Andrew McDonald has over 40 years of experience in international banking. After joining European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in 1995, he has spent the last 20 years involved in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in senior roles within both Banking and Risk/Credit. Prior to EBRD worked for 15 years in Australia, UK and US.

McDonald is also the director of EBRD's chair of the small business committee of investment committee.

We welcome Mr. Andrew McDonald to the Imagine Podcast - The Most Beautiful Place on Earth!

Links:

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development:

https://www.ebrd.com/home

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In this episode of the ICSB Imagine Podcast we have 2 very special guests, Joseph Hayden and Rami Harb, who are both MBA candidates of the GWU School of Business.

Like the title states, we have a deep dive and discussion about what exactly is an influencer? The Modern day entrepreneur? And the similarities between the two. Stay tuned to learn more!

Where to learn more about ICSB:

Join the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) team and special guest speakers from all over the world, to gain new insights and ideas aimed to help and support entrepreneurs, micro-small, and medium sized enterprises.

For more ICSB, check out the links below!

Email: media@icsb.org 

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Welcome to another episode of the Imagine Podcast - The Most Beautiful Place on Earth. We are joined by a panel of guests who have a tight-knit bond with Virginia Tech. From studying and getting their PhD to giving back by teaching and building the future at Virginia Tech.  

Our guests include Dr. Alex DeNoble, Dr. Devi Gnyawali, Dr. Chein-Chi Tseng, and Dean Robert Sumichrast.  

In this episode Dr. Ayman El Tarabishy talks with the panel of guests about the Prestigious Model Program Award from the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE). And why this award is important to the Virginia Tech portfolio, the story of how VT had few resources for entrepreneurship, but still managed to pull off an amazing feat like this. 

The Virginia Tech panel also talks about, how they are building up Virginia Tech Innovation District, which is aimed to foster innovation and entrepreneurship, and how this integrates with the local community. Their Living-Learning communities for entrepreneurship, which provides mentorship to students, a place to safely test ideas, and the ability to iterate and improve. As well as how other universities and global institutions can use the VT model for their programs. 

Other topics include how VT is developing the future leaders for multi-national corporations like Amazon (who recently announced plans to build their 2nd headquarters in Virginia), why investing in entrepreneurship is important, and much more! This is a jam-packed episode and we hope you enjoy and share the episode with your colleagues! Thank you and enjoy!

Links:

SDSU Lavin Center: https://lavincenter.sdsu.edu/

VT Pamplin College of Business: https://pamplin.vt.edu/ 

Podcast Guests:

Dr. Alex F. DeNoble

Professor in the Management Department at SDSU and Executive Director of SDSU’s Lavin Entrepreneurship Center

https://business.sdsu.edu/about/directory/adenoble#Education

Dr. Robert T. Sumichrast

Dean of the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech

https://pamplin.vt.edu/about-us/leadership/sumichrast.html 

Dr. Devi R Gnyawali

Department Head of and R.B. Pamplin, Professor at the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech

https://management.pamplin.vt.edu/faculty/directory/gnyawali-devi.html 

Dr. Chein-Chi Tseng

Collegiate Associate Professor at The Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech

https://management.pamplin.vt.edu/faculty/directory/tseng.html 

Where to learn more about ICSB:

Join the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) team and special guest speakers from all over the world, to gain new insights and ideas aimed to help and support entrepreneurs, micro-small, and medium sized enterprises.

For more ICSB, check out the links below!

Email: media@icsb.org 

Website: https://icsb.org/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/icsb

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/icsb.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-council-for-small-business-icsb-/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvWy8wfz5nMk9a6yr5ZS0hQ

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/icsbglobal/