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Add Your Heading Text Here October 17, 20195:30-6:30 pmFirst Floor Conference RoomValley Venture Mentors276 Bridge StSpringfield, MA 01103 admin@valleyventurementors.org413-337-2887 Public speaking is America’s biggest phobia—more than heights, snakes, and flying—but a lot of us have to do it for work, or to build our own businesses. If you’ve ever thought there must be some kind of tricks […]

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Fighting For A Piece Of The Pie (Workshop) Business Workshop SeriesLearn how mindset affects how we see opportunity. September 12, 2019 5:30 -6:30 pm Add to calendar Valley Venture Mentors First Floor Conference Room 276 Bridge St, Springfield, MA 01103 admin@valleyventurementors.org 413-337-2887 Do you need to attract investors, clients, or other engagement to your business? […]

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Episode 021: Katie Zobel This week, Katie Zobel, President and CEO of the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts. Can fundraising be a spiritual practice? We find out. Plus stop calling them nonprofits, the creativity involved in seeking beauty, stop being so hard on yourself, learn to be critical in a loving way, and if you […]

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Episode 020: ReviewReview A world in which Brené Brown and Charles Dickens overlap. Reviewing guests Mathew Ragan, Angela Patrick Silva, and Andrew Dell’Antonio, plus book review of Dare to Lead by Brené Brown. Dare to Lead The Learning Dip And if you are interested in my creativity, I’ve got tshirt designs here: Incandescent Wombat Nontoxic Wordforge […]

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Lesser Angels The other day I was listening to an angel investor, and I got to thinking about my reaction to what he was saying. He was explaining to a group of small business people how it works. He loans businesses, for example, $10,000 for 5-7 years, expecting that they will be bought out by […]

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Episode 019: Matthew Ragan This week’s guest, Matthew Ragan of Obscura Digital talks about the process it takes to transform code into art, making transformative experiences, storytelling, authenticity, and how math can help you create a world. Obscura Digital Art on the Mart project page Art on the Mart launch show Facebook Twitter Linkedin

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017: Andrew Dell’Antonio University of Texas music historian and deep thinker Andrew Dell’Antonio joins us to talk about management, feminism, and disability access. We chat about how institutions can change, how to open up education, and how a sense of purpose helps you to keep centered, and how to reconnect with yourself. And that Andrew’s optimism […]

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