Podcast appearances and mentions of steven koltai

Steven Koltai is an entrepreneur, long time business executive, and foreign policy expert with a focus on entrepreneurship. He’ s also the author of ‘Peace through Entrepreneurship: Investing in a Startup Culture for Security and Development‘ published by Brookings Institution Press in 2016. ***** Sometimes it’s hard to tell if the idiots are getting more … Continue reading "CO145 Steven Koltai on the Business of Peace"

Steven Koltai is an entrepreneur, long time business executive, and foreign policy expert with a focus on entrepreneurship. He’ s also the author of ‘Peace through Entrepreneurship: Investing in a Startup Culture for Security and Development‘ published by Brookings Institution Press in 2016. ***** Sometimes it’s hard to tell if the idiots are getting more … Continue reading "CO145 Steven Koltai on the Business of Peace"

Lauren Cole runs a boutique consulting firm specializing in strategy and operations for media-related businesses. Lauren got her start in consulting at Bain & Co. After getting her MBA at Stanford she entered the world of media and entertainment with a strategy role at Warner Brothers, where she worked for Umbrex member Steven Koltai, who has also been a guest on this show.  She had an impressive career in the media world, which included launching, investing in, and/or overseeing 35 cable networks around the world.  Then in 2002, she started her own consulting practice and has been a successful independent professional for the last 15 years, serving over 150 clients, covering everything from Broadway to sports to virtual reality. You can read more about Lauren’s firm, Cole Media, at www.ColeMediaLA.com

Our guest today is Steven Koltai, the author of "Peace through Entrepreneurship: Investing in a Startup Culture for Security and Development" Steven has had multiple careers. he has been a management consultant at McKinsey, the head of strategy at Warner Bros for ten years, and a successful entrepreneur. His most recent career began as a senior advisor to the US Department of State under Secretary Hilary Clinton, where Steven conceived and launched the Global Entrepreneurship Program, based on the principles that joblessness leads to violence and unrest; and one of the best ways to reduce joblessness is to foster entrepreneurship in emerging markets. After leaving the State Department, Steven has continued to advance that goal, and his consulting practice has supported entrepreneurship in over 30 countries, particularly Africa and Latin America. We discuss advice for independent professionals interested in working in international development process of getting funding for such projects key success factors for projects to encourage entrepreneurship how Steven staffs up projects in these markets some case studies, including an eight-sided box that increased revenue by 700% For more on Steven’s work, go to www.koltai.co

Steven Koltai authored, "Peace through Entrepreneurship: Investing in a Startup Culture for Security and Development."

CID Student Ambassador Hubert Wu interviews Steven Koltai, Managing Director of Koltai & Company, and Brookings Guest Scholar on Governance Studies. In his recently launched book "Peace through Entrepreneurship: Investing in a Start-up Culture for Security and Development" Steven makes the case for government investment in entrepreneurship as a way to foster job creation and tackle security and development issues. Interview recorded on March 3rd, 2017. About the speaker: Steven Koltai is an expert on international entrepreneurship ecosystem development. He is currently Managing Director of Koltai & Company, an entrepreneurship program development consultancy. Most recently, he was Senior Advisor for Entrepreneurship at the US Department of State where he created and managed the Global Entrepreneurship Program (GEP), focused primarily in job creation via entrepreneurship in Muslim majority countries. Previously, Steven has 30 years of business experience as an investment banker (Salomon Brothers), management consultant (McKinsey & Company), media industry (Warner Bros and Lifetime Television), and as a multiple company successful entrepreneur and angel investor. He is a long time member of the Council on Foreign Relations where he was an International Affairs Fellow. Koltai serves on numerous for profit and not-for-profit Boards, including the Tisch College of Active Citizenship at Tufts University (his alma mater), Babson Global at Babson College, the Library of Congress’ David Rubenstein Literacy Awards Committee, the Museum of Hungarian-speaking Jewry in Safed, Israel, and Advancing Girls Education (AGE) Africa in Malawi.

Violent, extremist movements have continued to build around the world, and diplomacy and military power have failed to stem the tide. Why have the past responses to these crises fallen short? Steven Koltai argues that terrorist groups are fueled less by ideology, and more by a lack of attractive economic prospects for the young men who join the fray. If joblessness is an important root cause of extremist movements, then good jobs and economic growth may provide security where past responses have failed. Have traditional approaches to development adequately invested in entrepreneurship as a means of creating economic opportunities in the developing world? What lessons from the US startup culture can be translated to these volatile markets? Steven Koltai's new book, "Peace through Entrepreneurship" builds a case for a renewed emphasis on entrepreneurship in US foreign policy. Speaker Steven Koltai is an author and guest scholar at the Brookings Institution. The conversation is moderated by Charles Slaughter, Founder and CEO, Living Goods. For more information about this event please visit: http://www.worldaffairs.org/media-library/event/1634

Host Brian Wesolowski brings on author Steven Koltai to discuss his latest book, “Peace Through Entrepreneurship.” Steven explains why he believes entrepreneurship should be elevated as a foreign policy tool, arguing that it is a uniquely American export that can help address the underlying issues of many conflicts today - the lack of jobs. "Peace Through Entrepreneurship:” http://bit.ly/KoltaiPeace More on Steven: https://twitter.com/skoltai More info on our host, @brianwez: bit.ly/cdtbrian Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.

A not terribly successful American President was right when he said that “the business of America is business.” In fact, today it would be safer to say that the business of the world is business. Whether through globalization, or just through the individual entrepreneurship of citizen in the developing world, business is the one force that seems to counter unrest, instability, joblessness, and even extremism. Wisdom and experience tells us we will not stop extremism in the Middle East, or other violent regions, with just guns, drones and military force. But it just may be that fostering entrepreneurship and job creation may be one answer. Leading this school of thought is former State Department official Steven Koltai.  Koltai is also the author of Peace Through Entrepreneurship: Investing in a Startup Culture for Security and Development. My conversation with Steven Koltai:

Amadou Sy, senior fellow and director of the Africa Growth Initiative, addresses both the opportunities and challenges of U.S. economic engagement in Africa as the second U.S.-Africa Business Forum approaches. Also in this episode, Elizabeth Kneebone discusses the significance of the increasing number of high poverty neighborhoods in our regular Metro Lens segment. Finally, Bill Finan interviews Steven Koltai, guest scholar in Governance Studies, on his new book Peace through Entrepreneurship. Thanks to audio producer Mark Hoelscher and producer Vanessa Sauter, and also thanks for additional support from Jessica Pavone, Eric Abalahin, and Rebecca Viser. Subscribe to the Brookings Cafeteria on , listen in all the usual places, and send feedback email to .

Michael Goldberg is the assistant professor of design & innovation at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH, and creator of the popular MOOC Beyond Silicon Valley. This month on Beyond: The Podcast, Goldberg explores the challenge & opportunity of starting a business in a country like Macedonia where risk-taking is frowned upon. Episode Notes: Guest include: Jovan Stalevski:  https://mk.linkedin.com/in/jovan-stalevski-69b2586a Elena Stojanovska:  https://mk.linkedin.com/in/elenastojanovska Vladimir Robevski: https://mk.linkedin.com/in/vladimir-robevski-0765b41a Steven Koltai: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-koltai-09a78a1 Music in the episode was performed by Stihovno Vojuvanje Helpful links: Beyond Silicon Valley MOOC: https://www.coursera.org/learn/entrepreneurship-development Weatherhead School of Management: https://weatherhead.case.edu/ CEFE Macedonia: http://cefe.mk/ Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies - The Macedonian Story: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL0JI8OUspNBLCXVYwVnKV_SndXVUsqsA Contact Michael Goldberg: Email: michael.goldberg@case.edu Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/@MGCleve Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beyondsiliconvalley

Beyond Silicon Valley's Michael Goldberg explores the challenge & opportunity of starting a business in a country like Macedonia where risk-taking is frowned upon. Episode Notes: Guest include: Jovan Stalevski:  https://mk.linkedin.com/in/jovan-stalevski-69b2586a Elena Stojanovska:  https://mk.linkedin.com/in/elenastojanovska Vladimir Robevski: https://mk.linkedin.com/in/vladimir-robevski-0765b41a Steven Koltai: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-koltai-09a78a1 Music in the episode was performed by Stihovno Vojuvanje Helpful links: Beyond Silicon Valley MOOC: https://www.coursera.org/learn/entrepreneurship-development Weatherhead School of Management: https://weatherhead.case.edu/ CEFE Macedonia: http://cefe.mk/ Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies - The Macedonian Story: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL0JI8OUspNBLCXVYwVnKV_SndXVUsqsA Contact Michael Goldberg: Email: michael.goldberg@case.edu Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/@MGCleve Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beyondsiliconvalley