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With Andrew Yang (Founder/CEO, Venture for America) & Susan Zheng (Co-Founder/CEO, Planted).
Sat, Dec 03, 2016 @ 11:30 AM   $40   Grind, 140 West St
 
   
 
 
              

    
 
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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: medium;">Fill your weekend with inspiration and intention. Join us for an unforgettable farm-to-table brunch and mimosas with<STRONG><SPAN STYLE="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Venture for America founder and CEO Andrew Yang & Planted CEO Susan Zheng</SPAN></STRONG>! <SPAN CLASS="st">Your brunch will feature:</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: medium;"><STRONG>* Inspirational fireside chat</STRONG> with Andrew & Susan in an intimate setting</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: medium;"><STRONG>* Dynamic </STRONG><STRONG>Audience Challenge</STRONG> </SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: medium;"><STRONG>* Curated connections</STRONG> withother young people hungry for the next opportunity (<EM>we will introduce you to the people you want to meet</EM>)</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: medium;">* Seasonal, organic, farm-to-table brunch byOx Verte</SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration: underline;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: medium;"><STRONG>About the speakers</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: medium;"><IMG ID="brunchwork-speaker-1" TITLE="VFA founder & CEO Andrew Yang" ALT="" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/100201307/andrewyangreize.jpg"></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: medium;"><STRONG>Andrew Yang is the Founder and CEO of Venture for America</STRONG>, and has worked in startups and early-stage growth companies as a founder or executive for more than twelve years. He was the CEO and President of Manhattan GMAT, a test prep company that was acquired by the Washington Post/Kaplan in 2009. He has also served as the co-founder of an Internet company and an executive at a health care software startup. Andrew has been selected by the White House as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship and a Champion of Change for his work with Venture for America. He is the author of Smart People Should Build Things, published by Harper Business. He was named one of Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business, and has appeared on CNBC, Morning Joe, Fox News, TIME, Techcrunch, the Wall St. Journal, and more.</SPAN></P>
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<P><IMG ID="brunchwork-speaker-2" TITLE="Planted CEO Susan Zheng" ALT="" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/100201307/susanzheng.jpg"></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Susan Zheng is the co-founder and CEO of <A HREF="https://planted.com" REL="nofollow">Planted</A> (Techstars '14), a platform that helps companies hire junior, non-technical talent.</SPAN></P>
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