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Dr. Evaristo Doria is the Co-Director of the Minor in International Business at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business Georgia State University. Prior to join the academia, he worked as a senior corporate executive in the field of strategic marketing and business development in more than 20 countries. He is coauthor of several [...]

Ishak Yusuf aka "Hawk", CEO of Famous Joint: Content Cafe, has produced WordPress websites and the pictures, videos, and texts that go into them. Directing narratives, and commercials for entreprenuers to some of the worlds biggest stars. He is a tech enthusiast, pickup basketball defensive MVP, and has a passion for media & entrepreneurship. Hashim [...]

Ashley Richardson is co-founder and CEO of Totem Agency, a software company that uses AI to create more efficient processes to visual content development. She is a Georgia State University Alum, carrying a B.S. Economics, Entrepreneurship. Connect with Ashley on LinkedIn and follow Totem Agency on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Lara O'Connor Hodgson serves as President & CEO of NOW Corp, a company she co-founded to free small businesses from the burden of being a free bank to their customers. Lara co-founded Nourish Inc, and introduced its first patented products for children, in airports, hotels, entertainment venues and retail outlets across the US. Lara experienced [...]

Sasha-Gay Trusty is an Arts and Culture editor living creatively in Atlanta with roots in the countryside of Jamaica, where she was born and spent her early childhood. Having this duality in her background gives her unique cultural experience, which inspires every aspect of Sasha-Gay's life – from her educational path and career aspirations, to her [...]

Jonathan Pinder, CEO of OshunPay, is a senior computer science major here at Georgia State University. He was born and raised in The Bahamas and has found a passion in financial technology as a means for inclusion progressing society. He enjoys working in the start-up sphere since high school where he started his first business in [...]

Umama Kibria is the Founder and CEO of SweatPack. Umama is passionate about connecting people through fitness. After working out at 400+ gyms and playing recreational sports for 10 years, she founded SweatPack. SweatPack is a fitness team for friends! This app connects people to group workouts and sports leagues. A highly sought after social [...]

Lauren Fajardo is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Dador, a forward thinking Cuban fashion and lifestyle brand based in Havana. Inspired by her biggest passions: fashion, art and design, Dador produces locally made, thoughtfully designed garments that capture the essence of the modern Havana style. Follow Dador on Facebook. Carlos Gómez is a Cuban [...]

Founded in 1994 by Mr. Carlton A. Brown, Occasional Occasions by Carlton has been repeatedly praised for its culinary displays, dynamic flavors, and unique table presentations. Chef Carlton is the owner of Occasional Occasions by Carlton LLC, a boutique style, custom catering company, specializing in Contemporary Southern cuisine and providing off-premise catering for the Atlanta [...]

Pharez Roberson, the owner of Heavenly Cakes is a Pastry Chef, artist, and designer who brings his knowledge and expertise together to develop gourmet desserts. Follow Heavenly Cakes on Facebook and Instagram. About Your Host Telisha Farrow Jackson brings her engaging personality, as well as, over 15 years of experience in managing all levels of large [...]

Mr. Daniel H. Fitch is the Founder/CEO of Natural Leaders Media. Daniel is a serial entrepreneur, real estate professional and filmmaker originally from Roselle, New Jersey. He has been residing comfortably in Atlanta, GA since 1996 and is a proud husband and father. The filmmaker journey began in the early 90 s when Daniel took his [...]

Perry Binder is an award-winning legal studies professor in Robinson, and the co-founder of GSU s Corporate Intellectual Property Institute, a premier two-day annual conference for practitioners. Perry is a founding Board Member of the Georgia IP Alliance (GIPA). Though GIPA, he secured five Governor Proclamations to recognize IP s value to Georgia businesses. October 2019 is IP [...]

Baiyina Jihad is a native of Atlanta who was raised in the communities of West End and East Atlanta. Baiyina loved the city so much she attended Georgia State University. During her senior year in college, she applied and got accepted to Teach for America. She just transitioned out of the classroom after teaching for [...]

Mikayla Joy Oberlton is a transfer student to Georgia State University. She is a junior with a love for writing, people, and pageantry. She has been published in Our Voice magazine, received the Miss America DC congeniality award, the Harper Avery and Biggest heart award. As the Founder of Crowns Without Boundaries, and the new [...]

Jagdish N. Sheth is Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Business in the Goizueta Business School at Emory University. Professor Sheth has over 50 years of combined experience in teaching and research at the University of Southern California, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Columbia University, MIT, and Emory University. Professor Sheth is the recipient of [...]

Usama Muta-Ali is the founder of Bukhari Tutoring & Health in Stone Mountain Ga. He is Majoring in Chemistry in hopes of becoming a researcher after he graduates college. Connect with Usama on LinkedIn and follow Bukhari Tutoring & Health on Twitter. Ashley Bella Daramola was born and raised in Atlanta, GA. Ashley got her [...]

Elizabeth Eichinger is the Undergraduate Program Coordinator in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences. She works with all B.I.S. students to discover and attain their academic and career goals. Zachary Saylor is a lecturer in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences. He teaches several classes at the Institute including Careers in Biomedical Sciences and Scientific Communication . Follow [...]

Robin Mladinich is a director of the Executive MBA program at Georgia State University and founder/leadership coach for Inspire 2 Impact (I2I) Leadership Group LLC. She has 20 years of experience in global leadership and program development. Her expertise is in coaching and growing high potential executives; creating leadership development programs and curriculum to evoke [...]

Erica Wright Bracey currently manages the new student business incubator on campus, LaunchGSU. Erica stepped into this role at LaunchGSU in September 2017 but her GSU roots are much deeper. Prior to working at LaunchGSU, Erica worked as a business consultant for the Small Business Development Center at Georgia State University for eleven years assisting [...]

As Georgia State University s first Chief Innovation Officer, Phil Ventimiglia is helping shape Georgia State University s exploration of new ideas for teaching and learning. Phil has nearly two decades of experience in new technology development and strategy, working internationally and across industries, to foster the growth of new technologies, encourage entrepreneurship and help grow [...]

Jackie Davis is the Associate Director for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ENI) at Georgia State University where she contributes to the Institute s vision, strategy, marketing and co-curricular efforts. In her tenure, Jackie has helped to grow Georgia State s entrepreneurship programs beyond the classroom. She established and oversees the planning and facilitation of 60+ events a year [...]

MK is a serial tech entrepreneur. He has taken ideas and transformed them into full blown revenue generating businesses. MK has started a number of software companies. He founded Prominus in 2002 to help small hospitals manage their outstanding receivables. In 2008, MK founded Verdeeco, a cloud based analytics platform that energy utilities used to manage [...]

Noelle London is Assistant Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Invest Atlanta. Connect with Noelle on LinkedIn. Diane Bloodworth founded Competitive Sports Analysis (CSA) and serves as the CEO. CSA s mission is to help sports teams win by leveraging predictive analytics. She is responsible for company and product strategy and manages the day-to-day operations. Diane is a serial [...]

April Stammel is the VP of Marketing and Community Development at Newport, focusing on bringing out all the stories of South Downtown how it began and is beginning all over again. Prior to joining the company two years ago, she held a range of leadership positions in business development, marketing, creative strategy and event [...]

Roop Singh is founder and principal at Intuit Factory, a Blockchain business strategy consulting firm. He s also a co-founder of a stealth product startup in the Blockchain identity space. Roop gave a TEDx talk in March 2019 on Who owns your digital identity? Blockchain – unlocking the emerging identity revolution. As a public speaker, Roop [...]