Sophia Bush
Actress, producer, activist, and entrepreneur
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Sophia Bush is an actress, producer, activist, and entrepreneur. She is a member of the Directors Guild of America and has starred in an impressive range of television and film projects.Throughout her career thus far, Bush has earned multiple Teen Choice Awards including "Choice Movie Actress: Comedy," "Choice Movie Actress: Horror/Thriller," and "Choice Movie: Breakout Female."
Bush currently hosts her podcast, “Work in Progress,” and co-hosts the iHeartRadio podcast “Drama Queens” alongside Hilarie Burton Morgan and Bethany Joy Lenz, during which they relive and reclaim nine seasons of the beloved television drama they starred in together. Now in its third season “Work in Progress” features frank, funny, personal, professional, and sometimes even political conversations about how people have gotten to where they are, and where they think they’re still going. These discussions stem from Bush’s "aha" moment of realizing you are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress, simultaneously. Notable guests include Hillary Clinton, José Andrés, Diane von Furstenberg, Damon Lindelof, Rainn Wilson, Dr. Ibram X Kendi, Chris Bosh, and Brittany Packnett Cunningham, to name a few.
Bush is also a General Partner at Union Heritage Ventures, a majority African-American and women-owned venture capital firm. Alongside her business partner Nia Linder Batts, she is an investor in Aunt Flow a company working to eradicate period poverty by providing period products in public restrooms, free of charge. Bush and Batts also serve as Strategic Advisors for First Women’s Bank alongside Billie Jean King.

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Nia Linder Batts is the Chief Operating Officer of Union Heritage, one of the nation’s leading minority-owned, diversified investment management companies.
Sophia Bush is an actress, producer, activist, and entrepreneur. Bush is also a General Partner at Union Heritage Ventures.
Together, Batts & Bush will join Michigan Tech Week 2023 for a fireside chat to discuss their mission to elevate the community with their Michigan-based firm that is not only committed to the growth of the investments in their portfolio, but to the growth of an industry that is creating more opportunities for minority and women-led firms, and the communities they serve.
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Catch this year's 70+ speakers at MTW 2023 from October 9-12.
Where’s the event?
MTW 2023 will take place at the University of Michigan football stadium - Big House! - on Oct 9-10 and at Venue 4M on Oct 11-12. Doors open at 8:00 am and the event programming experience will run from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST.)
Food & Drinks will be provided!
Sharon Matusik
Peter Walker
Kathryn Snorrason, David Woessner, Sasi Prabhakaran PhD, Rahul Gayam, Rasmus Bendvold
Carla Walker-Miller, Lisa Lunsford, Maria Thompson
Charles Hudson
Jenn Onwenu & Tim Lewis
Lara Pender, Alison Accavitti, Edi Demaj, Kevin Heras
Priya Gogoi, Chase Lee, Ben Chehebar, Matthew Burns, Adrian Fortino
James Meeks
Priya Gogoi, Margarita Hernandez, Kalyan Handique, Roger Newton, Len Middleton, David Bloom
Lisa Katz, Sarah Gretter PhD, Maragarita Hernandez PhD, Tom Steward, Joe Thiel
Chris Yeh
Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II
Hilary Doe, Mayor Christopher Taylor & Mayor Mike Duggan
Stacy Brown-Philpot, Greg Schwartz
Devon Townsend & Mike Vichich
Johnnie Turnage & Hill Harper
Justin Turk, Chelsea Plant, Kurt Baumgarten
Austin Yarger, Vanessa Lane, Natalie Fang, Ben Kvalo, Fred Schmidt
Terrance J.L. Reeves, Ashton Keys, Shalanda Armstrong
Dhani Jones & Ted Velie
Kelly Sexton, Jeni Olney, Kristen Wolff, Stewart Thornhill, Kurt Skifstad
Ryan Morrison, Michael Meadows, Melanie de Vries, Jonn Behrman, Ian Washington
Meagan Ward
Nia Batts & Sophia Bush
Ryan Landau, Chening Duker, Deirdre Roberson, Terra Osman
Lindsey Kilbride, Will Fung, Alison Todak, Jim Tenzillo, Chris Thomas, Joe Kaiser
MTW 2023 Now On Sale
Body: Tickets are on sale now until October 8. Tickets will be available at the gate.
Good news! Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we are pleased to offer a limited number of scholarship tickets for individuals to attend MTW 2023. If you would like to request a scholarship ticket, please complete this form and our selection team will contact you if you are eligible for a scholarship ticket.
If you’re interested, tell us about yourself by submitting a scholarship application by 10/4!