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Finding Passion In Your Career: Social Entrepreneurship with Adlai Wertman ft. Michelle Chow

Join Colleen for a conversation with Professor Adlai Wertman, founding director of the Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab, Academic Director of the Master of Science in Social Entrepreneurship and the director of the Warren Bennis Scholars programs.

We’ll be talking about how to find passion in your career and his personal jouney in social entrpreneurship. The talk will also feature an exercise with Michelle Chow, who is also involved with the Brittingham Lab.

If you’re interested in a career in social entrepreneurship or social impact, this is the talk for you! Signups limited to 20 people.



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PROFESSOR: Adlai Wertman

DEPARTMENT: Social Entrepreneurship

SCHOOL: Marshall School of Business

RATE MY PROFESSOR: “If you are lucky enough to know Adlai Wertman, you are lucky. He has changed my life in so many ways. Both career wise and how I see the world. I am so grateful for him and his mentorship. He goes beyond being a professor. He is inspirational. He is a social entrepreneurship guru.”

Adlai is extremely well-versed in social entrepreneurship and has extensive experience in both the business and non-profit sectors. Before USC, he served as the CEO and President of Chrysalis, non-profit agency in LA dedicated to helping homeless and economically disadvantaged people change their lives through jobs.



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LEAD: Colleen Corrigan

The active President of Peaks, Colleen is a senior double majoring in Human Biology and NGOs and Social Change from Corvallis, OR. She’s sticking around to get her Master’s in Public Health and loves cooking, baking, hiking (obvi), and backpacking in the Sierras whenever she’s not doing ZoomU.

Contact Colleen: ccorriga@usc.edu