Recently named one of the first 250 entrepreneurs on the Forbes Next 1000 List, Illana Raia is the founder and CEO of Être - a mentorship platform for girls. Believing that mentors matter as early as middle school, Illana brings girls directly into companies they select to meet female leaders face to face. Illana is an International Space Station U.S. National Lab Education Subcommittee member and serves on the National Girls’ Collaborative Champions Board. She has appeared on TV, radio, and podcasts and speaks on mentorship, leadership, and what girls eyeing – and entering – the workforce are thinking. Illana has also authored 60+ articles for HuffPost, Ms. Magazine, and Thrive Global, and her award-winning book Être: Girls, Who Do You Want To Be? was released on Day of the Girl 2019. Her second bestselling book, The Epic Mentor Guide, arrived on International Women’s Day 2022. For more information, please visit https://www.illanaraia.com/