The Aspen Institute: Henry Crown Fellowship
Henry Crown, the Chicago magnate who created General Dynamics, was legendary for ethical and successful business practices. His family partnered with the Aspen Institute to help shepherd a class of accomplished leaders towards work that would address a world problem. We read great thinkers, discuss, and learn. We meet four times over two years and bond as a group of twenty to support each other throughout the next phase of our careers. I've never been a room with such accomplished people from such diverse fields. I was lucky to be chosen.
Henry Crown, the Chicago magnate who created General Dynamics, was legendary for ethical and successful business practices. His family partnered with the Aspen Institute to help shepherd a class of accomplished leaders towards work that would address a world problem. We read great thinkers, discuss, and learn. We meet four times over two years and bond as a group of twenty to support each other throughout the next phase of our careers. I've never been a room with such accomplished people from such diverse fields. I was lucky to be chosen.
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Learning While Helping Learning Projects
I've been trading time, advice, or investment for a front row seat at various learning organizations. Everwise, founded by former Ebay COO Maynard Webb and my friend Mike, is scaling a software platform and service for mentoring. The Center for Curriculum Redesign is helping governments, schools and companies define what knowledge, skills, and character traits to teach. I'm learning about teaching as a CEO coach at The Lloyd Group. I'm a founding partner of a start-up accelerator in the Balearic Islands called Menorca Millennials. Also: are simulator builders Realityworks, serious game studio BackCODE, Spain-based accelerated learning program for coding, culture measurement software Culture IQ, and talent search engine Candidate Guru. This isn't everyone, and the list is evolving. |
Inaugural Menorca Millennials Class of 20 startups at night in June, 2015
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Workshop in Business Opportunities
WIBO puts my belief in the power of learning in business into action, helping the most underserved communities. I've been on the Board of this old New York institution since 2008. I served as Chairman for three years. We have expanded nationally and now internationally, established special programs for the formerly incarcerated and veterans, and are combining with www.ifel.org to offer a broader lifecycle of support for our entrepreneurs. |
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Old video with Bill Clinton
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Entrepreneur's and Young President's Organizations
When M5 crossed the $1 million revenue mark in 2003 I joined EO. When we beat $10 million in 2006, I joined YPO. These non-profits are the world's leading networks of entrepreneurs, with over 30,000 global CEOs as members. They are both dedicated to growing leaders through learning. To help give back to a group that has given me so much, I've helped start an EO chapter dedicated to the exploding, innovative, business community in Brooklyn, which is now thriving. I'm currently a member of both group's chapters in Barcelona. |
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ShoreTel (SHOR)
Where M5 lives now. ShoreTel develops and delivers the leading business phone and unified communications solution for mid-size businesses, combining cloud and premises delivery options. We renamed M5's service "ShoreTel Sky." It continues in hyper-growth, and is the headline for the company's future. The Cloud division now comprises about 300 of the company's 1,000 staff and 25% of revenues. It is exciting to see our creation scale and thrive. I'm an investor. And I'm glad to watch some of my favorite initiatives live on ... |
Cloud, mobility, customer experience
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Exciting to see my favorite program live on!
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Marcelo Garcia Jiu-Jitsu
Marcelo is one of the top all-time athletes in this fast-growing sport, and it is a privilege and joy to study at his academy. Josh Waitzkin, Marcelo's partner, worked with me to create the M5 Jiu-Jitsu program. We created a curriculum that connected martial arts to business, and I got hooked on the sport.
Marcelo is one of the top all-time athletes in this fast-growing sport, and it is a privilege and joy to study at his academy. Josh Waitzkin, Marcelo's partner, worked with me to create the M5 Jiu-Jitsu program. We created a curriculum that connected martial arts to business, and I got hooked on the sport.