Gaston Jarju presented on his experience in the Entrepreneurial Leadership Program (EPG) and how it helped him develop skills like opportunity recognition, design thinking, and deliberate practice. The document outlines concepts Jarju learned in the program related to entrepreneurship and leadership. It also discusses how the program helped Jarju with personal growth and recognizing his strengths, such as mobilizing resources and advocating for change.

1. “How the Dots
Connected”
By Gaston Jarju
24 July 2020

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“Success is
nothing more
than a few
simple
disciplines,
practiced every
day.”
~Jim Rohn

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Gaston Jarju
Class of 2023
Computer Science Major
The Gambia, West Africa.

4. AGENDA
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ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT
COMMUNITY ENTREPRENEURIAL
LEADERSHIP LEARNING
PERSONAL GROWTH
1.
2.
3.

5. Appalachian “Identity”
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6. Entrepreneurship Leadership Concepts
1. Design Thinking
2. Deliberate Practice
3. Business Model Canvas
4. Self-Awareness
5. Developing Networks
6. Pitching
7.Anticipating Failures
8.Testing and Experimenting with New Ideas
9. Developing Customer Segment
10. Opportunity Recognition
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7. Entrepreneurial Leadership Concepts
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OPPORTUNITY RECOGNITION
DESIGN THINKING
DELIBERATE PRACTICE
1.
2.
3.
“What good is an idea
if it remains an idea?
Try. Experiment.
Iterate. Fail. Try again.
Change the world.”
~Simon Sinek

8. Opportunity Recognition
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9. DESIGN THINKING
Prototyping
Radical Ideas
Ideo Model
Empathy before Code
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Deliberate Practice

11. Key EPG Abilities and Insights
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Mobilizing Resources
Uncertainty and
AmbiguityAdvocating Change

12. Learning Styles
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Kolb Learning Style
Thinking
45
Feeling
23
Watching
21
Doing
31

13. Most Significant Born To Build Tools
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14. Team Contributions
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15. Appalachian
Issues
Poverty
Drug AddictionOutmigration
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25.4% rate
65% higher in Appalachia

16. Most Significant Event
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EPG Common Good

17. Assumptions and Expectations
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Personal Growth as an Entrepreneurial Leader
Proved Wrong
Deliberate
Practice

18. Evidence-Based Statements
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19. New Personal Growth Insights
FUTURE
Dream Big + Determination Innovative + Risks
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20. A Mulligan
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21. Next Steps ...
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RIGHT
TO
START
Next Slides:
Thank you
Questions?
Comments?
INTERNSHIP
APPLICATION
BUSINESS
PITCH
COMPETITION
WORK AT
IS&S IN THE
FALL
START MY
OWN
TECH
COMPANY

22. Thank you for your attention!
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Questions?
Comments?

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24. Works Cited
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