Snoop Rings In NYSE Bell As Part Of Mentoring Madness Conference

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With more than 250 up-and-coming entrepreneurs in attendance, NYSE Euronext today hosted its second annual "Mentoring Madness" event at the New York Stock Exchange which featured the ringing of The Opening Bell(SM)and a panel discussion hosted by CNBC's Maria Bartiromo with four leading entrepreneurs -- Snoop Dogg; Blake Mycoskie, Founder of TOMS Shoes; Stephen Hanson, Founder and President of B.R. Guest Restaurants; and Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group.

Following "Mentoring Madness," Messrs. Mycoskie, Hanson, Sternlicht and Snoop Dogg selected the winner of the "Movers & Changers" competition, a nationwide search by NYSE Euronext and mtvU for young entrepreneurs advancing social change. The winners of the competition, Nic Lagatta, Shea Shelton, and Jay Zhao from Tulane University, received a check for $25,000 in start-up funds for their proposed business, WET Tea. Through the creation of WET Tea, Lagatta, Shelton and Zaho aim to raise social awareness, foster community involvement, and provide monetary support for the preservation and reconstruction of the Gulf Coast Wetlands by selling high-quality, artisan tea. For each box sold, the group plans to plant one baby cypress, and they also plan to work with local state and non-profits to help support communities in South Louisiana through hands-on wetlands restoration.

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Snoop Mentors During Global Entrepreneurship Week

As reported by Vivek Wadhwa at Tech Crunch.

You are probably asking yourself, what the heck does the controversial and highly successful rapper have to do with entrepreneurship? Snoop has graciously agreed to serve on a Nov. 16 mentoring panel that features high-powered entrepreneurs handing out sage advice on how they launched and grew their businesses and brands. No doubt, Snoop has built one of the most durable brands in the notoriously volatile world of hip-hop. In fact, I’d wager that Snoop could give some solid lessons to some of the top decision makers and brand masters on a global basis. The panel is but one of a huge slate of events arranged by the Kauffman Foundation for Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Those events span the globe, running in 85 countries and hundreds of venues all with a singular goal—to spur innovative thinkers to do innovative things. The emphasis of many of the events, not surprisingly, is technology. The events are designed to teach, inspire, and foster collaboration among entrepreneurs (many of whom may not even know they are entrepreneurs yet). Aside from getting some sage advice from the original Snoop, the week is also chock full of opportunities for entrepreneurs of every type.

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About the mentoring panel:

Mentoring Madness offers aspiring entrepreneurs a change to get advice that makes a difference. This year’s panel of experts includes rapper Snoop Dogg, Blake Mycoskie, Chief Shoe Giver of TOMS Shoes; Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital; and, Stephen P. Hanson, founder and president of B.R. Guest Restaurants.

The panel will offer advice to a group of university students gathered at the New York Stock Exchange November 16, which will be available for Webcast during Global Entrepreneurship Week events around the world.

The event will also feature three finalists from Movers & Changers, a nationwide business plan competition run by mtvU and NYSE Euronext to uncover creative capitalists who will do create a profitable and sustainable venture that also provides something positive for a community, the country, or the world. These finalists will give their business pitches to the panel, with the top idea awarded $25,000 in startup funds.

To participate in the event, Partners can host their own mentoring event by inviting successful entrepreneurs from their local community to talk with students and incorporate the NYSE Euronext feed of Mentoring Madness.
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