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In Chapter 6 of 16 in her 2011 Capture Your Flag interview with host Erik Michielsen, non-profit founder and executive Courtney Spence answers "What Does it Mean to Be a Leader in What You Do?" She defines being a leader as helping others find the best in themselves and using this to make the greatest contribution to the team and organization. By giving students responsibility and ownership in the organization, Spence finds she is creating a lasting support network that progressively helping make the organization and its people more effective. Spence is founder and executive director of Students of the World - http://studentsoftheworld.org - a non-profit that partners with passionate college students to create new media to highlight global issues and the organizations working to address them. Spence graduated with a BA in History from Duke University.