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Unleashing the Power of Entrepreneurship For Everyone

Innovation does not have to be a zero-sum game. A high tide of new ideas and ingenuity raises all ships. For thousands of years, innovators from diverse communities have changed the world for the better—you will hear some of their stories here. Yet, traditionally, entrepreneurship and innovation spaces are dominated by majority groups. We can do much better.

This is an opportunity for us all.

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Authors

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John Bamforth

Former Eli Lilly VP and Chief Marketing Officer

Executive Director, Eshelman Innovation

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Roy Zwahlen

Chief Strategy Officer,

Eshelman Innovation

Associate Dean, UNC 

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Contributing Authors

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Reuben Blackwell

Contributing Author

CEO, Opportunities Industrialization Center Rocky Mount

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Ashlie Thomas

Contributing Author

The Mocha Gardner

Food Security and Home Garden Advocate

Entrepreneur

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Maya Fitzgerald

Contributing Author

Research Assistant,

Eshelman Innovation

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