Dr. Ernesto Sirolli is a renowned expert in local economic development and sustainable entrepreneurship. He is the founder of the Sirolli Institute and the author of two books: Ripples from the Zambezi and How to Start a Business and Ignite Your Life. He is also a popular public speaker and has given a TEDx talk titled "Shut Up and Listen". In 2016, he received the IOEE International Lifetime Achievement Award for Entrepreneurship Education at the House of Lords in London. Dr. Ernesto Sirolli is a community iron man. In 1971, he began practice in the field of international aid in Africa. That experience prompted him to develop Enterprise Facilitation (EF). The EF model and Trinity of Management tool trains communities, NGOs, and corporations how to capture the passion,energy, and imagination of their own people. Dr. Sirolli resides in the USA, has companies in Europe and Australia, and founded the Sirolli Institute (23 years of social enterprise) with these two principles: 1. Never initiate, never motivate - always respond. 2. Work with passionate, self determined people. Dr. Sirolli received a Laurea di Dottore in Political Sciences from Rome University, and a Ph.D in Philosophy and Sustainable Development from Murdoch University. He is a professor at Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP). Sirolli has worked globally with entrepreneurs to create over 55,000 jobs in +400 communities and with companies to find their "super powers." Today he will explain that "only beauty will save us." To learn more about the Sirolli Institute: https://www.facebook.com/sirolliinc/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ernesto-sirolli-61279511/ https://www.sirolli.com⁠⁠More about the Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠Rotary.cool⁠ Meetings’ ⁠⁠Video Archive⁠⁠ YouTubeChannel⁠⁠ How to become a member in ⁠⁠this online Rotary eClub⁠⁠ ⁠⁠More about Rotary International:⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.Rotary.org⁠⁠ Find a ⁠⁠local Rotary club⁠⁠ Find an ⁠⁠online Rotary Club⁠⁠ Podcast and Zoom Host: ⁠⁠Rushton Hurley⁠⁠ Podcast Producer: ⁠⁠Elton Sherwin⁠⁠ Audio edited and enhanced with: ⁠⁠Descript Studio Sound ⁠⁠ #PositiveChange #Inspiration #Rotary