99U | Joanne Wilson: The Magic of Dreaming Big @99u | Uploaded September 2015 | Updated October 2024, 21 hours ago.
About this presentation
The typical mythology of an entrepreneur often involves romantic origin stories of young, single people, burning the candle at both ends. And that was Joanne Wilson’s plan too, until “life got in the way.” However, part of the benefits of starting your own business means building the lifestyle you want to lead. In this talk, investor and entrepreneur Joanne Wilson shares how she launched her own business while life happened.
Balancing a complicated life, says Wilson, requires a devotion to a single dream or goal. “It helps you plot out the course of your life.” But more importantly, it makes sure your business never gets off track. “Your talents allow you to dream about how you want to get up everyday… the ability to dream about your creative desires and match them with your life dream is the road to being able to lead the life you want to life.”
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About Joanne Wilson
Joanne has had several careers starting out as a buyer at Macys to running a company in the rag trade eventually leading to spearheading sales for a start-up magazine/e-zine/events company called Silicon Alley Reporter. On to the non-profit world where she chaired MOUSE (Making Opportunities in Upgrading Schools in Education) an organization focused on technology in inner-city schools. She has sat on a number of profit and non-profit boards and has been involved with a variety of real estate transactions from beginning to end.
Joanne has been blogging since 1994 under the name Gotham Gal. She is involved with the start-up community as an angel investor and adviser. She has been a champion of women in tech by starting and co-chairing the Women’s Entrepreneurial Festival with the ITP division of NYU. Many of the companies she is working with are owned or started by women.
About 99U
The 99U delivers the action-oriented education that you didn't get in school, highlighting real-world best practices for making ideas happen.
About this presentation
The typical mythology of an entrepreneur often involves romantic origin stories of young, single people, burning the candle at both ends. And that was Joanne Wilson’s plan too, until “life got in the way.” However, part of the benefits of starting your own business means building the lifestyle you want to lead. In this talk, investor and entrepreneur Joanne Wilson shares how she launched her own business while life happened.
Balancing a complicated life, says Wilson, requires a devotion to a single dream or goal. “It helps you plot out the course of your life.” But more importantly, it makes sure your business never gets off track. “Your talents allow you to dream about how you want to get up everyday… the ability to dream about your creative desires and match them with your life dream is the road to being able to lead the life you want to life.”
Watch more videos here: 99u.com/videos
About Joanne Wilson
Joanne has had several careers starting out as a buyer at Macys to running a company in the rag trade eventually leading to spearheading sales for a start-up magazine/e-zine/events company called Silicon Alley Reporter. On to the non-profit world where she chaired MOUSE (Making Opportunities in Upgrading Schools in Education) an organization focused on technology in inner-city schools. She has sat on a number of profit and non-profit boards and has been involved with a variety of real estate transactions from beginning to end.
Joanne has been blogging since 1994 under the name Gotham Gal. She is involved with the start-up community as an angel investor and adviser. She has been a champion of women in tech by starting and co-chairing the Women’s Entrepreneurial Festival with the ITP division of NYU. Many of the companies she is working with are owned or started by women.
About 99U
The 99U delivers the action-oriented education that you didn't get in school, highlighting real-world best practices for making ideas happen.
