The ‘23-24 cohort of the EC-America program held its fifth and final module in person from Wednesday, January 17th to Saturday, January 20th. Taking place at CBS’ Manhattanville campus in New York City, Module V of the program imparted classes around change implementation and continued process improvement, with subjects ranging from valuation and financial analysis to the future of work and leadership.
Throughout the week, companies presented their completed Process Improvement Project, each outlining a problem statement, the methodologies used, an implementation plan, and what results they’ve had so far. In addition to classes and presentations, participants were also able to visit the fulfillment center of FreshDirect, an American online grocery company serving the greater New York tri-state area among the first enterprises to sell and deliver perishable foods to consumers without maintaining a retail operation. There, attendees were able to see the company’s day-to-day distribution operations, as well as learn more about its recent transition, having been acquired by Getir, a larger grocery delivery company, in December of 2023.
The group celebrated their completion of the EC-America program on Saturday, January 20th, with a graduation ceremony attended by 120 family members and friends, followed by a lively reception. During the ceremony, attendees were given insights around the power of education by commencement address speaker, James Keyes, Former President and CEO of 7-Eleven, Former Chairman and CEO of Blockbuster, Inc., and a Board Member of CBS, and heard on the value of perseverance by class-nominated speaker, Thomas Sanchez, CEO and co-founder of Social Driver.
For more information on Module V's entrepreneurs, faculty, speakers, and other activities, please find a report here.
For more information on the next cohort of the EC-America program, we encourage you to reach out to [email protected].