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The Lily Pad Collective, Inc. was founded with the mission to give women in the Omaha community the space, resources, and community to grow in their professional careers and entrepreneurial endeavors. Founders, Madeline, Makayla and Shameah know how hard it was for them in the start of their careers to find a group of self-motivated, innovative women looking to uplift, share and lend a hand.
Whether it's sharing professional advice, connecting individuals or business leaders, or simply looking for a new place to make friends - we're your pad.
Meet Madeline
Madeline is a Delivery Manager at a Digital Transformations Consulting Company called Lunavi. She has an undergraduate degree in Management Information Systems and she completed her MBA in 2022. During that time, she was part of Maverick Venture Fund where she connected with her two co-founders.
Her favorite part of building LPC has been seeing the growth and interest from like-minded women in the Omaha area. Creating a community where ideas come to life and women can collaborate and grow professionally and personally is great to see and very rewarding to her!
Meet Shameah
Shameah is an Operations Lead at AuditMiner, a fintech business that was founded in Omaha. She completed her undergraduate degree in Business Administration in 2020 and completed her MBA in the spring of 2023.
Shameah came up with the idea of forming a group of like-minded entrepreneurial women and had been building the idea with the two co-founders, Madeline and Makayla. Her favorite part about building this group has been seeing the idea executed and flourishing in the past year. She’s in awe of how many young women have and continues to support us alongside building a strong and inclusive community.
Meet Makayla
Makayla is Senior Business Attraction and Expansion Project Manager with the Greater Omaha Chamber.
Makayla is passionate about empowering the next generation of women leaders and founders. Her favorite thing about building the Lily Pad Collective is getting to know members of the group as it grows. She’s so inspired by all of the ambition and talent! Building a platform to give young women the necessary resources and support on their entrepreneurial journey makes her excited for the future.