Business & Entrepreneurship

Business & Entrepreneurship

You Are What You Make

This year's BAM gift guide offers a glimpse into the roots of creativity.
Business & Entrepreneurship

Have a Wafel Break

Rip Pruisken ’10 thinks Rip van Wafels could be the next Oreo. Starbucks is willing to bet that he could be right.
Business & Entrepreneurship

Going Away?

Luggage doesn’t need to be boring, thanks to a new company from Steph Korey ’09 and Jen Rubio.
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Photo of Chris Smothers ’11

Need Work Space?

Head to an empty-by-day restaurant.
Business & Entrepreneurship
Photo of David Lipman ’76 in front of the bar at a restaurant

Meet the New Meat

David Lipman ’76 has created a plant-based burger to satisfy carnivores
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Photo of Greenberg and an associate walking with a forklift that's carrying brewing equipment through San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua.

New Brews

Ditching an insurance job to craft beer in Nicaragua
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Photograph of ​​​​​​​Theresia Gouw ’90 at a table

The Predictor

Theresia Gouw ’90: a long, successful run as a Silicon Valley investor
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Photograph of Joe Grimm ’06 AM and Lauren (Carter) Grimm ’05 inside their brewery

A Brooklyn Brewery

Two Brown graduates start their own brewery after an influential trip to Belgium
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Jennifer Knight '89 stands between woolen spinning frames

Dyed in the Wool

Jennifer Knight ’89 has returned manufacturing jobs to an American town.
Business & Entrepreneurship
Gabriel Flatman lying on a Casper mattress

Dream On

Casper transforms the mattress industry
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Photo of Dara Khosrowshahi in front of a self-driving car

Lead Driver

The challenges of steering Uber into the future
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Photo of Isabella Giancarlo in dark lipstick

Makeup for Everyone

Lipstick and more for all genders and skin tones
Business & Entrepreneurship
illustration of a woman wearing sunglasses with gummies for lenses

Tricky Business

The U.S. is entering a weed boom—but the federal government still outlaws the substance.
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Photo of Angel Brunner ’94

Angel Investing

Angelique Brunner ’94 is is revitalizing some of Washington’s most blighted neighborhoods.
Business & Entrepreneurship

Fleece Busters

Saving our oceans from microfiber pollution
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Photograph of red King Children glasses lined up together

Seeing Stars

A new eyewear company that lets customers design the glasses
Science & Tech
Drawing of Gwen Lighter ’91 in a flying device

Up, Up, and Away

A competition for personal flying machines
Business & Entrepreneurship
Photograph of Zach Teutsch ’05 sitting outside

Investing in Change

A financial manager with a social conscience
Sports & Recreation
Photograph of Sadie Kurzban ’12 making a silly face

Cardio Blast

What started as campus fun is now a thriving business
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Photograph of Joey Asbel ’19 driving a car

Zap, You're Charged

An idea to get EV owners back on the road
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Alison Rosenthal ’98 smiles

Investing in Diversity

A new venture capital fund seeks great ideas from “non-obvious” founders
Business & Entrepreneurship
Nathalie Jordi ’04 stands at the door of her hotel

The New Nunnery

A refurbished church, school, and convent become a sought-after New Orleans hotel
The Arts
Bunny, by Mona Awad ’14; Bring Your Brain To Work, by Art Markman ’88; and Correspondents, by Tim Murphy ’91 stacked

Fresh Ink

New books by Mona Awad ’14 MFA, Art Markman ’88, and Tim Murphy ’91
Business & Entrepreneurship
Photo of Greg Flynn ’86 of The Flynn Restaurant Group

Fast Food Nation

Meet Greg Flynn ’86, king of chain restaurants
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Model wearing earring from the 2019 Gift Guide

Bright.

This season’s best ideas for gifts—and giving—from businesses and nonprofits founded by Brown alums
Service & Advocacy
Image of Jason Warwin ’95, Rahsan-Rahsan Lindsay ’94, Jeremi Duru ’95 and Khary Lazarre-White ’95 of The Brotherhood Sister Sol

Changemakers

The Brotherhood/Sister Sol hits 25
Business & Entrepreneurship
Yanely Espinal

Debt Deterrent

A finance expert teaches kids about money before the banks can find them
Business & Entrepreneurship

Share the Wealth

A new business accelerator aims to help co-ops succeed
Business & Entrepreneurship
Magic Spoon

Super Bowl

Breakfast cereal for the 21st century
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Image of Devin Finzer with microphone

A Crypto World

Devin Finzer ’13 is a leader in the NFT marketplace
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of Becca Millstein, Fishwife CEO

The New Fishwife

Can tinned seafood be sexy?
Medicine & Health
Illustration of CPR by Raymond Biesinger

Phone Aid

Emergency medical training at your fingertips
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of Reiley Higgins, Eric Armagost, Patrick O’Neill, Dan Giovacchini, and Alex Quoyeser

Band of Brothers

For former teammates, a partial stake in Hot Rod Charlie is a good bet
Service & Advocacy
Photo of Eliza Sternlicht ’22 and Jack Schaeffer ’22

Second Chance

A student startup reclaims unused cancer meds
Ever True
photo of cheese in a stack

Ventures and Values

Our gift guide is back!
The Arts
Portrait of Nick Sazaran and plants

Beat Maker

When Nick Sarazen ’17 moved to Hollywood, things happened fast
The Arts
Image of Abby McCreath with Groove With Me dance student

Celebrating 25 years of girls’ empowerment

Beyond dance moves
Business & Entrepreneurship
little girl holding a woven throw

Comfort & Joy

Brown alums offer bright ideas for your holiday gifts & year-end giving.
The Arts
Image of entrance arch at the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Livening Up the Concert Experience

Cemeteries and crypts become the settings for classical music
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of Mariah Draper Calagione and Sam Galagione

Strange Brews

A beloved Delaware-based beer maker chronicles its first quarter century
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of Bungalow store

A New Way to Support Emerging Artists
Business & Entrepreneurship
Robbie Felton, Alex Rothberg, and Evan Jackson.

Data-Driven Elder Care

A student startup is driving down hospitalizations in geriatric patients
Business & Entrepreneurship
portrait of Elizabeth Hargrave in the woods

Taking Flight

A consultant and lifelong gaming fan hatches a new board game about birds.
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of Max Rosero in front of a pink concrete wall

Let’s Go Somewhere

A new trip-planning site simplifies group logistics
Hospitality
Photo of Suzanne Goin by Julia Stotz sitting on a bench behind a table at her restaurant.

Sabor da Providência

Two hot new downtown L.A. restaurants have Portuguese-inspired menus thanks to a culinary love affair that flourished at Brown
Business & Entrepreneurship
photo of wooden spoons

The Scoop!

The best holiday gifts & year-end giving ideas from Brown alums
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of lasagna coming out of the pan

Home Cooked & High Tech

Lasagna Love volunteers deliver warm meals on a global scale
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of the DJ booth at Berlinetta Brewing in the foreground and the restaurant in the background

New Brews from the Ruggiero Brothers

A new Connecticut taproom
Hospitality
Image of the windows into Detroit-restaurant Marrow

Whole Hog

Ping Ho ’00 left NYC corporate life to create a food empire in Detroit
Student Life
Image of Tevah Gevelber leaning on the bar with a cup of coffee in her hands

Rise and Grind

The Underground wakes up and smells the coffee
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of Ryan Lum at the stove with pasta and a strainer

Pleather vs. Palate

A student supper club where menus are merveilleux, decor, not so much.
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of onigiri on a paper plate with wasabi on an outside table

Delicious!

A student pop-up restaurant lives up to its name
Business & Entrepreneurship
portrait of Irving Fain ’02

Cyber Farm

Irving Fain ’02 grows crops with less water, no pesticides, no dirt. His vertical farms may be the answer to food security.
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of Neidich sitting in a booth at his restaurant

A Little Glitz

The Nines brings a cozy elegance to Manhattan’s NoHo
Business & Entrepreneurship
Close-up image of teff

Tasty Teff

Is the grain the next superfood?
Business & Entrepreneurship
Illustration by Klaas Verplancke of a tree growing out of a line in a hand and person standing on a limb of the tree looking outward.

The Intuitive Side

For Jessie Goldfarb ’81, giving psychic readings was a side interest—until now
Science & Tech
Image of Gaurab Ghakrabarti at Solugen surrounded by scientific equipment and test tubes.

Change Catalyst

Gaurab Chakrabarti ’10 may just transform the chemical industry
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of Betsy Seder, Ari Vena, and Diana Hyman Winters

COVID carbs

Shortbread and milk bread bring together three alums.
The Arts
Image of a model surrounded by Kent Stetson's handbags in the shape of a moth.

A Clutch Move

Artwork malfunction sparks a career in hot handbags
Science & Tech
Image of two people knee-deep in water harvesting oysters with an oyster cage in the foreground.

Shell Game

Ronny Krishana ’95 hopes to restore NY’s status as the world’s oyster capital.
The Arts
A selfie of Sylvia Winter flying a plane

Weekly Inspiration for women
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of the book shelves of the Whitefield Library in Whitefield, Me.

One Grange Hall, Two Alums,
and 9,000 Books

The birth of a place for books and community, in rural Maine.
Business & Entrepreneurship
Illustration by Kasia Fryza of a person entangled in a roll of paper.

Legal Aid

A new online platform aims to untangle the immigration process
Business & Entrepreneurship
collage illustration of Doug Diamond ’75

Running from the Bear

Douglas Diamond ’75 compares bank runs to a bear encounter gone bad—flee and you’re f@#%ed. His analysis helped save the U.S. economy in 2008 and won him a Nobel Prize last year.
Business & Entrepreneurship
Illustration by Irene Rinaldi of a large hand pressing down a balance beam with a group of immigrants at the other end.

Empowered Investing

Venture capital for Latinx entrepreneurs
Business & Entrepreneurship
photo of colorful macarons in a stack

A Few of Our Favorite Things

The best holiday giving ideas from Brown alums
Science & Tech
Image of Ben Herzog in a lab holding a heart pump in his outstretched hand.

Spinal Success

A new implant system helps monitor and heal fused vertebrae
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of a beach chair

Inside the Gift Guide
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of Alkebulan Moroski standing in the door of a food trailer wearing an apron.

Vegan Triumph

A Mississippi native takes meatless Southern cooking to the West Coast
Business & Entrepreneurship
portrait of Gus Wenner in front of a wall of Rolling Stone covers

Cover of the Rolling Stone

Gus Wenner ’12 has a fresh take on his dad’s 1967 hit. Will it play for Gen Z and beyond?
Medicine & Health
Image of Yovanska Duarté-Vélez and Gisela Jiménez-Colón.

A Familismo Approach

Targeted therapy for Latinx youth
The Arts
Image of Sheila Bridge's designs on pillows and blankets on a couch.

Harlem Toile Goes Mainstream
Business & Entrepreneurship
Close-up image of Kiera Peltz

Coding Evangelist

The Coding School gets students hooked on STEM
In Memoriam
Archival black and white image of Jerome Sherman

Father of Sperm Banking

Jerome K. Sherman ’47 developed the technique that helped make the artificial insemination industry boom decades later.
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of Michelle Cheng at her new cafe in Brown’s School of Public Health building.

Standing on Ceremony

Well-loved tea shop comes down the hill
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of Lisa Raiola outside Hope & Main building

A Nurturing Kitchen

R.I.’s Hope & Main has helped launch more than 500 food businesses
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of Rosie Mangiarotti with her hand rested on her cheek.

A Sticky Solution
Business & Entrepreneurship
Gift Guide products 2024

Flights of Fancy

The best holiday giving ideas made by Brown alums for you and yours.
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of Cathy Campo with a director's clapper

Hollywood 101

A newsletter shines light behind the scenes
Business & Entrepreneurship
Prof. Hazeltine, Joe Martino ’74, Jamie Kiernan ’74

Barrett Hazeltine and ENGN 9

The little-known story of how two seniors facing a scary job market came up with the class destined to become a Brown classic
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of Earl Hunt II dribbling the ball in a Brown basketball game

Return on Investment

From ENGN 9 to managing $11 billion
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of Harry Gottlieb in an office

Ready Player One

Science & Tech
Illustration by Pat Thomas of two individuals in suits running with paper in their hands and money flying around.

Capitalism to the Rescue?

A popular class looks at how to leverage economics to save the environment.
The Arts
Image of Daniel Solomon ’26 working on The Blind Urban Subject installation on a Providence street.

Seeing a Different Way

An art installation sheds light on what it’s like to be visually impaired
Science & Tech
Student on cardio equipment in a gym.

Power Workout

Campus cardio machines are generating electricity, not using it
Business & Entrepreneurship
Illustration by James Heimer of two arms arm-wrestling

Picking Stocks

An alumni-run investment competition gives students a taste of high finance
Science & Tech
An image of a wearable computer designed by Lisa Krohn displayed on a mannequin

Foresight

Lisa Krohn ’85 designed the Cyberdesk wearable computer.
Business & Entrepreneurship
Three women standing in front of a botanical wall smiling.

“The Best Burrito, Evah!”

From Mom’s home cooking to James Beard and beyond
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of Teri Williams standing in front of an open bank safe.

Empowerment Banking

Teri Williams ’79 heads OneUnited, a bank founded to help Black families get a leg up on wealth
First Person
Image of Lauren Eusebio through a ring light with a laptop on her lap

In Our Own Words

Letter from the four student guest editors of the Gen Z special issue.
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