Rhonda Swails Rhonda Swails is a financial planning and analysis manager in Finance & Grants Administration for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where she provides collaborative internal consultancy services to the program staff regarding grantmaking and budget processes. Prior to joining the Kauffman Foundation, Swails was a senior director in the Technical Project Management Office (PMO) for […]
Kayla Smalley Kayla Smalley is a senior digital operations specialist in Technology for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where she leads website production and manages the development, testing, implementation, and support of the Foundation’s web platforms and processes. Prior to joining the Kauffman Foundation, Smalley served as a communications coordinator at LEANLAB Education through the AmeriCorps VISTA […]
Eight readers share their stories of taking risks January 16, 2020 Eight readers share their risk-filled journeys, including business startups, a spontaneous COO resignation, and a single-mom pursuing a bachelor’s degree.
The endangered legacy of the American risk-taker January 16, 2020 The legacy of the American risk-taker is born out of exploration, oppression, democracy, and the promise of the American Dream. We can conjure the images of American risk-takers from the rebels of the American Revolution, to Harriet Tubman and Harvey Milk, Sally Ride to Sergey Brin. As a startup nation founded on the risk of […]