After only four months in university, Verônica wisely realized that while the classroom education she was receiving was excellent, it would be even more valuable if she had an opportunity to apply in a practical way. So she started exploring different organizations on campus and came across Enactus. After learning more about them, she signed up and was selected. Since then, she has led the team’s Fazendinha project, which has won multiple awards while teaching her valuable new skills and experiences. As she prepares for Toronto, she hopes to learn new methods of project development, exchange ideas and share experiences with other teams, and celebrate the impact made in so many communities through entrepreneurial action.

More about Verônica:

• Her personal theme song: One Day by Matisyahu
• One person who inspires her: Mara Morão
• Enactus in one word: Love
• Single best Enactus moment: When we were recognized for our achievements with our Fazendinha project and received an additional investment
• In five years, she will be…a person better than I am today, fulfilled with what I do, with more experience, knowledge contributing to change the world

Connect with Verônica:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/vehmaia

Walking across campus one day, Guilherme saw a poster for the Enactus team and decided to reach out and learn more. As he asked questions of current team members, he quickly realized that he’d found an organization that shared his values, an organization looking to make the world a better place in a sustainable. He now serves as Project Manager for their Teia initiative, and he credits the experience as giving him an opportunity for significant personal and professional development, from learning the kind of manager he wants to be, to keeping his team motivated in the early stages of the project. Looking ahead to World Cup, Guilherme hopes to have the chance to network, while being inspired by the innovative work being done around the world.

More about Guilherme:

• Book he’s currently reading: The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
• His personal theme song: Best of You by Foo Fighters
• One person who inspires him: Flavio Augusto
• Enactus in one word: Love
• Single best Enactus moment: In a weekend away with the team, looking back at our accomplishments, I really saw the result of all the work and celebrated that with my friends
• In five years, he will be…a very capable man, doing well and transforming the world, while mentoring young people

Connect with Guilherme:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/guilherme.pereiramaggio
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/guilherme-pereira-maggio-52399576?trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile