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Be who you needed when you were younger

Entrepreneurs' Organization

These people might have been our colleagues, our managers, our HR business partners, or even an intern or a consultant. EO’s chapter-based mentorship programme fosters relationships aimed at high-level leadership and personal development within a structured timeframe.

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How Gender Equality Improves Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Picillo is the chief executive officer and founder of Point Seven Group (Point7) , a women-owned and -operated boutique cannabis consultancy based in Denver, Colorado, and Sonoma County, California. As consultants, we spend a great deal of time designing business plans, hiring and training programs, and brands with our clients.

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How One-on-One Mentoring for Entrepreneurs Can Transform Your Business Journey

American Entrepreneurship

He was placed with a professional tax and financial consulting firm where he received a game-changing introduction to a mentorship program at the Wharton School funded by the former famous bond trader and p hilanthropist Michael Milken.

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Lessons from the Trenches: One Founder’s Candid Look at Bootstrapping

Entrepreneurs' Organization

While I eventually found success through perseverance, strategic partnerships, and the unwavering support of my wife and team, I often wonder if the journey could have been less daunting with the right mentorship. Prior to founding Equifund, Jordan founded capital markets consulting and investor relations firm Novea Capital Inc in 2009.

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What’s it Like Being a VC?

Both Sides of the Table

I worked nearly a decade as a consultant – first building large scale IT systems and then doing strategy consulting. We sit on the sidelines – The down side of VC is that exact same as I remember in consulting. Running a local community / mentorship program – I run a group called LaunchPad LA.

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Selling your company? 4 issues at the intersection of parenting and entrepreneuring

Entrepreneurs' Organization

EO members are fortunate to have a variety of resources to tap into as they prepare for this critical step, including situational mentorship , executive education opportunities and virtual learning events. If you’re considering selling your company, be sure to allow enough time to prepare thoroughly.

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Q&A with GSEA ‘Together We Grow’ Award Winner, Arnold Shoko

Entrepreneurs' Organization

GSEA delivers on its vision to empower student entrepreneurs to become the world’s most influential change makers by supporting student entrepreneurs who require much-needed mentorship, recognition and connections to take their businesses to the next level of succes s. We are an Insect-Tech startup.