/rss-feeds/blog__entrepreneurship-innovation/Entrepreneurship and Innovation Blogs from the 海角社区en海角社区LeeAnn Shelton{BCED184E-D9AC-44B4-AC33-439D5AB16156}/news/blog/2025/10/08/mbai-program-from-sneezes-to-startup/Robert Song 鈥�24 MBAi has turned his cat allergies into a company that aims to use RNA advancements to eliminate the suffering for would-be animal lovers.Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:55:13 -0500{7F72C9FA-EB4C-4DD9-AB5C-CA50763D0DA6}/news/blog/2025/10/03/shft-behavorial-health-outpatient-mental-healthcare/Two Kellogg alumnae are addressing an urgent mental health care need with a new outpatient model designed for more immediate, approachable and effective support.Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:12:52 -0500{AA5DDF0F-95B3-4586-976B-A419D946EF08}/news/blog/2025/09/23/enrico-leta-nuvio-foods/After plans to join the family business took an unexpected turn, Enrico Leta 鈥�11 MBA transformed disappointment into innovation, co-founding a thriving dairy company.Tue, 23 Sep 2025 11:26:06 -0500{282D0938-A580-457D-B26C-3FC38691E785}/news/blog/2025/09/15/ai-leadership-responsible-tech-culture/鈥淚鈥檓 becoming a leader who can think globally, act inclusively and build with purpose,鈥� says an EMBA student of her 海角社区.Mon, 15 Sep 2025 11:20:12 -0500{529FEECF-A48F-435A-82BD-4944E5433CDC}/news/blog/2025/09/09/theory-traction-bringing-biotech-startup-life/Nick Deraney 鈥�25 MBA shares how immersive curriculum helped redefine his view of leadership and impact.Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:22:56 -0500{33D9F6EE-6286-4DE1-9B9F-7CEB85A1A86F}/news/blog/2025/08/28/building-resilient-agriculture-northern-india/As finalists in the Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge, two Kellogg team members share more about their collaborative experience in developing a blended-finance investment vehicle.Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:50:56 -0500{39818078-6862-410F-9DCB-CF17D2825995}/news/blog/2025/07/30/entrepreneurial-lessons-building-business-mba/Pursuing an MBA while launching a startup can be a challenging yet rewarding path. Hear how Kellogg empowered one alumna to turn her startup vision into reality.Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:23:46 -0500{9753DF09-8B78-4013-883B-8D7B6A9B72EF}/news/blog/2025/07/25/new-zealand-lessons-from-global-mba-journey/From farms to startups, an MBA student shares insights from an immersive learning experience 鈥� and how it鈥檚 shaping his approach to intelligent product development.Fri, 25 Jul 2025 13:11:34 -0500{F275238A-93CE-4C8E-913C-D215F7572C83}/news/blog/2025/07/21/lis-settimi-char-crust/With a little seasoning and a lot of strategy, Lis Settimi 鈥�98 MBA is building something bold for cult-favorite spice blend Char Crust.Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:57:38 -0500{29B53958-4F5E-4BF6-B8FB-7EDE2826EA2B}/news/blog/2025/07/17/angie-mercurio-nlab-zell-fellow/Student entrepreneur Angie Mercurio and nLab are encouraging learners to dive into electrical engineering with their pocket-size electronics lab. Thu, 17 Jul 2025 08:57:10 -0500{88031E6D-2B68-43CB-B4EA-573F9A58C41D}/news/blog/2025/07/10/igniting-spark-sowing-innovation-regen-ag-levy-trip/A group of MBAs explore how the new era of farming offers multi-dimensional solutions to today鈥檚 global challenges.Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:40:19 -0500{C81603AE-C40A-4930-A013-46410B63BE2F}/news/blog/2025/07/02/discipline-listening-designing-ai-products/How a Kellogg GIM trip unfolded to be a masterclass in astute observation, product design and building intelligent systems with integrity and intention.Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:11:22 -0500{B1E9E738-1FE0-4130-87D3-2CD32F592F76}/news/blog/2025/06/10/finding-inspiration-rethinking-fintech-emerging-markets/The immersive Levy Inspiration Grant Program champions a spirit of 鈥済o see for yourself.鈥� A Two-Year MBA shares how her firsthand experience in Southeast Asia transformed her mindset from theory to grounded insight.Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:52:23 -0500{298654F9-B237-4B32-8651-DFC34D848405}/news/blog/2025/06/16/kelloggchronicles-may-health/For Catherine Malloy 鈥�25 MBA and Neha Mehta 鈥�25 MBA, Kellogg has been instrumental in helping create and launch their women鈥檚 health startup, Rora.Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:34:36 -0500{8CF364A3-B3C5-42C9-8A98-3A3A4762267F}/news/blog/2025/05/12/levy-trek-san-francisco-ai-entrepreneurship/Levy Inspiration Treks gather entrepreneurship students for immersive trips that champion a spirit of 鈥済o and see for yourself.鈥� Executive MBA student LeVincia Porch 鈥�26 reflects on her recent trek to San Francisco to explore the AI and tech ecosystem.Mon, 12 May 2025 10:37:01 -0500{FACDFDEA-43D7-4CEC-894F-4BD410470A1B}/news/blog/2025/04/23/empowering-trailblazers-celebrating-womens-business-impact/Meet four Kellogg students who are approaching leadership with authenticity, ambition and a commitment to making a difference.Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:20:11 -0500{4E26ED42-528A-450A-B2E8-7CEA8F6EC54C}/news/blog/2025/04/22/tech-venture-india-emba/Executive MBA students had a front-row seat to innovation and connected with C-suite executives during the TechVenture India course, which explores the country鈥檚 growing startup ecosystem.Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:17:39 -0500{453206A7-C9CF-4D43-A024-82FC13CAB508}/news/blog/2025/03/18/emotion-design-drive-business-success/Learn how creative leaders at this year鈥檚 By Design tap into emotion and design to make their work stand out. From heartfelt storytelling to unique, fun strategies, see how they鈥檙e transforming their industries and inspiring others.Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:10:00 -0500{CB17520F-D790-49A3-AE60-870A733C1C0F}/news/blog/2025/02/27/jim-staples-entrepreneur-orbridge/Orbridge and Sports & Entertainment Travel owner Jim Staples 鈥�99 MBA shares how the values and skill sets he learned at Kellogg inspired him to lead his travel businesses through a pandemic and into an era of unprecedented growth.Thu, 27 Feb 2025 09:52:00 -0600{DA0A03CD-1D43-4412-BC20-F842BA56784B}/news/blog/2025/02/26/ben-munoz-rare-disease-advocacy/After facing a life-threatening health crisis, Ben Mu帽oz 鈥�07 MBA built an online community that now connects tens of thousands of rare disease patients each month.Wed, 26 Feb 2025 17:11:00 -0600{63560BCE-911F-4B0F-8E52-1C0B2A177C91}/news/blog/2025/01/27/providing-blueprints-ventures-foundations-leaders/Meet some of the 2024-2025 Zell Fellows who share more about how they鈥檝e leveraged the community and resources at Kellogg to nurture their entrepreneurial endeavors.Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:26:53 -0600{68CDEE9A-6E3A-4D04-A513-4D3B374F0AD9}/news/blog/2024/11/26/paying-it-forward-career-advice-kellogg-grads/Two alumnae share how their Kellogg MBA has shaped their career journey and how they鈥檙e leveraging their experience to empower the next generation of leaders.Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:46:37 -0600{CD7CE29F-E8E8-400F-B922-21783FE08C36}/news/blog/2024/10/16/jyoti-pandey-executive-mba/When Jyoti Pandey revived her long-deferred goal of pursuing an MBA, it opened an unexpected and exciting new chapter in her career.Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:54:40 -0500{5894637D-6317-48BC-8D19-356A7D77B319}/news/blog/2024/10/14/andres-ramiro-paredes-neuroxplorers/Based in Lima, Peru, Andres Ramiro Paredes 鈥�24 MBA and his design firm NeuroXplorers are leading the way in an often-overlooked aspect of inclusion 鈥� and have scored high praise from clients that shows their approach is working.Mon, 14 Oct 2024 09:45:23 -0500{800A4FB6-E53D-4482-AD6E-16AF5E99F660}/news/blog/2024/09/20/igniting-spark-venturing-ai-world/Anudeep Althur 鈥�25 MBAi Program shares how a trek with classmates to visit startups in San Francisco deepened his insights into AI and technology.Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:15:00 -0500{E060C50E-B04D-4CBC-8415-67FFE35492E4}/news/blog/2024/08/30/insights-research-entrepreneurship-innovation-mba/A round-up of some of our must-read research and insights on entrepreneurship and innovation from Kellogg faculty to help foster a culture of creativity.Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:06:32 -0500{47ECBF05-89FA-4B2E-A4D3-A1659078DFD8}/news/blog/2024/08/28/leadership-instilling-confidence/It鈥檚 not only MBA students who get involved in the Kellogg community but their spouses and partners as well. A 鈥淛V鈥� shares more about her experience leading the world's largest MBA design challenge.Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:57:05 -0500{2FB19EA1-44F1-4F67-BD3D-49A5E7CA664B}/news/blog/2024/08/19/medical-product-innovation-mba-course/Step inside a class at Kellogg that connects MBA students with breakthrough Northwestern research to bring transformational new products to market 鈥攂oosting the entire ecosystem of innovation in the process.Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:07:40 -0500{01AC9B89-5C54-4007-A053-8FC393A35A71}/news/blog/2024/08/06/ideas-impact-kellogg-design-challenge-winning-teams/This year鈥檚 design challenge welcomed more than 80 participants from business schools worldwide to explore how AI can expand design boundaries and innovate processes within product management and development.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:55:00 -0500{38DCADA8-3BAB-4B65-B819-A2FD9AF91A00}/news/blog/2024/08/01/nfs-apto-grant/The grant through the NSF鈥檚 Assessing and Predicting Technology Outcomes (APTO) will support research program to map the 鈥渞esearch-to-market" pipeline to better understand how scientific investments propel technology advances.Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500{BA9C46F6-CDA0-410C-8D31-65D9DDB260E1}/news/blog/2024/07/12/launching-success-one-year-mba-entrepreneurship/An alumna shares how the community and resources at Kellogg gave her the support and confidence to launch her western-inspired clothing brand in less than a year鈥檚 time.Fri, 12 Jul 2024 12:02:09 -0500{632F6933-EF6F-4859-ABD2-B7A11F9026F5}/news/blog/2024/07/03/megan-klein-little-saints-entrepreneurship/Megan Klein 鈥�20 MBA is shaking up the nonalcoholic beverage market through the power of plants and the magic of mocktails. Learn more about her unconventional story that seeks to inspire the CPG founder community.Wed, 03 Jul 2024 11:11:20 -0500{27AA411A-1577-4CA3-B5FF-FEF294BD4A58}/news/blog/2024/07/01/opera-bioscience-healthcare-entrepreneurship/Gerry Sapienza 鈥�21 MBA embarked on his Kellogg MBA journey after a decade in the military, planning to recruit for a career in tech. But a single lunch-and-learn presentation changed the course of his life.Mon, 01 Jul 2024 09:24:44 -0500{29BEA221-A4A7-4678-8AFC-6E98508761DA}/news/blog/2024/06/12/ukrainian-entrepreneur-emba/From humble beginnings to global ambitions, meet Roman Slobodian 鈥�24 MBA who has relentlessly pursued his dreams with determination and curiosity.Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:24:12 -0500{E68913C2-6AE9-4500-B160-A227455397A6}/news/blog/2024/05/24/emba-couple-healthcare/A mega-commute didn鈥檛 stop these healthcare professionals from joining their first-choice program. Learn how our supportive community helped them balance school with work and ultimately land their dream jobs serving America鈥檚 veterans.Fri, 24 May 2024 10:48:00 -0500{53D8038F-8027-4DDE-9DE2-00721D53BBF1}/news/blog/2024/05/07/axio-jd-mba-startup/Lifelong connections are made every day in the Kellogg community. Just ask the founders of Axio, a fast-growing, alum-founded SaaS startup with deep roots at Northwestern.Tue, 07 May 2024 11:05:23 -0500{28C13F22-F8F7-42F9-A84A-F2199EB4B152}/news/blog/2024/05/01/youn-impact-scholars-network-changemakers/The latest cohort brings the Scholar network to 110 changemakers.Wed, 01 May 2024 11:40:36 -0500{1EC1826F-3C86-4CF6-AA1B-25B995D86615}/news/blog/2024/05/01/sonita-lontoh-board-director/Throughout a career at the nexus of technology, innovation and sustainability, public company board director Sonita Lontoh 鈥�06 MBA relied on the principles she gained at Kellogg to chart her course.Wed, 01 May 2024 08:49:22 -0500{F8A583BF-7A26-4073-9F33-489523831D33}/news/blog/2024/04/25/keyaira-lock-entrepreneurship-northwestern-spice-sage/Keyaira Lock 鈥�23 MBA shares her journey as the founder of a woman-owned startup, why she was drawn to entrepreneurship, and how she鈥檚 supporting other Northwestern entrepreneurs.Thu, 25 Apr 2024 12:19:49 -0500{B2AD4A7C-3F1C-4215-9DB3-44990AF6C224}/news/blog/2024/03/27/pritzker-jd-mba-story/Kimberley Charles and Kiyan Savar, both 鈥�24 JD-MBA, discuss their journey to launching Cane Cutter's Rum. Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:54:00 -0500{4DE484F2-D102-4A28-AE0A-72C7C742D137}/news/blog/2024/03/26/small-wonder-stephanie-farsht-paul-earle/Lunchtime chats at the Global Hub led two alumni to found a line of innovative, powder-to-lather haircare concentrates that flip the script on traditional shampoo.Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:45:50 -0500{29E3191A-A704-447A-BF29-8494741CCA8A}/news/blog/2024/02/27/cheryl-watkins-surgeon-nonprofit/Dr. Cheryl Watkins 鈥�94 MBA saw business school as an opportunity to stimulate the right side of her brain to acquire new skills and open doors to greater professional opportunities.Tue, 27 Feb 2024 10:51:26 -0600{671AC266-63C3-41E6-B42F-DB61A2E0B643}/news/blog/2024/02/22/ivy-walker-entrepreneur/Having founded three businesses, the Chicago-based entrepreneur encourages founders to keep an open mind and embrace a global perspective to become a stronger business leader.Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:47:55 -0600{F2487D15-1F7A-4258-A16A-0E0322FCC121}/news/blog/2024/02/20/alumni-entrepreneur-nic-white/When alumnus Nic White Petteruti 鈥�13 MBA opened a new career chapter as a startup founder, the Kellogg network was there to help him chart the way.Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:57:34 -0600{2E34DE71-CEDB-409F-815A-2F971C754E4E}/news/blog/2024/02/14/mba-love-stories-partnership-google/For these two Kellogg alumni, what started as random encounters at their office coffee bar became sharing career and academic ambitions 鈥� leading to shared successes.Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:19:34 -0600{33A575EF-B737-4441-82D8-E8FBC61604F5}/news/blog/2024/02/09/ben-mand-harmless-harvest/Harmless Harvest CEO Ben Mand 鈥�02 MBA reflects on his time at Kellogg and how it prepared him to lead with purpose.Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600{20230CD6-7157-4214-9C8A-DF79E9CAAFD4}/news/blog/2024/02/07/healthcare-tech-entrepreneur-mba-elan-mosbacher/Learn why Elan Mosbacher 鈥�16 MBA chose Evanston to study, live and run his companies and how simple choices have created big impact.Wed, 07 Feb 2024 11:40:45 -0600{58F8D931-17FD-4072-979F-8F94944D8968}/news/blog/2024/01/12/mike-schroder-future-fans-football/ Watching football with his five-year-old daughter inspired alumni entrepreneur Mike Schroder 鈥�14 MBA to create Future Fans, which uses storytelling and play to teach kids the rules of the game.Fri, 12 Jan 2024 13:03:42 -0600{C4AE5639-82D9-48B6-AC77-AD126F14ED4C}/news/blog/2024/01/09/sam-jactel-ayble-digital-digestive-health/Sam Jactel '21 MBA on why the school's unique approach to entrepreneurship has been instrumental in his success and the growth of Ayble.Tue, 09 Jan 2024 13:44:57 -0600{93E46E02-B764-4B68-A67A-6386526889BF}/news/blog/2024/01/03/non-traditional-mba-background-multifaceted-career/For Allison Howard 鈥�19 MBA, business school was the epicenter where entertainment, tech and entrepreneurship converged.Wed, 03 Jan 2024 11:40:54 -0600