Unleash your inner entrepreneur! In this Zoom event you'll learn tools to increase your agility, unlock creativity, and increase your comfort with risk. Increasing your entrepreneurial mindset allows you to transmit more energy to your team, help them take more ownership, make bolder moves and drive much more innovation in your company.

Join Alisa Cohn, the Thinkers50 No.1 Startup Coach in the World, one of Inc. Magazine's Top 100 Leadership Speakers and author of the new book From Start-Up to Grown-Up for a dynamic session drawn from her experiences coaching companies like DraftKings, Venmo, and Etsy into billion dollar enterprises.

You’ll learn to:
  • Think more like an entrepreneur, no matter what environment you're in
  • Increase your agility
  • Get comfortable being uncomfortable
  • Hone your storytelling skills to maximize your impact
  • Add more spark to your work life
About Alisa Cohn
Alisa Cohn is an Executive Coach who has worked with C-suite executives at prominent startups (such as Venmo, Etsy, Draft Kings, The Wirecutter, Mack Weldon, and Tory Burch) and Fortune 500 companies (including Dell, IBM, Microsoft, Google, Pfizer, Calvin Klein and The New York Times).  She is the author of a new book, From Start-up to Grown-up.

A frequent keynoter, Inc. Magazine named Alisa one of the top 100 leadership speakers, and she was named the Top Startup Coach in the World at the Thinkers50/Marshall Goldsmith Global Coaches Awards and the #1 Global Guru for Startups.

She is the executive coach for Cornell’s New York City tech incubator, and she has coached leaders from around the world, including the first female minister of the transition state of Afghanistan and the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. She has guest lectured at Harvard, Cornell, The Naval War College and Henley Business School. Her articles have appeared in HBR, Inc, and Forbes, and she's been featured as an expert on BBC World News, Bloomberg TV, and in the NY Times and Wall Street Journal.

When:
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
12:00 PM ET - 1:00 PM ET

Cost:
WCNY Supporting Members - $10 (WCNY supporting membership costs $95/yr at Join/Renew Membership)
Other Wharton Alumni & Alumni Guests - $20
Gold & Benefactor Members - $0

Meeting Access Information:
A link, accessible by personal computer, tablet or smartphone, will be emailed to all registered guests 24-48 hours prior to the event to the "Primary Email" address listed in your profile.  Please login to update your profile and confirm that the email address listed is correct.  We will attempt to provide the ability to ask questions at the end of the presentation and time permitting.

By registering for this event, you agree to the following:
I understand that this session may be recorded and made available, and that my image, name, comments, or questions may appear on-screen.
 


Pre-registration is required. Please register early as events can and do sell out quickly.
Registration is subject to availability and will close on Tuesday, February 8th at 9:00am.

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Cancellations must be made at least 48-hours (business day) prior to the event date by sending an email to Gabriela Sanchez. Refunds or credits for future events are not available for any no-shows or late cancellations. Click here for full details.