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Women’s Empowerment on a Global Scale – What That Looks Like When an Empowered Latino Woman Leads

In Publisher Channel, womensempowerment by Mary Kurek

 Irma Sanchez is a Latino woman, mother, and entrepreneur living in California. Proudly providing leadership in women’s empowerment, she’s creating an impact through the Women’s Economic Forum as their representative in the Silicon Valley area. But, that’s only one of the many roles she fills in helping women to find their true selves and progress toward their own impact. …

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Pareena Has a FoodLoop Ecosystem Model That Turns Concrete Cities into Waste-Reducing Farms

In Climate, environment, Publisher Channel by Mary Kurek

 Pareena Prayukvong lives and works in Thailand where soil is rare and big buildings dominate the landscape. When you are dedicated to reducing waste and toxins in the air, you have to get creative, and she has. Pareena is a trainer and co-creator at The Network, an NGO focused on sustainable development in Thailand. She and the team work …

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Free Webinar – 25 Fundraising Ideas and Grant-Seeking Tips

In Events, Funding, Publisher Channel by Mary Kurek

From Mary Kurek, Frontrunners Development, Inc. It’s time!  Lots of charities and nonprofits have been asking us where to find funds for small projects or just to boost budgets.  So, Frontrunner Aaron Smith, Ph.D. of Workplace Readiness Solutions and I got together and decided to share what we know from our collective (almost 60) years of working on nonprofit and …

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Angela Unufe-Kennedy Takes Innovative Solutions to the Source of Impact

In Africa, Health, Human Rights, Publisher Channel by Mary Kurek

 Dr. Angela Unufe-Kennedy is the Founder of the Migrant & Minority Disability Network Europe and the CEO of MENÀ Humanitarian and Healthcare Awareness Foundation (AFRICA).  She is a leader in creating and facilitating innovative solutions where she sees the gaps to be filled. Relentless in her pursuit of solving communications issues between migrants and health professionals, she started an …

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Maya Shetreat Makes Healing Options More Visible for All

In Health, Publisher Channel by Mary Kurek

   Maya Shetreat, MD, took her conventional medical background into natural medicine about the time her son’s chronic illness created the open door for research in the space. Her experience pushed her further into exploring the healing properties of plants, herbs, and even crystals. Now considered an expert by many in the space, she shares with Frontrunners Innovate Producer …

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Genya Dana is Helping to Prove the Genomics Diagnostic Role in Disease Prevention

In Health, Health Tech, Publisher Channel by Mary Kurek

 Dr. Genya Dana believes that diagnostic capability is the best factor in the prevention of devastating diseases and is proving the weight of genomics as a great vehicle for diagnosis. Genya has extensive experience in the science of genomics and is also an experienced policy expert and negotiator at strategically managing complex systems to bring innovation to the forefront. …

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Toku Eyes Answers: What if an Eye Scan Could Diagnose Heart Disease?

In Health, Health Tech, Publisher Channel by Mary Kurek

 Ehsan Vaghefi is the Founder and CEO of Toku Eyes, headquartered in New Zealand. And, the answer to the title of this video is “it can.” Ehsan and the Toku team have innovated an easy, affordable, accessible means of scanning the back of the eye to secure valuable diagnostic health information that could change the course of a patient’s …

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Alfredo Toro Hardy is the Venezuelan Scholar Diplomat with Tough Advice for International Relations Problems

In Diplomat, Peace, Politics, Publisher Channel by Mary Kurek

 The Honorable Ambassador Alfredo Toro Hardy has been named the “scholar diplomat” and for good reason.  He’s authored more than 20 publications on international relations and politics and has lectured on the same at several universities.  His extensive background serving as Ambassador from Venezuela to many countries (under a few different rulers) provided him with a solid statesman background …

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Chukwuemeka Orukwowu Delivers New Global Platform for Youth Opportunities

In Education, Empowerment, Publisher Channel, Youth by Mary Kurek

  Click here for Audio Podcast   Chukwuemeka Orukwowu is a young leader in Africa who is using his talents to help other youth around the world find their path and create sustainable success.  As the founder of Audacious Agenda Youth Network, Chukwuemeka realized as he was growing into his own role in society that it was quite challenging knowing …

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New Opportunities – Frontrunner Spots for Nonprofits and Businesses

In Publisher Channel by Mary Kurek

While we at Frontrunners Development, Inc. work at sourcing Frontrunners in places where impact potential meets a good fit with a particular business development project we’ve got going, we know our focus may leave many out of the spotlight who are generally doing great work.  We’d like to make it easier for nonprofits, charities, founders/innovators, consultants, and speakers/authors to step under …