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Meet the man empowering young leaders by starting with their computer repairs

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

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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How one woman is facilitating responsible financial management in Belize

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

2018 YLAI Fellow and co-founder of L3G’s & Associates, Fatima Chi, is empowering businesses in her community in Belize to take control of their finances. I became conscious that our community was facing a dilemma of businesses opening and closing quickly due to their poor financial management. I owe it to my female community.

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Innovating veterinary medicine in Costa Rica

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

This common inspirational quote reassured 2018 YLAI Fellow Priscilla Ortiz Porras about her innovative veterinary regenerative medicine practice in her community in Costa Rica. She has come across barriers in her community due to a lack of knowledge about this kind of treatment. “If

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Case Study: The Dan River Region Ecosystem Development

Ecosystem Builder Hub

According to Diana Schwartz, Executive Director at River District Association, economic and societal shifts were having an enormous impact on the community’s economy, “For over 100 years, Danville, Virginia , has been a textile and tobacco powerhouse, and that is what the local economy depended on heavily for the majority of that time.

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Does a VCs Culture Really Matter? The Upfront Story

Both Sides of the Table

When it’s an older firm (say Fund X or XII) it is often the 3rd generation of leadership, it has historic rules & norms that haven’t been fixed, it has skewed economics and an unclear mission. We also believe it’s important to be strong pillars of our community. In short: We want to be pillars of our community.

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What Benefits Do Startup Employees Want?

Startup Blogpost

Seminars, workshops, and events are excellent venues for employees to meet others in their field and expand their network. This can include initiatives such as charitable giving, community outreach, or environmental sustainability programs.

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Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – Definition, Roles, & Responsibilities

Feedough

Leadership and management: CTOs are essentially the face of a company’s technological department. Moreover, he contributed significantly to the tech community through education, promotion, and community engagement. His main focus was creating a smooth design which would form connections within communities.