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“Many women don’t realize that they can achieve their dreams and execute on their

passions in business”

Connie Duckworth WG’79 by

Helay Fazel

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Four Circles

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Professional Career

► Arco’s Treasury department ► Goldman Sachs’ first female sales and trading partner► Co- founded 8 Wings Enterprises, angel investors for early-stage, women-led

companies► Co-authored The Old Girls’ Network: Insider Advice for Women Building Businesses

in a Man’s World ► Joined US State Department’s U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council

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Arzu Studio Hope

► Founded in 2004► From a starting point of only 30 carpet weavers, ARZU has created more than 700 jobs

and provided direct social benefits in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan