How The Power of Poker is Changing the Game for Women
Talk given at TEDxChicago 2022
Chicago, September 10th, 2022
Juliette Hulsizer & Jenny Just
Co-Founders
About the Talk
The mother-daughter duo of Jenny Just & Juliette Hulsizer is changing the game for women through one simple game. In this empowering and personal talk, they share how the power of poker has guided them in cracking the code on closing the gender-based confidence and equity gaps. Learn more about how the skills of poker can help you in the boardroom and beyond.
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About Juliette & Jenny
Juliette Hulsizer was fourteen when her father noticed a weakness in her tennis game—she wasn’t anticipating her opponent’s moves or strategies. He suggested she learn poker to develop these skills. Now, at age 16, she is a rising Senior at Lake Forest Academy, a three-sport varsity athlete, and co-founder with her mom, Jenny Just, of Poker Power, whose mission is to prepare one million girls and women to compete and succeed by developing skills such as problem solving, risk assessment, capital allocation and strategic thinking, all through the game of poker.
Jenny Just is the co-founder of PEAK6, a multibillion-dollar financial services and technology empire that focuses on transforming underfunded and undervalued businesses into high growth companies. PEAK6’s vision is to embrace and empower today’s consumer through technology which simplifies processes, improves performance and creates new wealth. Ms. Just launched Poker Power in 2020, a woman-led company that teaches poker to all who identify as female, and by extension, teaches women strategic thinking, capital allocation, and decision-making skills.
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TEDxChicago 2022
There is a moment for every one of us when we must call upon our best: The moment the curtain opens, the spotlight shines, the clock runs down, the meeting begins, the bell tolls, the inning nears its end, or the phone call rings. In each of these moments, we must draw on courage, bravery, integrity, and the will to take a leap. Let's celebrate these moments, and do so with the vigor, love, pride, and boldness that we are as Chicagoans. Its showtime Chicago: It's Chi✶Time.
This year, TEDxChicago has arrived at its own curtain call moment: We have transformed the experience and the vision to be deeply focused on the richness of Chicago: Its people, its taste, its culture, and its pride. Chicago has a long list of incredible thought leaders, artists, and movement makers who give their hearts and minds to ideas greater than themselves, all the while catalyzing off of and within Chicago as a platform.
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Dustin Huibregtse
Founding Principal
Talks & Speaker Coach
