Petteruti Lounge

SPEAKER Banu Ozkazanc-Pan, Ph.D. Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology, Brown University Associate Professor of Management, UMass Boston Paolo Gaudiano, Ph.D. Executive Director, Center for the Quantitative Studies of Diversity and Inclusion City College of New York Founder & CEO, Aleria, a SaaS platform company that enables organizations to plan, execute and measure the impact of D&I initiatives. […]

What if you applied a 2500-year-old philosophy of Aristotle’s Classic Virtues to 21st Century business and entrepreneurship? You’re at a Liberal Arts school - you should! What does courage mean in running a business? How do you know when to go for it or pivot or stop? Can you really love your customers? What would […]

Join the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, Innovation Providence and our Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship for a discussion on how entrepreneurs and forward thinkers are leading the way to a new Rhode Island. Moderated by Inc. contributor and Shorty Award Winner Jeff Barrett, the conversation will feature entrepreneurs and educators who contribute to the thriving business ecosystem […]

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 […]

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 […]