In this episode, we sit down with Keisha Mabry, social entrepreneur, speaker and author of Hey Friend: 100 Ways to Connect with 100 People in 100 Days. Keisha provides tips, tricks, and best practices for networking and building your personal brand. 

Connect with Keisha: Website: www.keishamabry.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keishamabry/ Twitter: @KeishaMabry  

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Get a peek into NYC's startup ecosystem in this episode with guest, John Lynn. John has his hands in just about every facet of the NYC ecosystem, from former Program Manager at Startup Institute, a renowned talent development organization that prepares job seekers for careers in entrepreneurship; a mentor at various startup accelerators, including Techstars; co-founder of The Studio Project, which introduces the concept of 'Ecosystems as a Service' to corporate, government and academic institutions; co-founder of the NYC Innovation Collective, a network of 87 accelerators in New York City. John is also an alum of Washington University, and an anchor for WashU students looking to break in to NYC's startup community. In this episode, we discuss the Studio Project's concept of Ecosystems as a Service, what makes a great entrepreneur, and what it means to be a successful employee at a high-growth startup company.  

Connect with John the following ways:

• Email - [email protected] or [email protected]
• Twitter - @jmlynn7

 

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Host Colleen Liebig is joined by Suzanne Magee, CEO of Bandura Systems to discuss online security and why it is a lucrative field for software developers and entrepreneurs.

Connect with Suzanne Magee on LinkedIn and make sure to visit the Bandura Systems website to learn more about what they offer.

 

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We are pleased to have Dr. Mary Jo Gorman, Lead Managing Partner of Prosper STL join host Colleen Liebig.

Prosper STL is an Entrepreneur Startup Accelerator for Women based in St. Louis, MO that is open to women around the world.

On this podcast we dig into the process of building a great team as a first time founder, common mistakes and ways to avoid the potholes, what investors look for in a company, how to create a feedback loop through an advisory board, and much more!

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@MaryJoGorman
@ProsperSTL
http://www.prosperstl.com
https://www.facebook.com/prosperstl/

 

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Colleen Wilson, Founder & CEO of Collaborate Chicago, former Product Marketing Lead at Square Capital, shares multiple fantastic career tips from her business education & career experience. 

 

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Jaye Connolly-LaBelle, CEO & President of RippleNami is our guest on this episode of PluggedIN HQ with host Colleen Liebig.

RippleNami has set out to provide unconnected people with simple mapping technologies to better visualize the resources or situations relevant to them.  Working with NGOs, logistics providers, aid organizations, and governments in several developing countries, the company has already begun to realize its mission and establish a global presence.

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Learn more about this worldwide company at RippleNami.com.

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Through a Venture Capital Lens: Building a World-Class Startup Accelerator

Brian Dixon, COO of Capital Innovators is our guest on this episode of PluggedIN HQ with host Colleen Liebig.

We dig into: 

• How Brian leveraged his legal knowledge and went from being a J.D. to an
  unpaid intern to COO at Capital Innovators (CI) in just a few short years.
• How CI's mentorship network is the life-blood of their program. 
• CI has made the list of top 10 startup accelerators in the country for the last 3 years. Brian elaborates on their key differentiating factors. 
• What they look for in a founder when evaluating investment opportunities.

Learn more about Triumph C-Suite Solutions which was mentioned this episode by visiting their website at TriumphCSuite.com. 

 

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Kirk Newcombe, Client Executive at Andela, is our guest on this episode of PluggedIN HQ with host Colleen Liebig.

Make sure to visit Andela.com to learn more about this exciting company!

Also, if you are curious to know more about the company we mentioned on this episode, simply visit Lumogram.com to learn how to make your logo stand out from the rest by having it animated.

 

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Francis Chmelir, Executive Director of ITEN & Kathleen Bauer, Community Director of T-REX guest on this episode of PluggedIN HQ with host Colleen Liebig.

 

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Gabe Lozano of LockerDome shares his thoughts with host Colleen Liebig on what has helped him build a solid team as they continue to grow as a company in St. Louis, MO.

 

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