Social Entrepreneurship: Innovating with Purpose & Impact

Join us for an engaging and insightful Founder Talks with Mark Gesner & Jon Dengler, where we delve into Social Entrepreneurship, exploring how innovative thinking can be harnessed to address pressing social issues and create meaningful change.

About the Speakers: 

Mark Gesner is the executive director at the Tampa Jewish Community Centers and Federation. His focus is fostering community engagement, growing healthy organizations, and working with others to make a positive social and economic impact. He invests time into strengthening individuals and systems, building partnerships, creating innovative programs, advancing social entrepreneurs, dispelling stereotypes, teaching and learning, and developing mission-driven leaders locally and globally.

Jon Dengler is the Chief Executive Director at the WellBuilt Cities and a Board Member at the University Area CDC. He is a social entrepreneur and works to create tangible solutions that demonstrate a world that has yet to come. Jon has built a community and organization dedicated to setting the proverbial table where folks from both sides of the track can do just that; build relationships. As an entrepreneurial founder, Jon has helped build and launch several of the programs and social enterprises that now constitute the WellBuilt Cities ecosystem including WellBuilt Bikes and WellFed Community. Jon is the host of The Work Ethic Podcast, a series of long-form interviews with a wide range of voices from differing vocations.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to be part of the conversation and embark on a journey of innovation with purpose! Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, seasoned business leader, or passionate changemaker, this event promises to inspire and equip you with the tools and insights needed to drive positive social change.