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Lunch with a Founder - featuring Dr.Roxie Hentz
Join us for our May Lunch with a Founder featuring Dr.Roxie Hentz, Founding Executive Director of CEOs of Tomorrow!
When and where
Date and time
Tuesday, May 9 · 12 - 1pm CDT
Location
StartingBlock | The Spark Building 821 East Washington Avenue 2nd Floor, Digital Den Madison, WI 53703
About this event
- 1 hour
- Mobile eTicket
These part educational, part networking events are the perfect way to meet other founders in the region, learn from other people's entrepreneurial journeys, and get plugged in to the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Wisconsin.
This month Dr.Roxie Hentz will share her founder story.
Dr. Roxie Hentz is the Founding Executive Director of CEOs of Tomorrow, where she and her team helps youth unlock their entrepreneurial gifts and use them to make the world a better place. Dr. Roxie Hentz has over 30 years of experience in the education field, including service as a state education consultant, culturally responsive teacher leader, district-wide teacher mentor, university teacher-in-residence, adjunct professor, and classroom teacher. Extending her commitment to social entrepreneurship education, she authored It’s My Business: Inspiring Students’ Ideas for a Better Community, a resource packed with fun lessons and engaging activities designed for educators to guide their students in creating their own classroom business for social good.
Among her many awards and recognitions for her dedication to urban education and community leadership are the Fulbright Distinguished Teacher Award, MOST (Madison Out-Of-School Time) Outstanding Youth Worker Award, Jammin’ 98.3 Black History Maker Award, V100 Radio’s Positively People, Wisconsin's Economic Teacher of the Year, and being named one of Wisconsin’s Most Influential Black Leaders. She has been featured in BRAVA Magazine, Wisconsin State Journal, Madison Magazine, Madison365, The Cap Times, Capital City Hue, WisBusiness.com, and The Morning Show on Botswana Television.
Dr. Hentz is the recipient of YWCA Madison’s Women of Distinction Award, which recognizes women leaders whose community services, professional achievement, integrity, leadership, and dedication to the lives of others and to the quality of life for all reflect YWCA Madison’s mission and values.
Dr. Hentz earned a bachelor’s degree in education, a master’s degree in business administration, and a doctorate degree in leadership for the advancement of learning and service.
This in person event is FREE and open to members and non-members of StartingBlock Madison. Lunch will be provided.
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About the organizer
StartingBlock's mission is to creating intersections that cultivate entrepreneurs, build innovative companies, & drive ideas into reality. We help entrepreneurs launch great companies, accelerate their growth and foster innovation.
At StartingBlock, entrepreneurs find a collaborative innovation community of startups, support, resources, connections, mentors, programming.
With 42,000 sq. ft. of flexible office space (from desks, pods, offices, suites, to 3000-6000 sq. ft. anchor tenant), StartingBlock allows Madison startups to scale as they grow. Plus, we have free conference rooms, classroom and event space. Designed with the innovation entrepreneur in mind, StartingBlock includes IT and innovation resources, including video and audio capabilities, prototyping, and assembly resources.