Bobbi Bidochka is a Venture Associate with TandemLaunch, Inc., a venture capital fund and startup foundry that partners with driven entrepreneurs to create successful and disruptive deep tech companies. Her work there has helped to create a hefty launch rate for entrepreneurs with tech that changes the landscape for spaces that make a difference in our world. Bobbi also has …
Life Lab – Developing Assets Series on How to Diversify Your Network to Amp Growth
Is your network stale? Is it bubbling with activity sending out news releases, announcements, and invitations to events? Are they innovating solutions, networking like crazy, and posting meaningful content online? Are you actively engaged in your network and are they actively engaged with you or just names on a list or profiles on a platform? Think of your network as …
Investor Series: Vandana Tolani of Convanto Shares Details on Properly Engaging Investors
Vandana Tolani, Founder and CEO of Convanto headquartered in India, has developed her own path to helping entrepreneurs get funded, and she does so backed with a great deal of experience. Vandana’s work prior to launching Convanto in 2019 includes some “heavy lifting” in the global investments space working with venture groups and large fund portfolios. Her experience in this …
Ambassador Fawad Ali Langah is on a Mission to Change Old Mindsets About Human Rights
United Nations Ambassador Fawad Ali Langah of Pakistan has been working on gender and human rights along with other United Nations SDGs for all of his adult life. Ambassador Langah is a consummate Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate and Activist. He is the newest Model United Nations Trainer and Consultant and a celebrated Public and Motivational Speaker (Vision, Youth, and …
Lindelwa Kunene is the Green Voice for the Kingdom of Eswatini
Lindelwa Kunene is a big voice in a very small place. But, his big “green” voice carries significant weight in the second smallest country in continental Africa, named Eswatini. Lindelwa is a social entrepreneur with almost a decade of experience in leadership with various global and national organizations that range from leadership, humanitarianism, public policy, education for sustainable development, community …
Don Kent Has Gamified Sustainable Practices for Governments to Make Healthy Land Decisions
Don Kent is the Principal at Healthy Lands, his vehicle for helping decision-makers to create and sustain healthier ecosystems. The company promotes well-being and prosperity for all through resilient and sustainable lands and waters. Don’s approach to “greening” comes from a global background that has allowed him to develop competencies in scientific research, strategy, planning, policy, management, communication, and leadership. …
Stephen Hobbs’ Favorite Mentor Was a 14-Year-Old Girl With a Gun Pointed at His Face
Dr. Stephen Hobbs spends a lot of his hours in the day working on his business, Wellth Movement Calgary, which is situated in the wellness space. It’s very much about helping people to live a whole life. But, he’s also working on a grandparents/grandkids nature project and a mentor certification program. Add to that some large-scale global infrastructure projects with …
Yemi Jackson Helps Companies Improve Their Representation of Women in Leadership Positions
From Africa to the UK, Yemi Jackson made the challenging transition to a different culture. She understood what it felt like to be different. As she grew, she continued transitioning through her work life, and was surprisingly strategic as she navigated her career from accounting all the way to entrepreneurship. Founding Engage Transform in 2017, she decided to make a …
Gen. John Bartrum Combines Innovation with Strategy to Solve Huge Public Health Challenges
Brig. Gen. John Bartrum has had a long and illustrious history as a senior executive in the corporate world and the US Federal Government as well as the Air Force Reserve working from a leadership mind to find solutions to some of the most challenging problems we find in today’s world. One space where he has developed sought-after expertise is …
Mmantlha Sankoloba Leads the Way for Export and Business Opportunities in Botswana
Mmantlha will remind you why women everywhere are incredibly capable of working in what is typically considered a man’s role. Her work in the Botswana Exporters and Manufacturers Association is part negotiator, business developer, and strategic administrator. She distinguishes between having to lobby on behalf of employees at one point only to find herself doing the same for employers later. …