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One woman’s path to financial empowerment leads the way

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

What is the role that ThrivingDollars plays within your community? At the age of 21, with a nudge from my mentor, I started teaching myself how to invest in the local stock market and, as I was learning, shared my knowledge with others through a blog. Create community. How has YLAI helped you achieve your mission?

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Moving trans advocacy forward in Jamaica

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

As the Co-Founder and Executive Director of TransWave Jamaica , Neish is succeeding in his mission to increase the visibility of transgender Jamaicans, provide resources to change the narrative towards a positive reflection of the community, and emphasize the need for improved healthcare and safe spaces that meet the needs of the community.

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Garry Tan is the next president and CEO of Y Combinator

TechCrunch

Beyond co-founding Initialized, which raised a $700 million fund (its sixth) last year and has over $1 billion in known assets under management, Tan was also co-founder of YC-backed blog platform Posterous, which was acquired by Twitter in 2012. Ralston continued. Next year, I'll be going back to Y Combinator as President and CEO.

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Q&A with EO’s 2017 Global Citizen of the Year: Cameron Madill

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In April 2017 at EO’s Global Leadership Conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Cameron Madill was named EO’s Global Citizen of the Year. Finding people who view themselves as servant leaders of their community—whether it is a business, organization or segment of humanity—instead of focusing on their own narrow self-interests, lifts me up.

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In Love, In Partnership: How One Couple Finds Success at Home and at Work

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 2015, the Slaters sold the legacy to explore other endeavors. In Their Community. Heavily involved in their community, the Slaters partner closely with charities and community organizations to give back to the city that has supported them. I feel like we’ve both become much more confident in our leadership styles.

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A Few Surefire Ways to Support the UN SDGs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 2015, inspired by Elon Musk and the story of Tesla, Steve was searching for a way to shore up his personal and professional commitment to being the change he wanted to see in the world. You’ll need support from members of the community, other entrepreneurs as well as clients and customers. Create a network.

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How to Spot and Eliminate Nincompoopery at Your Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Mostly because it’s more difficult to lead an organization than ever before, due to a confluence of leadership trends and external factors. It’s not easy: in 2015, the company received nearly 300,000 applications, interviewed more than 100,000 candidates, and hired less than 7,000 employees (roughly two percent of all applicants).