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CEO, Lead Facilitator, The Business Women's Citcle
Lani Basa is the CEO and Lead Facilitator for The Business Women’s Circle®. She helped to co-found the company with Myrna Marofsky in 2009 and became the owner of The BWC® in 2016. Her experience comes from over 22 years at Target Corporation where she was responsible for strategic...
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Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
Shawntera Hardy was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to serve as Commissioner of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) on April 14, 2016. As Commissioner of the state's principal economic development agency, she is focused on creating jobs, promoting business recruitment, expansion...
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Springboard for the Arts (Moderator)
The Arts Industry Panel will include the executive director of a leading arts organization, a poet, a muralist, musicians, performance artists, and an arts researcher/consultant.From the Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists toolkits and workshops, to career consultations, Springboard...
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WomenVenture ( Moderator)
Hear the joys (helping people!) and challenges (licensing!) of running a business that offers a service. Panelists include owners of a childcare center, a music school, a health and beauty salon, and more. For forty years, WomenVenture has provided women of all ages, cultures...
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Neighborhood Development Center ( Moderator )
Midtown Global Market retailers will share their perspectives and experiences. NDC empowers entrepreneurs and community partners to transform their low-income neighborhood economies from within. NDC believes “concentrated poverty needs concentrated opportunity.” NDC helps...
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Appetite for Change & Northside Opportunity Network (NEON) ( Co-Moderators)
Failures in Your Food Hustle: Learning lessons from food startups and how mistakes can make you smarter. This panel features local food entrepreneurs who have been through it and back, making mistakes and picking themselves back up from it and getting better. We think you should work...
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