Nadya Okamoto is the Co-Founder of August, a lifestyle period brand working to reimagine periods to be powerful. She is also the author of the book PERIOD POWER: a Manifesto for the Menstrual Movement, and founder and former Executive Director of the nonprofit organization, PERIOD. Outside of her work in the menstrual health space, Okamoto is also a mental health advocate and known as a Gen Z marketing expert. She recently graduated from Harvard College, class of 2021.

Her debut book, PERIOD POWER, published by Simon & Schuster in 2018, made the Kirkus Reviews list for Best Young Adult Nonfiction that year. Nadya is also the former Chief Brand Officer and Board Member of JUV Consulting, a Generation Z marketing agency based in NYC. She has been recognized on the lists of Forbes 30 under 30, Bloomberg 50 “Ones to Watch” and People Magazine's Women Changing the World.

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Talk Topic

Q&A on my company August, building Gen-Z company as a Gen-Z founder, and driving sales through TikTok strategy.

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Day 1: October 3

Alex Center  •  Maureen Raisch  •  Nadya Okamoto  •  Jeremy Mickel  •  Nermin Moufti  •  Jose Canales  •  Lope Gutierrez-Ruiz & Michu Benaim S.  •  Nhi Nguyen  •  Abraham Lule  •  Leo Porto & Felipe Rocha

Day 2: October 4

Jesse Reed  •  Lisa Smith  •  Abdul Wahid Ovaice & Erwin Hines  •  Flora Chan  •  Shruthi Manjula Balakrishna  •  Russell Toynes  •  Marcellina Kampa & David Kampa  •  Edith Valle  •  Paul Worthington  •  Su Mathews Hale