The ShermCast

On this week's episode host Jayden Khatib spoke to Keith Curso, Maria Zapata and Aida Wen (via Zoom) about the ways they're helping to keep the Sherman Center community connected during these hard times. Music: "Merlot" by Birocratic ( http://birocratic.lnk.to/allYL )

For this week's episode of the ShermCast host Jayden Khatib speaks (via Zoom) with current student and Envision accelerator founder Eliana Berger and entrepreneur/NU alumnus Tuan Ho about how bias affects venture capital funding. Music: "Merlot" by Birocratic ( http://birocratic.lnk.to/allYL )

In this week's episode, host Jayden Khatib speaks (via Zoom) with Jenny Tungsubutra and Michael Komatz about the Sherman Center's new peer mentorship program and why peer mentorship is important. Music: "Beets 03: Merlot" by Birocratic (http://birocratic.lnk.to/allYL).

In this episode, host Jayden Khatib speaks (via Zoom) to Sherman community members Isabel Arthur and Maddie Rocklin and health researcher Noah Zazanis about how to be inclusive while creating reproductive and/or sexual health ventures. Music: "Beets 03: Merlot" by Birocratic ( http://birocratic.lnk.to/allYL )

In this week's episode, hosts Kendall Meenan and Izzy Stepanek podcast from home! As Kendall is home in Connecticut and Izzy is home in Florida, they Zoom chatted and talked about the current COVID-19 situation and how it has positively and negatively affected their lives and their transitions to work-from-home life. They share helpful tips and tricks on how to not feel isolated and stay moti...

In this week's episode, hosts Kendall Meenan and Izzy Stepanek sit down with students Chris Owen, Lauren Meigel, and Ben Frothingham who all currently co-op in the sustainability industry to talk about what sustainability means to them, how they incorporate it into their own lives, and how companies can do the same!

In this episode, hosts Kendall Meenan and Izzy Stepanek sit down with product managers from different fields Maddy Leger, Elizabeth Cavallo, and Carly Anderson to talk about the role of a product manager, its ups and downs, and what it takes to get there! 

In this episode, hosts Izzy Stepanek and Kendall Meenan discuss ethics in entrepreneurship. They sat down with Eliot Smullen, Megan Sapack, and Anthony Wiryaman - students from Generate - to talk about ethical scenarios and their views on morality in the technical industry. 

Welcome back to another season of the Sherman Center podcast! This season, we have two new hosts, Kendall Meenan and Izzy Stepanek who sat down with our 4 Sherman Center co-ops, Justin Lin and Andrew Purdy of Venture Backpacks, Keith Corso of BusRight, and Steve Flanagan of Bountium. They discussed their time as a co-op so far, details about their venture, feelings about social media in today&apos...

"What does the Sherman Center community mean to you?" On the last episode of the season, we ask members of the community what the Sherm means to them. We interviewed work studies, Generate members, and an alumnus to see how this space has shaped their college careers and personal lives. This is the last episode of the season, and the last episode to be hosted by students Aya Aragon and Y...

"What are your hopes and fears in starting your own venture?" In this episode of the ShermCast, we interviewed the upcoming Spring 2020 Sherman Center Co-ops: Justin Lin (George '71 and Joanne Papa Sherman Co-op), Andrew Purdy (Michael J. and Ann Sherman Co-op), Keith Corso (Michael J. and Ann Sherman Co-op), and Steve Flanagan (Michael J. and Ann Sherman Co-op). We asked them what...

"How has leading an organization like Generate helped you grow as both a leader and as a person?" On this episode of the ShermCast, we interviewed the executive directors of Generate, the Sherman Center's product development studio, to see how a unique organization like Generate has affected those who help lead it. We dive into all four years of Generate's history, with Mina Is...

“Are women in entrepreneurship women first or entrepreneurs first?” In this episode of the ShermCast, we discuss what it means to be a woman in the entrepreneurship field and some of the realities of it. We sat down with Katie Wilhoit, a former Sherman Center co-op and creator of UnSize, who gave her thoughts on the distinction between being an entrepreneur or a woman first. We also interviewed th...

“Entrepreneurship is mentally taxing. So how do you make sure that you take care of your mental health just as much as you take care of your business?” In this episode of the ShermCast, we talk about an often unacknowledged crisis in the entrepreneurial world: mental health. Entrepreneurs, most notably company founders, are more likely to suffer from mental health conditions. We spoke to two forme...

Welcome to the ShermCast, a podcast by the Sherman Center. Hosted by students Aya Aragon and Yuuki Nishida, this podcast seeks to highlight people in the engineering entrepreneurial ecosystem in Northeastern University and their work. Our first episode is an introduction to who we are, the history of the Sherman Center, and what entrepreneurship means to those who work here. Music by Birocratic. Y...