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WP Engine passes $100M in revenue and secures $250M investment from Silver Lake

A Smart Bear

The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. And a special thank you to Heather Brunner, our CEO for the past four and a half years. Long-time readers of this (11-year old!!) Period, full-stop.

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Why there are so few women in tech (and what you can do about it!)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Although women make up 47% of the US workforce, in 2015, they held only 25% of computing jobs — in a time when tech is booming and has been for decades. You could even pursue a leadership role. Portions of this post originally appeared on the JetRockets blog and are reprinted here with permission. Career progression.

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One woman’s path to financial empowerment leads the way

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

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. At the beginning of 2015, I started a “figure-it-out fund” and used a percentage of Accessories & Essentials’ sales over the next few months to finance it.

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6 Steps To Become a More People-Centered Company

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Along with the rise of mission-driven leadership comes an abundance of business movements centered around purpose: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Benefit Corporation (B Corp) certification and many more. and more articles from the EO blog. I interviewed Nathan about his work with BIGGBY COFFEE to learn more.

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Feeding the Hungry, Despite National Crisis

Entrepreneurs' Organization

He is known for his leadership in business and charitable pursuits. Since October 2015, we’ve fed approximately 50,000 people. The post Feeding the Hungry, Despite National Crisis appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. Tell us more about Karma Foundation.

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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. For me, this entire project grew out of an impulsive decision to volunteer for a week in a refugee prison back in June 2015. with a goal of growing from three sites to more than 100 by the end of 2018.

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Moving trans advocacy forward in Jamaica

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

TransWave has come a long way since its formation in 2015. TransWave started out as a 30-day project to provide this information through a blog, and it blossomed from there into a full advocacy organization, far exceeding his initial expectations. We have reached many milestones that we did not think possible five years ago.