History

On March 1st, 1966 at the YWCA on 125th Street in Harlem, New York, Walter Geier and Mallalieu Woolfolk offered the first inclusive and comprehensive training course ever conducted anywhere, How to Run a Growing Profitable Business.  Since then, The Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO) has trained over 18,000 entrepreneurs who have created over 34,000 jobs.

The Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO) is a non-profit organization committed to assisting aspiring entrepreneurs to become successful business owners.

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The Alumni Family

Our greatest source of strength are the countless graduates who continue to return and support us by contributing and volunteering. In return we make sure that they have the support they need. Alumni…

  • are connected with and get support from our vast network of fellow grads 
  • are invited to special events geared towards helping alumni with their business and business relationships 
  • get to promote their business through our newsletter, press releases, social media and other marketing efforts
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Board of Directors

Mike Blumenfeld

Mike Blumenfeld

Owner of Myron I. Blumenfeld & Associates

Cohlie Brocato

Cohlie Brocato

Creative Director, Ticking Clock

Andy Dillow

Andy Dillow

COO at Springpod

Kevin Gilbert

Kevin Gilbert

Founder and CEO, Gilbert International Inc.

Dr. Stacie NC Grant

Dr. Stacie NC Grant

Chief Brilliance Officer, C & G Enterprises

Madeline Holder

Madeline Holder

Vice President of Development at The New York Women’s Foundation

Dan Hoffman

Dan Hoffman

Founder, Circles Learning Labs, Inc.

Brendan Lally

Brendan Lally​

Founder and CEO, IRL Systems, Inc

Sam Silvershein

Sam Silvershein

Vice President , Alpha Partners

Jessica Johnson

President of Johnson Security Bureau, Inc.

Mac Wilcox

Mac Wilcox

President at Hanover Bank

Nila Walker

American International Group

Advisory Board

Helen Dorado Alessi

Helen Dorado Alessi

Executive Director, Long Beach Latino Civic Association

Lucien Harriot

Lucien Harriot

President, Mechanism Digital Inc.

Diane Howells

Diane Howells

President, Motorcycle Safety School

Tia Jackson

Chief Human Resources Officer at Boys and Girls Clubs

Todd Jones

Todd Jones

Owner, Cuzin’s Duzin

Sandi Webster

Sandi Webster

CEO, Sandi Webster LLC

Carrie Klein

Carrie Klein

Founding Member,
hot glue & the gun

Joel McGlynn

JoEL McGlynn

Founding Member,
hot glue & the gun

Celeste Morris

Celeste Morris

President, MorrisAllsop Public Affairs

Victoria Rodriguez

Victoria Rodriguez

WIBO Alumni

Mindy Solkin

Mindy Solkin

Founder and Creator, BB Babes

Jeffrey S. Trachtman

Jeffrey Trachtman

Litigation Partner, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Staff

Ted Geier

Ted Geier

Interim Executive Director

Jill Lenihan

Program & Operations Director

Ramon Gil

Program & Communications Director

 

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