Like many first-time moms-to-be, Kate Marie Grinold Sigfusson, ESIA BA ’08, is in serious preparation-mode as her due date (April 2014!) approaches. She’s also in serious entrepreneur mode, having recently launched Babies4Babies, a luxury baby brand with a social impact mission to save lives. If you’ve ever purchased a pair of Tom’s shoes, you know […]
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Alumna to Receive “Women in Manufacturing” Award
Rebecca (Racosky) Taylor, ESIA BA ’87, will receive a 2014 Women in Manufacturing STEP Ahead Award from The Manufacturing Institute, the 501(c)(3) affiliate of the National Association of Manufacturers. The award celebrates the outstanding science, technology, engineering, and production contributions of women in the manufacturing sector. Taylor, senior vice president at the National Center for […]
Reinventing Electric Bikes: Meet “Riide”
“Imagine if you had a vehicle you could park anywhere, didn’t require gas to fuel, and could even pass sitting cars. Imagine the time you would save. Stop imagining.” That’s the motto of the newly launched electric bike company, Riide, based in Washington, DC. Riide offers electric bikes that can be plugged into any standard […]
Making a Difference: How One Alum Helps San Francisco’s Youth
“Starting a new non-profit is not easy,” says Brian Gadsden, CCAS BA ’93. “I’ve seen many fail while trying to duplicate work that is already being done.” Gadsden knows something about how to make the non-profit life work; he founded the San Francisco,CA-based Urban Ed Academy (UEA), which celebrated its launch in summer 2013. Gadsden, […]
Alumnae Trio Find Success with Tinsel & Twine
A typical day for the [much buzzed about] Brooklyn-based event design shop Tinsel & Twine is anything but typical, says communications director Erica Taylor, CCAS BA ’06. That’s because the company creates a signature style for each client and event, from floral styling to custom stationery and signage, to lighting installation, prop coordination and event […]
Two Alums, One Big Success: Meet Green Buzz Agency
Though they shared some classes at GW, Tod Plotkin, GWSB BBA ’03, and Sara Evans, SMPA BA ’04, weren’t formally introduced until Plotkin’s senior year. They didn’t know that just a few years later, they’d be running a video production company in the heart of Washington, DC. Plotkin and Evans are the creative force behind […]
Alumna’s Travel Business Offers Unique Costa Rica Experiences
Recently, we profiled Ann Becker, ESIA MA ’76, and how she transformed her love of Costa Rica and its culture into a customized travel business. In case you missed the article in GW Magazine, “Travel with Ann” has been offering various group trips to Costa Rica since 2006. Since leading her first trip, Ann has […]
Alumnus to Speak at Sports Industry Conference
Benjamin Osborne, CCAS BA ’97, will be a featured speaker at the “Breaking into the Sports Industry” conference on Sept. 13. Osborne, editor-in-chief of SLAM Magazine, will be speaking alongside a group of other sports industry executives. The conference, hosted by Boston-based community service organization Shooting Touch, is the second annual conference of its kind. […]
Class of ’08 Spotlight: Ketan Patel, Non-profit Founder
As Alumni Weekend 2013 approaches, we’re profiling members of this year’s reunion classes — find out how this double alumnus founded a non-profit to aid health care issues in developing countries: Ketan Patel, SEAS BS ’08, GWSB MBA ’10, may have spent a lot of time with small circuit boards and wires in Tompkins Hall […]
Alumna Turns Passion into Travel Business
Have you gotten your copy of the latest GW Magazine yet? Don’t miss the feature on Ann Becker, ESIA MA ’76, who turned her passion for travel into a thriving business. Ann offers several annual trips to Costa Rica throughout the year, including one for women travelers and another for those who want to learn […]