Pillar49, Toronto, Canada This past summer, I interned at Pillar49 in Toronto, Canada. Pillar49 is an entrepreneurial firm that partners with early-start companies and takes on the role of “active managers,” stepping in and providing operational and financial resources to support and drive long-term growth. They collaborate with the existing… Continue reading »
Williams Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship The Williams Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship (WSIE) is a program designed to guide students through the process of brainstorming a business idea, creating a minimum viable product and launching the product. Although launching a fully functioning business is not a requirement of the program, it… Continue reading »
Lit, Boston, MA With support from the Case Internships for Entrepreneurship, I spent this summer at Lit Learning Inc., an education technology startup on a mission to make quality instruction available to K-12 students globally. Lit Learning uses innovative digital approaches to deliver educational materials to students in developing countries… Continue reading »
Williams Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship 2022 was the inaugural summer for the Williams Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship (WSIE). Started by Tonio Palmer and assisted by Adriana Roman, WSIE exists to enable Williams students to pursue entrepreneurial projects full time during the summer. WSIE is something of an incubator, offering programming… Continue reading »
Williams Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship This summer I had the pleasure of attending the Williams College Institute for Entrepreneurship (WSIE). During this course, my partner, Andrew Lee, and I had the opportunity to develop an idea we had. Although our concept grew into a social media platform for sharing people’s… Continue reading »
Connection 101, Norwich, VT Connection 101 provides an invaluable awareness of relationship dynamics within and outside of the workplace, with workshops that enable participants to build a toolkit for healthy communication. Workshop content focuses on character strengths, leadership and conflict-resolution styles, while incorporating concepts such as trust and psychological safety. Continue reading »
Williams Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship The Williams Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship (WSIE) is an eight-week program designed to allow students to pursue ventures across a wide range of industries. It is run by Tonio Palmer, director of entrepreneurship at the ’68 Center, and Adriana Roman, former Venture for America fellow… Continue reading »
Nomad This summer, I had the great privilege of joining the development team of Nomad for eight weeks. Nomad is a social media app started by two Williams graduates, Dysron Marshall ’20 and Kelvin Tejeda ’20. The goal of Nomad is to connect users with communities and events in their… Continue reading »
Kountable, San Francisco, CA This summer, I worked as a marketing and business development intern at Kountable Inc., a B2B marketplace working to revolutionize trade. Kountable helps unlock trades that may otherwise not happen through capitalizing on trades for small- to medium-size enterprises and their contracts with large suppliers, so… Continue reading »
AKALA, Beverly Hills, CA I spent this summer working as a virtual intern with the education tech startup AKALA with CEO and co-founder Perry Kalmus ’03. AKALA is a college admissions prep platform that works to even the playing field in college admissions by providing AI-enabled counseling that’s more easily… Continue reading »