
The LaunchHER Lab is a startup pitch experience designed for women founders ready to build and launch real businesses. Instead of just funding, we provide a curated ecosystem of experts, tools, and partners across branding, finance, operations, and legal to support a successful launch. Built for women who are ready to move from idea to execution with the right foundation in place.
*WINNER WILL RECEIVE OVER $40,000 WORTH OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
APPLICATIONS OPEN APRIL 20, 2026
A traditional pitch competition gives you money and sends you on your way (definitely not a bad thing if you know what to do with it).
LaunchHER Lab gives you a full team to actually build the business.
Instead of funding alone, you get branding, strategy, marketing, financial structure, legal and execution support.
A live pitch competition for women with an idea or a business under 2 years.
One winner receives over $40,000 in professional services to build and grow.
Most pitch competitions give you money and send you on your way.
Then you’re left trying to figure out branding, marketing, structure, and execution on your own.
LaunchHER Lab is different.
Instead of funding alone, you get the team, strategy, and support to actually build your business.
The outcome is not a check.
The outcome is a launched business.
You’ve been building something.
Thinking about it. Refining it.
Waiting for the right moment.
This is that moment.
The LaunchHER Lab is a live pitch experience where women step forward, present their idea or business, and put themselves in the room where things actually move forward.
Not someday. Now.
The selected winner will work alongside a team of experts to build her business from the ground up.
This Is for You If
You don’t need everything figured out.
You just need to be ready to show up.
Everyone Moves Forward
Whether you win or not, this experience creates momentum.

You already have the idea.
Now you have the opportunity.

BRAND STRATEGIST
Jill brings the creative vision and brand strategy that transforms an idea into a business people feel, recognize, and trust. As founder of OCG Creative, she creates bold, cohesive identities that stand out and build trust. In The LaunchHER Lab, she leads the winner’s brand foundation, ensuring the business is clear, confident, and built to be remembered.

SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIST
Ashley brings the strategy behind visibility and growth. As founder of Honeypot Social, she specializes in turning brands into content that connects, engages, and converts. In The LaunchHER Lab, she leads the winner’s social media and digital presence, ensuring the business shows up with consistency, clarity, and momentum from day one.

FRACTIONAL COO
Rebekah brings the operational strategy behind efficiency and scale. As a fractional COO, she helps businesses streamline systems and optimize how they run. In The LaunchHER Lab, she leads the winner’s operations, ensuring the business is structured for flow, clarity, and sustainable growth.

FRACTIONAL CFO
Kayla brings the financial strategy behind smart, sustainable growth. As a fractional CFO, she helps businesses understand their numbers and make confident decisions. In The LaunchHER Lab, she leads the winner’s financial foundation, ensuring the business is structured for profitability, clarity, and long-term success.

WEB DESIGNER & DEVELOPER
Danielle brings the digital strategy behind a strong online presence. As founder of Silver State Web Design, she builds websites that are clear, functional, and built to convert. In The LaunchHER Lab, she leads the winner’s website, ensuring the business shows up online with clarity, credibility, and impact.

BRANDING PHOTOGRAPHER
Alita brings the visual storytelling behind a powerful first impression. As a photographer, she captures images that elevate brand presence and connection. In The LaunchHER Lab, she leads the winner’s headshots and brand photography, ensuring the business is seen with confidence, professionalism, and impact.

BUSINESS STRATEGY & COACHING
Dr. Erin brings the psychology behind confidence, performance, and success. As a high performance psychologist and success coach, she has spent over 20 years helping entrepreneurs and leaders elevate how they think, lead, and execute. In The LaunchHER Lab, she supports the winner’s mindset and direction, ensu
BUSINESS STRATEGY & COACHING
Dr. Erin brings the psychology behind confidence, performance, and success. As a high performance psychologist and success coach, she has spent over 20 years helping entrepreneurs and leaders elevate how they think, lead, and execute. In The LaunchHER Lab, she supports the winner’s mindset and direction, ensuring she builds with clarity, resilience, and the mental strength to grow, lead, and succeed.

LEGAL FOUNDATION PARTNER
Monica brings over 20 years of legal expertise to LaunchHER Lab, offering founders the critical legal foundation needed to build and protect a successful business.
For the LaunchHER Lab winner, Monica will serve as a trusted legal advisor helping ensure the business is built correctly from day one. She brings con
LEGAL FOUNDATION PARTNER
Monica brings over 20 years of legal expertise to LaunchHER Lab, offering founders the critical legal foundation needed to build and protect a successful business.
For the LaunchHER Lab winner, Monica will serve as a trusted legal advisor helping ensure the business is built correctly from day one. She brings confidence, stability, and structure to the entrepreneurial journey, ensuring the winner is positioned not just to launch, but to grow and sustain long-term success.

FOUNDER, THE LAUCHHER LAB
Hindi is the CEO of Empowered Ventures Media Group, a platform focused on elevating women-owned businesses through visibility, opportunity, and community. She created The LaunchHER Lab on the belief that businesses aren’t built by money alone, but by the right people, strategy, and support. By bringing together
FOUNDER, THE LAUCHHER LAB
Hindi is the CEO of Empowered Ventures Media Group, a platform focused on elevating women-owned businesses through visibility, opportunity, and community. She created The LaunchHER Lab on the belief that businesses aren’t built by money alone, but by the right people, strategy, and support. By bringing together a curated team of experts, she is creating a new model, one where a founder launches with everything she needs to succeed from day one.
APPLICATIONS OPEN APRIL 20, 2026
LaunchHER Lab is designed for women founders who are ready to build or grow a business with intention. This includes both idea-stage founders and those in the early stages of business (under two years).
No. You may apply with either a business idea or an existing business, as long as it meets the eligibility requirements.
If you have an existing business, it must be at least 51% women-owned.
If applying with an idea, you must intend for the business to be structured as at least 51% women-owned.
Applications are reviewed after the submission period closes.
Five finalists will be selected and notified privately by July 29.
Finalists will have approximately three weeks to prepare for the live pitch event, including receiving 1:1 coaching from Morgan Massie, Founder of Leadership & Training Concierge to refine their message, strengthen delivery, and build confidence. She will help you craft a clear, compelling pitch.
Yes. All finalists must be present to pitch live on August 12.
This is an in-person event, and participation requires full attendance.
Outside of the application process, finalists must attend the full event on August 12 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
Finalists Receive:
The winner receives services from our expert-team which include services across branding, financial strategy, operations, web presence, marketing, business development, and legal counsel to start your business.
Yes. The LaunchHER Lab experience, including the winner’s journey, will be documented as part of a larger media project.
Participants must be comfortable being filmed and sharing their journey publicly.
Finalists will be notified on July 22.
Only selected finalists will be contacted.
No. Winner may not participate in or promote competing pitch competitions or similar programs during the LaunchHER Lab timeline.
The LaunchHER Lab is a focused, high support experience that requires your time, energy, and full engagement during the program timeline. To ensure you get the most value and can fully show up for the opportunity, we ask winners to prioritize this experience while participating.
The winner is selected by a panel of judges, including experts in operations, finance, and business development.
All decisions are final.
Contact: hindi@empoweredventures.org
LaunchHER Lab is a competitive startup pitch experience culminating in a live, in-person pitch event.
KEY DATES
FINALIST PREPARATION
PITCH EVENT
DURING THE EVENT:
PROGRAM FORMAT SUMMARY
LaunchHER Lab is designed as a high-impact pitch experience, not a traditional accelerator or coaching program.
It is intended for founders who are ready to:
The Winner will Receive Services From The LaunchLab Team
Services Valued over $35,000
Finalists will be evaluated based on a combination of:
Judges are involved in supporting the winning business following the competition. Their role in the judging process is to ensure alignment between the selected winner and the resources provided through LaunchHER Lab.
All judging decisions are final.
Welcome to The LaunchHER Lab Event, where we bring together a team of industry experts to make one woman's idea - one dream - become a fully realized business, supported by strategy, structure, and the right people from day one.
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