February Topic:

What is Entrepreneurship - Starting Your Own Business

Guest Speaker: Alex Duta, Founder and CEO, Albiware Inc

Alexandru (Alex) Duta is first generation young Romanian American entrepreneur that has founded 2 companies worth 8 figures. He’s currently the founder and CEO of Albiware, a tech startup revolutionizing how construction companies run their business.

His passion is helping young people capitalize on their biggest competitive advantage: time. In his free time, he enjoys reading, spending time with his wife and young daughter Sofia, and flying planes.

What You Will Learn About

Habits for success: Discovery, Self-Growth and Improvement, Leadership, Visualization

We belong in this world to create the best version of ourselves, then build value by building that best version of ourselves to the entire world.” - you may not know where life may take you in the future, but here are the key habits and some tips on how to build these so you can become an entrepreneur or a leader that makes a difference in the world.

Habit 1. Discovery

The #1 factor of success in entrepreneurship and something a lot of investors invest in is founder-market fit. As young aspiring innovators, we must set ourselves on a path of constant discovery as soon as possible. We look at the world through the lens of discovery. Building our muscle of discovery is critical and can start now.

Habit #2: Self-Growth and Improvement

A shark in a fishbowl might only grow a couple of inches, while out in the ocean, it’ll grow multiple feet. Starting the habit of becoming 1% better every day will yield multiples.

Habit #3: Leadership

If we dream of making the world a better place, we can’t do it alone. We need people to buy into our dreams and join us on our path.

Habit # 4: Visualization

If you can’t see it, you can’t change it.

💕 Valentine's Day 💕 Arts & Crafts Workshop

 Theme: Build your own Valentine's Day card

What you will learn:

• How to design and decorate your own Valentine's Day card
• Techniques for using various crafting materials
• Tips for making a unique and meaningful card for your special someone

What you will need:

• A smile and a positive attitude
• All materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own special embellishments if you'd like
  
  

What is the Leadership Series

A six-month series of meetups (October-March) about Leadership and Fun dedicated to Romanian American Teens in the Chicago area.  ROCO Youth's purpose is to create the right opportunities for our teens and young adults to develop into the next generation of leaders.

This is a unique opportunity to:

• develop leadership skills,
• make new friends,
• have some fun,
• be part of a uniquely strong community of amazing kids.
  
  

How it works

We meet, we talk, and we have fun. Every month we discuss a different topic of interest, and we may watch some videos and have guided discussions.

At every meetup, we have time to socialize, play games, watch a movie, or we may have a little party.

Who is invited

You have to be 13+ to signup. Do not signup if you are a parent! Young adults should sign up directly!

Any young adult 13+ to 18, passionate about becoming a leader and/or happy to connect with other Romanian American Teens. See one of our previous events:

• Leadership Meetups:
  • Oct  Nov  Dec  Jan
• Game Nights
• Overnight Camping
• Six Flags Trip
  
  

Vote for future activities

This week, bring your own board game, computer game or Nintendo switch, or your favorite activity (bracelets anyone?).

For future events, we want to make sure everyone's having a good time, so we would love to hear your feedback and suggestions.

Use the form below to select your favorite activities:

• Google Form