Why does Emory University produce so many thought leaders and change-makers? Emory Innovators, a new series from The Hatchery, Emory Center for Innovation, seeks to answer that question in conversation with Emory alumni who are innovation leaders or entrepreneurs, or have taken innovative approaches to designing their careers and disrupting their industries.
How do the unique experiences of first-generation college students become strengths that they can leverage in their first jobs? The Hatchery invited Dr. Andrea Dittmann to a special episode of Emory Innovators to speak with us about her fascinating research on first generation college students entering the workforce. Dr. Dittmann is an Assistant Professor of Organization & Management at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. She earned her PhD in Management & Organizations at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Emory Innovators, brought to you by The Hatchery, Emory Center for Innovation, showcases conversations with Emory faculty, staff, and alumni who work in innovation and entrepreneurship, or have taken innovative approaches to design their careers and disrupting their industries.
Emory Innovators, brought to you by The Hatchery, Emory Center for Innovation, showcases conversations with Emory faculty, staff, and alumni who work in innovation and entrepreneurship, or have taken innovative approaches to design their careers and disrupting their industries. The Hatchery recently invited Lauren Weinberg to record a live podcast with us to celebrate her new book, Self-Made Boss. Lauren is the Chief Marketing Officer of Square, where she leads global Marketing and Communications for the $100B company that provides business solutions for millions of small business owners all over the world. She has been named on Forbes “CMO Next”, Brand Innovators “Top Women in Marketing,” Fintech Hub’s “30 Most Influential Fintech Marketers.” Prior, she held leadership roles at Yahoo, MTV, and AOL. She is an AdWeek Executive Mentor and advises early-stage startups.
Emory Innovators, brought to you by The Hatchery, Emory Center for Innovation, showcases conversations with Emory faculty, staff, and alumni who work in innovation and entrepreneurship, or have taken innovative approaches to design their careers and disrupting their industries. The Hatchery invited Zulna Heriscar to the podcast. Zulna is the Regional Channel Executive for North America Device Partner Solution Sales at Microsoft. Her experience at Microsoft over the past eighteen years includes working in Sales, Operations, Product Marketing and Professional Services- leading the envisioning of new opportunities and products with customers, helping customers move into a cloud first world, and engaging sellers to create the technical and business elements in their path to the cloud. Zulna is a goal-oriented leader with a natural inquisitiveness to see potential in business opportunities, problems to be solved and people to be connected. She holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Computer Information Systems from Florida A&M University, Master’s Degree in Computer Science from Florida Atlantic University and an MBA from Emory University. In 2020, Zulna was named to the 40 Under 40 list by the Puget Sound Business Journal and Emory Alumni Association.
Emory Innovators, brought to you by The Hatchery, Emory Center for Innovation, showcases conversations with Emory faculty, staff, and alumni who work in innovation and entrepreneurship, or have taken innovative approaches to design their careers and disrupting their industries. The Hatchery invited Roshni Rai to speak with us about her innovative career path and how she got there. Roshni is the Field Marketing Manager at Creature Comforts Brewing, where she focuses on partnerships and Design Thinking benefitting social/sustainable impact, as well as DE&I. She has had the opportunity to increase social impact, sustainability, and diversity, equity & inclusion while also reducing costs and increasing revenue through creating partnerships with national and global corporations, non-profits, and government such as IHG Hotels and Resorts, American Red Cross, US Department of Energy, and more. Roshni has an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Emory University and an MBA from USC Marshall School of Business.
Emory Innovators, brought to you by The Hatchery, Emory Center for Innovation, showcases conversations with Emory faculty, staff, and alumni who work in innovation and entrepreneurship, or have taken innovative approaches to design their careers and disrupting their industries. On Friday, January 21, we spoke with Ashish Mistry. Ashish Mistry is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of BLH Venture Partners, a private investment firm specializing in early-stage companies. His operating experience includes leadership roles with high-growth companies within Information Security, SaaS, and E-commerce. In addition to his current role at BLH, Mistry was Founder and CEO of KontrolFreek, an innovative lifestyle brand in the video game market that was acquired in 2020. Mistry has advised early-stage companies across the state through Georgia Tech's Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), and is also active in community organizations through current and prior board positions with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Venture Atlanta (where he was Co-Founder) and the Atlanta CEO Council, as well as through extensive committee work with local technology organizations. He holds a BA in Religion from Emory University.