Entrepreneurial Leadership In One Of America’s Fastest Growing Community Colleges With Dr. Dan Walden

Dr. Dan Walden is the superintendent and president of Victor Valley College. But what makes Dan stand out is that he doesn’t see entrepreneurship as just something you do. He sees it as a way of being. Dan is using that same mindset to lead one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the country. In this conversation, we explore how he’s bringing mindset-driven leadership into higher education, not just to encourage institutional change, but to empower students, staff, and the broader community.

Bermuda Economic Development Corporation Offers Ice House as Workforce Development

In its early days, the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation (BEDC) helped small businesses with financial support and loan guarantees. It focused on customers who couldn’t access or didn’t qualify for bank financing. Now, 40 years later, BEDC has changed the types of products it offers in response to the needs of the island’s small and medium-sized businesses. “It’s no longer just about helping them get financing,” said Jamillah Lodge, BEDC’s Director of Communication and Development. “It’s about helping them do business better once they have that money.” 

Bermuda already had a well-established culture of people working second and third jobs in addition to their main source of income. BEDC wanted to grow that entrepreneurial ecosystem. “They’re hustlers who never considered themselves entrepreneurs,” said Raymond Lambert, Director of Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprise (MSME). “We’re redefining the hustle in terms of working for yourself.”