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Entrepreneurial Spirit: Jennifer Gilbert at TEDxBarnardCollege

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In her TEDxBarnardCollegeWomen talk, Jennifer shares her own story of entrepreneurial spirit, showing one person’s experience of re-imagining leadership to reflect the needs of women and society.

The Athena Center for Leadership Studies at Barnard College was proud to host a diverse and talented line up of speakers who shared their stories, exemplifying the Core10 principles for re-imagining leadership. ‪http://www.TEDxBarnardCollegeWomen.com

JENNIFER GILBERT is the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of the New York based, 30 million dollar, special events company Save the Date®. She earned the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award in 1998, followed by recognition in Inc. Magazine as one of the “Great Companies Started” and received the Entrepreneur Award of Excellence from Working Woman Magazine. Jennifer’s new memoir is titled I Never Promised You a Goodie Bag.

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 a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
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Entrepreneurial DNA: Joe Abraham at TEDxBend

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Entrepreneurial DNA: Joe Abraham at TEDxBend

Joe is the founder/CEO of bosiDNA.com, featured in the Wall Street Journal for its breakthrough technology and award-winning accelerator.

Entrepreneurship has given us Edison and Ford, Branson and Jobs. But has entrepreneurship seen its best days? We’ll learn why its best days are still ahead — and how a breakthrough discovery about entrepreneurial behavior is unlocking entrepreneurship’s greatest potential around the globe.

A serial entrepreneur himself, Joe has started, grown and exited three companies of his own and invested in over 20 growing startups. He is author of Entrepreneurial DNA: The Breakthrough Discovery That Aligns Your Business to Your Unique Strengths (McGraw Hill 2011). He has been featured on FoxNews, CBS, NBC, CNN, ABC, WGN and numerous nationally syndicated radio shows on topics related to entrepreneurship and small business growth. Joe also serves as an advisor to entrepreneurship programs domestically and around the world.

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 a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
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