The Founder Institute hosted a successful interactive webinar event on the topic of Making the Leap from Employee to Entrepreneur, on the 23rd of November. This successful global event was hosted by Martín Martinez, Martín is the Executive Director for FI Texas. He has been involved with the FI ecosystem since 2017 and helped hundreds of founders navigate their startup journey.
The event facilitated entrepreneurs who want to start their own technology company but don't know where to get started! Millions of people every day go to jobs they don't enjoy, but few do something about it. And for those few people like you, this event was a great opportunity to listen to the experiences of people who have made the transition. Attendees even discussed questions and concerns they had and shared their ideas with other aspiring entrepreneurs in a networking session held afterward.
Speakers who facilitated the event with their warm presence:
Dr. Brandon Gantt - Founder and CEO of SAPi. Brandon made the transition to being an entrepreneur after spending 5 years in public education. He graduated from the FI Texas Summer 2022 cohort.
Anna Benini - Founder and CEO of Liane Care. Anna spent 20+ years working in human resources (at a leadership level) for large multinational companies like Zep, Allergan, L'Oreal, and Mercer. She left the corporate world to start a fractional HR consulting firm (yourHR) and a flexible benefits platform for caregivers (Liane Care). She graduated from the FI Rome 2018 cohort.
Naresh Ravula - Founder of HomeKuisines. Naresh spent 10 years working for large brands like Best Buy and Infosys in software development and sales. He graduated from the FI Western Canada 2021 cohort and made the decision to work on HomeKuisines full-time.
Lulu Waters - Founder of Book Sherpa. Lulu spent 10+ years working in the live events industry organizing 300 events per year. She made the decision to become an executive coach and start Book Sherpa in 2020 - a learning system for adults with dyslexia and ADHD to comprehend and retain information. She graduated from the FI San Diego Spring 2022 cohort.
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The Founder Institute hosted a successful interactive webinar event on the topic of Making the Leap from Employee to Entrepreneur, On the 23rd of November. This successful global event was hosted by Martín Martinez, Martín is the Executive Director for FI Texas. He has been involved with the FI ecosystem since 2017 and helped hundreds of founders navigate their startup journey.
The event facilitated entrepreneurs who want to start their own technology company, but don't know where to get started! Millions of people every day go to jobs they don't enjoy, but few do something about it. And for those few people like you, this event was a great opportunity to listen to the experiences of people who have made the transition. Attendees even discussed questions and concerns they had and shared their ideas with other aspiring entrepreneurs in a networking session held afterward.
Speakers, who facilitated the event with their warm presence:
