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Mandela Washington Fellows - Weeks Four & Five
Weeks Four and Five of the Business and Entrepreneurship Institute focused on crowdsourcing, using social media to expand your audience, and examining finance management. The Fellows were able to listen to speakers such as Monica Cost of Monica Cost LLC and Ted Rybeck, founder and CEO of Venly, Inc. about branding and the use of technology to spread your message. In addition, Danielle Piskadlo of Boston Micro-Finance Club; Travis McCready, CEO of Mass-Life Science Center; and Linda Sloan Kay, Executive Vice President of Century Bank offered finance perspectives on how to manage finances effectively and use data to make informed decisions. Off-campus visits included the Edward M. Kennedy Institute, Fullbridge, the Harvard Art Museum, Fenway Park, and the Massachusetts State House to honor the legacy of Nelson Mandela.