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Make Homes Possible: Las Vegas City Hall announcement
Homie
The Las Vegas launch of Make Homes Possible brought housing and community partners together around closing the Black homeownership gap. This full press conference documents the coalition announcement and its public commitments.
Build Black Wealth Through Homeownership: masterclass
Make Homes Possible
A full Make Homes Possible masterclass on building Black wealth through homeownership. Pair the educational session with the coalition announcement to show how public advocacy connected with practical community learning.
Visa and Nevada Partners: Community Access Lab grand opening
Entrepreneurs News Network
The opening of Nevada Partners' Community Access Lab and coworking space brought Visa, Alliant Credit Union, and EveryoneOn together around digital access, skills education, and entrepreneurship in Las Vegas' Historic Westside.
Promise Startups: entrepreneurship panel
Entrepreneurs News Network
Elias hosts a Promise Startups conversation with Ivy Ma, Morris Jackson, and Eddie Rivera about starting businesses, navigating setbacks, developing support networks, and growing with purpose.
Promise Startups: live entrepreneur hotseats
Entrepreneurs News Network
Elias and Ken Evans work through founders' questions about pricing, revenue goals, service packages, and basic business projections. The session shows practical coaching and peer learning at Promise Startups.
NotebookLM: turning research into learning materials
Entrepreneurs News Network
Elias demonstrates how NotebookLM can organize source material and turn research into presentations, study guides, and audio learning formats. A concise teaching sample for AI-assisted research and education.
The AI startup build-a-thon framework
Entrepreneurs News Network
Elias introduces a build-a-thon approach to turning business problems into rapid prototypes. The session connects AI tools, collaboration, and product usefulness with practical experimentation.
AI chatbots for customer conversations
Entrepreneurs News Network
Elias teaches how chatbot instructions, knowledge bases, and CRM workflows can support customer conversations across social messaging. The class includes practical integration and testing examples.
Building websites, payments, and business systems
Entrepreneurs News Network
A live class on connecting websites, payment and donation links, domains, and CRM tools. Elias works through practical setup questions and common obstacles faced by small-business owners.
Calendar automation and digital business cards
Entrepreneurs News Network
Elias leads a practical class on appointment booking, digital business cards, contact capture, and follow-up. Live examples show how entrepreneurs can connect everyday networking with useful business systems.
Evergreen email marketing and AI workflows
Entrepreneurs News Network
Elias explains reusable email sequences, audience segmentation, personalization, and AI-assisted campaign development. The session demonstrates an approach to consistent customer follow-up inside a CRM.
Jeff Wang on Codeium and AI development
Entrepreneurs News Network
Elias and Serena Yu speak with Jeff Wang about Codeium, AI-assisted software development, enterprise adoption, and the demands of building AI products. An industry conversation grounded in its March 2024 context.
CutNet: mobile services and AI product ideas
Entrepreneurs News Network
Elias and Serena speak with CutNet founder Ivin Huggan about mobile barbering, customer matching, and potential AI tools. The discussion connects a founder's customer problem with ideas for product development.
Youth Hour at Tech Alley
Entrepreneurs News Network
A Tech Alley Youth Hour session featuring Elias Benjelloun, Li Jackson, Sean'Jerrion, and Ivin Huggan, connecting entrepreneurship work with youth participation and community learning.
GEW Vegas: building community, capital, and opportunity
Entrepreneurs News Network
Elias moderates a Global Entrepreneurship Week conversation about the Las Vegas startup ecosystem. Topics include community connections, access to capital, civic engagement, and opportunities created by the city's events and tourism economy.
Birth Collaborative Las Vegas: a Promise Startups story
Entrepreneurs News Network
Elias speaks with Jollina Walker about Birth Collaborative Las Vegas, community-based entrepreneurship, and training new birth workers. The recording also follows a learner's perspective on entering the field.
Small-business advocacy with Nevada's lieutenant governor
Entrepreneurs News Network
Elias joins Nevada Lieutenant Governor Stavros Anthony and business leaders for a discussion of issues facing entrepreneurs. The event connects his small-business work with public dialogue and economic opportunity.
Connecting the community through computer access
Entrepreneurs News Network
A Nevada Partners community event connects youth, veterans, and entrepreneurs with technology resources. The recording brings together voices on digital access, learning, service, and the practical value of community partnerships.
Vegas PBS: addressing the homeownership gap
Vegas PBS / Nevada Week
Elias discusses housing barriers and the coalition's educational approach on Nevada Week. The housing segment connects masterclasses, live questions, and individual counseling with the broader homeownership gap.
KTNV: helping Las Vegas locals become homeowners
KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
A short KTNV report introduces Make Homes Possible and its homebuyer education work. Elias explains the coalition's focus and the barriers it sought to address in Southern Nevada.
Patranya's Entrepreneur Showcase: BMF on Immigration Reform
Butterflies Move Freely / Patranya Media
In this feature interview, Elias discusses Butterflies Move Freely, immigration reform, community resilience, and how personal narratives reshape public dialogue on belonging and economic inclusion.
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