A defining feature of the American Dream is upward income mobility — the ideal that children have equal opportunities to succeed in life, regardless of the circumstances of their birth. Join The Policy Lab and John Friedman, Professor of Economics, International Affairs, and Public Policy at Brown University and Founding Co-Director of Opportunity Insights at […]
Eli A. Wolff directs the Power of Sport Lab, a platform to fuel and magnify creativity, diversity, connection and leadership through sport. The Power of Sport Lab works to help others realize the power of sport and its impact to connect and drive society forward. Eli is also an instructor with the Sport Management program […]
Join Jordan Evans ('14) and a host of current undergrads for the 2019 Buoy Brown Newsletter Launch event! Jordan will share his entrepreneurial journey and you'll hear from an amazing panel of undergrads who have been featured in the Buoy newsletter. Buoy was birthed out of Jordan Evans '14 experience FAILING a Principles of Economics class at Brown […]
As managing director of the Slater Technology Fund, Thorne focuses on the earliest stage of company creation, often working with university-based teams commercializing research. He serves as board member for Voltserver, Datarista, Advanced Image Enhancement, and Tizra Software, and as a board observer at Squadlocker, Drive Time Metrics, eNow, Aquanis, Location, Inc., and RxVantage. He […]
Join us for a panel and discussion with four Brown undergrads working in venture capital! Learn what university-focused VC funds are, how to raise money from them, and how you can also get involved as an undergrad investment partner. Panelists (pictured left to righ)t: Mariel Rosic '20 of Dorm Room Fund John Diorio '20 of […]
Acclaimed musician Jonathan Wolff created the music for 75 primetime network series and is best known for his iconic Seinfeld music. In this lecture, Jonathan will talk about his musical and entrepreneurial journey. More importantly, he will illustrate practical business model do’s and don’ts, give real world entrepreneurial career advice, and share insider accounts on […]
Eli A. Wolff directs the Power of Sport Lab, a platform to fuel and magnify creativity, diversity, connection and leadership through sport. The Power of Sport Lab works to help others realize the power of sport and its impact to connect and drive society forward. Eli is also an instructor with the Sport Management program […]
Brown University’s Breakthrough Lab (B-Lab) is a unique, intensive 8-week accelerator program that supports student entrepreneurs developing high-impact ventures. The Venture Showcase presentations are a significant milestone for the students who spent their summer in Providence and in the local community exploring, experimenting, and advancing their ventures. B-Lab provides students access to high-level sector-specific mentoring, […]
Join the ENGN 0090: Management of Industrial and Nonprofit Organizations class for a fireside chat with Steph Korey '09, co-founder of AWAY. Learn more about her entrepreneurial journey and how she and her co-founder built a company now valued at over $1B. To help you follow along, with the class discussion, we recommend doing the following. […]
Riche Holmes Grant is the host and executive producer of “The Riche Life,” an inspirational how-to video series featuring stylish home decor, practical gourmet cuisine, effortless entertaining, easy, fun crafting, and self-care/personal growth. Riche’s goal with each episode is to help other women live their richest lives too (pun totally intended!). She is also the founder, designer, […]