| Entrepreneurial Heroes 2008
NCWIT Heroes is a series of magazine-style audio interviews highlighting
women entrepreneurs in information technology (IT) careers, sponsored by the
NCWIT Entrepreneurial Alliance
and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. An extension of our Entrepreneurial
Heroes series from 2007, the 2008
series includes interviews with a
diverse group of women innovators from small companies, larger corporations,
and non-profits, whose ideas and products are changing the way we think, work,
play, and communicate. Listen as these successful, creative, and technical
women discuss their lives and their work -- how they first get involved with
technology, why they chose to be entrepreneurs, and what advice they would
give to young people interestedin IT or entrepreneurship.
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Interview with Jessica Flannery
Co-Founder, kiva.org
Entrepreneurial Heroes 2008
Date: September 29, 2008
Jessica is a remarkable social entrepreneur who is Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of www.kiva.org -- the first peer-to-peer micro-lending website. Kiva connects lenders with entrepreneurs from the developing world, empowering them to rise out of poverty.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/Jessica.Flannery_Kiva_9.29.08.mp3
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Interview with Lee Kennedy
CEO and Co-Founder, Tricalyx, Inc.
Entrepreneurial Heroes 2008
Date: September 17, 2008
Lee's got some great advice for getting kids interested in IT and entrepreneurship. In fact, you might want your kids to listen to this interview.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/LeeKennedy_TriCalyx.mp3
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Interview with Jean Kovacs
Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing and Strategic Alliances, Sterling Commerce
Entrepreneurial Heroes 2008
Date: August 19, 2008
Jean Kovacs is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing and
Strategic Alliances for Sterling Commerce, responsible for driving
global strategic alliances, including the AT&T strategic
relationship, and all corporate marketing and communications.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/JeanKovacs_Sterling.mp3
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Interview with Audrey MacLean
Co-Founder & VP, Network Equipment Technologies; Co-founder & CEO, Adaptive
Entrepreneurial Heroes 2008
Date: July 30, 2008
Audrey MacLean has a unique track record for entrepreneurial success as a founder, CEO, seed investor, and board member.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/AudreyMacLean_NET.mp3
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Interview with Kristin Asleson McDonnell
CEO, LimeLife
Entrepreneurial Heroes 2008
Date: July 15, 2008
When Kristin McDonnell and the LimeLife team thought about what they wanted our cell phones to be able to do for us, more fun and more help were at the top of the list: more games and downloadable content like recipes, horoscopes, and lifestyle tips; less blood, bullets, and galactic aliens.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/KristinMcDonnell_LimeLife.mp3
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