by Caitlin Chastain | Mar 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
There are many reasons why we—Caitlin Chastain and Christina Cowperthwait—both decided to attend Leaderhip exCHANGE’s 2019 Women and Innovation program in Raleigh, NC. During the program we worked with other female college students from various colleges, such as...
by Emily Waddell | Jul 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Retreating in a Chateau in the Czech Countryside Such a short time can bring people together so quickly. Through a bunch of different exercises in rearranged groups, we were able to work with each other’s strengths and weaknesses. We escaped a busy Prague in the...
by Emily Waddell | Jun 18, 2018 | Alumni, Memories, Prague, Quotes, Stories
When speaking to Alma Ramirez, this E.M. Forster jumped to the forefront of my mind, “One person with passion is better than forty people merely interested.” She exudes passion for learning and social entrepreneurship. She’s Monterrey, Mexico’s very own ‘one person’...
by Emily Waddell | Jun 14, 2018 | Explore, Quotes, Uncategorized
While Merriam-Webster defines a leader as “the person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country”, we can all agree that in the past few decades, its become a lot more than that. Leadership has become a mindset that is praised in most every...
by Emily Waddell | May 31, 2018 | Alumni, Australia, Explore, Prague, Quotes
Our alumni do amazing things. I sat down with GLP Prague program alumni, female founder of the One Woman Project and native Australian, Madeline Price to talk about the role Leadership exCHANGE played in helping her bring her dream to fruition. Seeing a Need EW: How...
by Emily Waddell | May 30, 2018 | Quotes, Raleigh, Uncategorized
May drawing to a close marks the end of National Female Founder’s Month. Here in the Triangle, one highlight was the Startup Grind’s Female Leaders celebration and awards. We’re proud to have the Founder of Leadership exCHANGE, Heather McDougall, awarded the Top...
by Emily Waddell | May 23, 2018 | Alumni, Explore, Memories, Prague
Dane Acena just graduated and is now pursuing a PhD in Human Centered Computing at Clemson. But before all of that, he won second place in the Thurgood Marshall Foundation’s OFC 3-day Hackathon, which earned him the opportunity to join GLP Impact Hub Crawl...
by Emily Waddell | May 16, 2018 | Explore, Memories, Quotes, Raleigh, Stories, Uncategorized
Iuliia Sursanova and Vy Nguyen have left their posts in Russia and Vietnam to come observe the success of HQ Raleigh as a co-working space as part of the US Department of State’s Professional Fellowship program. Sursanova hails from Perm State National Research...
by Emily Waddell | May 14, 2018 | Alumni, Australia, Explore, Memories, Quotes, Stories
As an alumni of the Prague Global Leadership Program, Madeline Price went on to create the One Woman Project. Madeline Price is the National Director and Founder of the One Woman Project, one of Australia’s fastest growing, youth-led, non-for-profit...
by Emily Waddell | May 14, 2018 | Alumni, Explore, Memories, Quotes, Uncategorized
Like any good innovator, Liz Tracy has worn many hats. This has allowed her to adapt her interest in social capital to work all over the world to foster healthy communities. Through her travels, she learns the value of a diverse perspective and develops key insights...
by Emily Waddell | May 10, 2018 | Alumni, Australia, Raleigh
Within two days after Preet Mankad had finished her psychology finals, she moved 9,631 miles from Sydney, Australia to Raleigh, North Carolina. Mankad had joined Leadership exCHANGE’s Raleigh Leadership & Innovation Program over the summer of the previous year...
by Blog Admin | Apr 14, 2018 | Prague
Christina Archipolo, Leadership exCHANGE Alumna As the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, Prague has so much to offer. Before you embark on your adventure to this magical city, here are a few Czech phrases to carry with you along your journey. 1) AHOJ...
by Blog Admin | Feb 24, 2018 | Quotes
by Blog Admin | Feb 20, 2018 | Explore, Prague
Written by: Kayla McDonald Though I know it is not customary, please allow me to begin with an apology, because I know that often times what we look for when asking for the best things to do in a city, we are not looking for the list of touristy landmarks. However, in...
by Blog Admin | Feb 20, 2018 | Quotes
by Blog Admin | Feb 19, 2018 | Stories
Written by: Jefferson Schleifer Over this past half a month or so I have come to love and enjoy the wonderful experiences shared with my fellow peers in the GLP Prague program. Here are a couple of reasons why I have been glad to be a part of this program and will...
by Blog Admin | Feb 15, 2018 | Quotes
by Blog Admin | Feb 12, 2018 | Stories
Written by: Mary Wilson I am a member of the engineering community and the African American Community. Some of the issues within those communities involve lack of diversity and lack of awareness respectively. The course of this program has taught me a lot about myself...
by Blog Admin | Feb 9, 2018 | Quotes
by Blog Admin | Feb 6, 2018 | Alumni, Stories
Written by: Ale Rodarte Walking down the streets on my way to my university, I see something that never stops to amuse me – two Mexicos, one next to the other. You can turn to the right and see a beautiful, modern and productive Mexico. Then if you look the other way,...
by Blog Admin | Feb 3, 2018 | Quotes
by Blog Admin | Jan 31, 2018 | Memories, Stories
By: Amanda Lefky, 2018 Leadership exCHANGE Alumna All of the speakers that we met with in Vienna are making incredible contributions to the world and are all making unique contributions to solve a pressing problem. They were all extremely inspiring and truly opened my...
by Blog Admin | Jan 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Oliver Betances, Leadership exCHANGE Alumnus At Leadership exCHANGE, we challenge students to delve deeper into understanding global issues. Rather than succumbing to the misconception that an issue is “too big to tackle,” we promote innovation, creativity...
by Blog Admin | Jan 25, 2018 | Stories
Dear Heather, I cant begin to explain how inspiring and rewarding participating in the Hub Crawl in Prague and Vienna was. Liz was an incredibly empowering and inspiring woman who reminds me of the woman I aspire to be one day. She is poised, approachable, and has...
by Blog Admin | Jan 25, 2018 | Quotes
by Blog Admin | Jan 23, 2018 | Explore
2017 Leadership exCHANGE Alumni WHAT IS OUR PURPOSE? Leadership exCHANGE seeks to empower the next generation of change agents by immersing them in the culture and experiences of the world. Students from more than 80 different countries have gone through our...
by Blog Admin | Jan 22, 2018 | Alumni, Stories
After participating in the Leadership exCHANGE program in Prague this past summer, I returned home to the United States with a newfound sense of compassion and commitment to be a change agent. Most importantly, I wanted to give back to Leadership exCHANGE not only for...
by Blog Admin | Jan 22, 2018 | Quotes
by Blog Admin | Jan 22, 2018 | Quotes
by Blog Admin | Jan 22, 2018 | Quotes
