GrowthCon 2020 Program

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Wel comeGr owt hConAt t endees, I ti smypl easur et owel comeyout ot hef i r stFI UYoungAl umni vi r t ualconf er ence.

Aspr esi dentoft heFI UAl umni Associ at i on,Icanat t estt ot hepowerandr esi l i encyof oural umni .T odayyoual lhavet akent het i met odevel opanewski l lorhabi tt hatyou mi ghtut i l i z et o cr eat e per sonaland pr of essi onaloppor t uni t i esand har nesst hat power .

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Mi chael A.Her nandez’ 04,MPA’ 11 Pr esi dent ,FI UAl umni Associ at i on

TheFI UYoungAl umniNet wor kwasf oundedwi t ht hei nt ent i ont oconnectal umniand br i ngval uewi t hever yeventt hatwecr eat e.Al t houghwenevercoul dhavei magi ned t hatt hel i f eofournet wor kwoul dbeonl i ne,wehaveex ceededal lexpect at i onsf or whatconnect i vi t yandengagementl ooksl i kef oral umni .Wei nvi t eyout oj oi nuson t hi sj our neyt obui l dagr eatFI UPant herf ami l y .

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Our speaker shavebeencar ef ul l ysel ect edt obr i ngt hei rval uedexper t i sest r ai ghtt oyou!

Enj oy!

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Br i an Y.Gol dmei eri sf ounderand pr esi dentofBYG St r at egi es,I nc. ,r ecogni z ed asone ofFl or i da’ smost pr omi nent and successf ul gover nment advi sor y , campai gn and i ssue f undr ai si ng, and busi ness consul t i ngf i r ms.Overt hepastdecade,hehashel ped l ead f undr ai si ng and capi t al r ai ses f or t he most i mpor t anti ssues,el ect i ons and r ef er enda,i ncl udi ng count ymayorandcommi ssi onseat s,var i ousci t yand muni ci palseat s,count ywi der ef er enda,andcampai gns f orst at ewi del egi sl at i veandguber nat or i alof f i ces.He hasal soser vedasapr i nci paladvi sorandst r at egi stt o manyofSout h Fl or i da’ smosti mpor t antgover nment , educat i onalandbusi nessl eader s.

Sai f Y. I shoof , Esq. ser ves as vi ce pr esi dent f or engagement at Fl or i da I nt er nat i onal Uni ver si t y .

Appoi nt edi nMay2015byPr esi dentMar kB. Rosenber g, I shoof l eads a dynami ct eam i n t he Of f i ce of Engagement .

Hi s f i r m al so pr ovi des best i ncl ass campai gn compl i ance consul t at i on and f undr ai si ng/ net wor ki ng t r ai ni ngt oel ect ed of f i ci al s,gr oups,associ at i onsand uni ver si t yset t i ngs.Recogni z edf orhi sst r at egi cvi si on, t hought l eader shi p and r esul t s dr i ven or i ent at i on, Gol dmei eri sconsi st ent l ysoughtoutf orhi sopi ni on l eader shi p and hi gh i mpacti n busi ness,gover nment and ci vi c l i f e. Hi s f undr ai si ng l eader shi p and st ewar dshi phaver esul t edi nover$75mi l l i onr ai sedf or var i ous pol i t i cal and i ssues campai gns f or Sout h Fl or i da,st at ewi deFl or i daandnat i onalcampai gnsand i ssues.

Pr evi ousl y , I shoofser vedasf oundi ngex ecut i vedi r ect or atCi t yYearMi ami ,whi chpr ovi des17-t o24year ol ds anoppor t uni t yt oser veoneyeari nhi ghneedschool s as t ut or s,ment or s and r ol e model st o addr ess t he oppor t uni t y gap. Under I shoof ’ s l eader shi p, t he or gani z at i onmor et handoubl edi nsi z eandscopewi t h anexpansi onf r om 8t o18school sandf r om 82t o200 Amer i Cor ps member s. I shoof ’ s pr of essi onal car eer i ncl udesbei ngast ar t upt echnol ogyent r epr eneurand anex ecut i vei nagr i cul t ur al andengi neer i ngcompani es.

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I shoofgui dest heuni ver si t y’ spar t i ci pat i onwi t hK12 par t ner s,economi c devel opment agenci es,i ndust r y par t ner s and soci alent er pr i ses.He i s al so a seni or f el l owi nt heSt evenJ .

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Paol aI uspaAbbot t’ 00,a busi ness r epor t erf or15 year s, possessesadet ai l edunder st andi ngofl egal , r eal est at e and f i nanci almar ket s.Hercompr ehensi on of cur r entmedi ai ndust r yt r ends and herpr of essi onal connect i onswi t hr epor t er sandedi t or si nnewsr ooms cont i nual l yenabl eshercl i ent st o gai n acompet i t i ve edgei nst r at egi cmedi aoppor t uni t i es.

Cour t neyMober l eyi s a publ i cr el at i ons pr of essi onal whospeci al i z esi nsoci almedi acont entcur at i onand st r at egy ,websi t e cr eat i on and mai nt enance, bl og wr i t i ngandAPSt yl eedi t i ng.Si ncej oi ni ngt heT op of Mi ndt eam,Mober l eyhasgai nedval uabl eexper i encei n account management , medi a i ni t i at i ves, di gi t al mar ket i ngandmor e.

A bi cul t ur al and bi l i ngual backgr ound enabl es I uspaAbbot tt odevel opr el at i onshi pswi t hnewsr ooms and soci al medi a out l et s t hr oughout t he Spani shspeaki ngmedi amar ket .Herabi l i t yt odevel op pi t ches t hat ar e cul t ur al l y sensi t i ve t ot he Lat i n Amer i can audi ence has gai ned hert he r espect of edi t or sandr epor t er sf r om mul t i pl er egi onsoft hewor l d.

Pr evi ousl y ,Mober l eywor kedatThePi l l ar sHot eli nFor t Lauder dal e,wher e she managed a campai gn t hat r esul t edi nt hehot el bei ngr ankedNo. 2over al l i nCondé Nast ’ s Reader s Choi ce Awar ds.She al so ser ved as GammaPhiBet a’ sPr ef er enceDaychai r woman,whi ch af f or dedhert heoppor t uni t yt opl ananeventf r om st ar t t of i ni sh.

Anawar dwi nni ngj our nal i st ,I uspaAbbot thaswr i t t en f or t he Dai l y Busi ness Revi ew, Sout h Fl or i da SunSent i nel ,Mi amiHer al d,Sout h Fl or i da Busi ness J our nal , Loui s vi l l eCour i erJ our nalandMi ami T oday .

The Real Deal , Bankr at e. com, AVENUE, Sout h Fl or i da Busi ness&Weal t handmanyot her shaveal sof eat ur ed her wor k. She ear ned a bachel or ’ s degr ee i n communi cat i onsf r om Fl or i daI nt er nat i onalUni ver si t y .

Mober l eycur r ent l yser vesaspr esi dentoft heGr eat er Mi amiAr ea Al umnae Chapt er of Gamma PhiBet a Sor or i t y .Thr ought hi sr ol e,shel eadsboar dmeet i ngs, pl ans event s and manages communi cat i on wi t h member sf r om WestPal m Beacht oMi ami .

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Mober l eygr aduat edf r om t heUni ver si t yofFl or i dawi t h a bachel or ’ s degr ee i n publ i c r el at i ons and a concent r at i oni nbusi nessmanagement .

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Hor aci o Agui r r ei s an i nvest ment speci al i st atJ .

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Agui r r eadvi ses ul t r ahi ghnet wor t hf ami l i es,seni orex ecut i ves,r eal est at epr of essi onal sandf i nanci alsponsor sonar ange off i nanci al mat t er s, i ncl udi ngassetal l ocat i on, por t f ol i o const r uct i on,equi t i es,f i x ed i ncome and al t er nat i ve i nvest ment s.

Pabl o Mar t i nez i s an i nvest ment pr of essi onalwi t h exper i ence i n commer ci alr ealest at e acqui si t i ons, assetmanagement ,di sposi t i ons,budgetandst r at egy .

Hei scur r ent l yani nvest mentassoci at eatESJCapi t al Par t ner s,ar ealest at epr i vat eequi t yf i r mi nAvent ur a, Fl or i da.Hi sdut i esi ncl udet heeval uat i onandex ecut i on of commer ci al r eal est at e acqui si t i ons, asset managementanddi sposi t i ons.

Pr evi ousl y , hewor kedas af i nance anal ystatFl or i da EastCoastI ndust r i es, budgetanal ystf ort he Ci t y ofCoconutCr eek,and budgetanal ystf ort heCi t yofHol l ywood.

Hi sadvi cet oPant her si s:" Bei nvol vedi nal lact i vi t i es and pr of essi onal / academi c or gani z at i ons t hr oughout yourt i meatFI U.Thi st ypeofi nvol vementwi l lnotonl y hel pyoupr epar ef ort heoppor t uni t i esahead,butt he net wor ki ng may al so l ead t o oppor t uni t i es i nt he f ut ur e. " Sessi on:DebtasaDoubl eEdgedSwor d Websi t e:ht t p: / / www. l i nkedi n. com/ i n/ hor aci oagui r r eba998644/

Mar t i nez hol ds a bachel or ’ s degr ee i nf i nance f r om Fl or i daI nt er nat i onalUni ver si t yandanMBAi nf i nance f r om NovaSout heast er nUni ver si t y .

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Fr anci scoMant i l l a’ 07

NanceGui l mar t i n

Fr anci scoMant i l l a’ 07i saf i nanci aladvi sorf orEdwar d J oneswi t hyear sofexper i encei nweal t handf i nanci al st r at egi es,i nvest mentadvi ce,r et i r ementpl anni ngand col l ege educat i on i nvest ment pl ans.Bor ni n Long I sl and, NewYor k, t oEcuador i anpar ent s, Mant i l l amoved t oMi amiat12year sol dandobt ai nedhi s bachel or ' s degr ee f r om Fl or i da I nt er nat i onalUni ver si t y and hi s MBAf r om NovaSout heast er nUni ver si t y .

Mant i l l a’ si nspi r at i on t o hel p ot her s st ems f r om hi s f ami l y' sbackgr ound.Hi sgoali st ohel phi scl i ent sbui l d acust omi z edr et i r ementandf i nanci alser vi cepl an.He i si nspi r edbyt hededi cat i onofr ecentFI U gr adsand hopes t o net wor k, advi se and bui l d l ongl ast i ng r el at i onshi pswi t hyoungFI U al umni .I nhi sf r eet i me, Mant i l l aenj oysspendi ngqual i t yt i mewi t hhi swi f eand t hei ryoungson.

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Shei s t he f ounderand cr eat i ve di r ect orofZAG Cr eat es,a bout i que, f ul l ser vi cemar ket i ngandadver t i si ngagency basedi nMi ami ,Fl or i da.ZAG hel psbr andst hr oughout Mi ami , t henat i onandgl obal l yt ot hr i veasar esul tofher i nnovat i ve i deas, per sonal t ouch and deep under st andi ngoft hehuman exper i ence.Ast hehost and pr oducer of “ Vi da Muj er , ” an Emmy- and GLAADnomi nat ed show dedi cat ed t o empower i ng women f r om mul t i cul t ur albackgr ounds,T or r es has est abl i shedher sel fasal eaderi nt heLat i nAmer i can communi t y .She hopest oi mpar tl eader shi p ski l l st o ot her sasacer t i f i edsuccesscoach, al l owi ngt housands ofpeopl et of i ndt hei rt r uepur posei nl i f easshehel ps t hem t owar dpr of essi onalandper sonaldevel opment .

T or r es’ sachi evement sr estont hest r ongf oundat i onof t r ut ht hatgui deshert hr ough l i f e:t het r ansf or mat i ve powerofl oveandt hei mpor t anceofunder st andi ngt he benef i t sofconnect i ngwi t hyourhi ghestsel fi nor dert o f i ndf ul f i l l mentandi nnerpeace. “ Byunder st andi ngonesel f ,wecanbet t erunder st and ot her s.

Andi fwecanbet t erunder st andot her s,wecan changet hewor l d.Whet heri nbusi ness,pol i t i csorwi t h ourf r i endsandf ami l y .Wemustal lt akeast epi nwar d bef or est eppi ngout war d. ”

KenashaPaul’ 10 Kenasha Paul’ 10 i spr esi dentand CEO oft he Bl ack Pr of essi onal s Net wor k( BPN) ,a not f or pr of i tsoci al l ear ni ngor gani z at i onwi t ht hemi ssi ont oadvanceand el evat et he soci aland economi c capi t alofcar eer pr of essi onal sandbusi nesseswhi l ebecomi ngi ndust r y l eader sf ort he or gani z at i ons and communi t i es t hey ser ve.A pr oud Mi ami an of Hai t i an descent , she at t endedSout hMi amiSeni orHi ghasat el evi si onand f i l m magnet st udent , l at er at t endi ng Fl or i da I nt er nat i onalUni ver si t y ,wher esheear nedabachel or ‘ s degr eei npol i t i calsci encewi t hmi nor si ni nt er nat i onal r el at i ons and Engl i sh.She t hen obt ai ned herJ ur i s Doct or at eatNovaSout heast er nUni ver si t y ,wher eshe concent r at edonbusi nessandnonpr of i tmanagement .

Whi l ei nl aw school ,Paulest abl i shed t he i naugur al Bl ack Pr of essi onal s Summi ti n 2014, an annual conf er ence conveni ng Sout h Fl or i da’ s best and br i ght estf orl eader shi pandpr of essi onaldevel opment wor kshopsandsessi ons.

Bui l di ng upon t he success of t he summi t , she est abl i shed BPN.The or gani z at i on host syear r ound pr ogr ammi ng f orbusi ness and car eerpr of essi onal s.

Sheser vesasashar ehol derf ort heMi amiMi l l enni al I nvest ment Fi r m, a r eal est at e or gani z at i on t hat encour ages young pr of essi onal st of ol l ow sui ti n i nvest i ngi nandr evi t al i z i ngur bancommuni t i es.

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ShanequaFl emi ngi st hef ounderandCEOofCul t ur e Accel er at or s,I nc.andst r at egi cadvi sorandex ecut i ve coacht oex ecut i vesandseni orl eader shi pt eams.For mor et han20year s,Fl emi nghashel pedor gani z at i ons and l eader st hat span t he l andscape of soci et y r ei magi ne,r edesi gnandopt i mi z ehow t heywor k.Her abi l i t yt of or ecast t r ends and move f l uent l yf r om i deat i on t o ex ecut i on al l ows hert o hel p educat i on, heal t hcar e, nonpr of i t , f i nanci al t echnol ogy and agr i cul t ur eor gani z at i onsmakecr i t i calcul t ur echanges necessar yf ort he di gi t alr evol ut i on.As a st r at egi st , change cat al yst and f or mer chi ef l ear ni ng of f i cer , Fl emi nghasdi scover edr emar kabl epat t er nsr el at edt o how t hegr eat estl eader sandor gani z at i onscr eat et he f ut ur e.

Sar aDuCuennoi si sassi st antvi cepr esi dentofal umni r el at i onsatFI U.DuCuennoi si sanal umniadvocat eand st r at egi stwi t hexper i encei nengagement ,f undr ai si ng, communi cat i onsandoper at i ons.

Shei spassi onat eabouti gni t i ngcr eat i vegeni usand i nspi r i ngmeani ngf ulwor kt hathasar i ppl eef f ectand l ast i ngi mpactont hewor l d.Shei st hear chi t ectoft wo awar dwi nni ng l eader shi p devel opment / coachi ng pr ogr ams, TheWel l Ex ecut i ve®andTheWel l Physi ci an®– r ecogni z edbyt heAssoci at i onf orT al entDevel opment ( ATD)f orf ut ur i st i c,i nnovat i vecont entandst r uct ur e.I n addi t i ont owor ki ngwi t hl eader st ocr eat et hef ut ur eof t hei ror gani z at i onsandhel pi ngt hem bui l dt hecapaci t y and capabi l i t i es t o be mor e cr eat i ve,f l exi bl e and r esi l i enti nor dert oaccel er at echange,Fl emi ngi sal so anadj unctpr of essorandspeakerwhoi sr ecogni z edas al eadi ngexper ti nst r at egi cf or esi ghtandaccel er at i ng change.

A nat i onal l yr ecogni z ed al umnir el at i onspr of essi onal , DuCuennoi sl eads FI U’ s gl obalnet wor k of250, 000 gr aduat esaswel l ast hepr of essi onal t eam t hatf ocuses on ser vi ng and advocat i ng f ort hose al umniwhi l e cr eat i ngengagementexper i encesdesi gnedt oenhance t heper sonalandpr of essi onall i vesofFI Ugr aduat es.

I n2016,Sar ar ecei vedt heFI UT or chAwar d,whi chi s pr esent ed annual l yt o an empl oyee who ex empl i f i es FI U’ si nst i t ut i onalval ues oft r ut h,f r eedom,r espect , r esponsi bi l i t yandex cel l ence.

Sar ahol dsCounci l f ort he AdvancementandSuppor tofEducat i on( CASE)F acul t y St arr ecogni t i on and ser ved ast he 2018 Counci lof Al umni Associ at i onEx ecut i vesRober tG.For manFel l ow.

Shei sagr aduat eoft heUni ver si t yofSout hFl or i daand hol dsacer t i f i cat ei nwomeni nl eader shi pf r om Cor nel l Uni ver si t y .

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