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2013... 2012... Barbara Bauer, Director, ABLE - Womens' College, University of Denver Brandy Bertram, YouthBiz 4/2/20122 Connie Duckworth, Founder/CEO, ARZU - DU Women's College Connie Duckworth, Founder/CEO, ARZU - Social Enterprise Event FIRST Colorado - Regional Competiton 2012 4/2/12 2011... Dr. Bill Foege, Gates Foundation & Rotary, End Polio Now 1/4/11 Chris Pelley, CIMCO & Dennis Whittle , GobalGiving.org - Breaking down the barriers: Academics; Business; Civic 1/4/11 2010... 12/7/10 The 4th Annual 'Social Entrepreneur Day' Breakfast @ Cable Center Dennis Whittle , GobalGiving.org Interview with w3w3.com 12/6/10 Jim Kidder & Greg Bowlin, CTIR 5/24/10 Denver Karma, University of Denver 3.1.10 Douglas Jackson, Project CURE 2.23.09 Peter Kellner, Endeavor 12.14.09 David Kuria, Ashoka Fellow of the Year & Steve Werner 2/16/09 Hunt Lambert, Servicing Constituents ... Chris Lowney, Author, Heroic Leadership Justin Rockefeller, Generation Engage MacKenzie Roebuck-Walsh, Daniels Consulting Firm - 10/11/10 2008... The 2nd Annual 'Social Entrepreneur Day What is Social Entrepreneurship? Dr. Paul Bauer & Chris Pelley A Giant Step..., Steve Bigari, Ashoka Fellow

Social Entrepreneurism focused on women Connie Duckworth appearing December 4th, Annual Social Enterprice Event - Hosted by CIMCO and ACG Denver, Denver University, CU Boulder and Colorado State University! 1295_ 10/15/12 - Social entrepreneur Connie Duckworth founded ARZU, (which means “hope” in Dari), in 2004, to empower destitute women weavers in rural Afghanistan. Connie serves pro bono as Chairman and CEO. Starting with 30 weavers, ARZU has transformed into a learning laboratory for holistic grassroots economic development —today employing some 700 women, providing access to education and basic healthcare, seeding multiple micro-business start-ups, building community centers, pre-schools and parks, and creating award-winning fair-labor rugs—all in a country ranked as “the world’s worst place to be a woman.” Ms. Duckworth retired in 2001 as a Partner and Managing Director of Goldman Sachs, the first woman to be named a sales and trading partner in the firm’s history. She tells us she really wanted to rebalance how she spent her time. So she envisioned 1/3 business activities, 1/3 philanthropic activities and 1/3 family oriented activities. ARZU became the focus of her philanthropy. ARZU is an example of a 'for benefit corporation'. It uses private sector practices to create jobs in very remote rural villages in Afghanistan, and produces export quality products. Because of her business lens, Connie sees a social business as the way to empower people through employment. It seemed like a natural fit as Connie's passion has always been women's rights. To Connie, the shortest path is through economic advancement. The women in Afghanistan are truly among the most disadvantaged women in the world. Connie Duckworth is the Keynote Speaker at the CIMCO Annual Social Enterprise event at ACG Denver! Listen for more... More about Connie Duckworth: Connie Duckworth founded ARZU, Inc. in 2004 and serves pro bono as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. She is a retired Partner and Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs, & Co., where she was named the first woman sales and trading partner in the firm’s history during her 20 year career. Ms. Duckworth is a Trustee of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and a Director of Russell Investment Group and of Steelcase, Inc. She serves on the Board of Overseers of the Wharton School in Philadelphia. Ms. Duckworth also serves on the Boards of Directors of the Interfaith Youth Core in Chicago and of NorthShore University HealthSystem, in Evanston, Illinois, where she was the first woman to be Chairman of the Board. She is a past Chair of the Committee of 200, the organization of leading women entrepreneurs and corporate business executives in the U.S. and is the author of The Old Girls Network: Insider Advice for Women Building Businesses in a Man’s World (Basic Books 2003), a primer on entrepreneurship.  The recipient of numerous awards for leadership, advocacy, social impact, innovation and global presence, Ms. Duckworth was awarded the 2011 Wharton School Dean's Medal, the school's highest honor. In addition, Ms. Duckworth was named a 2008 Skoll Foundation honoree for Social Entrepreneurship. She holds an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. from the University of Texas. RELATED LINKS: ARZU Studio Hope || CIMCO || Community Reach || Social Entrepreneurship || M&A Channel || ACG Denver || ACG Denver / CIMCO Annual Social Enterprise Event || Photos CU Boulder || ACG Denver/CIMCO Social Enterprise Event 2012 || KEYWORDS: Connie Duckworth, ARZU, Studio Hope, Social Entrepreneurship, Afghanistan, Women, Philanthropy, CIMCO, Community Reach, ACG Denver, bytes=5276215 LISTEN TO: Connie Duckworth, Founder/CEO, AZRU Powered by Podbean.com Community Leadership, Educational Leadership, Entrepreneurial Leadership 1190_ 4/2/12 - We are talking with Brandy Bertram, Executive Director of YouthBiz. YouthBiz is an after school program that is on a mission to increase the economic and social prosperity of our community through our focus on youth leadership. Our after school programs focus on one of three areas, 1-Community Leadership, 2-Educational Leadership and 3-Entrepreneurial Leadership. Brand said, "It is so much fun. Our young people are really the leaders, directors and the drivers of the work that we do. They come to us from all areas of the community - representing 40 different schools - they make their way to us for two hours every single day during the school year as well as summer programming." The progress is evident in the changes they see in the community to make it a safer, more vibrant, more energetic place to be. YouthBiz is celebrating their 20th anniversary. Started in 1992 by a community leader, Brian Barhaugh, who is still engaged in the community. He started it with a group of youths in response to the 'summer of violence' in 5 Points. We lost so many young people. They decided there must be something they could do together to show their community the value of their young people, not the liability. That works remains relevant and needed today. Larry asked, "What are some of the innovations and changes YouthBiz is going through right now?" Brandy replied, "For many years we've stood on our foundations, which will not change, which include peer based leadership - young people teaching young people. We incentivize and pay financial wages to our young people. We understand they are up against the gun when it comes to what they're going to do with their after school time. Economic strife is a very real concern in their community. We combat that by paying them wages for their time and by getting them involved in actual hands-on work. We are realizing our mission by helping those young people, not just learn the skills...Listen for much more... Related Links: YouthBiz || CIMCO || Community Reach Channel || Social Entrepreneurs || Keywords: Brandy Bertram, YouthBiz, Youth, Community Leadership, Educational Leadership, Entrepreneurial Leadership, CIMCO, Social Entrepreneurs - bytes=5449250 LISTEN TO: Brandy Bertram, Exec Director, YouthBiz Powered by Podbean.com Enable everyone in the world with an idea 937_ 12/6/10- The mission for GlobalGiving.org is 'Unleash the potential of people around the world to make positive change happen.' Larry had a discussion with Dennis Whittle, CEO & Co-Founder, Global Giving and asked Dennis if he could expand on the mission statement. "We believe that anyone in the world with a good idea for making their community a better place should be able to have that idea heard and possibly supported. It doesn't mean it will be supported but they should have that idea heard. On the other side we believe that anyone in the world with talent or resources should be able to reach out and directly connect with the people with ideas and help make those ideas a reality." Dennis is a keynote speaker at some 'Social Entrepreneurship' events in Colorado. Larry asked for an example of why people work through and give through Global Giving. "I think more and more, people are looking for a direct connection, transparency and efficiency, speed. It used to be if you wanted to contribute to big causes in the world, you sent money through the mail. Then maybe, you'd get a brochure at the end of the year, telling you in general terms, what an organization had done. Global Giving allows you to go online, choose an organization with a cause that you're interested in, in a country or community you're interested in, see exactly what your $10, $100 or $1000 can do. And then get directly connected with them, get feedback and updates quarterly, you can email them if you want, you can visit them if you want. You can tell your friends about the organization you think is doing good work. So it's really a platform that enables direct connection in real time where you can see a real impact." We're looking forward to your keynote addresses for ACG Denver, University of Denver, University of Colorado at Boulder and a number of other universities around the state. There's much more, listen now... Related Links: GlobalGiving || Social Entrepreneurship Channel || Daniels College of Business, DU || Capital Investment Management || Social Entrepreneurship Breakfast || ACG: Business/Social Enterprise: Dennis Whittle || Keywords: Dennis Whittle, Global Giving, Social Entrepreneurship, Daniels College of Business, DU, CIMCO, 12/6/10 Chnl: SocEntrp bytes=4691594 LISTEN to Dennis Whittle, Global Giving Powered by Podbean.com Cutting edge of business and technology 909_ 10/11/10- Can low-income businesses have a high-impact on the triple bottom-line? To answer this question, the Daniel’s Consulting Firm (DCF) has partnered with the Greater Good Academy to begin measuring the impact of a sustainable business plan on fledgling businesses. As co-chairperson of DCF, MacKenzie Roebuck-Walsh is leading the effort to develop metrics that track the success of students at the Greater Good Academy, both during and after instruction. The Greater Good Academy strives to incorporate environment awareness, community engagement, financial impacts and over-all company culture into day-to-day business for the students. We're talking with MacKenzie Roebuck-Walsh, she is co-chairwoman of the Daniels Consulting Firm which is a spin off of a student organization that allows students to get real world practice doing consulting jobs over an eight week period. MacKenzie says her main goal as chairwoman of the organization is to bring in partners and then staff those partnerships with students from the school and make sure their projects are really complete from day to day and at the end of the eight weeks have a very professional deliverable. Larry asked, "Are there specific types of organizations that you look for?" She said, "Yes, we reach out looking for organizations that are usually in the mid-size range, sometimes startups that need a marketing plan or financial plan. Daniels also has a core focus on sustainability and ethical business practices. So anytime we can bring on a project that focuses on one of those two areas, either a sustainable green business or a business that's really looking to add some ethical components to a business plan, that's where we go to work. MacKenzie went on to define 'Triple Bottom Line'. "The triple bottom line refers to people, planet and profit. So it is taking the typical business function and looking at their output, not only from a profit standpoint, but also how is it affecting the people (in the organization, customers, people in the neighborhood where you do business) and also, how is it affecting the planet? What are your business practices doing to conserve energy, give back?" There's much more... Related Links: Social Entrepreneurship Channel || Daniels College of Business, DU || Greater Good Project || Mi Casa || Blog || Keywords: MacKenzie Roebuck-Walsh, Daniel’s Consulting Firm, Social Entrepreneurship, Daniels College of Business, Greater Good Academy, Triple Bottom Line - 10/11/10 bytes: 5938576 Listen to: MacKenzie Roebuck-Walsh Powered by Podbean.com 762_ Justin Rockefeller, Generation Engage Justin Rockefeller is the chairman and cofounder of Generation Engage. His father is the Democratic Senator from West Virginia and his mother's father was the Republican Senator from Illinois - Justin grew up with politics around the dinner table "...and they didn't always see eye to eye". Recently Justin was in Colorado to help launch the 'Change Your City' Campaign in Denver. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper is also supportive of the campaign. Larry interviewed Justin at the Phipps Mansion (Hosted by the University of Denver). Justin's passion? "Most young Americans don't have access to the types of things my classmates had access to in college. Things like earmarked funding, student groups, visiting campaigns on campus - as in politicians, professors, you name it. They care about issues and people. They don't necessarily see politics as a means to an end relating to those issues. So our group of young people founded Generation Engage - came together and decided there needed to be more focus on the non-college view, bringing political access to them... But also thinking of politicians themselves and what drives them to interact with young people. We stumbled upon a Google grant which gives us free advertising on the Google homepage, and that provides a carrot for politicians to participate, because they get the message out for free, and our young members in community colleges across the country get to interact with mostly local politicians. It's always a democrat and a republican." Guests include big names like Colin Powell, Newt Gingrich and many others...listen for more... Related Links: Generation Engage || Mobilize || Social Entrepreneur Channel || Ashoka || ACG Denver Channel || Podcast Directory || Keywords: Justin Rockefeller, Generation Engage, Social Entrepreneur, Ashoka, ACG, DU, Change Your City > Channel: SocEntrp Bytes: 7751254 - 12/21/09 LISTEN to Justin Rockefeller

627_ PROJECT C.U.R.E. has over 12,000 volunteers all making a difference PROJECT C.U.R.E. (Commission on Urgent Relief & Equipment) was founded in 1987 to help meet the need for medical supplies, equipment and services around the world. Since its inception, PROJECT C.U.R.E. has delivered medical relief to needy people in over 120 countries. Larry and Pat interviewed Douglas Jackson, President and CEO of Project C.U.R.E. about their progress and how they are impacting so many lives. Addressing the history Doug said, "We got started 22-23 years ago, quite unintentionally. Doug’s father Dr. James Jackson was doing economic consulting in the 3rd world – Zimbabwe, Peru, Ecuador and finally Brazil where he saw a clinic, a beat-up, ramshackle cabin thing, in the middle of a town of 300,000 people – and there weren’t any medical supplies and no real equipment. So, my pop decided that day that he would do something to change that situation." Doug went on, "There are a number of ways to be involved with Project CURE. You can donate medical equipment if you have some, crutches, and walkers that you needed temporarily. We figure it costs us about $25 to deliver a box of medical supplies or equipment anywhere in the world. The value of what’s in that big old box is about $500. So for every $25 in, we can put $500 overseas." Listen to this...we can all make difference... Related Links: Project C.U.R.E. || About Us || LUNA Roasters || Rwanda Photos || Find It || Keywords: Doug Jackson, Project CURE, James Jackson, Commission on Urgent Relief & Equipment, Medical Equipment, Imperative Needs > Channel:NEWS Bytes=11304858 - 2/23/09 LISTEN

595_ Heroic Leadership: Self-Awareness; Ingenuity; Love; Heroism "The way I define self-awarenes as it relates to leadership is... ‘to lead well, people have to know themselves well. What are their strengths and weaknesses, their values, their outlook on the world," said Chris Lowney, author of the best seller, Heroic Leadership. Chris was with JP Morgan for just about 17 years, in New York, Tokyo, Singapore and London. Before that for almost seven years he was a Jesuit Seminarian after finishing high school. He was also the keynote speaker at a number of functions the day Mayor Hickenlooper and Governor Ritter proclaimed Tuesday November 18, 2008 “Social Enterprise Day” in Colorado. Larry interviewed Chris after his keynote address at the ACG Denver sell-out. Chris went onto say, "It seems to me that self-awareness usually involves two kinds of things, one is that we all have to make some foundational investment in knowing ourselves. You know, what am I here on earth for? What do I care about? What am I trying to accomplish?, these sorts of things. These ideas seem abstract and irrelevant but when we don’t come to grips with them, then sometimes we go a little bit adrift. One of the Roman philosophers, Seneca said, “To one who doesn’t know his destination, no wind is favorable”. (Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Roman philosopher and statesman [4 BC-AD 65 ...) "So the idea of self-awareness includes these two dimensions; 1.) that we make some foundational investment in knowing ourselves and 2.) we have some mechanism for keeping ourselves updated every day on how it is going." Chris talked about the 'Four Principles That Made All the Difference'. In addition to self-awareness; ingenuity; love; and heroism were discussed. Listen now... Related Links: Chris Lowney || ACG Denver || Daniels College of Business || M & A Channel (Including Photos) || Keywords: Chris Lowney, Heroic Leadership, Social Enterprise Day, ACG Denver, DU, Daniels College of Business, Regis, Self-Awareness, Ingenuity, Love, Heroism - Channels: Soc Entrep & ACG Bytes: 10871434 - 12/8/08 LISTEN 11/18/08 Photos: Second Annual Social Enterprise/Leadership Event

573_ The Second Annual Social Entrepreneur Day The Second Annual – Social Entrepreneurship Day, on 11/18/08 begins with breakfast at the Phipps Mansion. The special guest speaker from New York, Chris Lowney, was a partner at JPMorgan for 18 years and is the author of Heroic Leadership. Dr. Paul Bauer, Clinical Professor, Daniels College of Business, DU and Chris Pelley, Managing Director, Capital Investment Management Group discuss this special social entrepreneurship day with Larry. Author Chris Lowney offers leadership lessons from a 450-year-old company that grappled successfully with the same challenges that test great companies today: forging seamless multinational teams, motivating inspired performance, remaining “change ready” and strategically adaptable. They were asked, "How can Colorado carve its place as a world leader in this new realm? We can accomplish this mission by building an alliance of business, political, and academic leaders in Colorado. Our top schools already recognize the strength of social entrepreneurship and its potential to make a global impact." There will be a number of other high-profile guests including First Lady Jeannie Ritter, Lisa Nitze, Vice President, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public. After the Phipps Mansion it is then followed an ACG lunch program at the DAC...Then a special event at DU in the afternoon. The evening will be at Regis University. So this is the early stage of a real coalition in Colorado as I’ve labeled it ABCs, Academics, Business and Community. Related Links: Social Entrepreneurship Day || Daniels College of Business, DU || Capital Investment Management || Ashoka || Heroic Leadership || Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship, Daniels College of Business, Dr. Paul Bauer, DU, Chris Pelley, Capital Investment Management, Ashoka, Jeannie Ritter, Lisa Nitze, Chris Lowney, Heroic Leadership, ACG > Bytes: 8651235 > 10/20/08 LISTEN Channel: Social Entrepreneurship

401_ Social Entrepreneurship: A Giant Step for Mankind and Profits Social Entrepreneurship is the 'final frontier' of philanthropy. Steve Bigari and America’s Family work with employers like McDonalds to help their low income employees break the cycle of poverty. This will benefit us all. Steve's journey really began at McDonalds, watching people struggle. He employed 600 people at any given time, and the rule, not the exception, the rule – these folks struggled on a day to day basis to make ends meet. "What I found, by getting involved and connecting with them, so basically creating relationships for them, if I could add education and relationships to their hard work, that’s central to everything we learned. If somebody doesn’t want in the worst way to break the binds of poverty, they’re not going to be able to." The most important ingredient is they must be willing and able to work hard. Steve is a keynote panelist at an ACG Denver Luncheon - Social Entrepreneurship - When Greed Is Good: Creating Value and Making a Difference Through Common Good Capitalism. His motto: Inspiration, Instigation and Innovation. Related Links:  America's Family || America's Family PodCasts || The Box You Got || Program Details || ACG Channel || Today's Competitive Advantage || Keywords:Steve Bigari, America’s Family, The Box You Got, DU, Social Entrepreneurship, ACG, McDonalds, 10/29/07 Bytes: 12801988 > LISTEN