LISTEN: Boiling Point Chats with Karina LeBlanc of the Pond-Deshpande Centre
When Karina LeBlanc came on board as executive director of the Pond-Deshpande Centre, she decided to do what many good leaders do: listen.
Leblanc decided to go on a 90-day “listening” tour to talk to others about how the centre could better assist the province and the region. One of the big things she learned from the tour was that many young people were disconnected from the concept of becoming an entrepreneur and there was little to no conversation about being a social entrepreneur. Since then, the centre has produced over 100 alumni and has been the catalyst in the entrepreneurship boom in New Brunswick.
In this episode of Boiling Point, hosts Greg Hemmings and Dave Veale talk with LeBlanc about what the centre does and how others can bring its practices to their region.
Listen to the episode below: