Real Leaders and Inspiration: Takeaways From Entrepreneurship @ Cornell #ESHIP15

by Smoke2015 Event, Blog, Leadership, venture capitalPosted on No Comments

I had the opportunity to participate in Entrepreneurship @ Cornell last week. Besides it being enjoyable to get back to campus after a 15-year hiatus, I left feeling inspired by the people I met. This included my fellow speakers, attendees, the faculty and most importantly the Cornell students. Anyone worried about the state of America …

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New Beer Industry Technology Symposium™ “BITS™” Set For June 30 & July 1 in Napa, California

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Excited to announce the first Beer Industry Technology Symposium in collaboration with our 10th Annual Wine Industry Technology Symposium… it will be a technology extravaganza! New Beer Industry Technology Symposiumâ„¢ “BITS™” Set For June 30 & July 1 in Napa, California Craft Brewing Industry Leaders to Collaborate on Best Practices and Strategies BITS to partner …

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On Being Grateful II – – – Ruth McMullan Wallin 95

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I wrote about being grateful on Easter Sunday, when I awoke to the stunning beauty of the Colorado Rockies at Grand Lake.  In that post, I called out a long list of family and friends.  Little did I know then,  just a few hours later, my Grandmother, Ruth McMullan Wallin (“Mimi” to all of us) …

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