CLAUDIA DURAN

REGIONAL MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR NORTH AMERICA, MANAGING DIRECTOR, ENDEAVOR Miami, MIAMI

Since 2019, Duran has led Endeavor Miami, the local affiliate office of Endeavor, a global nonprofit organization focused on empowering entrepreneurship. Her core team of six employees provides business support, mentorship and access to capital and strategic resources. Endeavor Miami’s entrepreneurs have generated more than $1 billion in annual revenues and employed more than 7,000 people. Last year, Duran expanded her oversight to the organization’s North American offices. She’s also worked to bring mental health and wellness to the forefront of entrepreneurial support in South Florida. Five years ago, she launched EndeavorLAB to empower underrepresented founders. More recently, she introduced a wellness retreat and ongoing impact sessions that connect founders with mentors and mental health experts.

EDUCATION: Penn State University (BS), Instituto de Empresa (MBA)

DREAM ALTERNATE CAREER: An entrepreneurial journey focused on healing, mental wellness and purposeful living.

PASSION PROJECT: Hosting private wellness circles with women leaders to discuss identity, burnout and balance, spaces rooted in honesty, healing and shared humanity.

INDUSTRY TREND: The entrepreneurial sector is finally recognizing mental wellness as essential, not optional. Today’s leaders are prioritizing inner health as a pillar of sustainable success. This shift toward human-centered entrepreneurship will define the next decade of impact.