Lisa is the founder and CEO of Almost Fun, an education tech non-profit dedicated to providing culturally-relevant and accessible educational resources to low-income students and students of color. She was previously a product manager at Google, building education products used by over 40 million teachers and students. Where did the …
Charlie Clark is the founder of VSUAL, a marketplace dedicated to selling museum-quality art prints from amazing artists. Like many good startups, Charlie created VSUAL to solve a problem he already had: drop shipping high-quality art prints. Long before he even started thinking about VSUAL, Charlie was working on another …
Liz builds companies that tackle taboo topics. She founded her first social venture at age 15 focused on dating abuse and domestic violence education in schools. The org has been running (on its own) for nearly half her life. After graduating with a BBA from Parsons the New School for …
Randal Gindi is a New York based successful man, devout family man, and benevolent friend. He has an insatiable hunger to learn every aspect of a business, whether as an owner or an investor. Although he earned his bachelor’s degree from New York University, his experience came from working at …
Philippe Danielides is a former corporate lawyer and communications strategist, and the founder of Inner Current Coaching, a professional coaching firm. Philippe’s work focuses on helping high-achievers find fulfillment in work and life, and partnering with organizations to develop cultures that promote well-being. He holds a BA in Political Science …
Do not believe in others more than you believe in yourself. And don’t be freaked out by setbacks; they are only permanent if you treat them that way. Christina Mace-Turner is a true modern day alchemist and a consistent category disruptor. She made magic happen at Apple where she …
Focus in the pursuit of your definite purpose. Elfatih Ibrahim migrated to the United States from Sudan in the late eighties after he had obtained his BPharm, Honors degree from the University of Khartoum and secured his registration as a pharmacist by the Sudanese Medical Council. Elfatih then started …
Practice, practice, and practice again, and you can master anything. Almost 30 percent of all children in New York City live in poverty; there are 1.7 million children living in the city, and more than 500,000 of them live below the poverty line. Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, …
Effective entrepreneurs must know how to build a team, delegate and take a step back when necessary. Tara DePorte founded the Human Impacts Institute in 2010, recognizing a need for creative approaches to sustainability and global coalition building. Before starting the Human Impacts Institute, Tara worked for nine years …
For launching a tech company/tech product, always buffer in more time. It will always take more time, energy, and money than you initially thought it will take. It’s also impossible to know what you don’t know, and you won’t learn what that is until you’ve come to that juncture. …