When Anne Dwane became CEO of Zinch, the college matching service, it felt like “diving into a pool needing to figure out how to be a synchronized swimmer.” “It was…
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Larry Fink is the CEO and chairperson of New York-based BlackRock, an investment management firm. BlackRock manages roughly $6 trillion in assets on a global basis. Because of its sheer…
This project began with a question: What makes veteran entrepreneurs successful? To learn the answer, the National Association of Veteran-Serving Organizations (NAVSO) partnered with Purdue University’s Center for Global Urban…
For decades, military veterans have been a vital part of the nation’s business sector—leveraging the valuable skills they gained during their service to start businesses across the country. However, veteran…
Brandon Shelton is the Founder and Managing Partner of TFX Capital. In this episode of The Mission Daily, Brandon shares the value of hiring and supporting veteran founders and employees,…
If you’re in your 30s or 40s (or even 50s) and you believe conventional wisdom, you might think the entrepreneurial train has passed you by and it’s too late to…
Last week, nine veteran-led tech startups from across the Southeast came together for the first-ever CLT Veteran Startup Showcase, where they took the stage to compete for a purse worth…
I still carry the U.S. Army Leadership Guide in my work bag. In it, initiative is listed as one of the desirable traits of a leader. It’s defined as “a…
More than 3.6 million Americans have served in the military since September 11, 2001. These nine veterans are among the many who learned how to be resilient, imaginative, decisive leaders…
Brendan Hart wanted to be a fireman, not a Marine. As a New Yorker who saw the devastation of the Sept. 11 attacks first-hand, he felt a burn that all…
