Redemptive Entrepreneurship: Serving Nebraskans with Criminal Histories
Feb 09, 2018 12:00 PM
Jeremy J. Bouman, Defy Ventures
Redemptive Entrepreneurship: Serving Nebraskans with Criminal Histories

Redemptive Entrepreneurship: Serving Nebraskans with Criminal Histories. 

 

Defy Ventures is an entrepreneurship, employment, and character development training program for currently and formerly incarcerated men, women, and youth. Defy "transforms the hustle" of our Entrepreneurs-in-Training (EITs) by offering intensive leadership development, Shark Tank-style business plan competitions, executive mentoring, financial investment, and startup incubation. 

 

Here is a 2 minute video that shows our program in action: 

Jeremy Bouman currently serves as the Executive Director of Defy Ventures in Nebraska. Prior to joining Defy, he served for 7 years as Associate Vice President of Development at Creighton University. Jeremy is a New York City native and has lived in Omaha for the past 10 years. He earned a BA in Communications from Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania and a master of science in leadership from Creighton University.

 

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