Dunia Khudairi thrives in the intersection of quality product and great storytelling. Khudairi, a brilliant brand builder, has been in the business of seeking unique selling propositions and innovation since her days at UMass Amherst supporting the Office of Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property for which she won the Chancellor Award in 2010. A summa cum laude graduate of the Commonwealth Honors College and Isenberg School of business with a BBA in Marketing and IT, Khudairi executed her senior Capstone project with NERF, delivering the market research needed for an additional product line for the Hasbro brand. Following her time at UMass she moved to New York City where she worked in merchandising, product development and buying on all kinds of product categories from skin care, to fashion accessories, footwear, home goods, apparel and beyond at Avon Global, Cole Haan and American Airlines. In her transition to Portland, Maine she traded her thriving consulting business for ownership in a small edible kitchen. Under Khudairi’s leadership, Pot + Pan has seen 10x growth, expanding its operations to a full fledged manufacturing and retail business. Pot + Pan is a leader in the state for high quality products and has a reputation for being great place to work. In this business, Khudairi is changing the narrative on how we think about the lifestyle of micro-dosing and merging traditional retail and product expertise with an emerging market. From a long line of smart, and hardworking women, Khudairi sees the value and importance in the representation of Women in Leadership across industries and professions. By sharing the wisdom gained along the path to success and pushing the narrative forward, we support the generations of women to come after us.