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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Yanely Espinal

Debt Deterrent

A finance expert teaches kids about money before the banks can find them
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Share the Wealth

A new business accelerator aims to help co-ops succeed
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Image of Mariah Draper Calagione and Sam Galagione

Strange Brews

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

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

Data-Driven Elder Care

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

Taking Flight

A consultant and lifelong gaming fan hatches a new board game about birds.
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