TEDxPhilly - Ethan Nguyen - On taking chances
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Mentor one young person this year and you set them on a journey that will ultimately lead them to an opportunity to change other lives. Dissuaded by a high school guidance counselor from applying to top schools, Ethan Nguyen found encouragement from a supportive local librarian and landed at Vassar. Now a health researcher, Ngyuen looks back to ... Read more
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- -: TEDxPhilly - Ethan Nguyen - On taking chances
January 23, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Mentor one young person this year and you set them on a journey that will ultimately lead them to an opportunity to change other lives. Dissuaded by a high school guidance counselor from applying to top schools, Ethan Nguyen found encouragement from a supportive local librarian and landed at Vass...
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- -: TEDxRyersonU -- Dr. Mary Donohue - Millenials, McLuhan and Slow Dancing
January 13, 2012 (over 12 years ago)"Millenials, McLuhan and Slow Dancing: Understanding the Generation Gap" For the last six years Dr. Mary, a mentoring system designer, has been studying mentoring and leadership. This entertaining talk, based on her research, brings to life the differences between millenials and everyone else. U...
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- -: TEDxYouthGreaterNashville: Create Innovative Education- Whitley O'Connor- Youth Mentoring
January 13, 2012 (over 12 years ago)O'Connor explores the effects of youth mentoring programs on academic achievement and the concept of combining Professional and Youth Mentoring.
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- -: TEDxValletta - Stephen Chetcuti Bonavita - Double You
December 28, 2011 (over 12 years ago)We know that we should be passionate about what we do, but what about being passionate about continually improving the way we do things? Stephen will share some of the practices he has developed through the years to improve his effectiveness, through trial and error, research and those around him...
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- -: TEDxBaltimore 2011 PALMIERI The Future We Make
July 4, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Speaker: Paul Palmieri As a founder, corporate executive, investor, industry leader and entrepreneur, Paulʼs work has had a profound impact on the growth of the mobile media industry. Millennial Mediaʼs President and CEO, Paul is a well-known pioneer and industry leader in the global mobile enter...
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- -: TEDxBaltimore 2011 HEMMINGER The Future We Make
July 4, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Speaker: Sarah Hemminger Sarah Hemminger founded the Incentive Mentoring Program in 2004. With several years of experience of nonprofit management and of advocacy and mentoring for at-risk teens, her expertise lies in the development, expansion, and replication of innovative, paradigm-shifting mo...
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- -: TEDxHayward - Simon Lee & Andy Lee - The Power of Mentorship
August 31, 2011 (over 12 years ago)About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in ...
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- -: American Cancer Society
July 30, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Google Tech Talk July 29, 2008 ABSTRACT Dr. Elmer E. Huerta is the Principal Investigator (PI) of the Latin American Cancer Research Coalition (LACRC) and a member of the LACRC Steering Committee. He is currently the President of the American Cancer Society and the Founder and Director of the C...
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- -: Leadership and Vision
September 15, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Google Tech Talk September 11, 2009 ABSTRACT Presented by Jerry Porras. Jerry Porrass research interests are the characteristics of visionary companies in both the United States and Europe; the dynamics of planned organizational change process; organizational vision and its influence on the lo...
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- -: Diversity, Innovation, Business Dev & Emerging Markets
September 24, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Google Tech Talk September 18, 2009 ABSTRACT Presented by Jorge Zavala. A walk through the life of Jorge Zavala as an engineer, serial entrepreneur and business developer, and the challenges he faced doing business in Latin America to the creation of global companies in Silicon Valley. Jorge ...
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