[:en]How to Navigate Venture Capital for First Time Founders[:]
2022-11-30 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
When and where

Date and time

Wed, November 30, 2022, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST

Location

Online

About this event

There are many pathways to finance a business, and it can be difficult to know where to start as a first-time founder. One thing is certain though: VC continues to be a major catalyst for growth across global economies and attracts attention from major media outlets. This session will give you the knowledge needed to make an informed decision about whether VC might be the right pathway for financing your own business as well as explain the ins and outs of how to properly navigate this form of capital. You will also learn how women and founders from underrepresented backgrounds can break down the systemic barriers to entry to this form of capital. Chitra Anand is an accomplished marketing executive, “intrapreneur,” and has helped business leaders across the globe grow.

By attending this session, you will learn:

How Venture Capital works, and if it’s the right capital pathway for your business
The Pros and Cons of VC
How to approach venture capitalists in an effective way
The long-term implications and responsibilities once you do raise from a VC

OUR SPECIAL GUEST

Dr. Chitra Anand

Dr. Chitra Anand is an award winning communications & marketing executive. With over 20 years in the technology industry, she has spent time as the Chief Brand and Communications Officer for Microsoft Canada, Director of Marketing at TELUS Corporation and Director of Operations at Open Text.
Projects she guided at Microsoft and TELUS have been awarded IABC Gold Quill Awards, Canadian Public Relations Society Awards of Excellence, the Corporate IT Hero award by the Information Technology Association of Canada and the Business for the Arts Awards.
Her focus is on advisory mandates which have relevance in the Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) and Social Impact arenas, with particular emphasis on the Technology and Healthcare verticals.
Anand is at the forefront of an important new movement in the workplace: intrapreneurship. Intrapreneurs are the people within your organization who possess an entrepreneurial spirit, driving innovation, creative thinking, and new ideas.
She has keynoted several events, AGM’s and conferences where her talks reveal how to foster the spirit of entrepreneurship within organizations, how to stay on the cutting edge of market trends, technology, and consumer behaviour. Her writing has been featured in the Globe and Mail and the Huffington Post and teaches several courses at Humber and Sheridan College. Chitra has authored a book; The Green House Approach, How to Cultivate Deliberate Innovation in Organizations which is now available on Amazon. This book is now a main source of reading for the Forbes School of Business MBA program.
In 2022 Anand was name a Change Maker by the Globe and Mail, Canada’s leading National Newspaper, highlighting 50 prominent leaders who are bold and innovative, based on their ideas, accomplishments and impact.
Chitra Anand has been named as a “bridge builder” for women in tech by the A-list; a yearly publication that features 50 prominent Indo-Canadians who through various career and community efforts have helped foster relations between Canada and India.

Anand has an MBA from The Kellogg School of Management and completed her Doctorate at Bradford University in the UK.
Please visit – http://chitraanand.com/

The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center is a 501c(3) public charity whose mission it is to make entrepreneurship accessible to all. We deliver world-class resources and mentoring to enable every entrepreneur across the globe to realize their maximum potential. Please join us and make your gift to ensure these transformative programs may continue to reach the underserved.

All Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least 48 hours in advance of this event; please send an email to webinarhost@thecenter.nasdaq.org with the subject header ACCOMMODATION REQUEST. For assistance with registration or other technical difficulties, please contact anna.vanmaanen@thecenter.nasdaq.org

[:en]WORK OF ART: BUSINESS PLAN ESSENTIALS[:]
2022-12-03 13:00 - 15:30
Event Details
Learn how to prepare a simple business plan, in arts-friendly language, to help you organize all the various aspects of your artistic practice and make informed business decisions. Collaborator: Springboard for the Arts. Funded by Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Additional Information
If you have questions, contact Zaraawar Mistry at 651-789-2282 or zaraawar@springboardforthearts.org.

Special Instructions

The link to the live online discussion will be emailed to registrants in advance. If you’re new to Zoom.

[:en]GROWING YOUR BUSINESS WITH A CRM[:]
2022-12-06 12:00 - 13:30
Event Details
This is for business owners who are looking to get organized and gain insights into how prospects and customers are engaging with your marketing, sales, and service efforts.
We will dig into what a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool is and the habits and processes that complement the technology. We will look at what structures are needed in order to attract more prospects, engage and convert more leads, and delight your customers.

Additional Information
To know more about upcoming events visit SCORE Twin Cities website.

[:en]TAX BASICS 101[:]
2022-12-07 11:00 - 13:00
Event Details
Keep your business out of trouble with the IRS
No one wants a “friendly” letter from the IRS. Taxes are an important part of starting a business and it’s not as difficult as you think! But where do you start?
How should I set up my business: as a sole proprietor, LLC, corporation, or partnership? What can I deduct and how do I track my expenses? How do I report my business income and expenses?
This webinar will answer all of these questions and more!

Additional Information
To know more about upcoming events visit SCORE Twin Cities website.

[:en]Future Media: How to Brand like a Hip Hop Empire[:]
2022-12-13 14:00 - 15:00
About this event

Branding is a way for businesses to communicate their purpose and value by acknowledging and addressing the needs of existing and prospective consumers through messaging, design, and experience. There are endless possibilities when developing a branding strategy, which begs the question: what is the best way to brand your business offering in a way that will reach your target market and turn them into loyal customers? Join us for an exciting session with Lauren deLisa Coleman as she reveals the lessons she’s learned working with clients like Jay-Z to develop multi-million dollar brands.
Key Takeaways:

The components needed to build a strong branding strategy
How to communicate your brand message without breaking the bank
How to evolve with the needs of your consumers

OUR SPECIAL GUEST

Lauren deLisa Coleman
Multi-Media Futurist, Author, Speaker, and Entrepreneur
Multi-Media Futurist, Author, Speaker, and Entrepreneur; Lauren is an expert at deciphering and forecasting power trends, innovation, and public sentiment within the intersection of popular culture & emerging tech – Artificial Intelligence, 5G, Web 3 – and the impact of such on business and governance – with a unique focus on Millennials+ as well as diverse demographics. She helps brands and politicos understand how to create messaging and content that better resonates with today’s tech-savvy, pop culture Millennials consumers/constituents and influential demographics of color by providing forecast & insight into cultural trends, attitudes, and behavior as it all intersects with emerging tech usage, that is, Future Media.
Through the lens of what she calls “the rise of the leaderful”; a cultural shift exemplified by a new spirit of increased individual empowerment via a decentralized, networked, Future-Media driven era, she provides a unique voice as a visionary. Her work is based on her team’s micro-sociology research, her books “Rise of the Smartpower Class”(Amazon Best: “New Media Studies”), and the 2016 update of that book, “America’s Most Wanted: The Millennial”, and via her background as a successful, international digital entrepreneur previously collaborating with clients from Snoop Dogg to Microsoft leveraging content strategy, pop culture trends, and technology through her previous startup, Punch Media Group as well as an MTV Networks vet.
She is the current founder of Lnk Agency, a diversified concept marketing, and media production company fostering innovation in marketing and communications strategy with ventures integrating music, film, post-cable television, technology, politics for the new GenZ/Millennial tech class, and DEI initiatives and counts as its clients companies from WarnerMedia (now WarnerMedia Discovery) to Microsoft.
A massive proponent of supporting the new majority in the powerful realm of Future Media, Lauren also recently launched an innovative non-profit and movement entitled GameChange to ensure that this new area is inclusive of a variety of top minds from diverse demographics.
She is at work on a new AI-driven media company and speaks professionally on the above via Leading Authorities agency.
Lauren is an alum of Columbia University and is currently pursuing studies at Harvard Business School.

The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center is a 501c(3) public charity whose mission it is to make entrepreneurship accessible to all. We deliver world-class resources and mentoring to enable every entrepreneur across the globe to realize their maximum potential. Please join us and make your gift to ensure these transformative programs may continue to reach the underserved.

All Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least 48 hours in advance of this event; please send an email to webinarhost@thecenter.nasdaq.org with the subject header ACCOMMODATION REQUEST. For assistance with registration or other technical difficulties, please contact anna.vanmaanen@thecenter.nasdaq.org

[:en]2022 Winter IPO Bootcamp[:]
2022-12-14 11:00 - 15:00
About this event

Join fellow Founders, CEOs, CFOs, General Counsels and their teams at this exclusive webinar designed to help private companies better understand the process behind an initial public offering. The market volatility seen in 2022 has slowed the IPO market down, giving companies thinking about listing more time to prepare and strategize. Our experts will share – how to prepare, ways to avoid pitfalls, and strategies for a successful transition to being a public company.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This IPO Bootcamp is intended for any executive who is involved in devising and/or executing an IPO – from CEO, CFO, COO, CTO, Chief Counsel, General Counsel – to leaders and the teams who are responsible for identifying and managing an IPO.
Space is limited; please RSVP to ensure your spot!
AGENDA
9:00AM – 9:30AM – IPO Market Update & Analysis by Bank of the West BNP Paribas
9:30AM – 10:30AM – Preparing for and staying on track for your IPO
This panel will cover:

How readiness is the key to success
Getting the timing right
Tips and strategies on how to ensure you are on the right path

10:30 AM-10:35AM – BREAK
10:35AM-11:40 AM – Executing your IPO
This panel will cover:

Company requirements required to IPO
What are the advantages/disadvantages to virtual roadshows?
How should pre-IPO companies think about investor engagement?
Are direct listings still a consideration for tech companies?
The best practices for managing an IPO deal team

11:40 AM-11:45AM – BREAK
11:45AM-1:00 PM – Achieving Success as a New Public Company
This panel will cover:

Case studies of successful IPOs
Keeping a clean balance sheet during a delay in a public offering
Closing the books in a mostly still virtual world
Learning from process issues identified by the challenges created by COVID-19
Being productive during a delay – enhance skills and processes required for public companies

*Please use the same zoom link across all the panels

The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center is a 501c(3) public charity whose mission it is to make entrepreneurship accessible to all. We deliver world-class resources and mentoring to enable every entrepreneur across the globe to realize their maximum potential. Please join us and make your gift to ensure these transformative programs may continue to reach the underserved.

All Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least 48 hours in advance of this event; please send an email to webinarhost@thecenter.nasdaq.org with the subject header ACCOMMODATION REQUEST. For assistance with registration or other technical difficulties, please contact anna.vanmaanen@thecenter.nasdaq.org

[:en]Storyselling strategies For B2B entrepreneurs[:]
2022-12-16 13:00 - 14:00
About this event

In the past businesses made sales to buyers who had no access to information and so buyers trusted the data that was provided by sellers through their pitches, product spiels and glossy brochures. And then the Internet happened, and the Knowledge Economy was born. Buyers could now do their own research, undertake deeper due diligence, and begin to discern those relevant sellers from irrelevant ones . By rediscovering the power of STORY for SELLING, those who want to connect, convert and create change in their buyers world more effectively, are now able to tap into this under-rated resource. The B2BSTORYSELLING Circles will help you market your influence so that you can more profitably and confidently influence your market. This will help entrepreneurs to connect, build trust, sell change and win more business
Key Takeaways:

Understand the foundations of a relevant sales story
Identify the 3 types of story that differentiate you from every other seller
Learn how to tell stories that win the business.

OUR SPECIAL GUESTS

Bernadette McClelland
Sales Leadership & Storyselling Speaker
Companies hire Bernadette McClelland because of her thought leadership around sales leadership and StorySelling.
Combining an executive career in Corporate Australia, a penchant for human behaviour and a natural storytelling style, she delivers powerful strategies to businesses so they can connect and convert more economic opportunities.
She has proudly coached Harvard MBA students on their sales enablement curriculum, been the Master Asia Pacific coach for Anthony Robbins across twelve countries and had two of her five books endorsed by the legendary author, Brian Tracey. In addition, has recently been granted a Green Card as an ‘Alien of Exceptional Ability in the field of Sales Leadership’ by the USCIS and now a resident of the USA.
Having been named in the Top 50 Speakers globally by Top Sales World, she has shared ideas on sales leadership, strategic story and mindset and spoken on stages from the UK to Paris to Portugal, Atlanta to Alice Springs, Sydney to Chicago, New Delhi, New Zealand and New York City, Bangkok to Brisbane, and Melbourne to Minneapolis.
Her articles have been featured in The Age, BRW, India Economic Times, Jeweller Magazine and Australian Financial Review and she has also been awarded one of the Top 35 Most Influential Women in Sales Globally. A high content, warm and direct speaker who walks her talk, you will be remembering her relevant insights and humour well after you leave the event.

The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center is a 501c(3) public charity whose mission it is to make entrepreneurship accessible to all. We deliver world-class resources and mentoring to enable every entrepreneur across the globe to realize their maximum potential. Please join us and make your gift to ensure these transformative programs may continue to reach the underserved.

All Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least 48 hours in advance of this event; please send an email to webinarhost@thecenter.nasdaq.org with the subject header ACCOMMODATION REQUEST. For assistance with registration or other technical difficulties, please contact anna.vanmaanen@thecenter.nasdaq.org

[:en]Stop Selling and Start Scaling[:]
2022-12-21 13:00 - 14:00
About this event

As a CEO, what is your role in sales? How do you know when it’s time to build a sales organization? How do you make it easy to be your customer? When do you go from selling to scaling? In this fireside chat with Alice Heiman, Chief Sales Energizer and Strategist, these questions and more will be answered. You will learn how to tackle lack of sales, pipeline development, underperforming salespeople, and how to design around the customer journey.
Key Takeaways:

Understand your role in sales.
Ways to scale sales.
Make it easy to be your customer.

OUR SPECIAL GUEST

Alice Heiman
Chief Sales Energizer, Sales Strategies for CEOs with Alice Heiman
As Chief Sales Energizer, Alice is internationally known for her expertise in elevating sales to increase valuation for companies with a B2B sale that have exceptional growth potential. Spending her time strategizing with CEOs, company leaders and their sales leadership to build the strategies that find new business and grow existing accounts is her passion. Her clients love her spirit and the way she energizes their sales organization. She’s the host of the popular podcast, Sales Talk for CEOs. Alice dedicates time to local entrepreneurs by teaching at the University of Nevada in the entrepreneurship minor which she helped inspire. Alice also serves on the board of several growing companies to energize and elevate their sales. When she is not guiding CEOs to elevate their sales, she can be found hanging out with her family, walking, snow skiing, sailing in Lake Tahoe, volunteering in the community, or reading a book in her backyard.

The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center is a 501c(3) public charity whose mission it is to make entrepreneurship accessible to all. We deliver world-class resources and mentoring to enable every entrepreneur across the globe to realize their maximum potential. Please join us and make your gift to ensure these transformative programs may continue to reach the underserved.

All Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least 48 hours in advance of this event; please send an email to webinarhost@thecenter.nasdaq.org with the subject header ACCOMMODATION REQUEST. For assistance with registration or other technical difficulties, please contact anna.vanmaanen@thecenter.nasdaq.org

[:en]1 MILLION CUPS MINNEAPOLIS - SAINT PAUL (ONLINE)[:]
2022-12-28 09:00 - 10:00
Event Details
Each Wednesday morning, entrepreneurs around the country gather to share a (virtual) cup of coffee and present their latest ideas!

Additional Information
Join us at Impact Hub for the MSP Chapter of 1MC. Two entrepreneurs will share their venture to gather ideas, feedback and support from the community.
Click here to learn more.

[:en]PROFESSIONAL CONNECTIONS NETWORKING[:]
2023-01-05 12:00 - 13:00
Event Details
We may be physically apart, but this community is coming together to connect on professional needs. This intentional networking session is facilitated by The Coven Team and we ask you to bring forth what you may be seeking or offering … whether it be a specific role or job, skills development, resume writing or even negotiation! Our networking sessions have the goal of connecting you to our broad network and beyond! and will help you get to know your fellow members.

Additional Information
To know more about upcoming events, visit The Coven Website.

Special Instructions
Please click the Event link below to complete the registration on the Coven website.

[:en]Inside the Mind of a Venture Capital Investor[:]
2023-01-05 13:00 - 14:00
About this event

1 hour
Mobile eTicket

Less than 1% of businesses that are considered by venture capital investors actually end up getting funded. Of course, this does not imply that the rest of these businesses are not worthy ventures, but it does beg the question: why are these businesses not securing venture capital? The answer may lie with venture capital investors themselves, and the strategies they’re utilizing to reach their own goals. Join us for an insightful session with Ben Narasin, Founder and General Partner at Tenacity Venture Capital, to gain a deeper understanding of the way venture capital investors make decisions.
Key Takeaways:

How to determine if it is the right time to seek out VC investment
How to identify the right VC investor for you and your business
The factors VC investors look at when evaluating prospective companies

OUR SPECIAL GUEST

Ben Narasin
Founder and General Partner at Tenacity Venture Capital
Ben Narasin is the founder and general partner of Tenacity Venture Capital, a pre-series A venture capital fund. Narasin founded Tenacity after spinning out from NEA in 2021. He has been a VC for more than 15 years and started one of the first institutional seed funds in 2007 as President of Triple Point Ventures. He was an entrepreneur for 25 years before that and took his company Fashionmall.com from a napkin sketch in 1993 to an IPO in 1999 without any venture capital. Narasin has also done freelance writing on venture investing, technology, food, wine and travel since 2007.

The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center is a 501c(3) public charity whose mission it is to make entrepreneurship accessible to all. We deliver world-class resources and mentoring to enable every entrepreneur across the globe to realize their maximum potential. Please join us and make your gift to ensure these transformative programs may continue to reach the underserved.

All Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least 48 hours in advance of this event; please send an email to webinarhost@thecenter.nasdaq.org with the subject header ACCOMMODATION REQUEST. For assistance with registration or other technical difficulties, please contact anna.vanmaanen@thecenter.nasdaq.org

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[:en]Secure The Bag (But Keep Your Company)[:]
2023-01-10 13:00 - 14:00
About this event

1 hour
Mobile eTicket

Early stage founders often struggle to develop an effective strategy to meet their funding needs. Filling the gaps in their fundraising puzzle requires founders to think innovatively and explore creative financing options, including non-dilutive funding sources. This session will share tools, tips and best practices to help entrepreneurs improve their capacity to access sustainable forms of capital while retaining maximum ownership.
The pathway to equity free capital seems difficult to navigate and full of confusing restrictions tied to non-dilutive funding resources. Therefore, Founders benefit from understanding how to evaluate existing business models to identify aligned funding resources, apply basic business valuation concepts to assess opportunities, and how to design an ownership structures that maximizes the full range of available capital.
Key Takeawys:

Learn how to develop a capital acquisition strategy
Learn how to evaluate funding opportunities
Learn how to attract non-dilutive capital

OUR SPECIAL GUEST

Leigh-Ann Buchanan, ESQ
President, aīre ventures
Leigh-Ann A. Buchanan, Esq., is a writer, facilitator and strategic advisor. Her body of work explores how tech, innovation and social investment intersect with equity to transform organizations and communities. Her insights and ideas have been featured in the New York Times, Inc. Magazine, NPR, PBS, Bloomberg, the American Psychological Association, ABA Journal among others.
Leigh-Ann spends most of her time working in partner organizations helping their leaders build greater capacity to accelerate equity.
In doing so, Leigh-Ann relies on over 15 years of experience in DEI (Diversity, Equity + Inclusion) supporting a variety of public, private and philanthropic leaders ranging from Fortune 500 companies to national foundations. She also leverages an extensive track record of developing projects and ventures that bridge systemic gaps in access, opportunity and racial equity.
Notably, Leigh-Ann has raised over $5.5 million in equity-free capital to fund a diverse social impact portfolio and helped syndicate over $55 million in philanthropic capital for digital equity initiatives.
She is passionate about elevating the stories of innovative solutions and people through content production projects, including the award-winning Innovation City podcast and the Hustle To Scale documentary, which was licensed by PBS for distribution.
Leigh-Ann previously served as Chair of the American Bar Association Coalition on Racial & Ethnic Justice. She holds executive certificates from Harvard Business School, INSEAD and Columbia Business School as well as a J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law.
She was raised in Vancouver, Canada and has traveled to more than 50 countries to date.
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The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center is a 501c(3) public charity whose mission it is to make entrepreneurship accessible to all. We deliver world-class resources and mentoring to enable every entrepreneur across the globe to realize their maximum potential. Please join us and make your gift to ensure these transformative programs may continue to reach the underserved.

All Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least 48 hours in advance of this event; please send an email to webinarhost@thecenter.nasdaq.org with the subject header ACCOMMODATION REQUEST. For assistance with registration or other technical difficulties, please contact anna.vanmaanen@thecenter.nasdaq.org

[:en]TOGETHER APART: COFFEE CONNECTION WITH THE COVEN STAFF[:]
2023-01-16 08:30 - 09:30
Event Details
Start and your week with Community! Join The Coven Staff every other Monday as they hold space for intentions, connections, and a little fun. Show up as whatever version of yourself you need to be that day and with your beverage of choice, and leave the rest to us.

Additional Information
To know more about upcoming events visit The Coven Website.

Special Instructions
Please click the Event link below to complete the registration on The Coven Website.

[:en]MAKEE CONSTRUCTION INTENSIVE SERIES: JANUARY WORKSHOP: PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT[:]
2023-01-16 13:00 - 16:00
Event Details
In partnership with Hennepin County, MaKee Company is pleased to present this Job Costing & Estimating workshop attendees will learn components of construction management is an understandable format and receive one-on-one technical support. Workshop dates will be: January 16, 18, and 23, 2023 Time: 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

The three-day workshop will touch on the following key topics:

Principles of Project Management
The Convergence of Project and Construction Management
Best Practices to Manage Your Team through a Project

Attendees will also leave the session with a project and construction management workbook that can be used for future construction projects.

Additional Information
Any Hennepin County-based construction business can sign up for up to two workshops at no charge.
To be eligible for the full Construction Intensive series at no cost (a $1,400 value), contractors must:

Be locally owned and operated in Hennepin County
Have completed at least two projects with contracts
totaling $25,000 or more
Earn less than $4 million in annual revenue
Be established and registered with the Minnesota
Secretary of State prior to 2021 in good standing
Copy link and REGISTER with Elevate BusinessSM : https://startupspace.app/hub/ElevateBusiness

Special Instructions
AGC-MN Classroom

[:en]How to Launch a Purpose Driven Initiative[:]
2023-01-17 13:00 - 14:00
About this event

1 hour
Mobile eTicket

Often times when we think of a company leading or engaging in social impact work, large businesses come to mind. However, all businesses, including small businesses can have a purpose driven strategy. This is even more of an imperative as ESG becomes more popular with large businesses and as a result, they have similar expectations of their suppliers. Being purpose driven is not something just for large companies, small businesses are positioned perfectly to launch and lead social impact initiatives. During this fireside chat, business owners will be given specific steps to find a clear path to creating meaningful impact through their company.

OUR SPECIAL GUESTS

Tameka Montgomery
CEO, Core Strategy Partners Inc.
Tameka Montgomery is the founder and CEO of Core Strategy Partners Inc., a mission-driven research and strategy firm focused on helping leaders find a clear path to drive inclusive economic change that advances small business and workforce development for diverse stakeholders. Prior to founding Core Strategy Partners, Tameka was appointed by President Barack Obama to lead the Office of Entrepreneurial Development at the U.S. Small Business Administration. In this role she was responsible for an appropriated budget of more than $160M to advance entrepreneurship programs across the nation including the Women’s Business Center program, SCORE, and the Small Business Development Center program. Tameka established policies, guided program design and management, interfaced with congressional leaders, and structured cross sector strategic partnerships. A mission driven leader, Tameka combines her entrepreneurial spirit with her drive to have a positive social impact in the world. Her experiences and accomplishments reveal a dedication to solving problems through a human-centered approach with a focus on achieving results through strategic thinking and disciplined execution. Tameka’s passion for business and the social sector has allowed her to successfully navigate government, non-profit, and private sectors. Early in her career, Tameka worked in government working across sectors to design strategies that brought about shared value. Later she launched one of Denver’s first small business incubators and went on to lead a nationally recognized, award-winning Denver Metro Small Business Development Center. Merging her passions for business and civic engagement, Tameka served as the Executive Director of the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation, an organization focused on fostering business civic leadership.Tameka is a graduate of Spelman College and Columbia University and holds an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from Johnson and Wales University. She also the founder of the Montgomery County Children’s Business Fair along with her husband and three sons.

Moderated By:
Paloma Vigden
SME Segment Strategy – Women Entrepreneurs
As the daughter and granddaughter of entrepreneurs, she is passionate about helping business owners and entrepreneurs meet their professional and personal goals. With 13 years in banking, spent developing strategy and building partnerships across wealth management and business banking, she creates programs and solutions that help our entrepreneurial community succeed.

The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center is a 501c(3) public charity whose mission it is to make entrepreneurship accessible to all. We deliver world-class resources and mentoring to enable every entrepreneur across the globe to realize their maximum potential. Please join us and make your gift to ensure these transformative programs may continue to reach the underserved.

All Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least 48 hours in advance of this event; please send an email to webinarhost@thecenter.nasdaq.org with the subject header ACCOMMODATION REQUEST. For assistance with registration or other technical difficulties, please contact anna.vanmaanen@thecenter.nasdaq.org

[:en]Author in Residence: Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution[:]
2023-01-24 14:00 - 15:00
About this event

1 hour
Mobile eTicket

Unicorns—companies that reach a valuation of more than $1 billion—are rare. Uri Levine has built two. Over the past twenty years, Levine has both started and worked with dozens of startups, and he believes the key to success is to start with the problem first. He’s discovered that if the problem is big, then it’s a journey worth taking.
How can an entrepreneur determine whether the solution they’ve conceived is a worthy pursuit? What does it truly takes for a startup to succeed, and what components does the entrepreneur need to build out to drive that success? In this exciting fireside chat, Levine will give us an inside look into his startup journey and share the lessons he learned along the way.
As a mentor and teacher, Levine is committed to encouraging entrepreneurs to focus on society-wide problems so that they can build their own highly valued companies. His vision is specifically intended to help entrepreneurs disrupt inefficient markets and improve under-functioning services; to focus on solving ‘BIG problems,’ while saving consumers time and money.

Key Takeaways:

How to evaluate if an idea can become a startup
How to figure out your product-market fit
How to determine your business model and lock down your growth path
The key components of building a successful startup that will disrupt “broken” markets
The importance of firing and hiring the right people
How entrepreneurs can prepare for their eventual exit from the company
The importance of paying it forward and guiding other entrepreneurs in need

OUR SPECIAL GUEST

Uri Levine
Author of ‘Fall in Love with the Problem, not the Solution’
Uri Levine is a passionate entrepreneur and disruptor, a two-time ‘unicorn’ builder (Duocorn). He is co-founder of Waze, the world’s largest community-based driving traffic and navigation app, which was acquired by Google for $1.1 billion in 2013, and former investor and first board member in Moovit, ‘Waze of public transportation’, which was acquired by Intel for $1 Billion in 2020. Levine has built more than a dozen startups and has seen everything ranging from failure, midlevel success, to immense success.

The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center is a 501c(3) public charity whose mission it is to make entrepreneurship accessible to all. We deliver world-class resources and mentoring to enable every entrepreneur across the globe to realize their maximum potential. Please join us and make your gift to ensure these transformative programs may continue to reach the underserved.

All Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least 48 hours in advance of this event; please send an email to webinarhost@thecenter.nasdaq.org with the subject header ACCOMMODATION REQUEST. For assistance with registration or other technical difficulties, please contact anna.vanmaanen@thecenter.nasdaq.org

[:en]Designing Your Customer Acquisition Path[:]
2023-01-28 18:00 - 19:00
About this event

1 hour
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When a customer has a need, they don’t just want it met; they want to find others who understand their pain points and are committed to developing solutions with the human in mind. To do this, startups need to possess micro- and macro-level understanding in order to design winning solutions for their customers. This means winning the trust of the customer to the point where they entrust the startup with their solution requirements and how to help them throughout the journey of purchase. What can startups do to gain the complete trust of customers over other organizations offering similar solutions?
In celebration of women-owned businesses, please join us for a compelling conversation with Zeenath Kuraisha, Founder and CEO of APACSMA, and Paloma Vidgen, SME Segment Leader – Women Entrepreneurs, Vice President at Bank of the West, to learn more about how your business can develop a holistic sales process that attracts and retains highly valued customers and partners through knowledge and trust.
Key Takeaways

Competitive Positioning Strategies
Importance of Internal Structures
Mindset
Power of Partnerships
Community Learning for Your Start-Ups to Leap!

OUR SPECIAL GUEST

Zeenath Kuraisha
CEO, APACSMA – The eUniversity for Sales
Zeenath Kuraisha is the founder and CEO of APACSMA, the leading authority and preeminent online academy for sales training, sales role ready certifications, sales assessments, audits and associated sales enablement services. She helps companies ramp their new sales hires and sales team to achieve their revenue objectives through customized sales education across field, inside, digital, virtual and channel sales disciplines .Zeenath is a veteran sales expert with more than 25 years of experience and serves as the Singapore Chapter President for AA-ISP. She is also the Founding Fellow for Association of Professional Sales (now known as Institute of Sales Professionals), and is as Forbes Virtual Sales Community Leader. She has received numerous accolades and recognition from the industry including Sales Hacker’s 35 Most Influential Women in Sales, Best Asia Corporate Consultant by HRM Asia, and was named one of “Executive of the Year for Education” by Singapore Business Review.

[:en]Artificial Intelligence in Public Relations & Marketing[:]
2023-02-07 13:00 - 14:00
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1 hour
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In recent years, it’s become more and more clear that business leaders need to implement AI into their marketing strategies. AI has proven to expand the reach and impact of brand and content development strategies, while granting the ability to more precisely curate promotional content for targeted subgroups of the customer pool. Businesses all around the world are already using AI to reach new audiences once thought to be out of reach, and Kris Ruby, CEO of Ruby Media Group and award-winning public relations specialist, will show you how your business can do it too.
Key Takeways:

How to leverage AI marketing tools to build your brand & update your digital media assets
How to write AI marketing prompts to get better creative output
What to look out for when evaluating an AI marketing specialist/ agency for your business

For supplemental insights from Kris Ruby, check out these articles:
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and The Future of Marketing
AI Marketing Agency Guide: Evaluation & Ethical Considerations
Artificial Intelligence in Marketing: GPT-3, AI Writing & PR Tools
OUR SPECIAL GUEST

Kris Ruby
CEO of Ruby Media Group
KRIS RUBY is the CEO of Ruby Media Group, an award-winning public relations and media relations agency in Westchester County, New York. Kris Ruby has more than 15 years of experience in the PR industry. She is a sought-after media relations strategist, public relations consultant, and B2B content marketing strategist. Ruby Media Group specializes in executive thought leadership and brand building using an integrated approach to digital PR, SEO and content marketing to increase exposure and search visibility for executives. As one of the most in-demand personal branding strategists to SaaS Founders and corporate executives in Silicon Valley, Kris has worked behind-the-scenes on the PR campaigns of many of the brands you know and love. As a media strategist, she has helped hundreds of entrepreneur’s secure media exposure and publicity to establish personal brand authority in the market. Her publicity work has earned client’s national media attention on top media outlets, leading to invitations to share their subject matter expertise on top business podcasts and national cable TV shows. Kris Ruby is also a national television commentator and pundit and has appeared hundreds of times on air covering big tech bias, politics and social media. She is a trusted media source and frequent on-air commentator on social media, tech trends, and crisis communications has appeared on Fox News and countless other TV networks.

The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center is a 501c(3) public charity whose mission it is to make entrepreneurship accessible to all. We deliver world-class resources and mentoring to enable every entrepreneur across the globe to realize their maximum potential. Please join us and make your gift to ensure these transformative programs may continue to reach the underserved.

All Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least 48 hours in advance of this event; please send an email to webinarhost@thecenter.nasdaq.org with the subject header ACCOMMODATION REQUEST. For assistance with registration or other technical difficulties, please contact anna.vanmaanen@thecenter.nasdaq.org

[:en]Grow with Grants: Navigating the World of Public Funding[:]
2023-02-10 14:00 - 15:00
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1 hour
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Grant funding continues to enable businesses everywhere to innovate and deliver value to their customers. It’s an effective way to gain resources without giving away any equity, but there are some key considerations to make before jumping in. How does a business qualify for grant funding? What does the application process look like? Are there limitations that exist once the grant has been awarded? All of these questions and more will be answered in this informative session with Sedale Turbovsky, CEO and Co-Founder of OpenGrants. He will provide practical tips and tools for accessing the funding your business needs to continue driving impact and thrive.
Key Takeaways:

Trends and future outlook of grant funding for businesses
Eligibility requirements for grant funding
Different types of grants and how to determine which is right for your business
The ins and outs of the application process
The role of the recipient and funding agency pre-award and post-award
How grant funding can be strategically used to innovate and deliver value to customers

OUR SPECIAL GUEST

Sedale Turbovsky
CEO & Co-Founder, OpenGrants
Sedale Turbovsky is the CEO and co-founder of OpenGrants, a venture-backed startup focused on building modern infrastructure for funding. He has been an entrepreneur since childhood. After honing his leadership skills as an outdoor guide in his younger years, he started his professional career as an independent consultant focused on delivering data products and digital strategies to enterprise clients in South America.
He is experienced in independent grant writing and public/private partnerships at the highest level, having worked directly with OpenGrants’ current strategic partner, Momentum.

[:en]SBIR/STTR 101: SBIR 101 ORIENTATION[:]
2023-02-13 10:00 - 11:00
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The Minnesota SBIR/STTR Accelerator’s mission is to secure federal research and development funding for startups and small businesses to enable them to transform their high risk, high-impact technologies into marketable products and services that solve problems by leveraging SBIR/STTR investments.
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, also known as America’s Seed Fund, are one of the largest sources of early-stage capital for technology commercialization in the United States. These progra
ms enable US-owned and operated small businesses to conduct research and development that has a strong potential for commercialization.

Additional Information
To know more about upcoming events visit Minnesota SBIR/STTR Accelerator, Eventbrite website.

Special Instructions
Please click “Reserve Ticket” to complete the registration on the Minnesota SBIR/STTR Accelerator, Eventbrite website.
Fee:NO COST

[:en]ENTREPRENEURSHIP 4 GOOD[:]
2023-02-15 09:00 - 11:00
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Part graduate course, part online accelerator, this program is designed for those who are starting or hoping to start a new mission driven venture.

Additional Information
To learn more click here.

[:en]Intention Setting for Entrepreneurs[:]
2023-02-15 15:00 - 16:00
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1 hour
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The major problem many of us have when we set intentions is that we don’t follow through on them. Therefore, we don’t experience and enjoy our true potential. We’re often left feeling dissatisfied and discouraged instead. These feelings can hinder us from making consistent progress.
FAR (Future, Actions, Review) is an intention-setting method to help you create and then implement the intentions that bring together your inspirational ideas along with a structure you can use for authentic follow-through. In this webinar with George Kao, Authentic Business Coach and Author of Joyful Productivity, you’ll learn the basics of the FAR method and how you can begin using it with your business right away.

OUR SPECIAL GUEST

George Kao
Author of Joyful Productivity
George Kao has run a 6-figure solopreneur business since 2010, helping thousands of coaches, consultants, healers and course creators on their path to creating authentic businesses.He’s published five books spanning the topics of Authentic Business, Content Marketing, Joyful Productivity, and Spiritual Growth.

[:en]MARKETING 101 - LEARN THE BASICS[:]
2023-02-22 09:00 - 10:30
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What you will learn in this marketing basics workshop includes:

– The 4P’s (Price, Product, Placement, Promotion) of marketing.
– The “how to’s” of brand positioning.
– MBMentors and other resources and template forms you can use.
– Get your questions answered by a marketing pro with extensive experience.
– All participants receive a workshop handout
– Free individual follow-up mentoring available.

[:en]Winter M&A Bootcamp: The Ultimate Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions[:]
2023-02-22 11:00 - 13:30
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2 hours 30 minutes
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Interested in understanding current best practices in being acquired or acquiring startups in 2023?
The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center and our partners will present an update on the current M&A environment, discuss best practices to position yourself for future M&A opportunities, and explore winning strategies for successful transitions. We are pleased to share insights from our expert partners at KPMG, Wilson Sonsini, Woodruff Sawyer, Bank of the West, and Microsoft Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact who have been spearheading recent negotiations and deals in the current climate.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This M&A Bootcamp is intended for executives who are involved in devising and/or executing acquisitions, from CEOs, CFOs, COOs, CTOs, and vice presidents of business development to leaders and teams responsible for identifying and managing successful M&A transactions.

By joining LIVE, you will be able to get your questions answered by our experts during the webinar!
The same Zoom webinar link will be used across all the sessions.

AGENDA
9:00AM – 9:15AM – Overview of the M&A Market
9:15AM – 10:15AM – M&A Strategy for Early-to-Mid Stage Founders
10:15AM – 10:25AM – BREAK
10:25AM – 11:25AM – Growth Through Acquisition: Buy Side Overview and Insights Panel
11:25AM – 11:30AM Closing Remarks

[:en]BUSINESS PLAN BASICS - PART 1[:]
2023-02-28 09:00 - 10:30
Event Details
This webinar is part one of a two-part series on how to write a Business Plan.

We will starting by answering these questions:

What is a business plan and why would you need one?
Who is a business plan for?
Do you need a formal plan to be successful?
What are the different types of business plans?

During this session we will review 4 different types of plans:
Mini planLean canvasPitch deckTraditional plan
We will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each with a focus on the first three. The second part of this series will go into more detail about the Traditional Business Plan along with the financials aspects.

[:en]Cash Flow: How to optimize working capital for your woman-owned business[:]
2023-03-02 13:00 - 14:00
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1 hour
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Cash flow is queen and effective management provides greater stability for your woman-owned business in the long run.
Understanding your cash flow cycle is critical to the ongoing success of your business. When done right, it allows you to clearly visualize your company’s revenue against its costs and ensures you have sufficient funds to keep the business running smoothly. How can your business strategically manage cash flow to achieve your goals, and allowing you to focus on running your business?
To kick off Bank of the West’s celebration of Women’s History Month please join the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, Bank of the West and Free to Grow CFO to share their insights and expert perspectives on the basics of cash flow, how to look at and manage the challenges found within the balance sheet and income statement, and plan your future cash flow cycle.
Key Takeaways:

Understanding and forecasting your cash flow cycle
Solutions and opportunities to enhance your cash flow
Improving the collection of sales and customer relations

OUR SPECIAL GUESTS

Melanie Velasquez
Principal Relationship Manager, VP New Mexico at Bank of the West
Melanie Velasquez is a native of Albuquerque, NM. She brings over 20 years of finance and business banking experience as a Principal Relationship Manager, NM Market Team Lead. Melanie took her finance savvy background and put to use while she managed and operated a small business for 5 years. With her experience as a woman owned business she has a unique understanding and passion to help her clients at all stages of business. She is devoted to her community, serving as Board of Trustee to the National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation and Board President for SAFE House, the largest domestic violence shelter in NM. Her passion is to bring change and empower women through teaching financial literacy. She is a proud mother of two amazing daughters ages 18 and 16.
“If you can dream it, you can do it”-Walt Disney

Roxann Burns
Senior Vice President, Small & Medium Enterprise Business at Bank of the West
Roxanne Burns is a senior vice president with expertise in commercial, community development, and SBA lending management. In addition to her responsibilities within Small and Medium Enterprise Business, Roxann is part of Bank of the West’s Leadership Team for the SBA PPP Loan Initiative. Most recently, she and her team processed and funded more than $3 billion in PPP loans that supported payroll for more than 300,000 small business employees in California and across the country.
Roxann brings 30 years of banking experience from start-up finance companies to large complex banking organizations. She is also deeply committed to economic development issues focused on small businesses growth and sustainability.

Jon Blair
Founder, Fractional CFO, Free to Grow CFO
Free to Grow CFO was founded by Jon Blair, former CFO, COO, and founding team member of Guardian Bikes (a Mark Cuban Company). At Guardian Bikes, a DTC kid’s bike brand, he led revenue growth from $0 to 8-figures in just 4 years and raised over $15MM in debt and equity capital.
After scaling Guardian Bikes, Jon founded Free to Grow CFO with a mission to help visionary founders of DTC and Omni-Channel brands by delivering outsourced, part-time CFO services for fast-growing businesses that need a CFO, but can’t yet afford the full-time salary.

Moderated By:
Paloma Vidgen
SME Segment Strategy – Women Entrepreneurs
As the daughter and granddaughter of entrepreneurs, she is passionate about helping business owners and entrepreneurs meet their professional and personal goals. With 13 years in banking, spent developing strategy and building partnerships across wealth management and business banking, she creates programs and solutions that help our entrepreneurial community succeed.

The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center is a 501c(3) public charity whose mission it is to make entrepreneurship accessible to all. We deliver world-class resources and mentoring to enable every entrepreneur across the globe to realize their maximum potential. Please join us and make your gift to ensure these transformative programs may continue to reach the underserved.

All Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least 48 hours in advance of this event; please send an email to webinarhost@thecenter.nasdaq.org with the subject header ACCOMMODATION REQUEST. For assistance with registration or other technical difficulties, please contact anna.vanmaanen@thecenter.nasdaq.org

[:en]BUSINESS PLAN BASICS - PART 2[:]
2023-03-08 09:00 - 10:30
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This is the second part of a two-part webinar series.

Starting a new business? Do you know the basics of designing a business plan? If not, this session is for you!
Find out why a business plan is important to starting and growing your new venture and how it will keep you on track for years to come.
In this webinar you’ll learn the importance of the financial section of a business plan and why it is one of the most essential components. If you are seeking investors or obtaining a bank loan – this is the part of the plan you’re going to have to show in detail. Even if you don’t need financing, you should compile a financial forecast in order to simply be successful in steering your business.

[:en]FREE WEBINAR! FROM FULL TIME TO BEING INDEPENDENT[:]
2023-03-11 09:00 - 10:30
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While it’s exciting totake control of your career path, lifestyle and income, there are also manyquestions surrounding how to become self-employed. What steps should you taketo prepare? What do you need to start an independent business? How do you leaveyour employer? In this 90-minute webinar we will look at the steps you shouldconsider before taking the leap into self-employment.

[:en]Marketing New Realities: The Most Human Company Wins with Mark Schaefer[:]
2023-03-14 11:00 - 12:00
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1 hour
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Marketing is more difficult than ever before as consumers are swamped with information and choices, meaning businesses need to deepen their understanding of how their different customer segments process that information and make those choices. How can companies develop and implement a sustainable, repeatable process to do this as part of their constantly evolving strategy? And what should companies do with the information once it’s gathered to achieve positive business outcomes? This session with Mark Schaefer, Executive Director at Schaefer Marketing Solutions and Bestselling Author of Marketing Rebellion, explores the new challenges of marketing today and offers several actionable steps to stand out based on current best practices and research.

OUR SPECIAL GUEST

Mark W. Schaefer
Executive Director, Schaefer Marketing Solutions
Mark W. Schaefer is a globally-recognized keynote speaker, educator, business consultant, futurist, and author who blogs at {grow} — one of the top marketing blogs of the world. Mark has worked in global sales, PR, and marketing positions for more than 30 years and now provides consulting services as Executive Director of U.S.-based Schaefer Marketing Solutions. He specializes in marketing strategy and social media workshops. Clients include both start-ups and global brands such as Adidas, Cisco, Johnson & Johnson, Dell, Pfizer, The U.S. Air Force, and the UK government.
Mark has advanced degrees in marketing and organizational development. He is a faculty member of the graduate studies program at Rutgers University.
He is the bestselling author of 10 books including The Tao of Twitter (the best-selling book on Twitter in the world), The Content Code, named by INC magazine as one of the Top Five marketing books of the year, and KNOWN, the all-time bestselling book on personal branding. Mark’s new book Belonging to the Brand: Why Community is the Last Great Marketing Strategy describes an essential new path to connect to customers in the modern digital world. His books are used as textbooks at more than 50 universities, have been translated into 15 languages, and can be found in more than 750 libraries worldwide.
He the co-host of The Marketing Companion, one of the top 10 marketing podcasts on iTunes.
In 2023, Mark was named the third-most influential digital marketing authority in the world by Brand24 and he is among the Top 10 most re-tweeted marketing authorities in the world. His blog is in the top 1 percent of all blogs in the world.
He is among the world’s most recognized social media marketing authorities and has been a keynote speaker at conferences such as Social Media Week London, SXSW, National Economic Development Association, Word of Mouth Marketing Conference Tokyo, National Association of State CIOs, and the Institute for International and European Affairs (an EU think tank). Mark has lectured at Oxford University, Carnegie-Mellon University, Princeton, and many other prestigious institutions.
Mark is a popular and entertaining commentator and has appeared on many national television shows and periodicals including the Wall Street Journal, Wired, The New York Times, CNN, National Public Radio, CNBC, the BBC and the CBS NEWS. He is a regular contributing columnist to The Harvard Business Review.
Interesting fun facts about Mark:

Honey from his bees won the blue ribbon at the Tennessee State Fair.
In graduate school, Mark studied for three years under the legendary Peter Drucker.
Mark has seven patents.
In college, he was a national case study champion.

Mark Schaefer’s website
The acclaimed marketing blog, {grow}
Mark Schaefer’s books
The Marketing Companion Podcast
Mark Schaefer’s speaking highlight reel

The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center is a 501c(3) public charity whose mission it is to make entrepreneurship accessible to all. We deliver world-class resources and mentoring to enable every entrepreneur across the globe to realize their maximum potential. Please join us and make your gift to ensure these transformative programs may continue to reach the underserved.

All Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least 48 hours in advance of this event; please send an email to webinarhost@thecenter.nasdaq.org with the subject header ACCOMMODATION REQUEST. For assistance with registration or other technical difficulties, please contact anna.vanmaanen@thecenter.nasdaq.org

[:en]Leading Disruption: Thriving in the Permacrisis with Charlene Li[:]
2023-03-17 14:00 - 15:00
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1 hour
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Why is it that some organizations seem to disrupt all the time while others never seem to get traction? Disruptive organizations and their leaders have a secret: they align everyone and everything they do toward the future and make the difficult decisions today to make them a reality. In this thought-provoking session with Charlene Li, Chief Research Officer at PA Consulting, learn how disruptive organizations do this and how you can get started on your disruption journey, especially in this time of “permacrisis.”
Key Takeaways:

Qualities of disruptive organizations that lead them to success
Real examples of organizations who have significantly grown their market share and how they did it
Practical tips to strengthen your organization’s growth strategy
What is the “permacrisis” and steps your organization can take to overcome its challenges and thrive

OUR SPECIAL GUEST

Charlene Li
Chief Research Officer at PA Consulting
For the past two decades, Charlene Li has been helping people see the future. She’s an expert on disruptive transformation, digital leadership, customer experience, and the future of work. She’s the author of six books, including the New York Times bestseller, “Open Leadership” and co-author of the critically acclaimed book, “Groundswell”. Her latest book is the bestseller “The Disruption Mindset”. Charlene is also an entrepreneur, the Founder of Altimeter, a disruptive analyst firm, and currently serves as the Chief Research Officer at PA Consulting. Charlene has worked with hundreds of top companies ranging from Adobe to Southwest Airlines, and advised 14 of the Dow Jones Industrial 30 companies. She has spoken at events like the World Economic Forum, World Business Forum, and South by Southwest. Named one of the most creative people in business by Fast Company, Charlene graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and received her MBA from Harvard Business School. She lives in San Francisco and in her spare time teaches her cat tricks.

The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center is a 501c(3) public charity whose mission it is to make entrepreneurship accessible to all. We deliver world-class resources and mentoring to enable every entrepreneur across the globe to realize their maximum potential. Please join us and make your gift to ensure these transformative programs may continue to reach the underserved.

All Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least 48 hours in advance of this event; please send an email to webinarhost@thecenter.nasdaq.org with the subject header ACCOMMODATION REQUEST. For assistance with registration or other technical difficulties, please contact anna.vanmaanen@thecenter.nasdaq.org
