Impact Entrepreneurship

MICHELLE BROWN: FROM FASHION DESIGN TO INDIGENOUS ACTIVISM

I serve as the chair of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Relatives Utah, a grassroots organization that aims to engage with Indigenous community members affected by violence, and to educate non-Indigenous […]

ONLINE: How to Find A Collaborator For Your Impact Venture

Students in our impact entrepreneurship program have the chance to join incubators and accelerators outside of The New School. However, a common requirement for these opportunities is having a co-founder […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: LAUREN MAFFEO

Tell us about your venture/work. This past winter, I published my first book, Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up, with The Pragmatic Programmers. This book is a 100-page, six-step […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: COURTLYN JONES

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? There were a couple of traumatic events that led me to quitting my job as a graphic designer in […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: KELSEY LINDELL

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? When I found out that there was a civil and human rights crisis facing disabled people. Tell us about […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: ELLEN HOCKLEY-HARRISON @ EVERGREEN

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? I grew up in a family of entrepreneurs and always assumed I’d work for myself, but never knew what […]

October 4, 2023

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: KINSEY WOLF

Tell us about your venture/work. I lead The Lane Collective, a collective of independent consultants that help companies grow. We’re a flexible, agile alternative to the traditional agency model. As […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: VIVIAN CHE

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? I knew I wanted to take an entrepreneurial path from an early age as I’ve always had a natural […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: STEPHANIE FRANKLIN @ FLY WINES

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? I realized my entrepreneurial calling when I started feeling a deep sense of discomfort working under traditional corporate leadership. […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: EMILIE MASCARELL

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? I realized I wanted to take an entrepreneurial path while working for a start-up, experiencing the thrill of creating […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: ASHLEY GRAHAM

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? I knew I wanted to take an entrepreneurial path in March 2016. The decision was born from my belief […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: BILLIE MELISSA ROGAN

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? It’s not something I ever really sat down and decided one day. It’s more something I noticed about myself […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: SYDNEY SHERMAN DE ARENAS

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? I don’t remember the exact moment, but my parents were entrepreneurs so at a very young age I was […]

Mentor Spotlight: OBIANUJU (UJU) OBIANWU

Tell us about your venture/work! My path has always been heavily predicated on creating opportunities for other people who look like me. I quickly learned that if I want to […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: LAURA NESPOLI

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? Once I discovered my purpose, I felt limited and unfulfilled in the job I was in. I wanted the […]

July 26, 2023

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: SUSANNE NORWITZ @ MAYA CHIA

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? When I was a child I owned the Barbie doll that had a little business suite and briefcase. I […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: SUZE DOWLING @ PATTERN BRANDS

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? The simplest answer is that it wasn’t necessarily a conscious choice — it was a series of actions that […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: MEREDITH NOBLE @ LEARN GRANT WRITING

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? Two businessmen in my community were brought in to my High School Humanities class to share what it meant […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: AMETHYSTA HERRICK

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? As I wound down a career in software, I realized I needed more rewarding work. That led me to […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: AMY PETERSON @ REBEL NELL

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? In 2013 I was living in Detroit pursuing my childhood dream of working in baseball, particularly focused on becoming […]

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MICHELLE BROWN: FROM FASHION DESIGN TO INDIGENOUS ACTIVISM

ONLINE: How to Find A Collaborator For Your Impact Venture

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: LAUREN MAFFEO

Tell us about your venture/work. This past winter, I published my first book, Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up, with The Pragmatic Programmers. This book is a 100-page, six-step […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: COURTLYN JONES

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? There were a couple of traumatic events that led me to quitting my job as a graphic designer in […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: KELSEY LINDELL

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? When I found out that there was a civil and human rights crisis facing disabled people. Tell us about […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: ELLEN HOCKLEY-HARRISON @ EVERGREEN

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? I grew up in a family of entrepreneurs and always assumed I’d work for myself, but never knew what […]

October 4, 2023

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: KINSEY WOLF

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: VIVIAN CHE

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? I knew I wanted to take an entrepreneurial path from an early age as I’ve always had a natural […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: STEPHANIE FRANKLIN @ FLY WINES

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: EMILIE MASCARELL

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? I realized I wanted to take an entrepreneurial path while working for a start-up, experiencing the thrill of creating […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: ASHLEY GRAHAM

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? I knew I wanted to take an entrepreneurial path in March 2016. The decision was born from my belief […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: BILLIE MELISSA ROGAN

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? It’s not something I ever really sat down and decided one day. It’s more something I noticed about myself […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: SYDNEY SHERMAN DE ARENAS

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? I don’t remember the exact moment, but my parents were entrepreneurs so at a very young age I was […]

Mentor Spotlight: OBIANUJU (UJU) OBIANWU

Tell us about your venture/work! My path has always been heavily predicated on creating opportunities for other people who look like me. I quickly learned that if I want to […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: LAURA NESPOLI

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? Once I discovered my purpose, I felt limited and unfulfilled in the job I was in. I wanted the […]

July 26, 2023

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: SUSANNE NORWITZ @ MAYA CHIA

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? When I was a child I owned the Barbie doll that had a little business suite and briefcase. I […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: SUZE DOWLING @ PATTERN BRANDS

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? The simplest answer is that it wasn’t necessarily a conscious choice — it was a series of actions that […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: MEREDITH NOBLE @ LEARN GRANT WRITING

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? Two businessmen in my community were brought in to my High School Humanities class to share what it meant […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: AMETHYSTA HERRICK

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? As I wound down a career in software, I realized I needed more rewarding work. That led me to […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: AMY PETERSON @ REBEL NELL

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? In 2013 I was living in Detroit pursuing my childhood dream of working in baseball, particularly focused on becoming […]

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MICHELLE BROWN: FROM FASHION DESIGN TO INDIGENOUS ACTIVISM

ONLINE: How to Find A Collaborator For Your Impact Venture

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: LAUREN MAFFEO

Tell us about your venture/work. This past winter, I published my first book, Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up, with The Pragmatic Programmers. This book is a 100-page, six-step […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: COURTLYN JONES

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? There were a couple of traumatic events that led me to quitting my job as a graphic designer in […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: KELSEY LINDELL

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? When I found out that there was a civil and human rights crisis facing disabled people. Tell us about […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: ELLEN HOCKLEY-HARRISON @ EVERGREEN

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? I grew up in a family of entrepreneurs and always assumed I’d work for myself, but never knew what […]

October 4, 2023

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: KINSEY WOLF

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: VIVIAN CHE

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? I knew I wanted to take an entrepreneurial path from an early age as I’ve always had a natural […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: STEPHANIE FRANKLIN @ FLY WINES

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: EMILIE MASCARELL

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? I realized I wanted to take an entrepreneurial path while working for a start-up, experiencing the thrill of creating […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: ASHLEY GRAHAM

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? I knew I wanted to take an entrepreneurial path in March 2016. The decision was born from my belief […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: BILLIE MELISSA ROGAN

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? It’s not something I ever really sat down and decided one day. It’s more something I noticed about myself […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: SYDNEY SHERMAN DE ARENAS

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? I don’t remember the exact moment, but my parents were entrepreneurs so at a very young age I was […]

Mentor Spotlight: OBIANUJU (UJU) OBIANWU

Tell us about your venture/work! My path has always been heavily predicated on creating opportunities for other people who look like me. I quickly learned that if I want to […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: LAURA NESPOLI

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? Once I discovered my purpose, I felt limited and unfulfilled in the job I was in. I wanted the […]

July 26, 2023

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: SUSANNE NORWITZ @ MAYA CHIA

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? When I was a child I owned the Barbie doll that had a little business suite and briefcase. I […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: SUZE DOWLING @ PATTERN BRANDS

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? The simplest answer is that it wasn’t necessarily a conscious choice — it was a series of actions that […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: MEREDITH NOBLE @ LEARN GRANT WRITING

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? Two businessmen in my community were brought in to my High School Humanities class to share what it meant […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: AMETHYSTA HERRICK

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? As I wound down a career in software, I realized I needed more rewarding work. That led me to […]

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT: AMY PETERSON @ REBEL NELL

When did you know you wanted to take an entrepreneurial path? In 2013 I was living in Detroit pursuing my childhood dream of working in baseball, particularly focused on becoming […]

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MICHELLE BROWN: FROM FASHION DESIGN TO INDIGENOUS ACTIVISM

ONLINE: How to Find A Collaborator For Your Impact Venture