Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 23, 2024

Kavelle is most passionate about the impact she can have on students and is continuously inspired by their creativity. During Kavelle’s time in Kansas City with the Museum at Prairiefire , she was provided with new resources on STEM education, was able to observe classes, and learned new and innovative ways to engage with students.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 27, 2023

As part of our YLAI Goes Green campaign, we asked YLAI alumni to expand on their creative solutions to the impacts of climate change and advise others wanting to enter the green economy. What advice do you have for others looking to make a change and address climate solutions with their business or within their community?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 25, 2021

Kent Gregoire is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member and founder of Symphony Advantage, which helps CEOs achieve ongoing success through strategic thinking, advice and planning. Conscious leadership. Contributed to EO by Kent Gregoire. Kent recently became the seventh certified Conscious Capitalism consultant globally.

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Founder Bounty

APRIL 2, 2023

Entrepreneurship is an exciting and challenging journey that requires determination, creativity, and persistence. This blog covers a wide range of topics, including business news, marketing, finance, leadership, and more. To be a successful entrepreneur, you need to have access to the right resources and knowledge.

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Founder Bounty

APRIL 2, 2023

Entrepreneurship is an exciting and challenging journey that requires determination, creativity, and persistence. This blog covers a wide range of topics, including business news, marketing, finance, leadership, and more. To be a successful entrepreneur, you need to have access to the right resources and knowledge.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 30, 2020

To celebrate Marco’s achievements and his ongoing resilience in the face of adversity, we asked him a few questions about his experiences and his advice to network members looking to build their own resilience. You have to get creative and innovative while adapting to any challenge. There is no success without resilience.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 19, 2020

In celebration of Rosario’s hard work empowering a community of young changemakers, the YLAI Network team spoke with her to highlight the key factors of her non-profit volunteerism movement and get her essential advice on how to respond to the challenges of COVID-19.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Whether it’s securing investment capital, marketing a concept, recruiting new talent or leaning on peers for support and advice, having a solid network can seriously work to your benefit. Unwavering creativity. From Apple and Nike to Uber and Facebook, many of the world’s most recognized brands were born from a creative idea.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 3, 2020

Kent Gregoire is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Boston and CEO of Symphony Advantage , which helps CEOs achieve ongoing personal and professional success through strategic thinking, advice and planning. Higher Purpose, Stakeholder Orientation, Conscious Leadership and Conscious Culture?financially

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StartupNation

JUNE 22, 2021

A brand’s representation of reality begins with and grows under the leadership of a company’s founders, its CEO and its top executives. Here is what you need to know to make an authentic brand come to life: The value of leadership. Related: Expert Advice for the 4 Million People Who Launched a Business in 2020. Most aren’t.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

There’s a lot of advice out there about how to start a business, much of it written by people who have money and are well established already. Harness your creativity and drive. You may not have all the assets that you would ideally like to have, but you have creativity. – Gary Ryan Blair.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 16, 2017

In April 2017 at EO’s Global Leadership Conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Cameron Madill was named EO’s Global Citizen of the Year. What advice would you give other entrepreneurs who are looking to make their mark beyond their businesses? I thought giving advice was against EO’s protocol! How did it feel to receive this honor?

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 20, 2023

From organizing hackathons for innovation to capitalizing on strengths and external partnerships, discover the most successful strategies these leaders have implemented in their startups. This approach not only sparks creativity and problem-solving but also enhances communication and teamwork.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 17, 2022

The following is my advice on how to not just survive, but thrive, during a downturn along with examples of how we’ve used these strategies. Get creative. If your brand is built around innovation, offer something new. Rather than holding tight and offering bargains, they doubled down on their brand. Identify opportunities.

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Berkonomics

MAY 19, 2016

You’d be going against the grain of advice by many who state that trained, experienced new hires will benefit the organization, raise the level of enterprise expertise, and fit in and contribute immediately. The benefit: a boost in corporate creativity and new blood at the bottom perhaps capable of future executive leadership.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

ABOUT IN THE VAULT “In the Vault” is a new audio podcast series by the a16z Fintech team, where we sit down with the most influential figures in financial services to explore key trends impacting the industry and the pressing innovations that will shape our future. Follow this show on our podcast feed so you don't miss an episode.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Current Board service includes: First Fidelity Bank, REES Architects, Oklahoma City University, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, United Way of Central Oklahoma, the Civic Center Foundation, the Oklahoma School of Science and Math Foundation, i2e (Innovation to Enterprise) and the Arts Council of Oklahoma City. Get started!

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2020

One of the things they learned at Dell is that there’s a huge opportunity for entrepreneurs to really learn how to bring innovation and creativity to add value to a corporation like a Dell, (for example) and in that exchange of value, find themselves a financially lucrative partner.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 22, 2020

In this message for New Zealand business owners, Richard Liew, founder and editor at #nzentrepreneur magazine shares some words of advice and encouragement for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. To get back on our feet, New Zealand will need you to be more entrepreneurial, innovative and creative than ever.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 20, 2024

We think a ton of innovation is going to come from these companies. When you have such a critical change in the platform structure, you need to rethink so much that it’s only going to happen if you have this very strong kind of top-down leadership. David: And so you’ve done it differently this time around? David: Right.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 26, 2022

Mr. Steinfeld is passionate about creating a workplace that humanizes employees and fosters creativity. Being experimental will be useful for entrepreneurs who aspire to lead innovative companies that offer timely solutions to issues in the market. Be experimental, be innovative, and be willing to change.

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StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

Lori’s advice to women entrepreneurs seeking funding? They’re starting businesses, innovating new technology, leading teams and helping their communities. They’ve done innovative work with sizing, taking over 1.5 They also earned a 2020 BIG Innovation Award. Don’t let venture capitalists deter you from opportunity.

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Forward Cities

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Q: What advice would you give to someone who is wanting to help build greater equity in the entrepreneurial ecosystem/community here in KC? . A: I am excited about the shift in leadership. I am excited to see my peers thriving and taking on new leadership roles. A: I’m just getting started on it. A new generation is arriving.

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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. Times are tight, and companies are less inclined to take on the world themselves, nor are they able to innovate internally at every turn. Prioritize.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

If we want to maintain and support sustainable economic growth while meeting the broader needs of society, we will need an economy underpinned by innovation and new technologies. It is our startup sector which will drive this innovative progress. Suse Reynolds, Angel Association New Zealand. Qualities of a startup director.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of social media and technology, customer feedback increasingly becomes your compass, guiding you towards innovation and sustainable growth. My best advice is to actively surround yourself with people who have more experience and knowledge than you. However, I knew enough to admit what I didn’t know.

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Forward Cities

JUNE 26, 2019

Inclusive Innovation. Innovation is a hallmark of a vibrant society and is often most visible in the form of entrepreneurship. To level the playing field, it is imperative that leaders take steps to support inclusive innovation. InBIA Panel: “Equity and Inclusion in the Innovation Space”. By Stacey Williams, PhD, MPH.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

“We work hard to inspire innovation for future generations through our own example,” says Hernann Zabala, of EnerGea in Bolivia. Hernann’s advice to network members is to “believe in what you are doing and be creative.” Educating against waste management.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Waymark is a digital creative marketing company with offices in Detroit. Top Detroit startup Guardhat raised nearly $42 million in funding in early 2021 to create innovative safety solutions for industrial IoT. They recently closed a $4.3 million in funding under their belt, Waymark is helping transform small business marketing.

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 22, 2024

If you offer a quote to a journalist looking for commentary, you’ve benefited from it whether they choose to use it in the article or not because you’ve now introduced yourself to a journalist as a willing participant in thought leadership, and in the best-case scenario, you’ve got online coverage to show for it.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 27, 2016

Certainly, there's got to be some kind of innovation, best practice, or advice that they want to hear about. That means getting out there in person showing off the awesome problems you're trying to solve and the creative solutions you solve them with. That means thought leadership--and helping each other to hone your stories.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

A great amount of talent is cultivated in the military, which has spawned innovative cyber, AI and machine-learning companies. Same as VC funds are deeply acquainted with Silicon Valley, tech investors cannot ignore this hub of innovation that has produced global market leading companies and serial entrepreneurs.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Ambition should get rewarded if you’re trying hard to innovate in difficult areas—and gender equality is certainly one of the most difficult problems we have. Even if these investors were skilled in such things, I’m not sure how much Audrey would have paid attention to their advice anyway. That’s how the game works.

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