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Build an 'A' team, a vision, culture

730_ Build an 'A' team, create a vision, build a culture for the long haul
 Larry coralled Paul Jerde, CU-Boulder, Robert H. & Beverly A. Deming Center and Larry Jones the CEO of StarTek and Chairman of the Deming Board and asked them to share the three biggest strategies that they would recommend for entrepreneurs. Larry Jones said, "The first and foremost is picking your team. Picking the 'A' team, people you know well, who you think have the expertise whether it be technical, people, marketing & sales - but building the right team, and don't compromise. Second is create a vision and a passion. Yes, you have an idea, yes you have a view of whose going to buy your product, but turn that into a vision with a very big passion. And your life is going to be surrounded by this and therefore you're going to be singing this song over and over again to your employees, to your investors and to your customers. Make sure that that is a passionate message. " Listen for more great advice. Paul Jerde recommended, "I think the starting point is always for someone to do the best job they can of finding a passion, something that just personally they are very excited about, that they feel is important and worthwhile doing, and looking for opportunities based around that area of passion. Secondly, coupling that, wherever possible to emerging areas of opportunity. The great title waves of technology advancement and IT built a lot of wonderful careers. We talked in previous interviews about areas of energy, organics, healthy food, healthcare, bioscience, biomedical; as great examples, some of the world's greatest challenges. Clearly areas of great opportunity going forward." Paul also had more to offer. Listen for more and be ready to take notes...
Related Links: Deming Center || Technology Transfer Office || StarTek || Entrepreneur Channel || Mastering Change || Deming Center Event Photos 9/30/09 || Keywords: Paul Jerde, Larry Jones, CU TTO, Robert H. & Beverly Deming Center for Entrepreneurship, StarTek, Entrepreneurs, University of Colorado > Channel: Entrepreneurs > 5934083 bytes - 11/2/09 LISTEN

CO Rotary Club, Gates Foundation - End Polio Now

727_ Colorado Rotary Club Challenge with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - End Polio Now
"Polio is a devastating disease, and we have Polio on the ropes! We have a 99% reduction worldwide and we just have to make this final push to get rid of the last cases as a gift of our generations to all future generations, so no child has to be paralyzed, crippled for life from this terrible disease," pointed out Walter A. Orenstein, MD, is a Deputy Director for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Integrated Health Solutions Development of the Global Health Program at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has been the leading foundation in the world addressing many of the most serious and deadly diseases in the world. Dr. Orenstein came to participate in our 'Colorado End Polio Now' campaign sponsored by the Rotary Clubs in Colorado. Steve Werner an active member of Colorado Rotary (Rotary Denver Southeast) added to the conversation. "This has been a 20 year long project of the Rotary International and all Rotary Clubs around the world including Colorado, have bought into this vision of a Polio Free World. So every Rotary Club in the world is participating in fundraising and awareness building activities and we are so fortunate to have a partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation because they have offered a $250 million Challenge grant if Rotarians worldwide would raise $100 million. We have exceeded our goal in Colorado and are on track worldwide to achieve this goal. With this final large amount of money, thanks to the generosity of the foundation, we are hoping we can reach our ultimate goal of eradicating polio." Walt added, "Polio eradication is very important to the Gates Foundation. The Gates Foundation has given more $680 million to polio eradication in the last ten years..." Larry Nelson is a polio survivor. He experienced what a terrible disease it is, and remembers... Listen for how you can be involved...
Related Links: Global Polio Eradication Initiative || End Polio Now (UN Foundation) || Gates Foundation || Rotary Club of Denver Southeast || Rotary International || Keywords: Polio, Walter A. Orenstein, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Rotary Club, Global Health Program, Steve Werner, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases > 7085560 bytes - 10/26/09 LISTEN

Servicing constituents by going global with rapidly changing markets

712_ Servicing your constituents by going global with rapidly changing markets 
Larry sat down with Hunt Lambert, Associate Provost, Colorado State University Continuing, Education, CEO, CSU Global Campus to talk about CSU's new project. Hunt explained, "The global campus idea started about 3 or 4 years ago when a bunch of us said, 'Is CSU, as the states land grant, still serving all of the students we were designed to serve?' Well we did some research and discovered about 500,000 people in the state who aspired to complete their undergraduate degree or earn a Master's degree, and the reason they aren't is not about tuition - it's about location, their geography and their schedule keeps them from going back to school. So we took a hard look at what the privates have done on online education; We took a hard look at our mission; and we said, We ought to find a way to serve this market in Colorado. And that was the genesis of the CSU Global Campus. It's amazing how the students have responded. We now exist as a third campus within the Colorado State System. In the first 11 months from funding, we went from nothing at all - no employees, no students, no courses, to having a fully functional online public university. Nine months after we taught the first course, we had a thousand students! Hunt has been part of 40 startups in 12 countries - he has a very broad entrepreneurial experience. Envirofit.org is one of many he is very proud of. Hunt is also on a panel at a RVC program on 9/8/09, Social Entrepreneurship: A Giant Step for Mankind and Profits.
Related Links: CSU Global || CSU Continuing Education || Envirofit || Mastering Change || Social Entrepreneurship || Keywords: Hunt Lambert, CSU Global Campus, Colorado State University, Continuing Education, Social Entrepreneurship .. Channel: Entrepreneurs/Soc.Enterprise >> Bytes= 7311258 > 8.31.09 LISTEN

Mile High Mayor John Hickenlooper Speaks Out About Social Entrepreneurs

707_ Mile High Mayor John Hickenlooper Speaks Out About Social Entrepreneurs
Social Entrepreneurship is the 'final frontier' of philanthropy. How can Colorado carve its place as a world leader in this new realm? We can accomplish this mission by building an alliance with business, political, and academic leaders in Colorado. Our top schools already recognize the strength of social entrepreneurship and its potential to make a global impact. Guests and speakers from Colorado Universities and leaders will participate in the ground breaking session. It’s more than a wave of the future…it is now and it is powerful. Speakers include: Mile High Mayor, John Hickenlooper; Larry Nelson, w3w3.com Talk Radio; Christopher B. Pelley, Ashoka Support Network person for Colorado; Paul Bauer, Daniels College of Business; Paul Jerde, Leeds School of Business CU; Hunt Lambert, CSU Global Campus; Beth Ann Parish, Regis University. It's hosted by the Rockies Venture Club and we'll see you there on Tuesday, 9/8/09 at 5:30pm.
Related Links: Social Entrepreneurship Details || Mile High Website || Daniels College of Business, DU || Community Engagement & Service Learning || Ashoka || Mastering Change || Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship, Mile High Mayor, John Hickenlooper, Daniels College of Business, Paul Bauer, Daniels College of Business; Paul Jerde, Leeds School of Business CU; Hunt Lambert, CSU Global Campus; Beth Ann Parish, Regis University, RVC >> Channels: Social Entrepreneurship 8/24/09

" My volunteer work helps me be a better consultant"

599_ " My volunteer work helps me be a better consultant", says Lucy Vento
Terry Morreale, senior engineer at Applied Trust and producer and director of the Women in IT Channel interviewed Lucy Vento about her two passions: her career at Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) and her work at Colorado Youth at Risk (CYAR). Lucy has 20 years of experience in the information technology industries. She is a Principal for CSC Consulting in the Supply Chain Management practice where she specializes in global logistics, inventory management and wireless enablement applications at a variety of client sites. Lucy has been involved with CYAR for five years. Lucy went onto explain, " It is a mentoring organization for teens at risk of dropping out of high school. We teach the adults, mentors and teens in the program a variety of listening and personal transformation tools that they can use to make better choices for their lives. I have been a mentor for 2 years, a group leader for 2 years and now I am a certified facilitator. I use the CYAR tools frequently in my consulting practice work. It’s been very cool how both seemingly different environments I have been so involved in have come together so elegantly for me especially in the last year. My work at Colorado Youth at Risk has taught me to become a better consultant." Lucy has always been very involved with the community. Lucy is the founding president of the Colorado RFID Alliance and was the 2001 President of the Denver Telecom Professionals (renamed to Communications Technology Professionals). She was an adjunct faculty member for four years at the University of Denver. Listen for some win/win ideas that will help you in your career as well as benefit the community. They both give some great advice in Larry's book, Mastering Change in the Midst of Chaos.
Related Links: Computer Sciences Corporation || Colorado Youth at Risk || Applied Trust || Women in IT || Mastering Change || Keywords: Lucy Vento, Computer Sciences Corporation, CSC, Colorado Youth at Risk, CYAR, Terry Morreale, Applied Trust, Women in IT, Consulting
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“What is Social Entrepreneurship?”

570_ “What is Social Entrepreneurship?”
 Dr. Paul Bauer, Clinical Professor, Daniels College of Business, DU and Chris Pelley, Managing Director, Capital Investment Management Group discuss this social entrepreneurship with Larry. Paul explained, "For me, it goes back to the Entrepreneur part of the equation. Like Einstein said, “We can’t solve the problems with the same thinking that we created them with.” Entrepreneurship is a mechanism that will allow us to address and make some real progress with the challenges we face today. The ‘social’ part for me says what we’re trying to do is create value wealth for the community, not just for the individual. I think business does that and I think business has a definite role to play in that. That’s why I think this is a topic that is very relevant to business today." Chris went on from there, "I come from the business entrepreneurship side of the equation, and yet we see a common path, a parallel direction, in terms of solving many of the world’s problems, whether it’s through business enterprise or social enterprise. My interpretation of their definition of social entrepreneurs is, 1.) It’s people who are going to use creative thinking in solving any problem. 2.) The notion of using real business principals and business drivers for the best results is also an important issue. 3.) Sustainability." Both Paul and Chris make some interesting observaations in Larry's book, Mastering Change. There's much more...listen now...
Related Links: 9/8/09 - RVC Social Entrepreneurship: A Giant Step for Mankind || Daniels College of Business, DU || Community Engagement & Service Learning || Capital Investment Management || Ashoka || America's Family || Amazon 'Look Inside' Mastering Change || Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship, Daniels College of Business, DU, Chris Pelley, Capital Investment Management, Ashoka, Steve Bigari, ACG > Bytes: 10350239 LISTEN 10/13/08

573_ The Second Annual Social Entrepreneur Day 
The Second Annual – Social Entrepreneurship Day, on 11/18/08 began with breakfast at the Phipps Mansion. The special guest speaker from New York, Chris Lowney, was a partner at JPMorgan for 18 years and is the author of Heroic Leadership. Dr. Paul Bauer, Clinical Professor, Daniels College of Business, DU and Chris Pelley, Managing Director, Capital Investment Management Group discuss this special social entrepreneurship day with Larry. Author Chris Lowney offers leadership lessons from a 450-year-old company that grappled successfully with the same challenges that test great companies today: forging seamless multinational teams, motivating inspired performance, remaining “change ready” and strategically adaptable. They were asked, "How can Colorado carve its place as a world leader in this new realm? We can accomplish this mission by building an alliance of business, political, and academic leaders in Colorado. Our top schools already recognize the strength of social entrepreneurship and its potential to make a global impact." There will be a number of other high-profile guests including First Lady Jeannie Ritter, Lisa Nitze, Vice President, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public. After the Phipps Mansion it is then followed an ACG lunch program at the DAC...Then a special event at DU in the afternoon. The evening will be at Regis University. So this is the early stage of a real coalition in Colorado as I’ve labeled it ABCs, Academics, Business and Community.
Related Links: 9/8/09 - RVC Social Entrepreneurship: A Giant Step for Mankind || Daniels College of Business, DU || Capital Investment Management || Ashoka || Heroic Leadership || Amazon 'Look Inside' Mastering Change || Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship, Daniels College of Business, Dr. Paul Bauer, DU, Chris Pelley, Capital Investment Management, Ashoka, Jeannie Ritter, Lisa Nitze, Chris Lowney, Heroic Leadership, ACG > Bytes: 8651235 > 10/20/08 LISTEN Channel: Social Entrepreneurship

Colorado Rising” Live... IP TV Show Airs- Mondays 2:00 PM RMDT

 

Colorado Rising
Monday July 20...  Live @ 2:00

2:00   Betsy Long - Greener Denver Biz Program
2:15   U. B. Ciminieri – Software Integration
2:30  John Whitcomb - Digital Energy Foundation – CERIT
2:45  Chris Pelley - Social Entrepreneurship

Related Links: Broadband Video || Colorado Rising Archives || Economy Builders || Blog || Keywords: Betsy Long Greener Denver Biz Program; U. B. Ciminieri – Software Integration; John Whitcomb Digital Energy Foundation – CERIT; Chris Pelley Social Entrepreneurship -7/20/2009> Channel:ColoradoRising > Show ARCHIVES

Some say we are facing a moral as well as financial crisis

684_ Some say we are facing a moral as well as financial crisis
Richard Eidlin, Founder, the Progress Group, a consulting firm and Christine Marquez-Hudson, CEO/Exec. Dir. Mi Casa Resource Center were interviewed by Larry at the Mi Casa Resource Center in Denver. They were talking about collaboration while looking at the role of social entrepreneurs in the greater Denver community focusing particularly on low to moderate income people who are aspiring business people and wish to have a social mission attached to the business activity they're involved in. Christine says the mission of Mi Casa is to advance the economic success of Latino families, ("..we work with all other groups, but the Latino community is our focus") Mi Casa has been involved in business development for almost 25 years. They offer a 13 week program [in English and Spanish], that helps new and aspiring entrepreneurs start their business, including connecting with lenders. Mi Casa's interest is in helping these new entrepreneurs to think about incorporating social issues into their new businesses as well as strategies to be environmentally friendly. The Progress Group is sponsoring 'The Responsible Economy Roundtable' on July 9 at the Mi Casa Resource Center. Speakers include André Pettigrew, Executive Director, Office of Economic Development, City and County of Denver, Steve Murchie from the Keiretsu Forum and others...
Related Links: Mi Casa Resource Center || Progress Group || Responsible Economy Roundtable || Social Entrepreneurship || PodCast Directory || Keywords: Christine Marquez-Hudson, Richard Eidlin, Mi Casa Resource Center, Progress Group, Responsible Economy Roundtable, Social Entrepreneurship, Latinos, Entrepreneurs > Channels: Social Entrepreneurship 10672172 bytes LISTEN 6/29/09 LISTEN

Everything You want to know about working with non-profits and technology

656_ Everything You want to know about working with non-profits and technology 
Confluence is an information technology services firm dedicated to supporting the culture, mission and budgets of the nonprofit sector, and select local government clients. Lucy Sanders, CEO and Co-founder of the National Center for Women & Information Technology and NCWIT founding board member, along with Larry Nelson interview Lisa Rau, Chief Executive Officer of Confluence for the Entrepreneurial Tool Box series. Lisa is also on the faculty of the Center for Nonprofit Advancement's Learning and Leadership Institute. She shared some great ideas about partnerships, social networking and strategic strategy assessments. Lisa said, "Non-profits are all about building community, outreach, advocacy, education and these are all things that social networking can be very instrumental in. It's better to have one or two widgets you can work with than a whole group of them. Even with a blog, the technology is the easy part. It's the organization part where someone has to work with the blog, post it and review comments in order to make it fresh and worthwhile." Listen for more...
Related Links: NCWIT Home || NCWIT Blog || Heroes Channel || Confluence Corp || Find It Archives || > Channel:NCWIT Bytes= 19066883 > 4.27.09 LISTEN

CEO of five companies, two went public, shares some insights

630_ CEO of five companies, two went public, shares some insights
"We’ve found when times are challenging you need to be out there with your clients – not sitting in your office," says Kevin Custer, CEO Autism Pro and partner in a private equity firm, Arc Capital Development. He is also very involved with annual Rocky Mountain ACG Conference which is coming up on March 11-12th. Kevin’s advice is summed up as, "1.) Go out and be with your customers. 2.) You’ve got to get connected to the people who are going to help you grow your business. And, 3.) Connect with your community and find a way to give back. This has a great return on investment. You need to sit down with them and have a good feeling for their issues and where their opportunities are, the pain they’re feeling and the opportunities that are opening up because of the changing times for them. We spend, as a CEO, literally 20 to 25% of our time, out face-to-face, one-on-one with our customers and 20% of our time more in group settings with customers. Especially during challenging times, people want to work with other people – not companies, but other people. They want to know that you were there and you care for them." Kevin's third element is giving back to community, especially when times are challenging. Kevin has been been an instructor for the last 7 or 8 years at the National Sports Center for the Disabled in Winter Park. "I teach a disabled ski program. Basically it’s an opportunity for a person in a wheelchair to go skiing". See More at Channel 4 link below.
Related Links: ACG Denver Chapter || Denver TV News Channel 4 || Arc Capital Development || AutismPro || M & A Channel || Rocky Mtn Corporate Growth Conference || Channel:ACG Bytes= 9576597 > 3.9.09 LISTEN