What if entrepreneurship were not only about starting companies, but about shaping how a generation thinks about impact, ownership, and responsibility?

In this episode of Startup Builders and Backers, I’m joined by Danielle Vogel, Assistant Director of the Veloric Center for Entrepreneurship at American University, where she works at the intersection of sustainability, entrepreneurship, and education. Danielle brings a rare perspective to the conversation, shaped by experience as a founder, an investor, and an educator supporting the next wave of builders long before they pitch a deck or incorporate a company.

Before stepping into academia, Danielle founded and operated Glen's Garden Market, a climate-motivated grocery store in Washington, DC, that became a launchpad for local food entrepreneurs. Through that venture, she helped suppo ...