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How Do You Approach Re-Hiring After Recently Restructuring?
How Do You Approach Re-Hiring After Recently Restructuring?
By Colin Homer Gillespie
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2020: Predictions, Watch Outs and Origin Stories from Leaders in Education
2020: Predictions, Watch Outs and Origin Stories from Leaders in Education
By Colin Homer Gillespie
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International Ed Tech: “Build It and They Will Come” and other intuitive tips
International Ed Tech: “Build It and They Will Come” and other intuitive tips
By Colin Homer Gillespie
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Hard to believe ISTE was just a week ago! Inspired to have been there and hear numerous discussions about CAST (Center for Applied Special…
Hard to believe ISTE was just a week ago! Inspired to have been there and hear numerous discussions about CAST (Center for Applied Special…
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You might have noticed my name change, happy to share I got married! As part of this wonderful new chapter in my life, I am now so proud to be going…
You might have noticed my name change, happy to share I got married! As part of this wonderful new chapter in my life, I am now so proud to be going…
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From time to time they run out of LEGO bricks in Denmark... instead children do these kind of activities ;) Now when you go to your local Netto and…
From time to time they run out of LEGO bricks in Denmark... instead children do these kind of activities ;) Now when you go to your local Netto and…
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Experience & Education
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The Renaissance Network, Inc.
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Volunteer Experience
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Appointed Commisioner
Pedestrian and Bicycle Commission - Town of West Hartford
- 5 years 3 months
Environment
Acted as appointed Commissioner and also elected as Commission Secretary.
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Leader
Friends of Hall Lacrosse
- 2 years
Children
Lead fundraising efforts for Hall High School (West Hartford CT) Boys Lacrosse program.
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Learning Facilitator
Dismantling Racism Program
- 2 months
Human Rights
Co-led (three facilitators) an innovative and impactful social change program for middle schoolers at Saint John’s Church in West Hartford CT.
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Youth Teacher
Saint John’s Episcopal Church (West Hartford CT)
- Present 5 years 11 months
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Station Director
”Get Out the Vote” Campaign
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Politics
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Publications
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Brick-by-colorful-brick lessons for life and work
Wake Forest Magazine
See publicationI am thankful that staying curious, growing my entrepreneurial skills within companies, giving back and always learning are foundational traits that I developed with my fellow MBA students over 20 years ago in Winston-Salem. Here are some of my thoughts published in the Wake Forest Magazine in January 2024.
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Education Company Employees Overwhelmingly Prefer Remote Work. How Are Organizations Responding?
EdWeek Market Brief
I was pleased to contribute to this 2022 EdWeek article on Education Companies offering remote working to their employees. This benefit is both inclusive to diverse employees and a competitive advantage when hiring.
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Key Note - Tri-State Mini Maker Faire, Lakeville CT – April 10, 2016- “Science, technology, art, and design…as a forum for creativity and conversation”
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Panelist – Global Ecommerce Summit – June 5, 2012 – LEGO D2C EU nominated for “Best Cross Border Web Shop”
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Courses
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Harvard Law School - Program on Negotiation - September 25-26, 2008
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management – Digital Marketing and Social Media Analytics – April 19-20, 2018
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management – Revitalizing Your Digital Business Strategy – March 29-30, 2018
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Yale School of Management – New Science of Marketing - Applying Behavioral Economic Principles – April 10-12, 2018
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Honors & Awards
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Marketing Award - Wake Forest University School of Business
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Wall Street Journal Award for MBA student with greatest potential - Wake Forest University School of Business
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Organizations
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Saint John’s Episcopal Church (West Hartford, CT)
Various leadership roles including Head of Church Board ('13 -'16)
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THE 1892 CLUB, INC.
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Leap Innovations (Chicago, IL)
Business Advisory Group
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New Profit (Boston, MA)
Advisory Committee Member – Personalized Learning Fund
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US Lacrosse
Member
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West Hartford Youth Lacrosse Association (West Hartford, CT)
Coach
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Today is the day! Come see S&S Worldwide and Steps To Literacy at the National Charter Schools Conference at booth 412! ⭐️
Today is the day! Come see S&S Worldwide and Steps To Literacy at the National Charter Schools Conference at booth 412! ⭐️
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This week, members of Catholic Charities' leadership team joined the incredible staff at Sunset Point Camp to honor the memory of Lorraine Earle, a…
This week, members of Catholic Charities' leadership team joined the incredible staff at Sunset Point Camp to honor the memory of Lorraine Earle, a…
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Never a dull moment with Andrew Alexander King in high mountains. Every time time we’d go out for an afternoon walk with an intention to take…
Never a dull moment with Andrew Alexander King in high mountains. Every time time we’d go out for an afternoon walk with an intention to take…
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Love this incredible work and impact by our wonderful team in Chennai- helping empower students of tribal communities to pursue their dreams. Thank…
Love this incredible work and impact by our wonderful team in Chennai- helping empower students of tribal communities to pursue their dreams. Thank…
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Friends -- We have a lot going on at New Profit that I want to share! We have two open investment cycles for our Mental Health Equity and Unlocked…
Friends -- We have a lot going on at New Profit that I want to share! We have two open investment cycles for our Mental Health Equity and Unlocked…
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grateful and honored to share that the AVID Products team of employee-owners was awarded TWO “best in shows” for our latest introductions of audio…
grateful and honored to share that the AVID Products team of employee-owners was awarded TWO “best in shows” for our latest introductions of audio…
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Sustainability gets lots of press. I’m excited to share one of the LEGO Group’s emerging success stories on our journey to responsibly decarbonize…
Sustainability gets lots of press. I’m excited to share one of the LEGO Group’s emerging success stories on our journey to responsibly decarbonize…
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Today is my official last day at Scandinavian Tobacco Group after being made redundant due to the restructuring of the Commercial divisions. Many…
Today is my official last day at Scandinavian Tobacco Group after being made redundant due to the restructuring of the Commercial divisions. Many…
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A big thank you to our amazing participants and donors for making this week's sandwich production possible! Because of your generosity, we delivered…
A big thank you to our amazing participants and donors for making this week's sandwich production possible! Because of your generosity, we delivered…
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