec 17, 2019, 3:00 PMUS Embassy Morocco, Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Bd Al Kouliyate, Marrakech, Morocco
Thu, Dec 12US Embassy MoroccoDec 12, 2019, 9:00 AM GMT+1 – Dec 17, 2019, 3:00 PM GMT+1US Embassy Morocco, Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Bd Al Kouliyate, Marrakech, Morocco
Tue, Aug 20US Embassy EthiopiaAug 20, 2019, 9:00 AM – Aug 25, 2019, 3:00 PMUS Embassy Ethiopia, H9VH+FQ4, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaAug 20, 2019, 9:00 AM – Aug 25, 2019, 3:00 PMUS Embassy Ethiopia, H9VH+FQ4, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaEthiopian-born Bethel Endawoke, an intern at NIMBLE, Middlebury College student, and creator of the Fura Innovations project, and NIMBLE founder and CEO Mariette Wharton, developed and led a leadership, design thinking and entrepreneurship workshop for Ethiopian females ages 17-22.
Past Global Programs
Female Venture Studio & Leadership
November, 2023
UN Refugee Camp, Kakuma, Kenya
Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Leadership
November, 2023
US Embassy, Nairobi, Kenya
Wisdom Accelerator for Youth
January, 2023
Davos, Switzerland
University of Chicago
November, 2022
Paris, France
Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Leadership
December, 2019
US Embassy, Rabat, Morocco
Wisdom Accelerator
for Youth
August, 2019
US Embassy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
