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Find out who the Diligent Modern Governance 100 Award winners are

Board Effect

Their stories of innovation and dedication remind us of the impact thoughtful leadership can have on our organizations and communities. Antonio Fernandez , Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, FirstEnergy Service Co. These trailblazers have set new standards in governance and leadership, inspiring all of us to strive for excellence.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

Our name, Lubanzi, comes from a wandering dog that followed me and my co-founder on a 6 day, 100 mile trip hiking across South Africa’s remote Wild Coast. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. Photo Credit: Charlie Brain. There’s some poetic justice in that. Tell us in the comments below.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Airbnb founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia had difficulty securing funding, so they launched a mini project to build some funds and catch investors' attention. Using this capital , the founders launched and enjoyed exponential growth in their first year, with 10K users and thousands of listings. Photo Credit: Jack Underwood.

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18 Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

White When my Co-Founders Leslie Alvarado and Dr. Aubrey J. 8- Using short and simple terms Photo Credit: Maurice Harary As entrepreneurs and co-founders of our small business, we wanted our company to be memorable with a short, punchy name that any layperson outside our industry would immediately recognize and understand.

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3 Big Lessons From African Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

The agriculture technology sector, or agtech, in Africa is booming and its entrepreneurs think very long term and very big. Take Ndubuisi Ekekwe, founder of Zenvus. In Africa if you take a risk and it goes wrong it can have a far greater impact on you, your employees and community.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I’m Shelia Fitzgerald, owner and founder of EliteFitz, a destination inspired women’s boutique. We have an amazing co-parenting style that works for both of us, and we’re both happy. Thanks to Emily Reynolds, founder of R PR Firm ! #4 I’m the founder of Lime Inc., Thanks to Nick Gray, Museum Hack ! #2

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Upfront Ventures Adds Hamet Watt as New Investment Partner

Both Sides of the Table

He reached out to younger founders and offered to help via his network at AT&T, Google, media agencies … you name it. Hamet started his career in Venture Capital working for the first post-apartheid VC fund in South Africa. And he followed through. So he had had a taste of it. We watched together. Los Angeles'

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