Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 5, 2019

YLAI Network members Juliana Nieva de Castillo from Tucumán, Argentina and Julio César Bueno Cruz from Cali, Colombia illustrate two forms of social innovation and community support through unique business concepts. She informs her clients about products through platforms like Instagram and Facebook, as well as by word of mouth.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

In February of 2017, Susan Fowler’s description of the pervasive cultural issues at Uber, after the company’s abject failure to address her sexual harassment complaints properly, finally broke through in a way that garnered the tech community’s appropriate attention. Not in the “founder friendly” culture of tech anyway.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 11, 2022

Emma Allen is active in the Charlotte, NC chapter of EO Accelerator , which empowers first-stage entrepreneurs with the tools, community and accountability necessary to catapult their business to the next level. Since Allen owns her office building, she started a garden in the back for her community to grow and harvest vegetables.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

For me, it’s my team and the culture we’ve created together. We asked leaders of organizations that have been recognized as outstanding workplaces to share their perspectives on creating great company culture. No need for lots of extra rules when implicit trust (not subservience) is foundational to your culture. “We

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 9, 2022

Company culture isn’t just about ping pong tables and happy hours. Creating a strong company culture is essential for any business, but it can be especially challenging for small businesses. Having a strong company culture can: Help you attract and retain top talent. The foundation of any strong culture is trust.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

The Cultural Leadership Fund (CLF) team is often asked by portfolio founders how exactly cultural leaders can be a game-changing asset for their companies. The benefits of founder x cultural leader partnerships work both ways. For Founders Make It Make Sense Venture capital is where innovation meets investment.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 9, 2021

Who lives on the periphery of your community and why? They are people who are denied involvement or face limited involvement in social, economic, educational, political and/or cultural life. Lefkow said grievances that remain unaddressed can also stoke fires of civil unrest and violence that could devastate the entire community.

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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. Through tourism, I am giving the opportunity to local kids to dream for a better future,” she says.

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Source Link

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In fact, many communities start with just one area of focus and develop their program over time to realize economic impact. SourceLink Ne braska is now a statewide platform that anyone can use to search for nonprofit, education, and government resources related to entrepreneurship, economic and community development.

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2021

Culture Amp was founded in 2009 to let companies conduct anonymous employee surveys, but since then, its focus has expanded to helping employers turn the data they collect into action. The round bumps Culture Amp’s valuation to $1.5 The round bumps Culture Amp’s valuation to $1.5

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Once he started building a community, he also learned they had a specific need he could fill. Not all niche communities have large, interactive followings. Here's an article and podcast interview I enjoyed called: Build a Community and the Sales Will Follow: [link] Click To Tweet. This probably isn't shocking information.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 17, 2010

It's because, as a community, we've been outflanked. It's not about money, but about information and process. Still, I had no idea NYC tech even existed and I suspect that’s still the case for the majority of students today—although that’s changing with efforts like HackNY, Tech@NYU and Blue Venture Community.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Problems with workplace culture A major obstacle facing many women in tech is an unfriendly, male-dominated culture. While it is difficult to quantify culture, several pieces of information point to common problems that women experience. Not every company has a chauvinistic, male-dominated culture.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 9, 2021

Understanding the difference between equality and equity is a great way to start thinking about treatment of others in your community and in your business. Should students who come from marginalized communities or lower-income backgrounds receive more support than those who don’t? That would be an example of equality.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

We engaged our team in brainstorming sessions, fostering a culture of transparency and collective responsibility. We found that by communicating our sustainability goals to suppliers, we could forge partnerships that yielded innovative solutions. It will build trust and foster a culture of accountability.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Remote work is the new professional status quo, and it demands that companies change the way they work for good by managing emotional culture. We learn a lot from each other from a cultural standpoint. What is emotional culture? A healthy emotional culture is foundational to a startup’s existence. Shutterstock.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

For example, Excel was able to read files from Lotus, and was able to save the file without losing any information. Pricing information. While that happens sometimes, it was a challenge for Google because it frequently had trouble adapting from an engineering driven culture. Building Communities. Marketing materials.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 10, 2018

The correct design will give information in an easier to find way that will put your company in the best light. If you aim at higher horizons, where you can make informed decisions and work smart, not hard, this is the type of investment that you are searching for. Invest in a strong company culture. Store, process and gather.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Individual choices can help move a community away from or toward corrupt behaviors. Introduce different “anti-corruption” strategies into the work culture by illustrating ethical leadership and fostering a can-do mindset among your employees to practice integrity. Choose to fight corruption every day of the year.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 8, 2011

I've been very lucky over the last six years of being involved in the NYC innovation community to meet some fantastic folks. Going to other people's events is fine, but organizers have the information advantage--they know everyone who attended and, more importantly, everyone knows them. 3) Host an event. 4) Share your hobbies.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 16, 2021

Located in Trinidad and Tobago, Alpha is on a mission with WHYFARM and AGRIman to promote the importance of sustainable agriculture among youth and children to counter the challenges relating to food security in communities around the world. Discover your community. For Alpha, farming was not always the plan. Identify your audience.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Since then, imageOne has received multiple workplace culture awards, including recognition as a Forbes Small Giant , which acknowledges 25 U.S. small businesses every year with having an exceptional culture. I couldn’t be prouder of my team. Start Your Meditation Practice Here. Happy meditating entrepreneurs and fellow EO members!

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

We have an abundance of ethnicities, culinary options, music and culture. But ultimately we’re on the Internet to communicate, buy stuff, become informed and be entertained. The community has matured – The LA / Southern California market has many people who are now on their second and third companies.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

In 1992, the United Nations proclaimed December 3 to be the International Day of Disabled Persons to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities and to raise awareness of the situations they face in political, social, economic, and cultural aspects of life. How is Blue Hope a vital part of your community?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 13, 2020

At Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) , our mission remains engaging business owners at every stage with the tools, education and community necessary to learn and grow to new levels of leadership , in business and beyond. Planning for a Return to the Office. Of course, cleaning and disinfection measures have been ramped up dramatically.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) propels the world forward by empowering entrepreneurs with the community, tools, and support they need to unlock their full potential as they grow their businesses. In EO, I get continuous exposure and access to the right information or right person at the right time.” 489 on the list. “In

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 24, 2011

What I soon realized was that once you start applying filters for qualifications, experience, interest, culture fit, timing, you don't know nearly as many people as you think you do. Events are the single easiest way to get a bunch of hiring leads in and to inform them about what you're up to. Are you looking for an iPhone developer?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 29, 2021

We’re starting important conversations between entrepreneurs and global experts around making significant changes to their businesses that benefit people, community and planet,” said Marsha Ralls , EO’s Impact Day Champion. “As Look for a future blog post detailing this important information. EO Impact Day is gaining momentum.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 17, 2021

From my experience, the business community can strengthen its every member if we build it on cooperation, not competition. Competition became an integral part of society due to historical, cultural, and other factors. The power of community Building a business community is also a win-win. I’m not naive?—?I’m

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 2, 2023

Cultivating team belonging and organizational culture Our brains are not wired to connect and build relationships with people located in small squares on a videoconference call, they’re wired to be tribal and connect with our fellow tribe members in face-to-face settings. Similarly, it’s best to handle in-person any human resource concerns.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 18, 2025

All Blacks legend and global icon Dan Carter, whose unrivalled career in rugby has been defined by excellence in leadership and mental resilience, will appear as a special guest to share his powerful stories and insights on how to create a winning culture for your business.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

He goes on to say, “We live in a highly individualistic culture. Do they have a strong sense of culture? As a founder you end up having to deal with a lot of sensitive information & discussions. When we’re shopping for a vacation we’re primarily thinking about Where. ” So true. ” Do they all get along?

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The real super power of ecosystem mapping is how the mapping process and the actual map are used by the community as a catalyst to collaboratively strengthen the ecosystem. Most obviously, ecosystem maps can serve as a resource guide for entrepreneurs in the community. Defining Categories of Information. Make it Collaborative.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 2, 2022

Department of State is supporting five outstanding 2022 YLAI fellows to travel as youth delegates to the Summit of the Americas, where they will serve as a voice for the YLAI fellowship program, their communities, and youth across the region. Get to know them here, and keep up with them during their time at the summit! .

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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

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In a world that perpetuates individuality at the expense of community, stepping up without allowing your worst inner instincts of survival to take the best of you and actually do the right thing—not for yourself, but for someone else or the organization’s good—is a literal psychological breakthrough, a next-level example of internal growth.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 23, 2024

With over two decades of experience in information systems, project management, and engineering, Angie brings a wealth of expertise and leadership to the organization. Her thought leadership extends to her role as the former board president of i-SIGMA, the International Secure Information Governance and Management Association.

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