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, […]

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, […]

Come to learn about startups and their stories. Leave with a new perspective and your next summer internship and summer job. Startup@Brown is Brown EP's day-long conference that brings together innovative startups and talented students. Register here by September 23rd! More info about the conference here. 2019 Keynote Speakers Lisa Gelobter '91 (pictured left) is the founder […]

Join the U-FLi Center in welcoming DJ Sizzle Fantastic, UndocuBougie, and Funky Caramelo to campus. The three DJ's will engage in a communal conversation surrounding their experience as undocumented DJs along with presenting on the topic of the Undocumented Hustle. The interactive workshop will dive into; Business Startup and Planning 101, Sustainable and Collaborative Entrepreneurship […]

Samanee recently graduated from Brown with a History major but has always had a hand in entrepreneurship. She’s been a student director of EP as well as a Peer Entrepreneur In Residence at the Nelson Center. While at Brown, she worked at 5 start-ups including Slack, and she’s done roles across product management, operations and […]

Amy Wolf '90 is a partner at Lykos Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on consumer products and retail companies in the lower mid-market. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Hex Performance Detergent, Dancing Deer Baking Co. and Premama Wellness (founded by a Brown alum). Prior to investing in consumer […]

Funding the Future Series As an attorney, business advisor, and angel investor, Lorine Pendleton ‘91 is committed to helping underserved entrepreneurs and venture capitalists while also addressing gender and cultural blindspots within these industries. If women and underserved entrepreneurs were given the same opportunities for venture capital as men, it would generate over $1 trillion […]