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Journey to Freedom ... Sink, Swim or Fly | Gelie Akhenblit | TEDxFountainHills

In the late '80s, 8 year old Gelie Akhenblit (and family) immigrated to the United States as Soviet Jewish refugees fleeing persecution. While that's where Gelie's journey to freedom begins, it most certainly is not where it ends. In Gelie's talk, she shares personal stories of how her leaps of faith have made her the CEO of her own national start-up. She encourages you to push forward on your own journey and not settle for anything less. Gelie Akhenblit is the CEO of a national startup, entrepreneur, networker, mentor and mother ... She is most well known for her first tech startup NetworkingPhoenix and has become an Arizona phenom in the startup scene as she has revolutionized the landscape of networking in the Valley of the Sun. Once a political refugee from Moldova, she is living the American dream and has adopted the desert as her forever home and entrepreneurial launching pad. Embodying that same big dream spirit, in December 2008, Gelie left corporate America to launch her vision to democratize networking with an online resource. The start up’s popularity soon made it one of the most visited websites in Arizona. With expansion now happening nationally, Gelie has been named CEO of NetworkedLocal while keeping her vision of “the right kind of networking” as the core of their growth. Awards presented to Gelie include: 35 under 35, Young Athena Finalist, and Emerging Female NAWBO. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx