Today I get to share a bit of news that's more personal to BE MORE with Anu. You may remember from our 2021 Impact Report that in the wake of COVID-19, we embarked on a journey to scale our impact. In that time, we've grown our team, added products, and met and worked with so many wonderful new clients.
And yet, in the back of my mind, I've kept coming back to this idea of growth, and of big, hairy, audacious goals (or B-HAGs). "Eradicating racism in our lifetimes" definitely counts as a B-HAG, and my team and I spend a lot of time figuring out how best to creatively organize our resources in its service.
The answer must somehow involve scaling our impact. If we are going to play a part, however small, in transforming the world, we must also transform ourselves. This is true for all of us; it's the lesson I teach over and over to my students in our flagship Breaking Racial Bias intensive program.
Today I am thrilled to announce that the next step in this transformational journey for our team is that I have been accepted into the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program! This is a competitive, rigorous program that will challenge me along every dimension of entrepreneurship over the next four months.
I'll work with mentors, leaders, other entrepreneurs, and program alumni to stretch myself and my team to grow BE MORE with Anu into a company that can truly live into our vision. I am really grateful to my advisor Raj Thakkar and my colleagues Cyndie Spiegel and Karim Abouelnaga for recommending this incredible opportunity. And for the Wall Street Journal for recently profiling my cohort!
Please stay posted on how we'll apply this experience to reach more businesses and enterprises break bias using mindfulness compassion. And if you have any ideas or thoughts for us, email me at info@bemorewithanu.com and we'd love to hear your thoughts!
Thank you for being on the journey with me. I can't wait to continue to share it with you!