What do you do when you have an idea? In her signature talk based on her bestselling book Her Big Idea, Haley Hoffman Smith '18 confronts our excuses for why not to pursue our big ideas and greater callings, inspiring hopeful entrepreneurs, ideators, and creators to pursue their idea now. In addition to learning from […]
The Brown Entrepreneurship Program (EP) is excited to announce the 3rd annual WE@Brown, a day-long conference dedicated to empowering the next generation of women entrepreneurs. Lisa Caputo '86, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for The Travelers Companies, Inc., will be the 2019 keynote speaker. Other speakers include Stephanie Lewis, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of HerCampus, […]
Jessica Mason '05 is an entrepreneur, strategist, and designer with deep experience leading innovation ventures in the social and public sector. With professional experience on six continents, she is known for bringing keen insight and clarity to complex projects and for championing the value of the creative process for social good. Prior to founding The […]
Dr Sheree Gregory lectures Human Resource Management, Innovation Management, and Leadership for Executive MBA at Western Sydney University, Australia. She interviewed CEO’s and MD’s from over 30 top family businesses about succession planning – handing over daughters or sons, or selling. Currently, she is examining leadership succession among university executives. Her research is published in […]
"On College Hill (and beyond) exists a thriving community of thinkers, dreamers and do-ers. Passion and creativity are often the impetus driving their work. Lack of time and resources create barriers to seeing and engaging with those right next to us. In our 7th annual symposium, we will bring together those thinkers, dreamers and do-ers […]
Marc Crisafulli President US&C and Global Device Protection, Brightstar Marc has expertise in legal, ethical, financing, strategy execution and stakeholder management. Sign up for office hours here. As President of the US and Canada region for Brightstar, Marc is responsible for managing all aspects of a $5 billion revenue business that is focused on delivering value-added […]
Need help with your startup? Or help discovering how to find customers? Join Deb Mills-Scofield '82, for a roundtable discussion/ workshop that will show you how to find out if your idea has any value to your targeted customers (or just to you). Learn how to recognize a problem and how to create a solution that […]
This event is an opportunity for Brown students and entrepreneurs to connect with representatives across Walmart eCommerce, learn about the organization, resources, and family of brands, as well as some of the retail roles Walmart has available. Schedule: 2pm -3pm (Fellini’s Pizza will be served at 1:30pm) 2pm – 2:30pm– Presentation by Guest Speaker from […]
Yaniv Gelnik '03, is an Israeli entrepreneur and strategist who leads Zipline’s global business development efforts. Zipline International is headquartered in Half Moon Bay, California. They design, build, and operate small drone aircraft, initially in Rwanda, for delivery of blood and medical supplies. Prior to joining Zipline, Yaniv founded and sold a number of companies […]
