Julayne Virgil (Girls Inc.) - The Courage to Take Positive Risks

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL)

Stanford eCorner

Business, Life Lessons, Creativity, Startups, Strategy, Thought Leadership, Education, Stanford University, Leadership, Challenges, Journey, Culture, Etl, Innovation, Founders, Stanford, Entrepreneurship

4.5 • 740 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2018

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Julayne Virgil, CEO of Girls Inc. of Alameda County, describes how her organization provides youth with the confidence to overcome systemic gender bias, and hopefully, realize their full potential. Girls in the program are given the types of experiences that help them break through their fears and build strength for the challenges ahead. Virgil also talks about how innovation means improving what exists, not just creating something new.

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0:00.0	Who you are defines how you build.
0:05.0	This is the Entrepreneurals Thought Leaders series.
0:09.0	Brought to you by Stanford E. Corner.
0:13.0	On today's episode, we have Julane Virgil, CEO of Girls Inc. of Alameda County.
0:19.0	She has 20 years of experience in the nonprofit, government, and corporate sectors,
0:24.4	focusing on public good, advancing education, health, and public safety in New York, Chicago,
0:30.7	and Los Angeles.
0:32.7	In 2016, she returned her native Oakland to lead the Alameda County chapter of Girls Inc.
0:39.3	Here's Julie.
0:44.3	I thought I'd start by talking a little bit about Girls Inc., talking to you a little bit about the entrepreneurial set of Girls Inc.
0:52.7	And then a little bit about my path as well and how innovation and entrepreneurship
0:57.0	had been part of that path.
0:59.3	So Girls Inc. is a national organization.
1:02.2	It's actually in the U.S. and Canada.
1:03.7	There are 88 affiliates.
1:05.1	And as Tom mentioned, we inspire girls to be strong, smart, and bold.
1:09.8	And we really focus on navigating the barriers that they face.
1:13.9	So economic barriers, gender barriers, racial barriers,
1:18.1	so that they can realize their full potential and thrive,
1:21.3	become healthy, educated, independent adults.
1:24.3	Who wouldn't want that, right?
1:26.7	Girls Inc. actually started in 1864. Anybody know what was
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