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Community ImpactAbove: Marilyn Johnson addresses attendees of International Women’s Forum in Miami. Photo credit: Tabatha Mudra. All big businesses start small, and they grow by following what Kay Koplovitz, founder of USA Networks, calls a trail of little victories. This was one of the many lessons shared during the International Women’s Forum two-day Executive Development Roundtable […]
Article · July 21, 2015 by Sophie Braga de Barros
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Community ImpactEntrepreneurs are soaring high in Miami, with the city recently ranking No.2 on the Kauffman Index for startup activity. But how can someone go from being an entrepreneur to a successful business magnate? Ben Baldanza, CEO of Spirit Airlines, attempted to answer the complicated question during this month’s Startup Grind Miami fireside chat at The […]
Article · July 17, 2015 by Sophie Braga de Barros
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Video by Sophie Braga de Barros. Music: Bensound. Many organizations and startups claim to foster innovation. But do they really? That is why Jessica Do and Mariana Rego, co-founders of Design Thinking Miami, started organizing social and educational events on design thinking, a way to arrive at solutions by putting user experience first. From June […]
Article · June 30, 2015 by Sophie Braga de Barros
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Photo: CS50xMiami instructor Sari Kulthm addresses new students at Miami Dade College’s Idea Center on June 8. Credit: Sophia Braga de Barros. Binary algorithms and HTML are not a part of everyone’s vocabulary, but that was about to change for the 100 students who gathered in Miami Dade College’s Idea Center on June 8. Hoping […]
Article · June 12, 2015 by Sophie Braga de Barros