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Health & Wellness

My Big Idea: A Directory of Gluten-Free Products, Recipes, and Local Restaurants

April 18, 2023

Photo: Tess Pollins, a white woman with short hair, with some of “her kids”, young black school children from Tanzania’s Chakuwama Orphanage, the beneficiary of her nonprofit. Photo courtesy of Tess Pollins

Alumni

Meet the CGS Alum Who Started a Nonprofit to Help Orphans in Tanzania

April 14, 2023

Photo: Mike Salguero, a white man with short, buzzcut silver hair and wearing a long sleeved black shirt, smiles and poses for a photo. The blurry background is brightly lit.

Entrepreneurship

My Big Idea: Grass-Fed Beef, Mailed to Your Home

April 11, 2023

Photo: Businessperson Catarina Chang (SHA'11) poses for a photo at Sunset Cantina on January 17,2023. A young Asian woman wearing a long-sleeved jewell blue blouse, poses with arms folded over each other on a wooden divider. Wooden dining tables can be seen in a seating area behind her. The ceiling/walls are decorated with brightly colored fan ornaments of various sizes.

Food & Dining

Sunset Cantina Reopens, with an Alum a Co-owner

January 25, 2023

Photo: Neil Goldberg, a white man with dark silver gray hair, smiles as he sits and looks over a large stack of board games. Behind him, numerous wooden shelves filled with more board games are also shown.

Entrepreneurship

Would You Like Some Coffee with Your Monopoly?

December 13, 2022

Kyle and Tabi Czarnecki show off HOOKS! The demand for their handcrafted game caught them off-guard when demand blew up last year. A man and woman stand on opposite sides of a table holding a game that consists of a piece of wood with strings and hooks attached to it.

Entrepreneurship

Get Your HOOKS! into This Game. Beer Optional

December 6, 2022

Photo of Trevor Rozier-Byrd (LAW'10) posing for a photo. A dark, tan man wearing a blue blazer and pants and white collared shirt holds his black cell phone in hand as he looks to the camera.

Entrepreneurship

Opening Doors: Trevor Rozier-Byrd (LAW’10)

October 4, 2022

Innovation

My Big Idea: Clean Body Care Products

September 20, 2022

a composite image with pictures of Donda Mullis, Karen Lynch, Alexandra Cooper, and Nicolle Black

Alumni

Meet the Four Alums Who Made the Forbes “30 Under 30” and New “50 Over 50” Lists

March 15, 2022

Husband-and-wife team Arsh Kakar (CAS’15) and Jannat Kakar (COM’23) started Tishwish, a company that makes compostable packaging for e-retailers, during summer 2020, prompted by the pandemic. Photo courtesy of Tishwish

Entrepreneurship

My Big Idea: Compostable E-Commerce Packaging

February 1, 2022

Composite image. At left, a LVNGBook cookbook rests on a table next to wooden spoons and a bowl of salt. At right, portrait of Shaun Chavis, a young black woman with crimson colored hair. She smiles and wears a black blouse.

Entrepreneurship

My Big Idea: Shaun Chavis

November 22, 2021

Portrait of Questrom alum David R. Jones in New York City. He stands and looks to the left in front of a large patch of pink flowers. He is surrounded by NYC traffic and looming building as backdrop.

Finance

Opening Doors: David R. Jones (CGS’84, Questrom’86), cofounder, president, CEO, CastleOak Securities

November 2, 2021

Portrait of Daniella Pierson with her hands on her hips. She has long brown, slightly wavy hair and light skin. She wears a black and white lace blouse and smiles slightly.

Alumni Entrepreneurs

My Big Idea: A Gift for Your Inbox

October 22, 2021

Photo of Aaron Rasmussen (COM’06, CAS’06), with a spherical keyboard he made for himself because of a repetitive strain injury, at home in Washington State. He wears a gray suit jacket, glasses, in stands in the bushes which are illuminated by the lights of his keyboard.

Innovation

BU Alum Aaron Rasmussen: Serial Entrepreneur, Inventor, Perpetual Student

July 28, 2021

A photo of Sarah Greisdorf holding a book open and laughing

Entrepreneurship

My Big Idea: Suits with Pockets, and Now, a New Networking Community for Women

April 21, 2021

A photo of Shironda White holding a tray of cupcakes.

Entrepreneurship

My Big Idea(s): Financial Planning for Students and Families—and Cupcakes

March 2, 2021

A photo of Jeremy Parker (COM’07) and Josh Orbach

Entrepreneurship

My Big Idea: A Website That Sells Swanky Swag

February 2, 2021

TJ and Hadley Douglas, owners of Urban Grape in Boston, pose for a photo on November 2, 2020. A floor to ceiling rack of wine bottles is seen behind them.

Alumni

New Scholarship at MET Seeks to Draw More People of Color into the Wine and Beverage Industry

November 19, 2020

A portrait photo of Minal Anand

Entrepreneurship

My Big Idea: A Digital Platform in India That Connects Students with Tutors

November 17, 2020

Photo of pilot Dharmesh Tarapore (CAS’18) standing in black jacket in front of a small plane and smiling.

Aviation Innovation

Could Alum’s New Device Improve Flight Safety for Small Planes?

October 13, 2020

Could Alum’s New Device Improve Flight Safety for Small Planes?