Ashoka
Our Engagement Journey has 2 phases: DEVELOP and ACT.
DEVELOP
1 professional development short course + online learning circles
To expose participants to cases of success in social intrapreneurship and social entrepreneurship, to inspire them to advance social practices in their professional and personal circles. To leverage participants’ change-making identity and sense of purpose
ACT
Build 1 personal impact plan and co-creation with a leading social entrepreneur
To turn theory into practice by offering a range of opportunities for participants to engage with Ashoka and Ashoka’s network of leading social entrepreneurs – from capacity building to coaching to financial funding. At the end of this 2-phase journey, participants will have committed to at least one impact project, designed with the support of the Ashoka teams
Participants
Click on the profiles below to find out more about our participants!
Annie Chocron
Spotify- United States
Annie Chocron
Spotify- United States
Annie Chocron, was born in the beautiful city of Caracas and spent her childhood and adolescence there. She went to Northeastern University in Boston, MA to get her B.S in Economics. She is relocated to Miami and has been working at Spotify for the past ~5 years. She handles Strategy and Operations for the Podcast Business in Latin America, helping to develop the format while creating a profitable business for Spotify. She is all for being outdoors, playing sports and doing adventure activities! Her happy place is the ocean and if it's in Margarita even better.
Andrés Marrero Krinitzky
Errecinque Srl - Italy
Cesar Varela Artega
Cint- United States
Cesar Varela Artega
Cint- United States
Cesar is an Account Executive at Cint, a market research tech company. He manages sales within Latin America and leads the implementation of all new clients within the Americas region.He has lived in New York City for the past two years, but he does try to go to Venezuela as much as possible. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Virginia Tech. His passions are politics, travelling, photography, music, and empanadas!
Daniel Knobelsdorf
Transience Labs - Multiple locations in Europe
Daniel Knobelsdorf
Transience Labs - Multiple locations in Europe
Daniel studied to be a documentary film producer yet ended up leading the business side of one of the first augmented reality startups in LATAM. He has been both an executive from a Silicon Valley venture-backed company and a core part of cutting-edge R&D groups in subsets of the blockchain space, like ReFi (regenerative finance) and DAOs (decentralised autonomous organizations). He is currently the founder of Transience Labs, where they run technical experiments around human development, aimed at understanding the future of cities, governance, and interspecies communication, among other defining social factors in the coming age of space exploration.
Hector D Mujica
Google.org- United States
Hector D Mujica
Google.org- United States
Hector is philanthropy, tech and social impact innovator working to advance an agenda of inclusion and social justice. He currently leads efforts around economic opportunity across the Americas for Google.org, Google's philanthropic arm, where he oversees $200M+ in investments across the region. He has studied at Florida International University, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and UC Berkeley, and is actively involved in the Latino community, serving on the Board of Directors of Hispanics in Philanthropy, the Hispanic Federation, and several advisory boards. He resides in South Florida, and when he is not working, you can catch he at the beach, sailing or scuba diving.
Juan Pio Hernández
Plan País- United States
Juan Pio Hernández
Plan País- United States
Juan is the Executive Director of Plan Pais, a non-profit organization dedicated to link and connect the Venezuelan diaspora through a platform for the exchange of knowledge, talent and ideas. He has worked to change the narrative around migration and have focused in the study and management of diasporas, working to build high-impact networks incentivizing the two-way stream of value that migration flows bring. He holds a bachelor’s degree in international business with a minor in Political Science from the George Washington University and a Master’s degree in International Trade and Investment Policy from the same institution.
Rennea Counttenye
Bilingual Kids Lab - United States
Rennea Counttenye
Bilingual Kids Lab - United States
Rennea is a creative entrepreneur who deeply respects curiosity, beauty, joy, and authenticity in her endeavours. She is launching an online service, Bilingual Kids Lab, that wants to impact the world by teaching children languages to make meaningful connections and be respectful and empathic global citizens. She has resided in San Francisco, CA, where she completed her studies in Design and Humanities before tech was a thing. She is an outdoorsy person who enjoys rock climbing and backpacking. Every year, without fault, she travels to Venezuela, hoping to make a movie of its music.
Timeline
Onboarding Session
September 21, 2023
Learning Circle 1
October 19, 2023
The Future of Business Course
October 23- December 1, 2023
Learning Circle 2
November 28, 2023
Co-creation session 1
January 8-19, 2024
Co-creation session 2
January 22-February 2, 2024
Co-creation session 3
February 5-23, 2024
Co-creation session 4
February 26- March 8, 2024
Co-creation session 5
March 11-22, 2024
Presentation of results and celebrations!
March 27-29, 2024