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I’m very happy to let you know that my good friend George Gendron has just accepted our invitation to join the WorldBlu Global Advisory Group, a body of though-leaders who advise WorldBlu.

George served as the Editor-in-Chief of Inc. Magazine for two decades, guiding the publication from a start-up through its sale to Bertelsmann, the $20 billion media company. Under his direction, Inc. became the world’s premiere business magazine for leaders of small- to mid-sized growing businesses. Currently, George is the founder and Director of Clark University’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, one of only four university-wide entrepreneurship centers in the country. He is also an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Kauffman Foundation, the world’s largest foundation devoted to fostering entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial education here in the U.S.

In 1997 George formed a joint venture with Michael Porter, of the Harvard Business School, to publish the Inner City 100, a ranking of the fastest-growing companies in America’s inner cities. His appearances include 20/20, 48 Hours, CNBC, CNN, and National Public Radio. He has also been quoted extensively in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and other major publications. He has appeared on the TJFR list of “The 100 Most Influential Business Journalists in America” every year since the list was created, and was named one of the ten most influential magazine journalists in the technology arena in 2001 and 2002. Gendron is at work on a book titled “The Art of the New,” designed to demystify entrepreneurship and innovation.

Every time I talk with George he always reminds me to be audacious and to live a whole life. Some of the first advice he ever gave me was to map out a vision for my life and then make sure I build a company that matches that vision. I took his advice and it’s been a great ride ever since.

George has fantastic blend of practical insight based on years of experience and deep intuitive understanding about the future of work. He clearly understands the impact organizational democracy can have on sparking entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship as well. We are honored to have him as a part of our team.