Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center
Faces of EntrepreneurshipSean Ro, Lunar SeltzerIntroducing Sean Ro, the dynamic force behind Lunar Hard Seltzer, where he serves as co-founder and CEO. As part of our AAPI History Month series with Nasdaq, Sean shares his insights and experiences in this exclusive Faces of Entrepreneurship interview.
Faces of EntrepreneurshipLeslie Danford, VitaminisLeslie Danford is the founder and CEO of Vitaminis, a clean-label functional food and beverage brand. Leslie has always been passionate about nutrition, but for her, it’s like a math equation, and it’s important to cover all of your nutritional bases.
Faces of EntrepreneurshipAmanda Obidike, STEMi Makers AfricaAmanda Obidike is the CEO of STEMi Makers Africa, an initiative where she developed a first-to-market, teacher-centered learning management solution for African educators as they build, create, and pursue STEM and Innovation careers.
Faces of EntrepreneurshipAllison Messner, YardzenAllison Messner is on a mission to help people live better lives outside. Allison is the cofounder and CEO of Yardzen, the leading online landscape design company and go-to source for outdoor living.
Our Mission
The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center is a non-profit building a better path for entrepreneurs worldwide byimproving inclusion, access, and knowledge in entrepreneurship.
Free mentorship, education and resources to a growing community of over 100,000.
Milestone Makers
Milestone Makers selects a small cohort of entrepreneurs to receive individualized business mentoring,
coaching, training, and resources all at no cost. The goal is to help entrepreneurs set, hit, and celebrate milestones critical to company growth.
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Milestone Makers selects a small cohort of entrepreneurs to receive individualized business mentoring,
coaching, training, and resources all at no cost. The goal is to help entrepreneurs set, hit, and celebrate milestones critical to company growth.
Mentor Makers
A free mentor matching platform to ignite the exchange of knowledge and experience from business leaders in support of entrepreneurs of all backgrounds.
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A free mentor matching platform to ignite the exchange of knowledge and experience from business leaders in support of entrepreneurs of all backgrounds.
Milestone Circles
Join the community of women entrepreneurs who have gained access, resources, knowledge, and support through Milestone achievements.
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Join the community of women entrepreneurs who have gained access, resources, knowledge, and support through Milestone achievements.
Partner Highlight
Lehigh@NasdaqCenter
In 2017, we launched Lehigh@NasdaqCenter to extend Lehigh’s entrepreneurial spirit on the west coast and beyond. L@NC is an exclusive academic in residence collaboration between Lehigh University and the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center in San Francisco.
Additional Partners
KPMG
KPMG firms operate in 143 countries and territories across the globe, offering audit, tax, and advisory services.
Wilson Sonsini
A premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide.
HubSpot
A CRM platform supporting connection of marketing, sales, content management, and customer service.
BPM
BPM is regularly classified as a premier provider of accounting services.
Programming
Resources and programming for founders building incredible companies in the world.
Upcoming and on-demand workshops, and classes. Open to all.
Workbooks & Toolkits
Downloadable educational guides for key entrepreneurial actions and tasks.
Capital Pathways Workbook
This set of interactive exercises aligns your vision as a leader with capital options best suited for your business.
This set of interactive exercises aligns your vision as a leader with capital options best suited for your business.
Your Pay Plan Workbook
A set of interactive tools to empower you - at the earliest stages of your company - to think consciously about pay and pay principals.
A set of interactive tools to empower you - at the earliest stages of your company - to think consciously about pay and pay principals.
Research
Research, data, and tools that fuel agency and access for entrepreneurs.
The Venture Equity Project
This coalition is focused on aggregating data sets to better understand the market opportunity behind investing in diverse fund managers and minority entrepreneurs, as well as identifying points in the ecosystem where intervention is needed and where opportunities exist.
This coalition is focused on aggregating data sets to better understand the market opportunity behind investing in diverse fund managers and minority entrepreneurs, as well as identifying points in the ecosystem where intervention is needed and where opportunities exist.
Pay Ownership Valuation Inequalities
Fair compensation strikes at the heart of human dignity. You, as a business owner, have a unique opportunity to set up fair pay and compensation practices from the beginning. How do you want to align your values and build wealth for yourselves, your families, communities, and the world?
Fair compensation strikes at the heart of human dignity. You, as a business owner, have a unique opportunity to set up fair pay and compensation practices from the beginning. How do you want to align your values and build wealth for yourselves, your families, communities, and the world?
Building a Better Path to Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Center
The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center is a non-profit building a better path for entrepreneurs worldwide by improving inclusion, access, and knowledge in entrepreneurship.
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Arc of Entrepreneurship
Arc of Entrepreneurship highlights the diverse stories of entrepreneurs — spotlighting their similarities, differences, and exploring common themes that connect their journeys.
Videos
Hear about entrepreneurial journeys.
Cardio Diagnostics & Co- Founder Meesha Dogan and GraphWear Co- Founder & CEO Rajatesh Gudibande
July 15, 2022
Profiles
Faces of Entrepreneurship
TheFaces of Entrepreneurship series profiles a wide variety of entrepreneurs who approach entrepreneurship with a unique perspective. We ask that they tell their story(ies) of triumph and struggle to encourage the next generation of entrepreneurs. We seek out inspiring leaders to contribute, with a special focus on those whose voices are underrepresented or those from traditionally under-estimated populations.
1,753+Original Programs
10,857Hours of Education
76KEntrepreneurs served through the center
Our commitment is to make sure that wherever you are in the world you have access to the support, and resources deserved for all you’re doing to strengthen our communities.