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How adaptability during a pandemic transformed this YLAI Fellow’s Honduran sustainability company

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

In 2015, she was able to merge these two passions together to create her company, Beleaf. Beleaf is a sustainable fashion company that uses scraps to “upcycle” and create new clothing and accessories. The goal to eliminate clothing waste in the community drove the launch of Beleaf. By Angie Garozzo. What is Beleaf?

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Creating agents of change in El Salvador with sustainable wearable art

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Inspired by her inclusive mission, the YLAI Network team asked her a few questions about how she advocates for and empowers members of her community and how she recommends you become an agent of change. These include single mothers, deaf-mute women, former prisoners, and women living in vulnerable communities in our country.

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Empowering millennials in Peru to take action volunteering

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Rosario Diaz Garavito, the founder of The Millennials Movement , didn’t look to be labeled as an entrepreneur and a leader in her community when she began her small social media movement promoting youth volunteerism in 2013. Rosario also advises that young leaders need to get creative and build sustainable processes. government.

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Why Community Building Unlocks Business Potential (Video)

Smart Hustle Magazine

In a talk with Eddie Turner , Ramon Ray talks about two crucial tasks leaders must do, taking businesses to the next level, the importance of being ready, and why leaders must focus on community building. He says we must: Develop a leadership framework, and. Ramon says that a leadership framework doesn’t have to be complex.

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Moving trans advocacy forward in Jamaica

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

2017 YLAI Fellow Neish’s hard work of creating a sustainable trans rights movement has blossomed far beyond his expectations. Celebrating his success in building a sustainable movement, the YLAI Network spoke with Neish recently for background into TransWave’s beginnings and for an update on its future.

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Bringing the Mediterranean Way to the Masses

Revolution

Our partnership with CAVA began in 2015, when the Mediterranean fast-casual chain had just a dozen locations in D.C., They believe communities everywhere benefit from accessible cuisine that’s proven to be among the healthiest and heartiest in the world. Now their company is trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

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60 Top Women-led Venture Capital Firms

American Entrepreneurship

Acrew Capital , founded by Theresia Gouw, Lauren Kolodny, Mark Kraynak, Asad Khaliq and Vishal Lugani in 2019 Amplifyher Ventures : founded by Tricia Black, General Partner, the focuses on diverse leadership teams with a unique ability to create flywheel effects of growth in new markets. Secretary of Commerce.