AN ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET –BRIDGING THE GAP

WHEN YOUR STAKEHOLDERS ARE OCEANS APART

PMI - Northern Nevada Chapter

Courtyard Marriott

September 26, 2017

Presented by Estella Hunt

Agenda

■ Northern Nevada’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

■ Entrepreneurship

■ Cross border community building projects

■ Q&A

NORTHERN NEVADA’S ENTREPRENEURIAL

ECOSYSTEM

On-going Activities

On-going Activities

Co-work Spaces

Maker Spaces

Support Organizations

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

SIGNS of an entrepreneurial mindset

■ Resourceful

■ Fearless

■ Recovers Quickly

■ Listens

■ Welcomes Change

■ Takes Action

■ Obsesses over Cash Flow

Entrepreneurial

MINDSET

CHARACTERISTICS of an entrepreneurial spirit

■ Exudes passion

■ Questions can it be done better

■ Open to the possibilities

■ Takes calculated risksEntrepreneurial

MINDSET

QUALITIES of an entrepreneurial leader

■ Has vision

■ Leverages the unfair advantages

■ Ability to engage others

■ Shows up and executesEntrepreneurial

MINDSET

CROSS BORDER COMMUNITY

BUILDING PROJECTS

Pro

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Collaborators

Oliver X

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Metra

Horetsky

Nathan

Digangi

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Collaborators

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A business, entrepreneurship & cultural exchange

for U.S. based business women seeking to …

• Pay it forward

• Make connections

• Collaborate with others

Cape

Town

Stellenbosch

Bredasdorp

Cape L’AgulasArniston

Mossel Bay

Oudtshoorn

Franschhoek

Collaborators in S. Africa

• Amy Biel Foundation / Changing Lives

• Ubuntu Foundation• Zimele Project - Desmond Tutu

HIV Foundation• Kapula Candles• THE HOUSE OF GM&AHRENS

• WESGRO

• U.S. Embassy / U.S. Dept. of

Commerce

• Mayor’s Office, City of Cape

Town

• Workshop 17

• BNI

ENTREPRENEURSHIP & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

SIGNS of an entrepreneurial mindset

■ Resourceful

■ Fearless

■ Recovers Quickly

■ Listens

■ Welcomes Change

■ Takes Action

■ Obsesses over Cash Flow

Entrepreneurial

MINDSET

CHARACTERISTICS of an entrepreneurial spirit

■ Exudes passion

■ Questions can it be done better

■ Open to the possibilities

■ Takes calculated risksEntrepreneurial

MINDSET

QUALITIES of an entrepreneurial leader

■ Has vision

■ Ability to engage others

■ Shows up and executes

Entrepreneurial

MINDSET

THANK YOU!

ESTELLA HUNTESTELLA@PARTNERWITHPIVOT.COM