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Chief Executive Officer

Forward Cities

And since more equitable business ownership holds great potential for addressing the racial wealth gap, we are on a mission to catalyze wealth-building opportunities for Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous entrepreneurs by transforming the way local communities see, support, and sustain those entrepreneurs.

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Beth Zimmer

Ecosystem Builder Hub

We have been really successful in changing our community’s culture. We were identified as having a culture that was extremely risk averse and complacent, with very low levels of entrepreneurial activity. I believe it is that this vision is too visionary for the majority of our existing leadership ecosystem.

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Standing up for Justice

Surdna Foundation

Until the late 1980s, Surdna’s grantmaking centered on education (scholarships), culture (arts organizations, libraries, etc.), It took the board and staff a year to settle on language that captured our ethos and aspirations: fostering sustainable communities in the United States guided by principles of social justice.

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Professional development for tomorrow’s ecosystem builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Hard skills training: Facilitation & leadership, more and better business support for entrepreneurs, organizational skills, work-life balance. I hope to gain more understanding of cultural differences and how they influence an entrepreneurs’ decisions. Training in collaboration, facilitation and leadership techniques. .

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Frustrations and Challenges of Ecosystem Builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Having to deal with the culture entrenched with the decision-makers and having to dissolve the old way of thinking in order to utilize best practices of the past and integrate these practices into forward-thinking methodologies. The success of small/local business is incredibly vital for a sustainable economy. Carina Boston Pinales.