Victoria Costa Paz originally became interested in biotechnology through bioplastics. During the pandemic, that interest led her into the scientific community, where she encountered a research group in Uruguay using synthetic biology to work with psychedelics. The technology caught her attention, but the problem it addressed had a much longer history in her life. Costa […]
Real Motors did not begin with the goal of building a motorcycle company. Co-founders Trent Dingman and Michael Feng met as engineers at Techtronic Industries, where their work on next-generation power equipment produced inventions and patents around components such as mower blades, deck-mounting systems, and removable seating. Their working relationship eventually expanded into conversations about […]
For years, Hooman Tavakolian thought of himself as self-made. The description seemed reasonable. Born in Iran and raised with little money in New York, he wrestled his way through college, entered Wall Street without the finance pedigree of many of his peers, and eventually rose to become a global chief compliance officer at a major […]
Artists can spend years preparing for the moment when an audience finally sees their work. They train their voices, refine their technique, rehearse, audition, study, and compete. Robert Saltz believes far less attention is given to the career that has to exist around those moments. Saltz, founder of Propulse Your Career, arrived at that conclusion […]
Heather Cowap believes one of the most important skills schools can teach has little to do with memorizing content. It is learning how to make a commitment, recognize when something has gone off track, communicate about it, and adjust without treating the mistake as a personal failure. Cowap, an educator, consultant, and founder of SciEdScrumming, […]
Nick Kringas learned early that markets can change faster than the businesses built around them. His family owned a bar near a General Motors assembly plant, where thousands of workers once poured into the surrounding neighborhood after each shift. The plant sustained the local economy until General Motors began cutting shifts and eventually closed the […]
For many business owners, growth means producing more. For Gina DeSantis, owner of Gina DeSantis Ceramics, that definition eventually runs into a physical limit. She can throw only so many cups in a day. Each one still needs to be trimmed, handled, dried, fired, glazed, fired again, sanded, photographed, sold, packed, and shipped. Staff can […]
Entrepreneurs are often celebrated for seeing opportunities other people miss. But Alex Filipuk, CEO of Ideal Siding, believes the ability to envision a business is fundamentally different from the ability to build one. Filipuk knows the distinction because he considers himself a visionary. He started building businesses at 17, experimenting with everything from social media […]
For years, Nami Soejima handled one of her beauty problems the way many Japanese consumers living abroad do. When she returned to Japan, she bought the skincare and cosmetics she liked, packed them into a suitcase, and carried them back to New York. The inconvenience became harder to ignore as Japanese tourism increased and social […]
For Candie Zar, fitness has never been about chasing the perfect body. It’s about creating the best life. Long before she built SWEATWITHCANDIE into a thriving women’s fitness community, exercise was simply how she made sense of the world. As a child, she instinctively sought movement. It quieted her anxiety, sharpened her focus, and gave […]
