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University of South Florida

Program Director at Conscious Venture Lab

Skills: Strategic Planning · Board Level · Board of Directors · Startup Development · Economic Development · Servant Leadership · Organization Skills · Start-up Ventures · Community Development · Emotional Intelligence · Relationship Building · Creative Entrepreneurship · Google Drive · Organizational Culture · Stakeholder Engagement · Creativity and Innovation

Open Works Baltimore

Board Member

Skills: Strategic Planning · Social Entrepreneurship · Startup Development · Notion Productivity Software · Ecosystem Management · Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI) · Program Management · Business Process · Easily Adaptable · Servant Leadership · Organization Skills · Entrepreneurship Education · Start-up Ventures · Entrepreneurship Development · Emotional Intelligence · Relationship Building · Google Drive · Organizational Culture · Stakeholder Engagement · Creativity and Innovation

Novella Center for Entrepreneurship

Director of Network

Supporting the organization uphold their mission to provide programs and services to those who accelerate the expansion of innovation and economic development in Maryland. MBIA does this by breaking down barriers and silos, delivering opportunities for entrepreneurs and their supporters, and amplifying the story of innovation in Maryland.

Maryland Business Innovation Association (MBIA)

Innovators of Progress is a rigorous, school-agnostic program with a strategic focus on supporting freshly-minted, and often under-represented, alumni from colleges and vocational programs within the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Aiming to increase the amount of student innovators that become full-time, local founders of technology-enabled ventures, Innovators of Progress identifies motivated students seeking to acquire an entrepreneurial mindset and provide them with financial aid and seed capital for their progressive ideas in science, technology, engineering, math, healthcare, finance, infrastructure/civil, education, literacy, and business (“applicable industries”).

Innovators of Progress

Selection Committee

[[[As of January 2023, the Conscious Venture Lab curriculum has been licensed by the Novella Center for Entrepreneurship]]] 
Responsible for planning and directing all facets of the semi-annual 16-week accelerator program together with the CEO. Conducts outreach to recruit individuals and businesses to participate in accelerator cohort. Develops and maintains relationships with regional and national pipeline partners, mentors, investors, potential applicants, cohort alumni, and industry experts to create a successful program for the entrepreneurs. Plans events such as investor mixers and Demo-Day - adhering to a strict budget. Manages all marketing – including but not limited to: drafting press releases, drafting email marketing to our network, developing and adhering to a consistent CVL brand, and creating and maintaining a consistent social media presence on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, & LinkedIn. Works closely with the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence and Director of Operations, and the Conscious Venture Fund to ensure team harmony regarding program operations, development, and future planning. Executes knowledge on running and operating a business, Conscious Capitalism, Stakeholder Theory, investing and venture capital, Design Thinking, and the start-up and impact spaces. A consistent and reliable source of support for the entrepreneurs and teams participating in the program and 100+ program alumni.

Program Director

[[[As of January 2023, the Conscious Venture Lab curriculum has been licensed by the Novella Center for Entrepreneurship]]] Responsible for planning and directing all facets of the semi-annual 16-week accelerator program together with the CEO. Conducts outreach to recruit individuals and businesses to participate in accelerator cohort. Develops and maintains relationships with regional and national pipeline partners, mentors, investors, potential applicants, cohort alumni, and industry experts to create a successful program for the entrepreneurs. Plans events such as investor mixers and Demo-Day - adhering to a strict budget. Manages all marketing – including but not limited to: drafting press releases, drafting email marketing to our network, developing and adhering to a consistent CVL brand, and creating and maintaining a consistent social media presence on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, & LinkedIn. Works closely with the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence and Director of Operations, and the Conscious Venture Fund to ensure team harmony regarding program operations, development, and future planning. Executes knowledge on running and operating a business, Conscious Capitalism, Stakeholder Theory, investing and venture capital, Design Thinking, and the start-up and impact spaces. A consistent and reliable source of support for the entrepreneurs and teams participating in the program and 100+ program alumni.

Conscious Venture Lab

SHIFT is the only business collective brave and bold enough to shift the work world to transform the real world. We help you solve your organization’s most pressing issues, achieve your ambitious goals, and capitalize on your greatest opportunities, to grow regardless.

SHIFT | @shiftthework

Family hospitality business restructure.  Implemented new processes, structure, and stability where there was none. Created and developed social media presence and brought in new technologies to reinforce changes. Employee management and training. Ensure superb customer service is executed at all times. Intuitive and innovative organization and attention to detail ensure vendor accounts are accurate and maintained. From start, sales have increased over 125%.

Janna, Inc.

Human Resources. Vendor communications. Managed accounts payable and receivable. Managed communication with international partners for 5 - 10 shipments at a time. This includes establishing a professional connection with potential recipients and funders, using our Salesforce database to ensure our recipients receive books in accordance with their needs, completing customs and legal documentation, invoicing, and working with freight forwarders to schedule the logistics of shipments. Manage donated book shipments from publishers.

Marianna Pappas