Moving to a new country — from learning the language to getting in tune with the culture and resources — can be a daunting task when you don’t know anyone on the ground. Global corporations send employees on long-term contracts to other countries, but many don’t have a strong support system in place to help […]
Household chores take up between 1.4 and 2.5 hours of the average person’s day — and a good portion of that is one of the most tedious tasks: laundry. It becomes even worse when you’re responsible for a whole household’s clothing needs; in fact, studies have even shown a mother might spend months out of […]
Earlier this year, B2C startup hub Switchyards Downtown Club announced its Founder-in-Residence program. Select would-be entrepreneurs had the opportunity to work on building a startup from the ground up with support and mentorship from the Switchyards founding team. They shared their interest in exploring consumer-facing industries like vacationing, interior design, and outdoor spaces. It was […]
Marcus Cobb is a lifetime entrepreneur who, through a fashion company, landed in the music industry world and quickly became familiar with its unique challenges. He first set out to create a company to help labels find talent, but quickly realized there was an even more pressing problem that no one had tackled: making sure talent […]
Shannon Evanchec and Samantha Becker met while doing undergraduate research at Georgia Tech. While working on a project, they embarked on a journey to India where they experienced the issue of contaminated drinking water firsthand. While the water being pumped into the local residents’ houses came from a relatively clean source, by the time it reached the […]