Founder & CEO at We Sparkle
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Nick WeberCo-Founder & CTO
Experience
- Minnesota Council on FoundationsPresidentcurrent2025 — present
- We SparkleFounder & CEOcurrent2018 — present
- Women's Foundation of MinnesotaVice President, Innovation & Strategic Communications2023 — 2025
- GREATER MSP (Minneapolis - Saint Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership)MSP Hello Coordinator2018 — 2019
- Meda - Metropolitan Economic Development AssociationChief of Strategic Initiatives2016 — 2018250 Second Avenue South, Suite 106, Minneapolis, MN 55401
- American Academy of NeurologyAssociate Director, Digital Strategy & Innovation2013 — 2016201 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55415
- Rêve ConsultingStrategy Consultant2013
- U.S. Department of JusticeCommunity Relations Specialist2011 — 2013
- U.S. Department of StateForeign Service Officer & Public Affairs Specialist2005 — 2011Bureau of Consular Affairs, Washington D.C.
- Public Broadcasting ServiceZygo Television Show Host1998 — 2002Wichita, Kansas Metropolitan Area
- Breakthrough CollaborativeTeacher (English, Entrepreneurship)2001Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
InspirationIdentifying IssuesCommunicationAnalytical SkillsTeam ManagementStrategy41Public Speaking23Strategic Planning12Writing5Leadership5Resource AllocationExecutive Visibility
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CoachingCommunity Development FinanceArtificial Intelligence (AI)Web DevelopmentWeb Application DevelopmentMobile Application DevelopmentWeb DesignProduct DevelopmentSoftware DevelopmentSocial Impact StrategyEarly-Stage StartupsInformation Technology- 2021 Bush Fellow — Bush Foundation
- FINNOVATION Fellow — FINNOVATION Institute
- 2022 Global Good Fund Fellow — The Global Good Fund
- Just Economy Institute Fellow — Just Economy Institute
- United for America x Luminary Fellow — Luminary
- Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant on Option B: Building Resilience — LinkedIn
- Executive Program in Social Entrepreneurship — Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- Mini Doctor of Medicine (Mini Medical School - U of M Academic Health Center) — Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
- Design Thinking Crash Course — Skillshare
- Supervision Part 1: Fundamentals of Leadership — MRA (Formerly Trusight)
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- Who is Michelle Maryns?
- Founder & CEO at We Sparkle
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- Michelle Maryns is Founder & CEO of We Sparkle.
- What companies did Michelle Maryns found?
- Michelle Maryns founded We Sparkle.
- Where did Michelle Maryns go to school?
- Michelle Maryns studied at University of Oxford (Executive Diploma in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Business, Artificial Intelligence); Harvard Kennedy School (Master's degree, Public Policy); The University of Kansas (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Slavic Languages).
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Shared employers
Also worked at American Academy of Neurology2
Also worked at U.S. Department of State165
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Also worked at Public Broadcasting Service6
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