TEDxSanJoaquin - Ashley Coleman - Greater Purpose in Business
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Ashley Coleman was raised out in the country on a vineyard ranch in the Central Valley of California. She liked getting her hands dirty, and especially loved picking grapes during harvest. At an early age, she learned to appreciate hard work and how much goes into making a great wine. As she grew older, her love for wine evolved as well as her p... Read more
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- -: TEDxSanJoaquin - Ashley Coleman - Greater Purpose in Business
November 11, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Ashley Coleman was raised out in the country on a vineyard ranch in the Central Valley of California. She liked getting her hands dirty, and especially loved picking grapes during harvest. At an early age, she learned to appreciate hard work and how much goes into making a great wine. As she grew...
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- -: TEDxSanJoaquin - Craig Vierra - Spider Silk: A Next Generation Biomaterial
November 11, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Dr. Craig Vierra, a professor of biology at University of the Pacific, has been given the University Distinguished Faculty Award in recognition of his work as "a scientist and scholar and his dedication to students and undergraduate research." Dr. Vierra, who is also co-chairman of the Department...
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- -: TEDxSanJoaquin - Donna Morton - The End of Poverty and Climate Change through 100% Renewable Energy
November 11, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Donna Morton, CEO, co-founder of First Power, with a mission to put clean energy, jobs and equity in the hands of first nations/ native communities globally. She recently was elected an Unreasonable Institute fellow. First Power is profitable and highly impactful. She is also an Ashoka fellow for...
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- -: TEDxSanJoaquin - Hamza Siddiqui - The American Muslim
November 11, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Hamza Siddiqui is an artist, aspiring entrepreneur, and full-time student at the University of the Pacific. With a passion for combating discrimination and misunderstanding through the arts, Siddiqui writes poetry that revolves around global problems and social issues. He began writing and perfo...
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- -: TEDxSanJoaquin - Hunter Lovins - Entrepreneuring the Green Economy
November 11, 2011 (over 12 years ago)L. Hunter Lovins is President and founder of the Natural Capitalism Solutions. NCS educates senior decision-makers in business, government and civil society to restore and enhance the natural and human capital while increasing prosperity and quality of life. Trained as a sociologist and lawyer ...
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- -: TEDxSanJoaquin - Jose Hernandez - The Importance of Good Parental Values
November 11, 2011 (over 12 years ago)One of four children, Pacific's own Jose Moreno Hernandez was born August 7, 1962 in French Camp, California. Today, Astronaut Jose Hernandez is a mission specialist for NASA and resides in (location). Jose Hernandez's journey to the world of NASA did not lack obstacles; Hernandez comes from a ...
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- -: TEDxSanJoaquin - Ken Albala - Why We Don't Cook Anymore
November 11, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Ken Albala is Professor of History at the University of the Pacific. He is the author or editor of 14 books on food including Eating Right in the Renaissance, Food in Early Modern Europe, Cooking in Europe 1250-1650, The Banquet: Dining in the Great Courts of Late Renaissance Europe, Beans: A His...
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- -: TEDxSanJoaquin - Martin Burt - The Girl Effect
November 11, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Martin Burt founded Fundacion Paraguaya and brought an innovative microcredit program to Paraguay in 1985, while the country was under dictatorial rule that made citizen initiatives a particularly challenging and even dangerous undertaking. Over the years, Fundacion Paraguaya has supported 35,000...
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- -: TEDxSanJoaquin - Pam Eibeck - The Role of Universities in Community Development
November 11, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Pamela A. Eibeck became the 24th President of University of the Pacific on July 1, 2009, and she is first woman to hold the office. Under her stewardship, the University has enjoyed a $16 million increase in endowment investments. Eibeck has dedicated the $7.5 million Janssen-Lagorio Gymnasium, ...
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- -: TEDxSanJoaquin - Rachel Zedeck - Fast Food Farming!
November 11, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Rachel's vision is to empower commercial, governmental and non-profit organizations with the unique knowledge to make critical decisions, leverage opportunities and minimize risk in Africa emerging markets to facilitate responsible, foreign direct investment (FDI). Her focus on developing ethic...
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