Patrick McHugh - PRIME Program Director, Professor of the Practice About the presenter: Dr. McHugh is a Professor of the Practice in the School of Engineering at Brown University where he teaches courses in entrepreneurship, finance and strategy at the undergraduate, graduate and executive levels. His research interests focus on legitimacy and network theory in […]
Join us for an afternoon with the founder of 305 Fitness, Sadie Kurzban '12. While at Brown, working on her economics degree, Sadie took Danny Warshay's ENGN 1010, The Entrepreneurial Process, where she took her passion for dance and fitness and turned it into a business plan. She started 305 Fitness a few months after […]
Marcel Smorszczewski, CEO of OrionGames and School of Engineering PRIME alum About the presenter: Marcel is the founder and CEO of OrionGames Inc. He graduated from Brown University’s School of Engineering PRIME program where he studied entrepreneurship. His background is in physics; he got his bachelor’s degree from Durham University, England. He’s an avid gamer with […]
The show is a celebration of all things Black hair! Brown Black Hairitage will host local Black stylists, barbers, and hair care entrepreneurs who will be providing free styles and cuts for students. The event will also feature a panel discussion about Black entrepreneurship in the hair industry, personal hair consultations, and free hair care […]
Join Brown EP and the Nelson Center for a Roundtable Discussion with Terri Cohen Alpert '85, Founder of Uno Alla Volta. Come discuss how a maternity leave "project" was the spark for Terri to create a brand with over a $20 million top line. Terri will discuss how a company's culture, brand, and economic model […]
Changes in U.S. Immigration Policy and Practice Lecture and Q & A with Peter Roberts '83 Peter Roberts ’83, is Founder and Principal of the immigration law firm Roberts Immigration Law Group. His clients include multinationals, entrepreneurs, founders, investors, start-ups, and start-up accelerators in all fields, including Y Combinator and YC founders. Peter will discuss […]
Maria Kasparian ('05) is the Executive Director of Edesia, a non-profit social enterprise founded in RI in 2009. The North Kingstown-based organization has the mission to help treat and prevent malnutrition in the world’s most vulnerable populations. As part of their mission, they manufacture and distribute a range of peanut/dairy/soy-based ready-to-use therapeutic and supplementary foods […]
Event postponed to Fall 2020. More info to come. ======== Join us for a conversation with Geralyn Dreyfous, producer and co-founder of Impact Partners Film Fund and Gamechanger Films, on the unique model of equity investing she launched to empower and disrupt the documentary film community. Geralyn's independent executive producing and producing credits include the […]
Merrill Stubbs '99, is the co-founder and President of Food 52, a leader and innovator in the food, cooking, and home space. Before starting Food 52, Merrill was a writer and editor with work published in many food and lifestyle publications. She worked at America's Test Kitchen and Flour Bakery in Boston and also ran […]
Since 2009, BEO has administered grants to Brown graduate students through the Hazeltine Fellowship for entrepreneurship. The Hazeltine Fellowship funds dissertation-related research and provides seed funds for initiating a new topic of research with a faculty member. This year’s awardees include Rui Carvalho, Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology; A. Nicole Kreisberg, Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology; and […]
