92: How you can create an impactful business with global leaders with Jeff Hittner and Greg Van Kirk

Greg and Jeff are doing some amazing things to create social
change in developing countries through the power of
entrepreneurship. It was amazing to have them on the show and
hear about their upcoming program, Career X and how YOU
as a member of Successful Dropout can get involved. 


If you are interested in entrepreneurship, looking for an
adventure, and want to challenge yourself...how better to do it
than going to Guatemala to build a business??


The adventure is 2.5 weeks long and you'll experience all the
steps of launching a business: design thinking and prototyping,
marketing, content creation, supply chain strategy, customer
experience and more. You'll also be working with Jeff and Greg
who have been building impactful businesses for over 15
years! 


The first Guatemala program runs May 24 - June 10 so
hurry and check it out here! This is your chance to
gain unforgettable and invaluable entrepreneurial experience +
have a crazy adventure you'll always remember. 
About Greg Van Kirk & Jeff Hittner Greg

Greg Van Kirk is an Ashoka Lemelson Fellow, Ashoka
Globalizer and was recently recognized as Schwab Foundation
"Social Entrepreneur of the Year for 2012 (Latin America)" at the
World Economic Forum. He is the co-founder of Career
X and The New Development Solutions Group. This
includes Community Empowerment Solutions, Social
Entrepreneur Corps and Ultimiya Social Innovation
Consulting. Greg's signature social innovation was the creation
of the award winning MicroConsignment Model. He has
served as a consultant for organizations such as Levi Strauss
Foundation, USAID, Chemonics, VisionSpring, Soros Foundation,
Church World Service, Inter American Development Bank, Water For
People, Solutions Journalism Network and Fundacion Paraguaya
in the US, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Africa. Greg
began working in rural small business development as a Guatemala
Peace Corps volunteer in 2001. Prior to the Peace
Corps, Greg worked in investment banking in San Francisco and New
York for five years. Two deals he led at UBS during this
time won "Deal of the Year" honors from Structured Finance
International magazine. Greg is a graduate of Miami University
where he recently received the"Bishop Medal" . Greg lives
with his family in New York City. 
Jeff

Jeff leads Your Project X, a social venture dedicated to helping
people (re)discover their purpose to build careers they’ll love.
He has more than 18 years experience as an entrepreneur,
consultant, professor and changemaker. He is the founder of five
social ventures, including IBM’s Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) consulting practice. In 2011, he developed the curriculum
for the first MBA in Sustainability on the East Coast, at Bard
College, where he was the Leadership professor. He was also
two-time Chairman of the Carnegie New Leaders at the Carnegie
Council for Ethics in International Affairs.





Resources

Career X - go check it out! 

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