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GLI: Supporting the Need to LEAD

6/13/2013 09:20:54 AM - 0 Comments

“The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.” Author and leadership consultant Warren Bennis may have penned this much used quote, but everyone knows it.

Making sure we ‘make’ new community business leaders is what LEAD (Leadership. Engagement. Action. Development.) GLI is all about. Introduced just this week, LEAD GLI is a business leadership development program offered exclusively for employees of GLI’s Top Investors. The six-month comprehensive program is designed for those who want to enhance their leadership skills, expand their personal networks and give themselves a much more in-depth understanding of the region’s economy and economic development strategies. The half-day sessions will provide class members valuable information about the community’s opportunities and challenges in the areas such as job creation, entrepreneurial development, human capital, public policy, and more.

XLerate Health Puts Pedal to the Metal for Start-Up Health Care Companies

5/14/2013 02:24:13 PM - 0 Comments

The good news is that Louisville has already established itself as a leader in supporting health industry entrepreneurs. The even better news is that Louisville is reinforcing that position by being the first city in the southern region of the U.S. to offer an accelerator for early-stage, health-related companies.

XLerateHealth is led by Bob Saunders, a seasoned venture capitalist who has worked with more than 100 startup companies. His fellow co-founders are Ted Smith, a successful health care entrepreneur in his own right, and Director of Economic Growth & Innovation for Louisville Metro Government; and Bobby Ferreri, Executive Director of Greater Louisville's Inc.'s EnterpriseCorp.

The goal is for XLerateHealth to house some of the most innovative health-related companies in the United States and concentrate on leveraging industry partners, including providers, payers and ACO's, to fast-track learning and growth through real-world pilot testing at potential future customer sites for participating companies.

GLI Annual Meeting 2013: JP Morgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon Calls World Economy a Roller Coaster as U.S. Economy Stabilizes

3/26/2013 03:48:41 PM - 0 Comments

Before a packed house of nearly 1,300 GLI members and supporters on hand to celebrate the economic and community successes of the past year, keynote speaker JP Morgan Chase Chair and CEO Jamie Dimon passed around some congratulations of his own. “I love the pro-business attitude here,” he said. “Clearly you have dedicated board members and good business mentors in this organization. I love my job and I understand how important it is to pass that passion on to others.”
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(GLI Members, Small Business, Economic Development, Community Development, Advocacy, Enterprise Development)

Insights from Dan Jones, 2012 Business at Breakfast

11/15/2012 11:34:09 AM - 0 Comments

21^st Century Parks Chairman Dan Jones is a man of action. Just ask him. He’ll tell you in no uncertain terms that his primary motto is “Action Changes the World.” That’s how he began his comments to a group of more than 150 attendees at GLI’s recent Small Business at Breakfast Club meeting which was held on the Southeast Christian Church campus in its interactive Teen Center. An apt location since a big part of Jones’presentation provided an in-depth look at the progress being made toward developing the nation’s largest new parks system known as the Park Lands of Floyds Fork located right here in eastern Jefferson County.
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(GLI Members, Small Business, Economic Development, Community Development, Advocacy, Enterprise Development)

GLI Announces Craig Richard, New President & CEO

11/15/2012 11:28:24 AM - 0 Comments

Greater Louisville Inc. is pleased to announce Craig J. Richard has accepted an offer from the CEO Search Committee and will become GLI’s new President & CEO, effective January 7. Craig comes to GLI from the Greater Houston Partnership where he has been serving as its Chief Economic Development Officer since 2008.

The GLI Search Committee is extremely confident in Craig as the selection for GLI’s new leader. His strong leadership experience and track record of economic development success makes him the kind of candidate to lead GLI’s growth strategies.