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Darren Cambridge: Helping Kids Choose Books with Mia Learning

By Lauren McDanell | Jul 4, 2017 | Comments Off

By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator Darren Cambridge went to college to be a computer engineer, but he fell in love with the humanities, eventually earning a Ph.D. in Computers…

imby: Where Citizens are the Real MVPs

By Lauren McDanell | Jun 28, 2017 | Comments Off

imby, SEED SPOT, community, citizenship, social entrepreneurship

By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator With a background in real estate development in East Coast cities like D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia, Michelle Beaman Chang has experienced her…

5 Ways to Make Your Business Pitch Perfect

By Lauren McDanell | Jun 28, 2017 | Comments Off

By: Bianca Buliga, Digital Marketing Manager Palms sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy. No, not “Lose Yourself” by Eminem, but glossophobia (noun): an abnormal fear of public speaking that induces…

Mayla: Matchmaking for Nature

By Lauren McDanell | Jun 27, 2017 | Comments Off

Naamal de Silva, Mayla, SEED SPOT, social entrepreneurship, nature

By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator Naamal De Silva decided to protect nature when she was 8 years old, inspired by the PBS documentaries and wildlife books she devoured while…

i4Spy: Creating a Hummingbird Effect in Cyber Security

By Lauren McDanell | Jun 25, 2017 | Comments Off

By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator Lavinia Popinceanu was harassed and cyber-stalked by a graduate school classmate for three years. Despite changing phones and laptops, the cyber-stalking did not end…

Lisa Morrow of Birdytell: “It’s Okay Not to Have All the Answers”

By Lauren McDanell | Jun 21, 2017 | Comments Off

Birdytell, thoughtful gifting, social entrepreneurship, Lisa Morrow

By: Bianca Buliga, Content Curator A little birdy told me that Lisa Morrow is one heck of an ambitious go-getter. A SEED SPOT alumna from Phoenix’s sixth cohort, Lisa is…

The Mentor Method: Creating Inclusive Workplace Cultures

By Lauren McDanell | Jun 20, 2017 | Comments Off

Mentor Method, SEED SPOT, diverse entrepreneurship, female entrepreneurship, diversity, inclusivity, culture

By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator As a first generation American from the Congo, Janice Omadeke had experienced a “lack of opportunities for those who don’t necessarily fill what is…

AcademME: Keeping Students Ahead of the Labor Curve

By Lauren McDanell | Jun 19, 2017 | Comments Off

Brooks Garber, AcademME, SEED SPOT, accelerator, social entrepreneurship

By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator Brooks Garber dedicated his career to education reform after seeing how the education system limits options for students in the public school system. “It seemed…

SEED SPOT’s 7 Sources of (Intern)al Strength

By Lauren McDanell | Jun 15, 2017 | Comments Off

intern, SEED SPOT, internships, community development, students

By: Bianca Buliga, Content Curator From SEED SPOT’s inception, the interns we’ve worked with have been our heart and soul. We are constantly on the lookout for hard-working, creative, and…

Job-IQ: Career Development in Your Pocket

By Lauren McDanell | Jun 13, 2017 | Comments Off

Molly Matthews, Job-IQ, SEED SPOT, full-time cohort, career development

By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator Molly Matthews loves connecting people. So when she noticed that no one was addressing the gap between college and the workforce, she set out…

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