With

Maria Lavithi Howard, Founder and CEO of Heroes Made – Mentor - Writer

Synopsis: 

Everyone talks about how to start a business—validate, prototype, market fit. But why do some startups fail while others succeed? Because no one tells you the real rules until you're deep in the journey.

• What if the best ideas aren’t ideas at all—but sharp problems waiting to be solved?
• What if your first customers aren’t who you think they are?
• What if execution matters more than innovation?

This isn’t another lecture on entrepreneurship. This is an unfiltered look of entrepreneurship. We’re cutting through the noise and exposing the 10 rules no one tells you about building something that lasts.

• If you think you want to be an entrepreneur—this will show you if you really do.
• If you know you’re meant to build—this will give you the edge no one else has.

Let’s do this!

C4E 101: Series of Lectures in Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Spring 2024-2025

The Speaker, Maria Lavithi Howard, a graduate in English Literature with a focus on Creative Writing, has over 15 years of experience in business development, storytelling and a passion for helping others succeed. She is the Founder of MGD HEROES MADE, a start-up that uses state-of-the-art technology and a SaaS platform that helps young children develop self and social awareness, relationship skills, self-management and responsible decision-making skills. The company raised seed funding and has launched version 1.0 of the platform, currently being piloted in multiple private schools. Maria has been coaching start-ups in Cyprus for the past four years, mentoring young entrepreneurs and giving talks at local universities and workshops on innovation and entrepreneurship. She represented Cyprus in the Creative European Cup in Denmark in 2019 and was appointed as Vice President of the Parallel Parliament's Entrepreneurship Committee in 2020. Maria's vision is to contribute to creating a world where the next generations of adults navigate their lives in improved societies with genuine effectiveness, being resilient and competent, capable of standing up to things in the face of difficulties and fear and keep moving forward on their own volition.