They offer practical advice based on
their experience as founders of a nonprofit organization that assists gifted children.
Suster recently took to his blog to offer lessons he learned through hard
experience as a founder for others trying to balance starting a company and keeping a marriage together.
Kai's
experience as founder and startup corporate incubator make him a perfect fit to run Comcast Ventures Catalyst Fund, which funds diverse founding teams.
Natalia's
experience as founder of SGG World LLC — an international consulting and advisory firm for public and private companies in the energy and natural resources sectorbrings in - depth and wide expertise to Victoria Global.
Then, in 1996, he decided to leverage
his experiences as a founder with multiple successful exits to launch a technology incubator where he could «look for big problems in the world that have technology solutions and test many ideas in parallel.»
16 years of capital markets
experience as Founder, President, and CEO of Tryton Financial, a leading private global merchant banking group specializing in mergers, acquisitions, spin - offs, funding and corporate restructuring (trytonfinancial.com).
◊ Heather Sanders, for more than 2000 hours of volunteered time and
experience as a Founder, Board member, and organizer of RDA.
◊ Angelique Mullen, for years of volunteered time and
experience as a Founder, Board member, and organizer of RDA.
Her experience as the founder of the Bluewater Sustainability Initiative, an Arabic teacher at the Sarnia Muslim Association, and a Student Trustee for the Lambton Kent District School Board (LKDSB) were formative to her work in community development, social justice, and youth engagement.
Mr. Gerber's 21 years of business
experience as a founder and CEO of Gerber / Taylor Management provide him with unique experience in a performance - oriented, bottom - line industry.
Not exact matches
Macy's has acquired New York - based concept shop Story and named Rachel Shechtman, Story's
founder,
as brand
experience officer.
While walking in with lots of questions for those on the sales floor is totally acceptable, customers who don't realize it's the busiest shopping day of the year may feel let down when it's impossible for you to spend
as much time catering to their requests, says Mike Wittenstein,
founder of Storyminers, an Atlanta - based customer
experience and service design consultancy.
«We post the video or the handwritten note onto our social media feed
as well
as contact our network of volunteer detectives who are 40 or 50 people across the country who have said that they want to help individuals
experiencing homelessness locate their long lost loved ones,» explains Kevin F. Adler, the organization's
founder.
As Ben Parr, a former editor at Mashable, stated on CNET, «You have to code, not because you need to be good at it, but because technical employees are far more likely to follow a
founder with technical
experience.»
And indeed, in my
experience as a two - time successful
founder / CEO, the No. 1 most important thing you can do is put together a great team.
The company's 33 - year - old
founder, who started with no restaurant
experience, explains what he gleaned from his early days
as a serial intern.
As Dan Miller, the
founder of Opus Research, commented in Medium: «The future of personalized customer
experience is inevitably tied to «Intelligent assistance.»»
Instead, the best lessons come from
experience, and only by adopting beneficial habits on a daily basis can you gradually attain the excellent leadership, decision - making and adaptability necessary to assure your success
as a startup
founder.
«Internships should serve
as educational
experiences that train young adults for their careers,» says Heather Huhman,
founder of Come Recommended, a content marketing and digital PR consultancy for organizations with products that target job seekers and employers.
Drawing on his 20 years of engineering
experience, Chamtech Technologies
founder Anthony Sutera began experimenting and eventually created a liquid composed of nanoparticles, that when dried, could function
as a highly efficient antenna — whether painted onto a building or injected directly into the molding of a cell - phone case.
Not playing the loyalty game is, «the same
as throwing money in the trash can,» says Brian Kelly, a former Wall Street recruiter who turned his points - maximizing road warrior
experience into a business
as The Points Guy,
founder of thepointsguy.com.
As the chief executive officer or
founder of a company, your
experiences have earned you a wealth of knowledge that you could be sharing in the form of guest articles.
As a (now) early - stage investor, I invest in businesses when I believe that 1) the
founder has the passion and fortitude to stick with it through the tough times; 2) I have
experience that can be helpful in propelling the business to first revenue, cash flow positive or exit; and 3) I will be engaged throughout the early days of the company.
In my
experience as a digital media professor and a startup
founder who has attended the past 10 CES events, I usually discover a handful of new devices and services that make running a startup a little easier, faster or more efficient.
More than 40 years ago, the Magna
founder decided his company would
experience higher productivity and less labour strife — and,
as a result, faster growth — if its workers got some of the financial benefits of strong performance.
Dharmesh Shah, a serial entrepreneur and
founder of OnStartups.com, says an ideal board member posesses two main qualities: Advisory Value («The person you are inviting has
experience and knowledge and can act
as an advisor to your start - up») and Brand Value («The person you are inviting has «brand» and credibility.
Additionally, Rachel Shechtman, STORY's
founder and chief executive officer, will join Macy's, Inc.
as brand
experience officer,
founder of STORY, reporting directly to Hal Lawton, president of Macy's.
Chobani plans to name a new chief executive in the first half of 2015 and among the candidates to replace company
founder Hamdi Ulukaya
as CEO is interim president and chief operating officer Kevin Burns, a senior partner at Texas - based TPG with a reputation
as a turnaround expert with
experience in manufacturing.
Founder Charles Best combines his own
experiences as a public school teacher in the Bronx with data and analytics savvy that's straight out of Silicon Valley.
Mr. Hoffman was selected to serve on our board of directors due to the perspective and
experience he brings
as one of our
founders and
as one of our largest stockholders,
as well
as his extensive
experience with technology companies.
Since the
founders are all
experienced professionals
as well
as full - time moms, they understand how other parents could really use some help in dealing with the hectic work of being a parent.
With invaluable insights and
experience, it is reassuring to have him
as an investor,» Rahul Anand,
founder and CEO of Hopscotch.in, said in a statement.
After decades of M&A advisory
experience, first with Bain & Co., then
as founder, chair and managing partner of the Parthenon Group, plus a distinguished director career, Bill Achtmeyer has an acute, board's - eye view of M&A.
Former National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander's startup, IronNet Cybersecurity Inc., has raised a sizable round of venture financing
as it seeks to leverage its
founder's government
experience to defend customers against sophisticated hackers.
He brings more than 10 years of
experience working with entrepreneurs and startups
as both a
founder and a venture capitalist.
Qualifications, Attributes, Skills and
Experience: Rich is qualified to serve on Zillow Group's board of directors because of the broad range of relevant leadership and technical skills he possesses
as a
founder and former chief executive officer of companies in the mobile and Internet industries.
Qualifications, Attributes, Skills and
Experience: Gordon is qualified to serve on Zillow Group's board of directors because he brings extensive experience in the residential real estate industry as a founder and manager of a real estate broke
Experience: Gordon is qualified to serve on Zillow Group's board of directors because he brings extensive
experience in the residential real estate industry as a founder and manager of a real estate broke
experience in the residential real estate industry
as a
founder and manager of a real estate brokerage firm.
The money raised from this round would be used both to «work towards optimizing the user
experience by standardizing aspects of our alternative travel accommodations such
as linen washing, cleanliness, and smart capabilities,» and to «further invest in the domestic high - end real estate market and in foreign markets,» said company
founder and CEO Justin Luo in an internal letter.
Drawing from decades of
experience with cutting edge technologies, both
as a
founder and an operator, Beyda looks to invest in startups and later - stage companies solving real problems with cutting - edge technology.
Hafiz Faizan (CEO and
Founder) has
experience in a number of business aspects, including sales, development, strategic planning
as well
as in crude oil sector.
Investors will consider ICO - projects
as long - term and thoroughly study the
experience of
founders and possible ways of development.
David has more than 35 years of
experience in technology, serving
as founder, CEO, investor, board member, and advisor for more than 40 companies over the course of his career.
Roger Fan, the CIO and
founder of RF Capital Management, llc., shares his investment philosophy, definition of risk, value traps, and
experience as a fund manager and entrepreneur.
Hank Stringer has
experience as a successful executive, executive recruiter, consultant, author, industry speaker, entrepreneur,
founder, visionary, and innovator in the creation and use of Internet technology for the recruitment process.
In many cases, these investors were themselves
founders of startup ventures and have
experienced both sides of the capital divide —
as entrepreneurs and angel investors — and provide invaluable insight into the angel investing process.
MaRS Health's team of accomplished
founders, entrepreneurs and
experienced business leaders supports these ventures with mentorship and strategic advice,
as well
as connections to a robust network of investors, industry specialists, potential partners, policy - makers, customers and talent.
The data show what our
experience told us; replacing
founders to pursue a big dream is lower - odds methodology and should be treated
as a nuclear option.
Oceans is a mentorship engine powered by an impassioned team of
experienced, hands - on builders serving
as a
founder's most trusted partner and an investor's best insurance policy.
Having previously worked in Finance and Business Development at Yellow Brick Capital Advisers and being a
Founder of One Venture Partners, Stewart brings a wealth of
experience to the eCoinomic.net project
as an Investor Relations Advisor
As president of a university that drew to itself all of New York's land - grant income besides a
founder's ample endowment, White's dislike for the church colleges, intensified by their resentment of Cornell's wealth, drew him to appreciate the animosity Henry Tappan had
experienced at Michigan: