Tyler is an entrepreneur, author and speaker who uses wisdom from the Amazon and start-up success to bring innovation and inspiration to growing organizations. He has have spent the last 12 years studying with indigenous elders in the Amazon rainforest, venturing far from my suburban roots at the age of 20. After graduating from Brown […]
Fully Alive tells the story of Tyler Gage '08 and his immersion in Amazonian indigenous spirituality and its life-changing impact on the trajectory of his company, living a meaningful life, and making an impact in the world. Building a start-up is like navigating through the middle of the Amazon rainforest: living every day on the […]
Does the intersection between science, innovation, STEM and social science exist? How are these fields connected? How does it impact humanity? The Inaugural Presidential Scholars Symposium brings together acclaimed researchers, social scientists, entrepreneurs and a collective of bright minds to give talks on their research and experiences, and discuss the connection between the various fields. […]
Teresa Amabile is a Baker Foundation Professor and Director of Research at Harvard Business School. Originally educated and employed as a chemist, Dr. Amabile received her Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University. Her research investigates how life inside organizations can influence people and their performance. Originally focusing on individual creativity, Dr. Amabile's research expanded to […]
For dramatic growth, do Strategy Innovation first, then do the strategic planning! https://www.strategyinnovationgroup.com/get-started We were pioneers of Strategy Innovation in the mid-80’s and then wrote the book on it in 2003 (which we updated in 2013). Over time, we observed, and later, participated in the emergence of Enterprise Innovation. Then, a decade ago, we began […]
Join us for a special Founder Fridays featuring our B-Lab Alum! Brown University’s Breakthrough Lab (B-Lab) is an intensive 8-week accelerator program designed to support student entrepreneurs developing high-impact ventures. Each participating team receives access to custom mentoring, a peer cohort of dedicated founders, co-working space, and a summer stipend. For teams that require it, […]
Learn how the brain’s default programming gets in the way of your success and how to hack it so that you can play a bigger game in business and life. After 15 years working in the field of psychotherapy, Steve McCready (’92, American Civilization) now helps people make a bigger impact with their business by […]
How did two Brown alum co-founders reinvent an industry around sleep? Join the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship and co-founders Neil Parikh '11 and Luke Sherwin '12 of Casper, a mattress company that found an unmet need in a $14 billion industry, ready for disruption. Neil who attended one year of medical school and whose father […]
Join the Food Studies at Brown Speaker Series, featuring Sean Sherman, founder/CEO of the company The Sioux Chef. He will describe his decade-long entrepreneurial endeavor, to revive precontact Indigenous cuisine, create a Native foods restaurant and food truck, and publish his first cookbook, all while training the next generation of Native chefs. Sean will be […]
Are you thinking about starting a venture or currently running a startup? Join us and Howard Anderson, who has been on the Senior Faculty at MIT Sloan and the Harvard Business School and founder of the Yankee Group and Battery Ventures, for a workshop that provides guidance when a young company gets into trouble. For […]
