Alumni Spotlight: Melissa Lush (MBA'98), Co-founder of Force of Nature

Meet Melissa Lush (MBA'98), co-founder of Force of Nature, began her career in product development and brand management at P&G. After giving birth to her son, Melissa realized how many harmful chemicals are in the products we use everyday to clean our homes. This inspired her to start Force of Nature, which removes the toxic fumes and single-use plastics from cleaning. 

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Alumni Spotlight: S. Lovey Parker (SCS'23), Founder & CEO of EVOLVED homes®

For more than 20 years, S. Lovey Parker (SCS’23), Founder & CEO of EVOLVED homes®, has been an innovator and a community-builder - producing elevated luxury experiences within the hospitality space. As a CEO and Founder, S. Lovey shares some insight into her journey to and through entrepreneurship as well as her aspirations for future of EVOLVED and investment in the hospitality industry.

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Alumni Spotlight: Eric Menna (SFS'18) & Sam Bernstein (C'18), Co-Founders of Loper

Sam Bernstein (C’18) began his career in finance working at a hedge fund, before discovering his passion for education during the pandemic. Eric Menna (SFS’18) was inspired through a case he was working on as a consultant with a local school district. Close friends since freshman year, they came together after three years to create Loper in pursuit of providing more innovative and accessible support for high school students in pursuit of postsecondary education.

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Hoyapreneur Profile: Giana Korth Discusses how she's Building Her Tribe

'There was never a question of whether or not social impact would be at the core of Tampon Tribe. That is the mission. We often say, “we are not a company, we are an energetic social impact project”. From the products we sell to the period packs we donate, we believe that we are making a difference.' Read more about Hoyapreneur Giana Korth's triple bottom line femine hygiene startup. 

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Hoyapreneur Profile: Ann Yang and Phil Wong on Turning Ugly Fruit into Delicious Juice

For our latest Hoyapreneur profile, we are excited to sit down with Hoyapreneurs and Co-Founders of Misfit Juicery Ann Yang (F’16) and Phil Wong (F’15) to learn more about how ugly fruit makes delicious juice. From their very first batch produced in a borrowed blender at the Corp to launching in Whole Foods, these recent grads have taken their business from the Hilltop to the far reaches of the country!  

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Hoyapreneur Profile: Drew Clark shares his 'Social-Centric' Design Philosophy

For the latest profile in our Hoyapreneur series, we had a blast speaking with Fashion Cowboy Drew Clark, founder of California Cowboy, a line of men's clothing made for fulfilling the human experience. To roundoff a distinguished career in the world of fashion, Drew recently launched his own brand around 'social-centric' design. We’ll discuss Drew's inspirations, how clothes can have more meaning than just style and how Drew's 4 years on the Hilltop shaped his career. Giddyup!  
 

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Hoyapreneur Profile: Nick Miller Talks about his Company Parking Panda

For the latest in our Hoyapreneur series, we are excited to bring you an interview with Nick Miller, former co-founder and CEO of Parking Panda. Nick has been an entrepreneur since the moment he left the Hilltop, using his experience at Georgetown to jumpstart his parking startup. We’ll discuss Parking Panda and Georgetown’s influence on Nick’s passion for entrepreneurship.

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Entrepreneur Profile: Meet Tom Raffa (C ' 76) Founder of RAFFA, P.C.

Welcome to the first of many conversations with accomplished Georgetown alumni entrepreneurs. In a school known for politics and government, we are excited to highlight the incredible achievements and work of so many Hoyas around the world. Whether they have created successful household name businesses or are using entrepreneurship to tackle pressing social issues, Georgetown entrepreneurs are expanding on what it means to be a Hoya. To kick things off we were honored to speak with 2016 Georgetown Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year Awardee Tom Raffa.

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