… an education. “The second five years I really hated,” she said, speaking at the kickoff event of the Bright Lights, Green Sights speaker series, which focuses on urban … entrepreneurs and she’d never bent toward a traditional career path. She took two years for self-directed study, which resulted in an unexpected cascade of events—environmental documentaries on Netflix, a design partnership with Urban Outfitters, a …
… customer acquisition, but “let me not blow up this building.” Her entrance into the market for multicultural hair and skincare products came at an auspicious moment. In the early … she set out to fill this niche with a business of her own, she realized “how deprived I was for my own hair, how much I was just settling” for sub-standard products. Carol’s Daughter … I’ve ever had,” she said. “Knowing that the glass is half-full.” Watch the video: Related Events Bright Lights, Green Sights: Lisa Price, Carol’s Daughter Wed, December 9th, 2015, …
… Sustainability is a matter of economic survival for business, especially in the Asia-Pacific area, which has experienced amazing economic growth while continuing to be criticized for its corporate social responsibility performance. The urgency of realizing sustainable market transformation in the Asia-Pacific …
… won the 2016 Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize. Renewal Mill, created by two members of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES) community — Sumit Kadakia ’16 M.E.M./M.B.A. and … for being much higher-value products,” she said. Other contests during the two-day Yaleevent included the Thorne Prize for Social Innovation in Health or Education, sponsored by …
… each from this year’s Sobotka Seed Stage Venture Grant , which is disbursed annually by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment to provide funding and professional mentorship to young … Programs Sustainable Venture Prize Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures Related Events 2015 Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize Fri, April 17th, 2015, 5:00 AM EDT — 10:00 AM …
… Yale’s Feasibility of Renewable Thermal Technology initiative (FORTT), which is developing financial models and strategies to advance renewable thermal … analysis by the end of May. Learn more about the project at cbey.yale.edu . Related Events [Private Event] Regional Renewable Thermal Technology Effort Thu, June 23rd, 2016, …
… innovative startup ideas from across campus are coming together April 14-15 at Evans Hall for Entrepreneurship Across Yale , an event featuring Yale’s biggest entrepreneurship prizes with live pitching competitions, …
… The Sabin Stories will introduce you to former finalists of the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize as they share experiences and reflect on their time as student entrepreneurs at Yale. “When we found out we were finalists for the Sabin prize, we were thrilled! It was … – to be in a dynamic, fast passed environment where she “gets to run the show." Related Events 2016 Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize Fri, April 15th, 2016, 4:00 AM EDT — 7:30 AM EDT …
… burst. He weathered two rounds of layoffs. He watched hardworking and capable colleagues forced out while others who he felt were not as competent stayed on. He recognized politics … its bestness? He left his job and started working in small tofu shops around San Francisco, eventually setting off to start a company of his own, Hodo Soy. “To be honest with you, it … this is the moment,” he thought out loud, looking at the audience. “I mean, I’m talking at Yale!” Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) has awarded six grants to Yale students and faculty … working on: Methods to increase the adoption of toilet usage in Kenya, critical to the prevention of disease [Judith Chevalier (Yale SOM), A. Mushfiq Mobarak (Yale SOM), Johann Caro … working on: Methods to increase the adoption of toilet usage in Kenya, critical to the prevention of disease [Judith Chevalier (Yale SOM), A. Mushfiq Mobarak (Yale SOM), Johann Caro …