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5:01 Hustle

5:01 Hustle

By Vivek Pandit

It’s the 501 Hustle, the only podcast that brings you in-depth interviews with GenZ’ers who work or study till 5p…but at 5:01, they are hustling. We interview mission-driven Gen Z hustlers who are designing groundbreaking solutions, forging new paths, and redefining our future. Tune in to these inspiring young adults, and join in their initiatives and be a part of the GenZ transformation!

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Fleur: Reilly Clark

5:01 HustleDec 23, 2021

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Station Mountain Bike Park: Rhett Jones

Station Mountain Bike Park: Rhett Jones

Meet Rhett, the founder of Station Mountain Bike Park, a mountain biking park being built in Marble Falls, Texas. Rhett, at 18 years old, has raised $350K+, manages 30+ employees, and is constructing a world-class mountain bike park with 20 trails and 100+ jumps. Join them on opening weekend on November 3rd!

Website: https://www.stationmountain.com/

Rhett's IG: https://www.instagram.com/rhettrides/?hl=en

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Oct 02, 202318:08
Project Insulin: Eric Moyal

Project Insulin: Eric Moyal

Meet Eric, the founder of Project Insulin (PI), a non-profit pharmaceutical company creating affordable insulin. Eric is an adept fundraiser, having raised over $2M in Giving Tuesday Campaigns. He is determined to create the generic version of Insulin that would reduce the cost from $300 per vial, to $10-20 per vial for diabetes patients. Visit his website to see how you can get involved in his annual PI day crowdfunding campaign from March 12-14.

Website: https://projectinsulin.org/

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Mar 09, 202322:40
Artisaga: Nidhi Mantri

Artisaga: Nidhi Mantri

Meet Nidhi, the founder of Artisaga, a B2B platform enabling businesses globally to source ethically made Handicrafts & Handlooms from Artisans across India. Artisaga has worked with 600+ artisans in India to sell their products all over the globe, while ensuring the integrity and authenticity of each product. Arti comes from artisan, and Saga means history, so Artisaga is sharing the stories and histories of artisans. 

Check them out on IG: https://www.instagram.com/artisaga.official/?hl=en

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Jul 29, 202219:48
Who is Gen Z from a Gen X'er POV: Heidi Fung

Who is Gen Z from a Gen X'er POV: Heidi Fung

Meet Heidi, a Gen X founder of Arise Daily, a marketplace for fast growing companies to contract top executives for short projects. Heidi discusses the observations and lessons learned from working closely with Gen Z and her involvement with Founders Cafe. She assesses how Gen Z prioritizes mental health, purpose, and passion differently from previous generations. As Heidi says: "I'm so inspired by Gen Z.. I'm so excited for the future."

Heidi's LN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heiditfung/
Arise Daily: www.AriseDaily.io 

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Jun 23, 202214:52
Chai Capital: Kriti Sehgal

Chai Capital: Kriti Sehgal

Meet Kriti, co-founder of Chai Capital, a venture capital fund focused on highlighting, celebrating, and funding the next generation of South Asian founders, builders, and creators. Chai Capital's goal is to invest in a thousand South Asian founders over the next 20 years, with at least half being female founders. Kriti has hosted dozens of events around the country, and has fueled the growth of an incredibly tight-knit, collaborative community of South Asians. 

Company Profile: www.wearegenz.org/database

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Jun 16, 202228:05
Covalent: Abhishek Bhargava

Covalent: Abhishek Bhargava

Meet Abhishek, co-founder of Covalent, a platform that drives engagement and growth for communities, events, and cohort-based courses through member matching & introductions. Covalent makes curated matches between members based on relevance (background, industry, topics of interest, etc.) and creates personalized introductions at scale. Every month, Covalent makes thousands of introductions, creating meaningful connections for amazing people from around the globe. 

Website: https://covalent.live

Abhishek's LN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhishek-bhargava/

Company Profile: www.wearegenz.org/database

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Jun 09, 202222:11
Founders Cafe: Maddie Wang

Founders Cafe: Maddie Wang

Meet Maddie, founder and CEO of Founders Cafe, an intimate, vetted, founder community, where some of the best founders help each other build. Maddie dropped out of Stanford, navigated the business world as a gay solo founder, and mastered the art of building engaged communities. She began her entrepreneurship journey at age 12, making $60K, and now has a passion for learning how to "scale intimacy."

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Website: https://founderscafe.io/

Company Profile: www.wearegenz.org/database


May 26, 202216:26
Republic & Z List: Zehra Naqvi

Republic & Z List: Zehra Naqvi

Meet Zehra, a prominent Gen Z'er in the Venture Capital space. Zehra has met hundreds of Gen Z founders and has hosted several founder events throughout the country. Working on the investment team at Republic, Zehra has committed herself to democratizing access to information for underrepresented founders and young investors. She is also the founder of the Z List, a community of founders and investors, in which she's facilitated 4 investments thus far.

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Zehra's Twitter: https://twitter.com/zehranaqvi_

Zehra's LN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zehranaqvinyc/

May 13, 202233:31
Flahmingo: Taran Kainth

Flahmingo: Taran Kainth

Meet Taran, co-founder and CEO of Flahmingo, an investing platform that allows individuals to buy fractional shares, or slices, into 2000+ companies. Flahmingo's mission is to create literacy through accessible, free educational content and provide Canadians with a platform to make better, empowered financial decisions. Since launching in February 2020, Taran and his team have raised a $1.9M pre-seed round, and have over 5K people on their waitlist. 

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Company Profile: www.wearegenz.org/database

Company Website: https://www.flahmingo.com/



Apr 28, 202229:01
POSH: Avante Price & Eli Taylor-Lemire

POSH: Avante Price & Eli Taylor-Lemire

Meet Avante and Eli, co-founders of POSH, a futuristic ticketing platform built around an arsenal of powerful event marketing tools. Since launching in October 2020, Avante and Eli have raised $1M+ and done $500K+ in revenue. They have been featured in Forbes, are well-known all around NY, and will be the ticketing platform used at several SXSW events. 

Website: https://posh.vip/

Company Profile: www.wearegenz.org/database





Mar 09, 202221:12
YouTuber & Creable: Daniel Koss

YouTuber & Creable: Daniel Koss

Meet Daniel, the Founder and CEO of Creable, the digital workspace for creators and managers. Before founding Creable, Daniel was a highly successful YouTuber with 400K+ subscribers, and released two creator products that earned him 7 digit revenues. Daniel has managed over 100 Creators, and founded Creable with the mission to enable individuals to create. Creable is building the software infrastructure for Creators & Managers that helps them to grow their audience, monetize their passion and manage their entire business in one place.




Jan 23, 202231:49
Corecircle: Nastassia Ponomarenko

Corecircle: Nastassia Ponomarenko

Meet Nastassia, a college dropout and the 21 year old founder of Corecircle, a free social fitness app where people can create and find workouts, document progress and build friendships centered around fitness. She is also the founder of Nasty Fit, a 7 figure fitness apparel brand she started at 18 years old. Nastassia has amassed over 500K followers on her IG, 100K followers of Nasty Fit's IG, 130K followers on her Tik Tok, and 700K subscribers on YouTube. 

Check out her company profile: www.wearegenz.org/database

Jan 22, 202227:42
STG Visions: Agustin O'Connell

STG Visions: Agustin O'Connell

Meet Auggie, founder of STG Visions, the 1st universally accessible and applicable athlete management system, all through computer vision. By assessing movement metrics like speeds, accelerations, etc., STG Visions allows coaches to optimize their decisions regarding sports performance, sports medicine, talent, and evaluation. 

Check out their company profile: www.wearegenz.org/database



Jan 21, 202232:13
Politician: Evan Bonsall

Politician: Evan Bonsall

Meet Evan, a Harvard grad and former Marquette City Commissioner. In November 2019, Evan knocked on over 10K doors while campaigning, and was elected the youngest-ever Marquette City Commissioner two weeks after his twenty-third birthday, earning the support of 68% of the voters in the city-wide election. On the City Commission, he has championed affordable housing, government transparency, and environmental preservation, while also confronting the economic and fiscal challenges facing the City of Marquette. 

Jan 20, 202227:20
Code Your Chances: Gabrielle Roberts & Dominique Roberts

Code Your Chances: Gabrielle Roberts & Dominique Roberts

Meet Gabrielle & Dominique, co-founders of Code Your Chances, a nonprofit that introduces young girls to the creative uses of computer science and how they can apply their unique creativity to tech. Their mission is to inspire a new generation of diverse leaders in computer science and to address the gender imbalance in STEM fields. They focus on how computer science is used in creative industries (film production, game development, AR, VR, creative uses of AI) and work with communities that have limited access to tech education.

Check out their company profile: www.wearegenz.org/database


Jan 19, 202231:41
Electric Potential: Anoushka Gupta
Jan 18, 202215:27
Open Classroom Experience: Lena Xiang

Open Classroom Experience: Lena Xiang

Meet Lena, the founder of Open Classroom Experience, a virtual global innovations program, where GenZ leaders co-create with world class social entrepreneurs and learn from top industry leaders. Open Classroom Experience is a 10-week virtual global innovation program AND continuous community that lies at the intersection of business, technology and social entrepreneurship. Join their community of future leaders and changemakers!

Check out their company profile at: www.wearegenz.org/database

Jan 13, 202226:43
Seven: Colleen O'Malley

Seven: Colleen O'Malley

Meet Colleen, a graduate of UPenn, and founder of Seven. Seven is an event coordinating and party planning platform that alleviates the stresses of hosting, and helps party goers grow their social graphs. After realizing the hassles of ticketing, distributing invites, communicating between host and attendees, etc., Colleen created Seven ~6 months ago and has several thousand users. By reducing the friction of throwing events, Seven has become the go-to platform for thousands of party hosts. 

Jan 12, 202222:43
GenZ Designs: Andrew Roth

GenZ Designs: Andrew Roth

Meet Andrew, founder of GenZ Designs, a research and innovation consultancy helping brands tap into the frequency of culture. By engaging with thousands of Gen Z'ers, creating industry reports, and formulating a GenZ score tracking a brand's cultural relevance, GenZ Designs helps brands unlock and amplify Gen Z behaviors. Listen to Andrew share their case study with working with Chipotle to help shape their rewards program, and how GenZ Designs has compiled a top 25 list of the most influential Gen Z brands.

Check out their company profile: www.wearegenz.org/database

Jan 11, 202221:51
Think and Speak Academy: Przemysław Stolarski

Think and Speak Academy: Przemysław Stolarski

Meet Przemysław, a highly accomplished debater, and founder of Think and Speak Academy. Think and Speak Academy provides world-class online debate coaching breaking down the barrier of geography, cost, and access. The Academy believes that every person can skyrocket their talent and potential with debate training. The secret lies in the best coaches, individual measurement of success and stimulating environment of like-minded ambitious pupils.

Check out their profile at: www.wearegenz.org/database



Jan 10, 202233:51
Fleur: Reilly Clark

Fleur: Reilly Clark

Meet Reilly, an art history Stanford grad and co-founder of Fleur, a startup working to make art accessible for everyone. Reilly and the Fleur team want art to be more inclusive and discoverable, so they use curation algorithms and AI to match individuals with the right artists. You can connect with artists, support their work, or just learn about art from the comfort of your couch. Ask anyone. They have their favorite music and favorite apps to find new musicians. They have their favorite content and favorite platforms to watch it. Why not art? 

Company Profile: wearegenz.org/database 

Website: https://www.fleur.ai/

Dec 23, 202127:33
Project ANT: Areeb Mianoor

Project ANT: Areeb Mianoor

Meet Areeb, a graduate from the University of Toronto and founder of Project ANT. Areeb and the Project ANT team are building an equitable and inclusive future of work where anyone can build new skills and start earning and working towards their dream career/job from anywhere across the globe. Project ANT connects students to curated project based gigs that help  increase their chances of landing their dream job by 90%! 

Dec 17, 202132:10
Utopia Labs: Kaito Cunningham & Alexander Wu

Utopia Labs: Kaito Cunningham & Alexander Wu

Meet Kaito and Alex, co-founders of Utopia Labs, the modern system for managing contributor payments, expenses, and more for your DAO. Since founding their company about three months ago, they have raised $1.5M and are one of the hottest startups to come out of On Deck Catalyst. Tune in to this episode to learn all about crypto, DAOs, NFTs, and more! 

Utopia Labs Company Profile: www.wearegenz.org/database


Dec 09, 202124:54
Leda Health: Madison Campbell

Leda Health: Madison Campbell

Meet Madison, a trailblazer, sexual assault advocate, and founder of Leda Health. Madison has become a well-seasoned entrepreneur and just made the Forbes 30 Under 30 List, and has dedicated her life to promoting the autonomy and self-actualization of sexual assault survivors through Leda Health by developing and providing resources to help them overcome their difficult trauma. 

Check out Leda Health's profile in the database: www.wearegenz.org/databae

Leda Health: https://www.leda.co/

Madison's Twitter (she's hilarious): https://twitter.com/martyrdison

Dec 02, 202124:32
Anja: Kathryn Cross

Anja: Kathryn Cross

Meet Kathryn, the founder and CEO of Anja, a healthcare startup helping parents freeze their umbilical cords for its stem cells. Kathryn was inspired by her late mixed-race brother with cerebral palsy, Andrew (hence, the name, Anja), who could not find an umbilical cord blood match when it was his last chance at treatment. Kathryn has experience rapid growth since founding Anja in June, has amassed millions of views on Tik Tok and IG, and will be closing her first round of funding. 

Check out Anja's profile in the database: www.wearegenz.org/database



Nov 04, 202125:46
GenZScouts: Jonathan Chang

GenZScouts: Jonathan Chang

Meet Jonathan, a venture associate at GSV, and the founder of GenZScouts, a venture capital fellowship program for students interested in venture capital from non-target universities. Jonathan was most recently named the Top 29 GenZ VCs to watch out for by Business Insider. He also runs a Tik Tok account on venture capital @venturecapitalguy where he has amassed over 1M views and 60k likes across all videos. 

GenZScouts leverages student networks to identify and vet startup founders for accelerators, angels, and venture capital firms and teaches. The fellowship program lets students from non-target universities gain firsthand experience in scouting and doing due diligence along with access to talks with industry professionals and venture capital education.

Oct 18, 202126:58
EMTomorrow: Nina & Ceylan

EMTomorrow: Nina & Ceylan

Meet Nina & Ceylan, seniors at Georgetown University and co-founders of EMTomorrow. EMTomorrow is making the emergency medical service field accessible for low-income young adults in Washington, DC by providing a free, National Registry EMT-B training course. For underserved communities, the EMTomorrow program addresses the issues of financial, social, and geographical inaccessibility in EMT training and provides an entry-level job and career pathway into medicine for those without advanced education.

Oct 07, 202122:00
PACare: Regina & Akash

PACare: Regina & Akash

Meet Regina, a recent grad from Mercer University and COO of PACare, and Akash, a student at Harvard and CTO of PACare. PACare is creating a digital health experience to bring patients closer to doctors. By helping clients with peri-operative tasks through the use of reminders, educational videos, and seamless lines of communication, PACare is reducing post-operative complications and hospital readmissions. Check them out in our database at: http://www.wearegenz.org/ and reach out via their website to join the team! 

Sep 30, 202122:19
FullCircle: Ananya Jain

FullCircle: Ananya Jain

Meet Jain, a materials engineer at Georgia Tech, TEDx speaker, and founder of FullCircle. Jain and her team created Full Circle with the mission to tackle mental health concerns, stigma and lack of resources amongst students. Jain has been awarded by the Swiss Government, the President of India, the Royal family of the UK, and other organizations for her work in entrepreneurship and research. This year, Jain was the recipient of The Diana Award, one of the most prestigious international accolades a young person can receive for humanitarian work. The Full Circle team has created a mental health video game with more than seven countries including the USA, UK, India, Canada and others to build new technologies and tackle government related legislation.

Join the FullCircle community: https://www.teamfullcircle.org/ 

Follow them on IG @fullcircle_genz

And if you ever want to call Jain if you're feeling lonely or need someone to talk to... here's her phone number: +1 404 285 0138

Sep 02, 202126:19
Omena: Francesca

Omena: Francesca

Meet Francesca, rising senior at Brown, and founder of Omena, a non-profit organization committed to increasing emotional abuse awareness in Madagascar’s educational system by providing tools for students to combat and stand up to abuse. Omena currently has over a hundred volunteers scattered around the world - in 13 countries and counting - and their work has been featured by MTV, The Boston Globe, supported by the Clinton Foundation and Forbes Under 30. 

Check out their website: https://www.o-mena.com/ 

Follow Omena on social media @omenamovement


Aug 26, 202134:20
Mandla: Boluwaji & Wenitte
Aug 19, 202123:16
Pareto: Phoebe Yao

Pareto: Phoebe Yao

Meet Phoebe, a Chinese-American immigrant, Stanford dropout, 2020 Thiel Fellow, and founder of Pareto. Pareto is building the human API for business operations with a women-led and operated task force that combines human quality assurance with machine automation, enabling seamless SMB business automation at scale. As featured in Forbes, Pareto is committed to helping women in developing economies master the foundations of company building, connect with world-class entrepreneurs, and earn meaningful work opportunities.

Connect with Phoebe via email: phoebe@hellopareto.com, and follow them on IG & Twitter: @hellopareto 


Aug 12, 202126:43
Simply Neuroscience: Chinmayi Balusu

Simply Neuroscience: Chinmayi Balusu

Meet Chinmayi, an undergrad at Columbia and founder of Simply Neuroscience. Simply Neuroscience is an international, student-led organization that focuses on neuroscience and psychology education, outreach, and awareness. Initially started as a personal blog, Simply Neuroscience - over the past two years - has grown into a team of over 300 volunteers running 25 initiatives, and a community of over 50,000 Gen Z’ers spanning more than 120 countries.

Listen to Chinmayi discuss her passion for neuroscience, psychology, and their multifaceted application in other fields within STEM and humanities.  She shares her story of how she grew from a personal blog to an international community, and the unique ways she harnesses the power of her community for content creation. As a 3x TEDx speaker, and founder of Simply Neuroscience, Chinmayi explains that everything she does boils down to her core mission: pursuing the brain, unlocking the future... one neuron at a time.

Make sure to connect with Chinmayi on IG @simplyneuroscience and join their incredible organization as a volunteer or engaged community member! 

Jul 15, 202127:07
Pointz: Maggie Bachenberg & Trisha Ballakur

Pointz: Maggie Bachenberg & Trisha Ballakur

Meet Maggie & Trisha, rising seniors at Brown, and co-founders of Pointz. Pointz is a mobile mapping app that acts like a safety focused "Waze," designed for bike and scooter riders. Maggie & Trisha have completed Brown's B-Lab, were featured in Bloomberg radio, and named a top 10 startup to watch in 2021 in RI.

Listen to Trisha explain the tech and process behind mapping the US, creating proprietary "quiet networks," and crowdsourcing data from micro mobility riders. Maggie delves into the insights gained from customer discovery interviews, and the beta test conducted in Providence. Maggie & Trisha share their personal stories of how they decided to pursue Pointz, formed relationships with biking communities nation wide, and are making micro-mobility transportation safer and more accessible for everyday people.

Reach out to Maggie & Trisha on IG @bikepointz to join their beta test, and be sure to download the app when it launches in August!

Jul 08, 202119:12
Fulphil: Tiffany Yau

Fulphil: Tiffany Yau

Meet Tiffany, a dedicated social entrepreneur and the Founder & CEO of Fulphil, a social venture that teaches marginalized youth social entrepreneurship to solve the real-world problems of their local communities. As recognized in Forbes and her TED talk, Fulphil as inspired ~ 3,000 youths to start their own companies, helping them get into college and even provide for their families.

Listen to Tiffany share how her core motivator in life - to save lives and make a difference - led her to discover the power of social entrepreneurship, and bring entrepreneurship education to students in underserved communities. Tiffany discusses how she's created and distributed successful curriculums in social entrepreneurship, 21st century soft skills, fundraising, DEI, and sustainability, and how she's equipping youth with the resources and authority to create new and innovative solutions to tackle the most pressing societal problems through business. 

Reach out to Tiffany on IG @fulphil_  to join her inspiring initiative and help her empower, as she says, "the people closest to the problems," as they are "closest to the solutions."

Jul 01, 202127:38
ResusciTech: Abbie Kohler

ResusciTech: Abbie Kohler

Meet Abbie, co-founder and CEO of ResusciTech, a startup that is commercializing a smart-phone based CPR training app with the mission of giving people the power to save someone’s life, enabling them to take action in emergency situations with training and real time feedback. ResusciTech has developed patent-pending, smartphone CPR feedback technology with the goal of improving outcomes with cardiac arrests occurring outside of hospitals. ResusiTech was named one of the top ten startups to watch in 2021 in Rhode Island, and recently received a $40K grant.


Listen to Abbie describe the process of creating the first ever CPR training app, navigating the patent process, and gamifying the certification process. Abbie explains the advancements in technology that has made this app possible, and how she navigates the stress of creating a product that can be the difference between life and death. 


The app - SMART Certification - is out in the app store. Download the app, and get CPR certified for free! Reach out to Abbie via IG @resusci.tech

Jun 24, 202127:57
Honey House: Anita Todorovic

Honey House: Anita Todorovic

Meet Anita, graduate from Carthage College and founder of the Honey House, a local Chicago honey store that sells honey, organic tea, canned goods, and more. Her property has ten beehives, hundreds of thousands of bees, and she takes the honey straight from the hive to her jars in her store. 

Listen to Anita share the source of her inspiration - her Uncle Alex - and how she developed an incredible hustler mentality at such a young age. Anita highlights the specific jobs of various bees in a colony, the therapeutic effects of beekeeping, and the health wonders of honey. Anita retells the incredible story of the grind to build a physical store, construct all the shelves, label the jars, build her website, and oversee hundreds of thousands of bees. She discusses how honey helps her with her broader goal: spreading awareness of health and well being, both for individuals and the environment. As Anita continues to grow, she always comes back to her core value: maximizing impact in her local community. 

If you are ever in Chicago, you need to visit her store! It is an incredible piece of land and she'll give you a private tour. Also, if you are interested in beekeeping, maximizing local impact, or wanting to befriend a true hustler (but incredibly sweet person), reach out to Anita on IG @honeyhouse_ab

Jun 17, 202134:32
IncluDesign: Diana Perkins

IncluDesign: Diana Perkins

Meet Diana, co-founder and CEO of IncluDesign, a design firm creating adaptive products that empower individuals with disabilities. IncluDesign is releasing their first product, the LapSnap, after reaching their $10K Kickstarter goal in one week! The founders of IncluDesign began by participating in Brown’s 2020 Breakthrough Lab Accelerator, and since then the company has been featured in Providence Business News and been named one of RI Inno’s top 10 startups to watch in 2021.

Listen to Diana share how she created a major in Industrial Design, taught herself how to sew and develop a prototype, figured out how to partner with a manufacturer, and used the Human Centered Design Process. Diana highlights the differences between the terms "differently abled" vs. "people with disabilities," and discusses how she conducted dozens of virtual interviews, analyzed user feedback through online check-ins and surveys, and distributed prototypes to wheelchair users across the United States for a four month trial. 

If you are passionate about creating products for people with disabilities, reach out to Diana on IG @inclu.design, and be sure to donate to their kickstarter campaign!

Jun 10, 202131:31
Debate Spaces: Tessa Holtzman & Sagie Tvizer

Debate Spaces: Tessa Holtzman & Sagie Tvizer

Meet Tessa and Sagie, Executive Director and Program Director of Debate Spaces, an education non-profit that uses debate to foster civic engagement and connect middle school students from around the world. Currently run by Harvard graduate students and a team of pro-debaters, Debate Spaces operates under the mission of crafting and developing strategies to make the world a better place, through debate. Since its founding in 2017, Debate Spaces has impacted over 400 students from urban and suburban middle schools around the world.

Listen to Tessa and Sagie discuss Debate Spaces' pedagogical approach, and their ultimate vision to foster community building where people from around the world can engage in empowering dialogue. Tessa highlights the power of debate with regards to self-empowerment and advocacy, and shares stories of students using debate to enact change in their local communities. Sagie discusses "the superpower" of your voice, and illustrates how debate is the bridge between knowledge and action. 

If you are a middle schooler - join this program! For everyone else - get involved with Debate Spaces by volunteering as a judge or recruiting students. Be sure to follow and DM Debates Spaces on IG @debatespaces 

Jun 03, 202141:15
Pawsible: Vanessa Barker
May 27, 202127:02
Intern From Home: Chuck Isgar & Megan Kasselberg
May 20, 202141:27
Intimately: Emma Butler

Intimately: Emma Butler

Meet Emma, recent graduate of Brown University and the founder & CEO of Intimately, a startup that is igniting an inclusive revolution by selling functional and fashionable lingerie for women with disabilities. Emma has been featured in Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Entrepreneur, The Boston Globe, and was named one of Forbes next 1000! 

Listen to Emma share how her 501 hustle developed into a full-time job, as she went from frantically shipping boxes from her college dorm room to raising money from investors, and moving to Station F in Paris. With the help of Brown’s Nelson Centre for Entrepreneurship, and a $20,000 Kickstarter campaign, Emma has created a beautiful, branded, one-stop shop for adaptive lingerie that is both functional and fashionable. Intimately serves the dual function of being an e-commerce site specifically targeted towards women with disabilities, and providing a community for them to engage in discussions about intimacy, sex and all things womanhood. The Gen-Z spirit of inclusivity runs through the entire shopping experience-- from easy-to-open shipping boxes, to an all-women team, over half of whom are disabled themselves.

Emma would love to meet other Gen Z entrepreneurs, and will soon be hiring, so DM her on IG! @intimately.co 

May 13, 202134:22
MediCircle: Jack Shaeffer

MediCircle: Jack Shaeffer

Meet Jack, a student at Brown University and life-long entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of MediCircle, a startup that repurposes leftover cancer prescriptions to create equitable cancer care by leveraging financial waste in the healthcare system to address disparities. Recently, after twelve hours rehearsing a 4min pitch, Jack and his co-founder won first place ($25K) and fan favorite in the Brown Venture Prize. 

Listen to Jack share the intense research process of cold calling 150 long term care facilities, conducting 250 market research interviews with stakeholders, and becoming an expert in pharmaceutical redistribution in the oncology space. Jack highlights the importance of advisors, the pros and cons of for-profit and non-profit, and emotional anecdotes from his interviews.  As a 20 year old trying to disrupt the medical industry, Jack has been called "a little bit insane," but after visiting a long term care facility and "seeing boxes of biomedical waste filled to the brim" with valuable medication, Jack "felt something in my heart" and committed to addressing this unmet need. If you want to join MediCircle and their mission, Jack shares multiple collaboration opportunities towards the end. Reach out to Jack on IG @jack_schaeffer29, and visit their website: https://medicircle.org/

May 06, 202134:34
Farmlink Project: Jordan Hartzell

Farmlink Project: Jordan Hartzell

Meet Jordan, a student at Brown University currently on a gap year. She serves as the Project Manager of Farmlink’s Product Team. The Farmlink Project connects farmers to food banks, delivering millions of pounds of farm fresh produce that would otherwise be wasted to feed families in need. The Farmlink Project has been featured on the Washington Post, Fox News, CNBC, NYT, ABC News, and several others, and now has a team of over 250 college students!

Listen to Jordan paint a vivid picture of the agricultural industry and the produce supply chain. She goes into detail on how the pandemic drastically increased food waste and the logistical nightmare of dealing with the three points of waste: in-field, “post-harvest, pre-retail,” and rejected loads. Jordan shares stories of discussions with growers, the operating hassle of directing massive trucks, and the strict product specifications of retailers. Listen to her delve into what makes a "Snow White Apple," how “pretty” strawberries can hurt truck drivers, and how farmers deal with the economic pressure of food waste.

Towards the end, I read an email from another member of the Farmlink Project who credits Jordan with "joining a very male-dominated team early on" and being "vocal/formative enough to make Farmlink the welcoming, supportive, communicative place it is now."

The Farmlink Project is looking for people to join their initiative! Visit their website: https://www.farmlinkproject.org/, and reach out directly to Jordan on Instagram: @jordyhartzell

Apr 29, 202133:17
Intus Care: Robbie Felton & Evan Jackson

Intus Care: Robbie Felton & Evan Jackson

Meet Robbie and Evan, CEO and COO of Intus Care, a health analytics platform synthesizing clinical, financial, and operational data to help long-term care facilities make data-driven management decisions for their elderly patients. Intus Care launched in 2020, and is in partnership with seven provider-sponsored health plans, five state long-term care associations and is financially backed by institutional investors.

Listen to Robbie share how his mom inspired him to enter the geriatrics industry, and how he became a young expert in digital health for elderly care. Listen to Evan share how he leverages predictive analytics to proactively prevent patient hospitalizations. Robbie & Evan discuss their decision to drop out of school, grind in a basement, and build their company from the ground up. Robbie explains the strenuous process of fundraising, and Evan highlights the importance of networking. 

Towards the end, Robbie & Evan share collaborative and hiring opportunities, so if you are interested in joining a high growth startup in the medical industry, reach out to them! Emails: Robbie@intus.care & Evan@intus.care

Apr 22, 202135:08
CandiVote: Arvind Sridhar & Shivesh Mehrotra

CandiVote: Arvind Sridhar & Shivesh Mehrotra

Meet Arvind & Shivesh, rising sophomores at Brown and Yale. Together they co-founded CandiVote, a comprehensive engagement platform for local politics that is modernizing current voting and campaign information systems for the next generation of voters. Listen to Arvind & Shivesh share the history of local politics, and how a lack of resources and attention at the local level is leading to confusion, low engagement, and inadequate change in communities. Listen to how they iterated CandiVote to implement a dashboard that curates information on local candidates, a messaging system to contact candidates, a way to donate directly to campaigns, and quizzes that "match" you with a candidate with similar ideals.

CandiVote has garnered nation-wide recognition, and will officially launch for the Rhode Island elections in 2022. Right now, they have had thousands of people visit the website, and are looking for beta users to join the platform and offer feedback. If you are interested in joining their initiative, reach out to them on Instagram @candivote, and visit their website: https://www.candivote.org/ 

Apr 15, 202134:43
Digital Philly: Justin Russell

Digital Philly: Justin Russell

Meet Justin, a recent college graduate from St. Joseph's and the founder of his 501 Hustle, Digital Philly, a marketing agency that helps grow businesses by leveraging SEO. Listen to Justin's story of how he believed he wasn't a good employee, and failed to start a business multiple times. But, as Justin shares, he figured out how to build a proper team by complementing skillsets, and eventually succeeded in his third attempt at growing his business. Justin explains the nuances of SEO, and the power of leveraging this form of marketing to become the top result on Google.

Listen to Justin share how he builds relationships with his clients that transcend business (Thanksgiving Pumpkin Muffin Party?!), and what he learned from his mentors with regards to how to deal with conflict resolution. In addition, he shares the power of a network and how it's important to realize that "it's not about who you know... it's about who knows you." 

Be sure to reach out to Justin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justincrussell/ if your business could use some SEO advice, or if you just want to befriend a fellow Gen Z hustler who started in a basement financing his dreams with his savings, and now rolling with his venture! 

Apr 08, 202133:46
NBA Content Creator & Run IO: Destin George Bell

NBA Content Creator & Run IO: Destin George Bell

Meet George, a college graduate and Venture For America fellow, who lost all his money, got rejected from over 100 jobs, and packed his bags and headed to Austin. Learning from his mom's hustling attitude and coveting the Mamba Mentality, George never let adversity slow him down and is now an EA Sports Brand Personality sponsored by the NBA, and founder of a cardio fitness app, Run IO.

Listen to George talk about how he took his love for the video game NBA 2K and created a 501 Hustle around it, by realizing that when you follow what you love instead of getting stuck in "what you should be doing," things fall into place and the right connections will come into your life. During quarantine, George learned the valuable lesson of how to alter his mindset and see opportunities in times of struggle. Listen to George share how he turned the worst moments in his life into opportunities that allowed him to gain strength, seize power, and grow into the individual he aspired to be.

His app, Run.IO, has won several pitch competitions, has official advisory from the founder of Map My Run, currently has two engineers on the project, and is looking to grow his team! Reach out to George on Instagram: @gfortune_500

Apr 01, 202143:39
Student Musicians: Gus Benson & Jack Riley

Student Musicians: Gus Benson & Jack Riley

Meet Gus & Jack, two Brown University students and incredible musicians. Together, they have collaborated on several tracks, released a single, Write My Ticket (available on all platforms!), and play in two bands on campus: Falling Walrus and The Clementines. 

Listen to their 501 Hustle - learning how to adapt to the pandemic and continue collaborating on music - and how they've leveraged unique opportunities to continue releasing tracks and putting on performances. Gus & Jack discuss the nuances of tone and rhythm and how they - when effectively used - convey deeper meaning and stylistic "funk." Relive how Jack and his band got kicked out of Andrews Dining Hall, and Gus and his band came up with the name Falling Walrus. Listen to how together they use various sources of inspiration to write and produce a song. 

Make sure to follow these guys on Instagram, @gus_bnsn and @jackrileymusic, and connect with them if you want two, fun, energetic, musicians as new friends! 

Mar 25, 202133:17
Project Matriarchs: Pilar McDonald & Lola McAllister

Project Matriarchs: Pilar McDonald & Lola McAllister

Meet Pilar & Lola, two university students at Brown and Stanford. They came together and founded Project Matriarchs, an organization working to provide meaningful virtual childcare support to working mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic. As stated on their website: "The way we look at it, the pandemic threatens a reversion to the norm that a 'woman's place is in the home.' Having children and a career should not be mutually exclusive."

Learn about their incredible journey building such a rapidly growing initiative in less than a year. Listen to Pilar and Lola share their experiences interviewing overwhelmed moms and discovering the lack of resources for caregivers. In addition, Pilar and Lola share the amazing network of college students they have cultivated, and hint at an upcoming movement that harnesses the power of university students to change corporate culture and create a more just future.

Reach out to Pilar and Lola via Instagram @projectmatriarchs, and be sure to visit their website: https://www.projectmatriarchs.com/

They are looking to grow the Project Matriarchs community, so be sure to connect with them and join their inspirational initiative! 

Mar 18, 202139:50