Tag: interview
Aron Schwarzkopf Brings Cloud Technology to Small Businesses with Leaf
It’s always wonderful to hear about someone taking cutting edge technology and making it available to people who might not normally be able to access it. Such is the case with Aron Schwarzkopf, founder and CEO of Leaf. Leaf is an online platform that aggregates multiple cloud-based functions and makes them accessible to small and [...]
Lucas Mendieta and Cutting Edge Elite – The Story Behind the Glamour
Lucas Mendieta’s story is unique among the array of young entrepreneur chronicles I’ve rolled out on these pages. About five and a half years ago, in his mid-20’s and without the benefit of a college degree, Mendieta launched Cutting Edge Elite, a New York City event staffing agency. He and co-founder Nathan Perry have since [...]
Interview: Rising Star Monica Berrondo from Macromoltek
Meet rising star, Monica Berrondo, with Macromoltek. She’s an inspiration and role model for blazing new trails as a scientist in biotechnology and on top of that having a computer science background that empowered her to lead the development of the software herself! You can follow Monica on the Macromoltek website and on LinkedIn. Want to [...]
Not ‘If’ but ‘When’: Interview with BANGS Shoes’ Hannah Davis
There is something extremely exciting and encouraging about the development and explosion of young entrepreneurs making a difference and impacting the world through their businesses. Hannah Davis, founder of BANGS shoes is a strong example of a passionate young entrepreneur who is making a difference while doing something she loves. Hannah’s journey to turn BANGS [...]
Robin Wilson Interview: The Under30CEO Entrepreneur Mashup Champion
Under30CEO is excited to present the winner of the 2013 Entrepreneur Mashup! Let’s run through some of the stats on the competition and the extraordinary involvement of readers and voters throughout the process. Competition Stats 16 entrepreneurs out of more than 100 applicants made the tournament. There were a total of over 21,000 votes in [...]
Interview: Liz King Events Takes a Risk for Success
In keeping with the theme of my last interview with In Good Company’s Adelaide Lancaster, as well as one I did a little while back with Killstress Design’s Minglie Chen, I’m profiling another small business founder – friend and colleague, Liz King. Liz’s NYC based event planning company, Liz King Events, focuses on technology integrated [...]
“Be The Change That You Want To See” – Yael Cohen of F*ck Cancer
Yael Cohen makes her mission clear: to educate and engage the youth about cancer, and how to prevent it. Just like the name of the organization, Cohen doesn’t hold anything back when it comes to executing her mission. She travels across the country speaking to people of all ages about how most forms of cancer [...]
Interview: Noa Santos and HomePolish are Making Interior Design Affordable
Every so often, I interview someone from a company that’s still in the early stages of development, but has created a truly unique business with enormous potential. Such is the case with Noa Santos, the co-founder and CEO of HomePolish. Together with company president Will Nathan, Santos has created a full service interior design firm [...]
Interview: Jonas Falk’s OrganicLife is Revolutionizing School Lunches
Jonas Falk is an accidental activist. As a businessman with a vision to provide cost effective, nutritious, restaurant quality lunches to schoolkids, he has created a company capable of serving the needs and desires of many concerned parents and health conscious individuals. Falk is the founder and CEO of the Chicago based company, OrganicLife, currently [...]
Interview: Alison Johnston and InstaEDU – Tutoring on Demand
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Alison Johnston, the CEO and co-founder of InstaEDU, an innovative, online tutoring on demand service she founded a couple years ago with her brother, Dan and their Stanford classmate, Joey Shurtleff. Alison and Dan had previously operated an in-house SoCal tutoring service called Cardinal Scholars, where they [...]
