Twenty-two is the lucky number for recipients of the 2022 Innovator Awards, given out by the Northeastern’s Women Who Empower platform. A panel of judges selected 22 female honorees, who will receive a total of $220,000 in cash prizes, with first-place winners taking home $22,000 each in the award program’s second year.
Earlier this week, a couple of leading women in the tech scene offered inspirational words from an inspirational setting.
Stefania Mallett, who cofounded and heads Boston startup ezCater, and venture capitalist Aileen Lee, who first coined the term “unicorn” for startups worth more than $1 billion, spoke at an event Wednesday that was sponsored by the Boston chapter of All Raise.
After testing more than 20 blends of lipstick personally and among volunteers, Michelle Calderon is preparing to launch the initial products of her startup, Addition Beauty. “We are the first sustainable makeup line that supports fertility and pregnancy,” says...
JET NOIRE, a startup that fuses identity with fashion, began when Mya Brown’s clothes were lost by a shipping company during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brown, a Northeastern international business graduate, began sewing new clothes for herself—and then for customers.
Aniyah Smith’s career timeline underwent a radical adjustment last year when the MBA student placed second among Northeastern entrepreneurs based on her idea to create inclusive and accessible cosmetics for a diverse population. “I did not expect to be building a...
An entrepreneurship award from Northeastern is helping to revolutionize the caviar industry, says Deborah Keane, founder and chief executive officer of the groundbreaking California Caviar Company. She is committed to the development of “no-kill caviar,” which enables...
Jessica Huang, who graduated this year with a degree in entrepreneurship and marketing, used her passion for fashion and a dream to start a new business to create Mode. The app matches online shoppers with the correct clothing size based on their measurements.
Cassie Choi is co-founder and chief operating officer of Pair Team, which has been streamlining access to healthcare since 2019. In support of her startup, Choi has received an inaugural $5,000 Innovator Award from Northeastern’s Women Who Empower inclusion and...
Jameson Johnson created Boston Art Review, which will be publishing its seventh edition this fall. In support of her startup, Johnson has received an inaugural $5,000 Innovator Award from Northeastern’s Women Who Empower inclusion and entrepreneurship initiative.
Thai-Anh Hoag was set to launch her new skincare line, EmBeba, when it hit a bumpy patch thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. The mother of two, who earned her international business degree at Northeastern in 2006, pivoted her marketing plan and sold the all-natural,...