From engineer to founder to politician, Luz Rivas has constantly dedicated herself to promoting STEM education & awareness as Founder of DIY Girls and Assemblywoman for California's 39th State Assembly District. Here, she discusses the challenges in managing a non-profit organization and how tech intersects with policy in her work today.
Read MoreAmy Wang (Director of Content at BT) is joined by past and current Schwarzman Scholars Michael Shin ('19) and Amanda Morrison ('20) in a discussion of the value of cross border communication and how the program has adapted to the global pandemic. Listen to the panelists discuss present challenges for global cooperation and share advice for those interested in the Schwarzman Program.
Read MoreDr. Ruha Benjamin, Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, challenges the dominant narrative that technology always equals progress in her latest novel “Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code,” examining how the heavy impact of COVID-19 on minority communities has exposed default settings of inequity in innovation that have been historically present.
Read MoreAubrey Blanche, Director of Equitable Design and Impact at Culture Amp and startup investor and advisor, discusses the importance of eliminating the word “meritocracy” from the tech industry in order to tackle assumptions about diversity. As founder and CEO of The MathPath (Math Nerd + Empath), she also explains how she combines data and empathy to help execs build work environments that thrive in representation.
Read MoreWhen students enroll in college, they sign up to sharpen their minds, not to attend virtual “discussion” sessions. With learning and extracurricular/social opportunities reduced to a fraction of their on-campus levels in the wake of shutdowns prompted by COVID-19, the value of a college degree starts to fall far below the tuition costs.
Read MorePowered by her indomitable energy and enthusiasm and the Blackstone Launchpad program at Syracuse University, student Kelsey Davis founded a startup, CLLCTVE, that bridges the gap between student creatives and brands who want to discover emerging talent. CLLCTVE, designed for students, is focused on the next generation overtaking the labor force that has an important attribute: diversity.
Read MoreAlex Kennedy, Global Head and Director of Partnership Strategy and Operations at Twitter, emphasizes the necessity of unconscious bias training, Twitter’s role in reflecting their online user constituency through employee representation at all levels, breaking up the homogenous “tech/innovator/creator” set, and how companies can be intentional about diversity by supporting their workforce as they enter and ascend the ranks.
Read MoreThe concept of inclusivity in the world of fashion is one that is constantly being refined. While companies and brands take steps to create a truly diverse atmosphere, they also must be aware of the fine line that is cultural appropriation, and the way that they are able to maneuver around these issues can set them apart in an era that is hyper-aware of diversity.
Read MoreHireVue CEO Kevin Parker discusses the benefits and challenges with harnessing the power of AI and other technologies to facilitate and democratize the hiring process, from carefully incorporating aspects of organizational psychology to bolstering internal mobility in HR, and highlights the company’s focus on the candidate experience.
Read MoreChoosing which college to commit to can be very daunting. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, the Class of 2024 will not have the opportunity to attend the preview days of colleges they were admitted to. Other ways that incoming freshmen can observe the culture of their universities involve analyzing their COVID-19 response, from looking at how their administration has accommodated students, faculty, and workers to how they have handled emergency relief funding from the CARES Act.
Read MoreIn our first-ever podcast, Business Today and Miri Rodriguez, Head of the Global Internship Program at Microsoft, discuss strategies for how students can tell their story as they navigate career during coronavirus, including tips on brushing up your resume and LinkedIn.
Read MoreMichael Broughton might have seemed like an unlikely candidate to launch a finance business when he arrived at USC, barely able to cover his freshman tuition. Today, thanks to support from the university community and the Blackstone LaunchPad, a national network promoting student entrepreneurship, Broughton and his diverse team have come up with a unique solution, Hatch Credit, to help students improve their credit scores.
Read MoreTina Sharkey, co-founder of Brandless, elaborates on her insights from building up a community and consumer brand loyalty with Brandless, the role of self-branding in the media, and the importance of fostering an active, inclusive co-owned heartbeat in the company from the get go in order to build a culture of shared values and shared intentions.
Read MoreNorman Augustine, former CEO and Chairman of Lockheed Martin Corporation, explains the aerospace industry’s role in national defense and systems integration and economic sustainability in the human spaceflight program. Drawing upon his past experience on the board of Proctor & Gamble, he also elaborates further on some marketing and branding successes and failures.
Read MoreDrawing on his extensive experience working with startups, founders, and consumer technology investments, Amit Mukherjee, partner at New Enterprise Associates, explains the importance of storytelling for founders. He also discusses the duopoly between Facebook and Google regarding the ad space and the paradox of choice for Consumer Packaged Goods.
Read MoreThe Rolling Loud music festival in Miami drew over 180,000 guests and nearly 200 million eager hip-hop fans in May 2018. In less than half a decade, it has seen massive growth and a surge in popularity. Their marketing formula seems simple: build a brand name and bring in big performers and partners to continue to build said brand name. Business Today writer Reade Ben analyzes how Rolling Loud caters its marketing strategy to a diverse crowd.
Read MoreAI is being used to streamline the healthcare industry, but concerns over data privacy beg the question of how HIPPA laws will shift the industry of health care innovation. On the flip side, obtaining data about patient treatment has the potential to empower an informed health care consumer to choose how they want to contribute to their own care. Whether we perceive the proposed technological advancements as helpful or overreaching will depend on the “doublespeak” marketing involved.
Read MorePablo Lapuerta, the Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, focuses heavily on genetics and drug development. He discusses the messaging that the pharmaceutical industry needs to do in order to help the public understand the extensive processes behind bringing new drugs to market, improvements that could be made in the FDA’s drug approval process, and a novel drug that he and Lexicon have developed to treat Type I diabetes.
Read MoreReflecting on his experiences growing up in an agricultural family and studying renewable energy in grad school, Nick Halla shares his thoughts on the success and expansion of the Impossible Burger, how consumers can push the food industry to become more environmentally friendly, and Impossible Foods’s mission to help people around the world access better food with lower environmental impact.
Read MoreSince 2018, China has closed its borders to the wave of trash generated by the West, forcing Americans to reconsider the problem of waste and shift towards a more sustainable future via the principles of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.
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