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An Interview with the Bagel Baron

Noah Alper, founder of Noah’s Bagels and several other businesses over the course of his career, talked via Zoom about his professional experiences as a successful serial entrepreneur. The following video captures Noah’s main ideas and his crucial advice for budding entrepreneurs on how to pursue their passions, compensate for parts of the job theyContinue reading “An Interview with the Bagel Baron”

Theater as a Collective Experience: Dram-Addict Podcast Ep.1

Check out the first installment in my arts and pop culture podcast focusing on independent artists and their work. The first episode of Dram-Addict welcomes a long-time friend of mine on the theatrical stage. NYU drama major John Thornton and I participated in countless musicals together throughout grade school. I can attest to his highContinue reading “Theater as a Collective Experience: Dram-Addict Podcast Ep.1”

Past e-Fest Winners Continue Innovating

LivingWaters rainwater harvesting, filtration and storage systems in Rajasthan, India. Last year I had the pleasure of writing my first series of articles for Entrepreneur & Innovation Exchange (EIX). The series of articles examines the progress of student entrepreneurs since winning at e-Fest, the yearly EIX competition where students compete with one another to winContinue reading “Past e-Fest Winners Continue Innovating”

Vascugenix Assists Cardiovascular Surgeons in the Operating Room

Cardiovascular surgeons need speed, efficiency and steady hands – usually two of them — when they use guidewires that help catheters navigate their way through blood vessels to a blockage. But a new device, made by e-Fest 2019 third-place winner Vascugenix, now makes this procedure faster and more efficient than ever before… Read More on EIX

How Yellow Card crypto exchange serves the underserved

For people in third-world countries without bank accounts, those struggling to manage their money online, or those who simply do not want to deal with physical cash, Yellow Card provides a secure, easy-to-access platform for managing cryptocurrency… Read More on EIX

Vetiver Solutions brings practical approaches to sustainability in Haiti

Vetiver Solutions is a public benefit corporation founded by students from the University of Minnesota that invests in natural goods promoting economic and environmental sustainability to help impoverished Haitian communities… Read More on EIX

Go Goldens Drives Home the Importance of Pivoting

Go Goldens resulted from Co-Founder Evan Eddleston’s research into retirement communities: talking with 75 top level staff members of those communities through Alignable, an app where small business owners can contact one another. He had worked with the company as a customer representative, and in the process learned various valuable tips and tricks for networking…Continue reading “Go Goldens Drives Home the Importance of Pivoting”

Breathing easier with the Orindi Cold Endurance Mask

Founded by Jordan Vanderham while a student at Grand Valley State University, Orindi manufactures a two-piece mask to make workers more comfortable in extremely cold environments, such as cold storage facilities and winter sports areas, in and outside Michigan. The Orindi Cold Endurance Mask features a balaclava to keep the head warm and a regulationContinue reading “Breathing easier with the Orindi Cold Endurance Mask”

Helping Diabetics Be Comfortable in Their Own Shoes

Vidhan Bhaiya, CEO of the diabetic footwear manufacturer Dr. Brinsley, was at a “big fat Indian wedding” when he noticed his uncle, the style icon of the family, looked uncomfortable… Read More on EIX

Fifth Annual Tower Run draws students, alumni and faculty to activeness

‘I think it’s just a good draw-together of the good communities of a university.’ By John Buday, Collegian StaffDecember 3, 2019 Just under 80 people gathered in the lower level of the W.E.B. Du Bois library on Thursday, Nov. 21 to race the clock in a competition to scale 27 floors and 440 steps. The fifthContinue reading “Fifth Annual Tower Run draws students, alumni and faculty to activeness”