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SUMMARY:Leadership Coaching for Entrepreneurs - Office Hours with Scott Tafoya in September
DESCRIPTION:Register and learn more here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leadership-coaching-for-entrepreneurs-office-hours-with-scott-tafoya-tickets-1482143333609?aff=ebdsoporgprofile \n\n\nCome to 1:1 Leadership Coaching Office Hours with Leadership Coach\, Scott Tafoya. During this 30 minute session\, you can talk with Scott about leadership challenges\, pain points and opportunities for growth and receive coaching on how to improve your leadership skills for yourself and your business/organization. \nNote: These are HYBRID office hours and can be attended online or in-person at the Lobo Rainforest\, please register to select the time frame when you can attend your meeting. After you register\, a Zoom link and calendar invitation will be emailed to you. \nMeet the Coach: \n\n\n\n\nScott Tafoya \nGrowing up in Santa Clara Pueblo\, Scott graduated from Española Valley High School and was an active member of the Baptist Mission in Santa Clara. Majoring in Psychology and Music\, Scott later completed Seminary and pastored in his home church for 6 years before moving on to pastor in other Native communities. Scott was bi-vocational and took on jobs including Director and Business Manager of a Halfway House\, owning a mobile auto-glass business in two cities\, teaching and directing in branch locations of seminaries and his college alma mater\, and driving a school bus. Scott completed his Doctor of Ministry degree in 2010 and the experience inspired him to become a professionally trained coach and establish Truth Dancer Coaching to focus on Native American Leadership Coaching and Training in both secular and church arenas.
URL:https://innovations.unm.edu/event/leadership-coaching-for-entrepreneurs-office-hours-with-scott-tafoya-in-september/
LOCATION:Lobo Rainforest Building\, 101 Broadway Blvd NE\, Suite 1100\, 87102\, United States
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SUMMARY:Strategizing and Writing Your Best Proposal for the SBIR/STTR Grant
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a presentation on practices and strategies for writing your best SBIR/STTR Grant proposal! \n\nRegister and learn more here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/strategizing-and-writing-your-best-proposal-for-the-sbirsttr-grant-tickets-1542183144299?aff=oddtdtcreator \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis seminar provides an overview of the SBIR/STTR program\, along with best practices and strategies for crafting your proposal. You’ll learn exactly what you need to do to get started\, how to plan your grant-writing process\, and how to approach the writing of your application. You’ll also receive a template to help you start outlining your proposal package. If you’re interested in nondilutive funding but not sure where to start\, this seminar will help you find your way.\n\nThis event will be hybrid held in the Seminar Room at the Lobo Rainforest Building and via Zoom. Parking map  Lunch will be provided!\nSpeaker:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSarah Soliz \nAs the founder of Labyrinth Consulting\, Sarah works with startups and small businesses who need seed capital but don’t have the time or expertise to navigate the maze of grant funding. Sarah offers services ranging from grant research to reviewing and everything in between\, including strategy\, coaching\, writing\, and training. In addition to her years as a writer and editor\, Sarah has the actual startup experience that other grant writers lack\, and she supports each client with tailored services\, no matter where they are in their fundraising journey. Sarah’s varied career path has given her an unusual breadth and depth of experience. Visit Sarah online or on LinkedIn to learn how she can help you find your way to funding.
URL:https://innovations.unm.edu/event/strategizing-and-writing-your-best-proposal-for-the-sbir-sttr-grant/
LOCATION:Lobo Rainforest Building\, 101 Broadway Blvd NE\, Suite 1100\, 87102\, United States
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SUMMARY:SCORE Mentor Office Hours - September
DESCRIPTION:Learn more and register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/score-mentor-office-hours-september-tickets-1545624728169?aff=ebdsoporgprofile\n\n\nSCORE mentors will be available for one-on-one\, confidential discussions and mentoring to inventors\, students\, and start-up companies at the Lobo Rainforest Building. Theses are in-person office hours at the Lobo Rainforest Building. \nRegister to select the half-hour appointment time. If are unable to make the appointment\, you must notify us ahead of time. \nMentors scheduled to be available include: \n\nVic Berniklau\nDar Johnson\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSCORE: \n\n\n\n\nSCORE’s mentors (https://www.score.org/albuquerque) are successful business people and entrepreneurs who want to give back to the community by helping other entrepreneurs become and stay successful. SCORE has been helping small businesses start and grow in the Albuquerque area for over 50 years through mentoring and workshops and seminars. SCORE is the largest National resource partner of the Small Business Administration (SBA) with about 11\,000 SCORE volunteers sharing their time and talents to help America’s small businesses. \nPlease email info@innovations.unm.edu with any questions. \n\n\n\n\nThese are in-person office hours at the Lobo Rainforest Building. Please make sure to park in the designated spaces on the far west side of the building (click here to see parking map here).
URL:https://innovations.unm.edu/event/score-mentor-office-hours-september-2/
LOCATION:Lobo Rainforest Building\, 101 Broadway Blvd NE\, Suite 1100\, 87102\, United States
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SUMMARY:Complexity-informed Strategy for Founders\, Funders\, and Teams
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a presentation on Complexity-informed Strategy for Founders\, Funders\, and Teams! \n\n\n\nRegister and learn more here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/complexity-informed-strategy-for-start-up-founders-funders-and-teams-tickets-1579193643699?aff=ebdsoporgprofile \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEffective decision-making and strategic thinking are vital to business success. Yet many organizations approach these processes without grounding them in the science of how systems actually behave in dynamic\, complex environments. Complexity science—particularly the anthro-complexity approach—offers a robust framework for making sense of uncertainty and acting more effectively. \nAlready in use across healthcare\, information systems\, national security\, the financial sector\, multilateral organizations\, and select start-ups\, this perspective is gaining momentum as organizations face rising uncertainty\, global interdependence\, and market volatility. \nFrom defense to climate tech and innovation policy\, complexity science is helping leaders make sense of shifting conditions\, navigate ambiguity\, and scale adaptive solutions. For entrepreneurs and VCs\, it offers a practical lens for spotting emerging patterns\, running safe-to-fail experiments\, and avoiding costly missteps where linear strategies fall short. \nDrawing on two decades of experience with complexity-based tools\, Dr. Sandra Martínez will: \n\nDescribe new ways of thinking about leadership and organizations grounded in complexity science\nExplain the fundamentals of a complexity-informed approach to strategy and decision-making\nDiscuss its implications for organizations and startups navigating high uncertainty\nShare a practical process for integrating complexity science into real-world decision-making\n\nBy strengthening organizational sense-making\, leaders can better navigate today’s fast-changing landscape—and foster resilience\, innovation\, and sustainable growth. \n\nThis event will be hybrid held in the Seminar Room at the Lobo Rainforest Building and via Zoom. Parking map  Lunch will be provided!\nSpeaker:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSANDRA M. MARTÍNEZ\, PH.D.\, PRESIDENT\, FÉNIX LEADERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT\, LLC \nDr. Sandra M. Martínez began her professional journey as a contemporary art gallerist in Santa Fe\, representing artists from the U.S. and Mexico. That experience—far from unrelated—led her to the Santa Fe Institute through a friendship with one of its founders. This early exposure to complexity science later became foundational when she pursued a doctorate in organizational science\, management\, and leadership development. \nToday\, Dr. Martínez integrates insights from both complexity science and adult development in her coaching and consulting work. Though now based in Albuquerque\, she spent over 25 years as an educator\, management consultant\, and executive coach across the U.S. and internationally. She has taught and conducted research at the Wharton School and served as Defense Transformation Chair at the U.S. Army War College\, where she worked with senior national security leaders. She has also supported civil society efforts in Latin America during times of political instability. \nSince returning to New Mexico\, Dr. Martínez has continued to work with healthcare systems\, global tech companies\, national defense organizations\, and construction firms. She is now turning more of her focus to supporting start-ups and entrepreneurial ventures—bringing a complexity lens to innovation\, strategy\, and leadership.
URL:https://innovations.unm.edu/event/strategic-decision-making-for-start-up-founders-funders-and-teams/
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