After soaring to success on Madison Avenue, Linda Sawyer, GWSB BBA ’83, made the jump to entrepreneurship and co-founded Skura Style in partnership with her childhood best friend. Sawyer, CEO of the venture, describes it as “a lifestyle brand that wants to enhance the experience around the kitchen sink.” The company launched in 2017 with a […]
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When a Second Semester Brainstorm Becomes a Full-blown Business
If necessity is the mother of invention, then The Pocket Palette—a full face makeup kit for women on the go—is a baby conceived on a train ride. Some years back, The Pocket Palette’s founder and CEO, Lynda T. C. Peralta, GWSB MBA ‘17, didn’t want to wake up early enough to do her makeup […]
Small businesses-owning alumna “advocates for excellence” as chair of GW Latino Alumni Network
When Jenny Abreu moved to Washington, D.C. in 2006, she wasn’t sure what to expect. At age 29, she’d decided to change careers and was accepted to the GW School of Business. She’d left her circle of family and friends behind in Boston. She was in a brand new city. But within a few weeks, […]
Alumni Net Surprising Returns as NVC Volunteers
The GW New Venture Competition (NVC) creates a platform for GW students to develop, test, and launch startup ventures. A thrill for the students, yes, but with the final round scheduled for April 19, this intense competition also inspires seasoned professionals to enjoy fresh thinking, youthful energy, and the entrepreneurial spirit. Remember how much […]
Jeremy Cross, CCAS BA ’96
Jeremy Cross, CCAS BA ’96, embarked on a new business venture by partnering with a colleague to start a brewery, Battle Road Brewing Co. Beginning in 2007, Cross produced his beer by contracting the necessary equipment from a nearby brewery, but recently has been able to take on all aspects of production through his own […]
Kristen Mallia, CCAS BA ’03
Kristen Mallia, CCAS BA ’03, is co-creating a reality documentary series called LAUNCH that aims to create jobs and educate Boston’s creative community on entrepreneurship. The 12 part series will document Mallia’s efforts to take the talents of four creative professionals and help transform them into self-sustaining small businesses. Aside from job creation, the ultimate […]