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The Inside Circle Connector Scott Manthorne Talks About The Network Effect

In Business Development, Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, Networking, Networking Opps, Publisher Channel by Blessing Enofe

The Inside Circle Connector Scott Manthorne Talks About The Network Effect, his book compiling networking stories from over the years.

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World-Changing Partnerships and How You Develop Them

In Networking, Publisher Channel by Mary Kurek

I’m quite aware that what we do at Frontrunners Development has the capacity to impact on a large scale only because we connect people who have it in their hearts to solve world problems.  The people we work with are innovating solutions that go beyond hoping their product will do well on market or their solution will receive an award, …

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Just Omomo Ibe Shares Her Vision for Equity in Education with a Panel of Peers

In Africa, African Influence, Education, equality, Publisher Channel by Blessing Enofe

Just Omono Ibe shared her passion and vision for African Government Stakeholders Engagement Forum (AGSEF) with a panel of advocates and advisors in this conversation facilitated by Mary Kurek, Frontrunners Development President and CEO. The focus for Just was equity in education. With impact experts Angela Unufe-Kennedy (UK), Dr. Toby Malichi (US), Jean Narcisse (US), and Onounju Silver (Ethiopia) on …

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Connecting Partners – Frontrunners Nation Update on Impact Connections and Results 1

In Frontrunner Nation, Frontrunners Nation, Publisher Channel, Updates by Blessing Enofe

Mary Kurek, Frontrunners Development President and CEO updates on impact connections and results. Connections resulting from interviews with former US Congressmen, businessmen, foreign diplomats, health tech innovators, education NGOs, and more. Listen in as Kurek shares happenings (and how these introductions happened.) See the video and pictures below. Update from Mary Kurek About Frontrunners Development Frontrunners Development is a business …

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Irma Sanchez Answers Questions on How She Gets Such Great Funders

In Funding, Live Introductions, Publisher Channel by Mary Kurek

Irma Sanchez is the Women’s Economic Forum leader in Silicon Valley. As such, she must produce events and programs that assist women in becoming self-sufficient in enterprise and confident in life. The work requires a budget that only reaches sustainability if she has some significant sponsors and funding partners. She has worked with Coca-Cola for a number of years as …

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Frontrunners Development YouTube Channel Explainer

In Publisher Channel by Mary Kurek

Publisher Note: We’ve curated our videos on YouTube into categories that loosely match up with the UN Sustainable Development Goals to make it easier for viewers to find and connect with potential partners, like innovators with fascinating and investible inventions, diplomats with information to share about a new direction and a solution needed, or an NGO that might have been …

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Mary Kurek’s BizDev Podcast Series – Episode 2 – How to See Opportunities in Conversations

In BizDev Boost, Networking, Networking Opps, Publisher Channel by Mary Kurek

 This page is a companion to the BizDev Boost Podcast Series, Episode 2.  In this episode, I reviewed a couple of tips on how to identify the opportunities that show up in conversations.  The point of this series is to help those people who are business developing for their own businesses or other organizations.  It’s my aim to help others …

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Mary Kurek’s BizDev Boost Podcast Series – Episode 1 – Build a Better ToolBox

In BizDev Boost, Publisher Channel by Mary Kurek

 This page is a companion to the BizDev Boost Podcast Series, Episode 1.  In this episode, I reviewed 3 tips to help those people who are business developing for their own businesses or other organizations.  It’s my aim to help others learn how to connect like a Frontrunner! Tip 1)  Your Network is Your “ToolBox” – Build a Better …

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Interview with Mary Kurek – Pres of Frontrunners Development on the Journey to Building The Best Business Asset

In Life Lab, Publisher Channel by Mary Kurek

By Samantha (Sam) Dougherty Note from Mary Kurek: Over the summer of 2021, Sam Dougherty, while interning for Wells International Foundation, *(WIF) based in Paris, France, engaged with Frontrunners Development, Inc. by joining a cohost panel to interview FIGHR Ambassador Ghazala Khan, connecting with Daughters Global Leadership mentees, and interviewing me about my own journey.  I’m sharing the Youtube interview …