Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The YLAI Network team asked Rondell a few questions about his unique path to conservation and his role in his community, ensuring that all species are living in a healthy environment. The need for education on biodiversity, as well as the care of injured animals, also drove me to create ROAR. What is your role in your community?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Driven by a desire to help people from a young age, YLAI 2018 Fellow Janeel Boon aims to empower others to see their leadership ability within themselves. Providing five-minute tips and tricks about what to do and not to do with your computer during these sessions allowed me an easy way to start educating my community as well.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 2, 2021

They are an integral part of eliminating and mitigating bias in their community. Biases can affect every aspect of a person’s life, including education and career trajectory. Access the YLAI Network’s workbooks on responsible leadership and partnerships and allyship to learn more about the forms of biases and their impact.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 25, 2020

This revealed a much larger problem in Cinthya’s community and country: “clothing is the second-most environmentally-harmful industry, right after oil,” says Cinthya. The goal to eliminate clothing waste in the community drove the launch of Beleaf. Advice for Network members. What’s in the future for Beleaf?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 27, 2020

McKinsey studies have also shown that companies with diverse leadership outperform their peers. Despite these tangible benefits, some employers struggle to maintain a staff made up of people with diverse education, races , ethnicities, sexual orientations, ages and religions. How to Build Diversity in Your Organization.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 15, 2020

The best advice for business owners I can give: Listen to your heart. Educate yourself on what other companies are doing to hold onto their human resources at all costs. At the same time, educate nonstop. Think about other front lines: your community and its people. COVID-19 has made downsizing seem almost normal.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Damaris, a 2017 YLAI Fellow, is working hard to combine her love for her home country of Nicaragua and her love of tourism to give back to those in her country, providing employment and education opportunities across her community. Purpose Driven Tours aims to protect natural resources and educate tourists while traveling as well.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

Starting as a project manager with a background in engineering, Ashna launched YHS to develop and implement community projects supporting the U.N. Before launching YHS, Ashna participated in a number of student leadership activities and was already an active member of her community. Growing the Foundation for YHS.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 29, 2020

EcX Labs develops deep-tech, low-cost solutions for a variety of products, including volcanic activity sensors, air and water filters, and even educational systems that can be used to improve social outcomes in Ecuador, Central and South America, and all over the world. A great way to do that is to join a community for support.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Business related topics typically include: marketing, finance, leadership, technology, sales and more. Online Learning Platforms : A range of online courses are now available for small business owners and entrepreneurs for skill development such as Ud emy , C oursera , and L inkedIn Learning. Check out M eetups and LI Groups.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 2, 2019

Learn about social entrepreneurship from this group of diverse and experienced social entrepreneurs, who talk about their experiences running businesses that make profits and benefit their surrounding communities in a GIST TechConnect program on turning a profit while doing good. This is a win-win for both the company and the community.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 31, 2020

2018 YLAI fellow Kenishia Mais is the founder of ThrivingDollars , a financial education platform empowering young adults with the tools and resources they need to make smarter decisions, create their ideal financial lives, and gain the freedom to pursue more of what they love. Create community.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

She is working hard to achieve this goal by encouraging community members to master different skills, such as sewing and garment design. . Avena, a 2017 YLAI Fellow, also offers advice for future entrepreneurs. Community issues motivating action. Advice for YLAI Network members. By Caroline Sachdeva.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

Over the last few years, we have been supported by our dedicated volunteer and professional staff to continue to offer better member experience, expanded our professionalized education programs and continued to be the voice for protections and incentives for angel investors in the public policy arena.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 24, 2021

The answers and advice we received were as varied as the people we polled, but nearly all of them indicated that learning — e.g., analytics training, getting started with AI tools, etc. — Better.com says it has since hired an outside firm “to do a leadership and cultural assessment.”. was high on their to-do list.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

What advice the initiators have for other ecosystems looking to hire a professional ecosystem builder. Like many communities in this position, it has not been easy or straightforward. We have brilliant minds working together to leverage our opportunities and assets to move our community forward and so far, the plan is working.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Angel is the founder of Blue Hope ( Azul Esperanza ), an organization that provides educational therapy to children on the autism spectrum. How is Blue Hope a vital part of your community? Blue Hope is needed for the community in Nicaragua, as it provides assistance and relief to families of scarce resources when the state cannot.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 28, 2016

From a high-level perspective, these small businesses are making a positive impact on the global economy, creating more jobs and empowering communities. According to The Leadership Training Workshop , “Committing goals to paper and reviewing them regularly gives you a 95% higher chance of achieving your desired outcomes.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 25, 2021

This non-profit organization provides tips, resources, and education. Many business owners start with a passion for their business but lack the necessary education. Brian Hill is executive director of Phoenix fashion week and asked Rebecca’s advice for up-and-coming fashion designers who want to be the next Rebecca Minkoff.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

“Not everybody can do ecosystem building; it’s a talent that is developed through experience and education, connections and networking. In the midst of supporting founders in their communities during a global pandemic, what do they wish they were more versed in? It is a unique combination of skills and the right mindset.” Gabe Munoz.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

There’s a lot of advice out there on how to grab people’s attention, but there’s one aspect of marketing that Robert Katai thinks isn’t talked about as often: maintaining their attention. And is his advice applicable beyond borders? Now, what other advice do you have for startups? The short answer is yes.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 24, 2019

When seeking a mentor, be intentional- look for someone who can offer you valuable, even critical, feedback, advice, and open doors for you to new opportunities to advance your career. The service offers a 24/7 digital advice hotline. If you value continuing education (which, you should!) But, where you do you start? .

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Salyer made the decision to take her community service commitment to a new level in November 2008 when she successfully ran for the Ward 6 City Council seat. She is a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma, Leadership Oklahoma City, and is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Oklahoma City. Get started!

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 28, 2021

From thinking about customers as people who buy stuff from us, TO members of a community! Such as even working with an acclaimed psychologist how do we help our community . He educates himself. Roadmap to train out leadership. Jim writes a letter to about 7 million people weekly. Question asked by Ramon Ray).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2018

Pick up any of the following non-fiction titles, and you will improve your leadership skills and more. Cheryl Strayed is well-known for her heartfelt advice column “Dear Sugar,” but her memoir Wild delves deeper into her own experience of hitting rock bottom. Man’s Search for Meaning – Viktor Frankel. Wild – Cheryl Strayed.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Composed of more than 130 top Oklahoma corporations and business organizations, the Roundtable provides important business development advice and assistance to the Governor, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and other state leaders.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

We are soon launching Founders’ Next Move , a selective, free community for founders researching their next move, which will be a key tool for working with outside talent. We discuss below all of the different ways you can work with the investment community. At Versatile VC , we’ve used all these models. CrunchBase (free).

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The YLAI Network gains insight from Hernann and Antonio about their sustainable work as well as how they adhere to their values while creating an organization and avoid corruption while innovating green energy in their community. Educating against waste management. From there, they founded EnerGea. Managing a team with strong values.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

It can be frustrating to know that there are a plethora of great opportunities out there to help and educate our entrepreneurial community, but if our entrepreneurs have to spend their precious time trying to understand or simply find the info they’re looking for, they’re not making money and their frustration grows as well. .

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StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

” That was Lori Coulter, CEO and co-founder of Summersalt, speaking at the State of the Midwest Startup Community 2020. Lori’s advice to women entrepreneurs seeking funding? And one thing is for sure: there are plenty of smart, talented and successful women entrepreneurs who are shaping communities and the future.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 19, 2020

This time, I connected with 15 startup and SME leaders from my network to discover how they are tackling the current crisis, and what advice they had to offer to others in the same boat. I’ve had the opportunity to help business owners strategize their plans using PR as a tool to help navigate through difficult times with clarity. Prioritize.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 17, 2011

By sophomore year I got the inspiration to hold leadership positions in the fraternity. I started off by running some lower-level roles like community service. By the end of my sophomore year I had taken on the role of education for our new freshman pledges and by the first quarter of my junior year I led the pledge class entirely.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

We saw very clearly that there are problems in our community and we saw it was important that somebody act on them. Our mission is to implement innovative proposals for social and economic inclusion in favor of populations at risk and vulnerability, such as farmer communities, indigenous populations, women, children, and adolescents.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Under his leadership, Expectful grew to profitability and over 13,000 paid users. ” Walton plans to pivot the startup in three phases: content, marketplace and community. Currently, a lot of information or advice around pregnancy lives in books or in-person classes. Finally, Walton wants to invest in the community.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

He is also a Coffee Q-Grader through the Coffee Quality Institute, and he serves as the co-founder of the Dávila Dream Foundation, providing financial assistance and basic needs to marginalized youth in Nicaragua through educational scholarships. The road ahead is difficult, but it is so worth it.”.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

We also had a strong incentive to make our program successful: despite the shared branding and core values, each Techstars program was funded and owned by the mentor and investor community in the city in which it operated. It’s fair to say that the Seattle startup community would not be where it is today without Techstars.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 26, 2016

Ashoka’s Michael Zakaras caught up with Kim to learn of her guiding principles, how she and the New Belgium team translate them into business practice, and what this means for young people and education today. The notion was that it takes everyone pulling together to build and maintain a community.

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