CANOPY NWA - ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR FORMER REFUGEES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
BROWN UNIVERSITY - INSTRUCTOR/COURSE CREATOR FOR “I HEART STARTUPS: AN ENTREPRENEURSHIP INCUBATOR” FOR COLLEGE & PRE-COLLEGE STUDENTS
IE UNIVERSITY x BROWN - COURSE CREATOR/INSTRUCTOR FOR “INNOVATION IN SOCIETY” COURSE FOR JUNIOR-SENIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
THE POSSIBLE ZONE - SOCIAL ENTERPRISE SPECIALIST AND EDUCATOR TO PRE-COLLEGE STUDENTS TO USE AN ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET AND HANDS ON EXPERIENCE.
WEFUNDER - CAMPAIGN DEVELOPMENT FOR EQUITY-BASED CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES.
MARKET ROW - THIS IS A PROJECT I WORKED WHILE GAINING A CERTIFICATE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP FROM MIT, IT WAS AN IDEA I PITCHED THAT WOULD ALLOW CONSUMERS IN AT THE POINT WHERE ONLY RETAILERS ARE TRADITIONALLY ALLOWED IT. IT WOULD ALLOW CONSUMERS TO COLLECTIVELY PLACE WHOLESALE ORDERS, DRIVING DOWN THE COST OF ETHICALLY MADE PRODUCTS AND REDUCING OVERPRODUCTION. THE IDEA WAS CHOSEN AS ONE OF FOUR TO BE GIVEN A TEAM AND DEVELOPED DURING THE PROGRAM. WE GAINED SOME GOOD INSIGHTS BUT AFTER THE PROGRAM ENDED I DECIDED I NEEDED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CROWDFUNDING PLATFORMS AND GAIN SOME HANDS ON EXPERIENCE…AND THATS HOW I GOT TO WEFUNDER. (SEE ABOVE). ONE DAY I MIGHT REVISIT IT. MY HOPE IS SOMEONE ELSE JUST BUILDS IT.
GREENHAUS - THIS WAS MY FIRST REAL STEP INTO ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ETHICAL BUSINESS (AND FEMALE FUNDING :S). I LAUNCHED GREENHAUS ON A TINY BUDGET AND IT REMAINED THAT WAY THROUGHOUT ITS LIFETIME. GREENHAUS WAS ‘MARKETPLACE FOR THE MODERN SUSTAINABLE HUMAN’ AND WAS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE CONSUMER BEHAVIOR TOWARD PURCHASING: NEW ETHICALLY AND SUSTAINABLY MADE PRODUCTS, HIGH QUALITY SECOND HAND PRODUCTS, AND REMADE OR UPCYCLED PRODUCTS. GREENHAUS TAUGHT ME THAT PEOPLE WANT TO SHOP ETHICALLY BUT CAN’T AFFORD TO… AND THATS WHY I SET OUT TO WORK ON MARKET ROW! (SEE ABOVE)
SB OVERSEAS - WHEN SB OVERSEAS WAS STILL IN ITS FIRST YEARS STARTING UP, I WENT TO LEBANON (WHERE MY FATHERS FAMILY LIVES) TO HELP SET UP AND TEACH AT A SCHOOL FOR SYRIAN REFUGEE WOMEN AND CHILDREN CURRENTLY LIVING IN SHATILA CAMP IN BERUIT AND AN ABANDONED BUILDING IN SIDON.
BERNIE IS HUMAN IS A WEBSITE/BLOG I MADE WITH A FRIEND FROM GRADUATE SCHOOL DURING THE 2016 PRIMARIES. WE WANTED TO SHOWCASE THE HUMANITY OF BERNIE SANDERS AND USE IT AS A CHANCE TO FURTHER SPREAD THE IDEAS OF DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM. I ALSO SUPPORTED HILARY.
SHAREMELON - SHAREMELON IS A CREATIVE AGENCY AND STUDIO FOUNDED BY RISD ALUM, AKIM YONGJAE DANTE KIM, ORIGINALLY FOUNDED IN PROVIDENCE, RI. DUE TO VIA ISSUES KIM ENDED UP HAVING TO MOVE BACK TO KOREA WHERE HE STILL RUNS SHAREMELON TODAY. WHEN SHAREMELON WAS JUST GETTING STARTED I WORKED ON CREATIVE DIRECTION AND BUSINESS STRATEGY.
BIENNIAL OF THE AMERICAS - I WORKED AS A DESIGN, MEDIA, AND PR CONSULTANT FOR THE BIENNIAL OF THE AMERICAS, AN MULTI-DAY FESTIVAL OF ART AND IDEAS INCLUDING THOUGHT LEADERS AND POLITICIANS FROM AROUND THE AMERICAS.
Biennial of the Americas 2013
EVOLUTIONARY GUIDANCE MEDIA - CONSULTING AND CONTENT CREATION FOR EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH BASED MEDIA PROJECTS.
