The ShermCast

In the first episode of season 8, hosts Elisabeth Hadjis and Sam Yip cover all things experiential learning. We’re talking about the history of Northeastern’s experiential programs, including those at the Sherman Center and CO-OPs, as well as the growth of our entrepreneurial community on campus and beyond. Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn: @nushermancenter Head to our website for all episodes...

Hosts Makayla Mutz & Sanyuktha Kumbla spoke with Parul Punjabi, the CEO of Aime, a worldwide nonprofit mentorship program that is working toward creating a fairer world. They talked all about exploration and discovery, unlikely connections, and the importance of unlocking one's imagination. Follow us on Instagram: @nushermancenter. Head to our website for all episodes and transcripts: htt...

Hosts Makayla Mutz & Sanyuktha Kumbla spoke with Michelle Beaudette, the founder of Kaolin Beauty, a buisness that sells cruelty-free and sustainable beauty products. They talked all about Michelle’s personal jouney with defining beauty, being apart of the Sherman Venture Co-Op, and the importance of sustainable products. Follow us on Instagram: @nushermancenter. Head to our website for all ep...

Hosts Makayla Mutz & Sanyuktha Kumbla spoke with Josh Batra, Executive Director of Generate, the Sherman Center's student-led product development studio. They talked all about the inner workings of Generate, the advantages of being an introvert, weird food combinations, and Josh's personal journey with Generate. Follow us on Instagram: @nushermancenter. Head to our website for all ep...

Hosts Makayla Mutz & Sanyuktha Kumbla talk to Kojo Addaquay, CPO of Fluid Finance Technologies, which aims to bridge the gap between micro-finance institutions and marginalized communities. We talked about what problems Fluid tackles in Ghana, a new way of looking at deadlines, and Kojo’s journey from being an environmentalist, to a self taught programmer, and now the CPO of Fluid. 

Hosts Makayla Mutz & Sanyuktha Kumbla talk to Sherman Center Venture CO-OP and CEO Hannah Ung about her start-up, Boxy, and her adventures with solo traveling, wrestling, and entrepreneurship while learning about her Airbnb-style storage start-up, that allows hosts to monetize their underutilized living space by providing storage for college students.  Follow us on Instagram: @nushermancenter....

Hosts Alex Nikanov and Makayla Mutz talk to Altschuler-Meyer CEO of IDEA, Lucas Espada, about leadership, student entrepreneurship, guiding teams toward a shared vision and more. Follow us on Instagram: @nushermancenter Head to our website for all episodes and transcripts: https://www.northeastern.edu/sherman/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://northeastern.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=b6828...

Hosts Alex Nikanov and Makayla Mutz talk to David Smith about finding his non-profit, Affordable Housing Institute, his personal journey with entrepreneurship, and what it takes to start a non-profit. This episode was recorded April 1, 2022.  Follow us on instagram: @nushermancenter Head to our website for all episodes and transcripts: https://www.northeastern.edu/sherman/ Subscribe to out newslet...

Hosts Alex Nikanov and Makayla Mutz talk to a previous Generate client, Maxwell Lyman about his startup, Solon, his journey with entrepreneurship, as well as the future for cryptocurrency, NFTs, and the Web3 industry overall. Follow us on Instagram: @nushermancenter Head to our website for all episodes and transcripts: https://www.northeastern.edu/sherman/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://nort...

Hosts Alex Nikanov and Makayla Mutz talk to Sherman Center Venture CO-OPs and co-founders Chloe Welch and Hanna Elzaridi about their startup, SOAR Vending, and their journey with entrepreneurship, including their experiences as business students learning about engineering and their plans for launching and entering the fitness market. Follow us on Instagram: @nushermancenter Head to our website for...

Hosts Alex Nikanov and Makayla Mutz talk to Sherman Center Entrepreneur In Residence Taryn Livingstone on the first episode of Season 6. Taryn takes a deep dive into entrepreneurship, community, and her role at the Sherman Center. She tells us how about her involvement with Envision Accelerator and how her team is empowering young, underrepresented founders in their journey with entrepreneurship....

Hosts Joe Blanchet and Sam Yip talk to former Generate client and REV venture Ahmad Zameli, the founder and CEO of his sustainable vertical farming company Untill on their last episode of Season Five. We talked all about the story of why he started Untill, the huge environmental impact of farming, his passion for sustainability, and how his technology will forever change the way we grow our fruits...

Another episode of The ShermCast with Sam Yip & Joe Blanchet! As we near the end of Season 5, we hosted returning guest Rachel Domb! We talked all about her plant-based snack company, Rooted Living, and the growth she’s made since the last time we talked in Season 4. She shared just a few of her amazing accomplishments as well as her experience being both a student and a woman entrepreneur! Fo...

In this week’s episode, hosts Joe Blanchet and Sam Yip talk with Sherm and Generate veterans Thomas, Aya, and Anuj about their work on the venture Smarty Pill and how their time in Generate and the Sherman Center has impacted them. We talk about “Late Night Sherm” moments, Generate’s best outreach tactics, and the good vibes of The Sherman Center.  Follow us on Instagram: @nushermancenter Head to...

In this week’s episode, we got the awesome opportunity to talk to Senior Director of Software Engineering at WHOOP,  Mark Flores. We talked about WHOOP technology, the new WHOOP 4.0  and  Body-Any Wear collection, as well as WHOOP’s future plans. Mark shared why he loves WHOOP and what prospective students can do to make their co-op and job applications stand out.   Follow us on Instagram: @nusher...

In this week’s episode, hosts Joe Blanchet and Sam Yip talked to Sherman Center Alum Jason Toby about what it means to be a Freelance Mechanical Engineer and how he used his experiences from Northeastern and co-op to figure out a unique and personalized career path. We take a blast into the past as Jason tells us about his time while involved in the Sherman Center and what it was like.  Follow us...

Another season of The ShermCast! Returning Host Sam Yip is super excited to welcome Joe Blanchet as her new Co-Host and get back to uncovering the meaning of entrepreneurship. Our first episode of Season 5 features the Sherman Center’s newly appointed Director, Ted Johnson. We talk about what’s new in the Sherman Center, what’s new on Northeastern's campus and what to look forward to in Seaso...

Hello everyone! Happy summer and welcome to a special episode of the ShermCast. My name is Izzy and I wanted to use the summer to talk about some more personally interesting topics in entrepreneurship and technology. In this essay-style episode, I talk about the "pipeline" that makes celebrities turn to make apps and games and the money, marketing, and impact that circulates behind these...

Hi everyone and welcome back to our last episode of the season! This week, Sam and Izzy sat down with Em, a graduating senior, to chat about her time at Northeastern, the impact the Sherman Center has had on her, and how she feels about graduating! Make sure to tune in and to Em, and all those graduating this semester, on behalf of the Sherman Center we wish you the best of luck in all your future...

Hi everyone and welcome to our second-to-last episode of the ShermCast for this season! This week, Sam and Izzy sit down with Nick Kaffine, the fall 2020-spring 2021 Executive Director of Generate to talk about his year in the position, what it was like transitioning Generate into an all-virtual setting, goals for the future, and much more! We hope you enjoy as much as we did! Link for the transcr...

Hi everyone and welcome back to another episode of the ShermCast! This week, Sam and Izzy virtually sat down with one of the co-founders of Slate Milk, Josh Belinsky, to talk about all things  Slate Milk from future plans to cow nutritionists! Tune in to find out more. Website: https://slatemilk.com/ Instagram: @slatemilk Transcript for Season 4: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DUPDpnZ0OIc...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the ShermCast! This week, Sam and Izzy sat down with BBOSS's Amya Porteons and Olanrewaju Abdul-Hakeem Oloritun to talk about BBOSS, black entrepreneurship, the Black Lives Matter movement, and so much more! Tune in for a conversation that we think everyone should be having. BBOSS's Instagram: @bbossnortheastern

Welcome to another episode of The ShermCast! This week, Sam and Izzy virtually sit down with Rachel Domb and Aniyah Smith,  the brains behind Rooted Living and Push Beauty and HSC's 1st and 2nd place winners! We discuss all things HSC and their ventures from experience in the pitch challenge, challenges they've been facing with the pandemic, and more so tune in for another great episode!...

Welcome back to another season of the ShermCast! Hosts Izzy Stepanek and Sam Yip are excited to be creating and sharing another semester's worth of content for you all! In this week's episode, Izzy and Sam talk about the tools and experiences shared by some of our times most well-known entrepreneurs and what "success" means in the entrepreneurship world. 

For the last episode of this season, host Jayden Khatib spoke with Kendall Meenan, Aya Aragon and Christian Hardy about the ongoing effort to make the Sherman Center a more diverse and inclusive place. Music: "Merlot" by Birocratic (http://birocratic.lnk.to/allYL)