Michael Strong (founder of FLOW) thinks really BIG & believes that entrepreneurs are the solution to solve most of the world’s problems because they can create change the fastest. So much so, he wrote a book called ‘Be the Solution’ & has contributing authors such as Muhammed Yunnis (founder Grameen Bank) Hernando De soto, John Mackey (founder Whole Foods) and many others that support this belief. Michael shares examples (Southwest Airlines, SweetRiot, & Container Store) to illustrate the point & also tells iV about FLOW’s mantra-Criticize by Creating (t-shirts available). Way to ‘be the Solution’ MS – keep it going.

The founder of FLOW, Michael Strong, started his organization with John Mackey, founder of Whole Foods, via seed capital that John had donated to get it thru the early stages. Michael explains the structure of FLOW and how it is evolving to become self-sustaining as it grows. He also shares the importance of their 3rd partner (Jeff Klein), how they choose what to focus on & what their 3 core programs are (Conscious Capitalism, Peace through Commerce & Accelerating Women Entrepreneurs). PLUS their biggest startup challenge.

Jesse Harris shares some lessons learned while running this Youth Festival – business principals to not giving up to following your passion to help yu succeed. Plus how he deals with those tough days and dealing with rejection and using his own product to inspire himself.

The founder of NFFTY, Jesse Harris, shares some of the money and resource information on what it took to get the first film festival going and how he keeps it going today. Jesse is also candid about the fact that he is still figuring it out and the BIG challenges he faces. He is slowly turning this ‘young’ festival into the ‘go to’ destination for companies that want to reach this demographic. Plus how passion, emails and aspiring minds keep him going & how he bagged VIRGIN AMERICA!

Jesse Harris took his college fund (with his parents permission) and made a feature film. Turned out to be a good decision, but he also discovered during & after the process there wasn’t a venue for young filmmakers such as himself so he created NFFTY. Watch Part 1 to learn more about it and the struggles he still faces.