She will succeed and I am honored to be a footnote in her story.” “I was humbled by D’Laiah’s exuberance, grit and creativity. “The One and All program allowed me to serve my community in a way that also made me a friend,” said mentor Nick Lynch, vice president of fund development at the Capital Area United Way. One and All program mentors are established professionals with rich life experience who hail from various business types, higher education, entrepreneurship support organizations, state and local economic development and many are entrepreneurs themselves. Mentors provided expert guidance and insight, helped mentees clarify goals, identified strategies to advance their ideas and navigate challenging situations, and will continue to serve as a permanent part of their mentee’s support network after graduation. The January-March 2021 One and All program also welcomed 23 program mentors to support each entrepreneur’s journey the mentor-mentee relationship is crucial for the program’s success. “It helped me encounter my self-expressed destiny and unique abilities by being who I am really supposed to be as I serve others.” The One and All program changed my thinking, which changed the lifeline of my business endeavors,” said graduate Mona David, founder and owner of Kolele Energy in Meridian Mall. “Change the way you think, change your life. Lack of access to these critical resources is a common obstacle to success, especially for the underrepresented populations the One and All program supports.
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Through a unique and intensive 2-month program, the entrepreneurs and small-business owners were immersed in an intensive experience of business and communication training, coaching and mentoring, access to an extended professional network and a small seed investment. Each of these graduates is now well-positioned to help complete the structure of our region’s economy with their creativity and drive.” “We often talk about large-scale development work as the brick of economic development and the people and fresh ideas of entrepreneurship as the mortar.
“LEAP is thrilled to graduate all 23 participants in the January-March 2021 program of One and All,” said Bob Trezise, president and CEO of LEAP. 26, 2020, and graduated 17 participants Oct. 1, 2021) – Twenty-three entrepreneurs from across the Lansing region celebrated the end of a two-month journey of business growth with the second program of One and All, an inclusive entrepreneurship initiative created in 2020 by the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) and funded by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and the Consumers Energy Foundation. By Katlyn Cardoso Second One and All Graduating Class Continues to Accelerate Economic Mobility Across Clinton, Eaton, Ingham and Shiawassee Counties