Month: December 2025
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Meet UC Berkeley alum Rhonda Nassar, Co-Founder of Celia Chocolatier
Tell us about your company: Celia’s guiding principle is to create clean, premium, and natural chocolates — with a focus on both taste and ingredient integrity.Our chocolates are made with single-origin cacao beans from Ecuador (specifically Ecuadorian Nacional cacao), prized for naturally fruity and floral flavor notes.We avoid common “fillers” and additives. Our bars are…
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Meet USC alumni Winston Alfieri, Co-Founder Sauz
Tell us about your company: Sauz is a pasta sauce brand that offers unique and bold flavors designed to stand out from the traditional options available in the market. What inspired you to start your business? I’ve always had a passion for food, and my co-founder, Troy Bonde, and I saw an opportunity in the…
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Meet Northwestern alum Mara Smith, Founder Inspiro Tequila
Tell us about your company: Inspiro Tequila is a clean, additive-free tequila brand that is crafted with discerning female consumers in mind. We not only offer impeccable, meticulously crafted tequilas, but we are also providing more female perspectives to the spirits industry by being distilled, owned and led by women. What inspired you to start…
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Meet UCSB alum Jodie Dolan of DOLAN Scrubs
Tell us about your company: DOLAN makes the world’s best fitting medical scrubs. We leverage our 20 years design, manufacturing and expertise to create the highest quality and most comfortable scrubs on the market because the 15 million Americans who wear and buy scrubs everyday deserve to feel and look their best. We engineer scrubs…
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Meet UCLA alum Lizzie Brown, Founder of Yoga Wake Up
Tell us about your company: Yoga Wake Up transforms the way people start their day by offering a simple, mindful morning routine that promotes mental clarity and physical well-being. Our app delivers 10-minute audio-guided yoga and meditation sessions designed to help users wake up gently and with intention. As the first-ever yoga alarm clock app,…
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Meet USC alum Jodie Mannis, Founder of Good Vibes Cookie
Tell us about your company: My name is Jodi and I am the mastermind & confectionary heARTist behind all the magic of Good Vibes Cookie Co. We have created an elevated magical experience that shows food can sparkle with heARTistic flair & still be delicious. Good Vibes Cookie Co was created to elevate the gift…
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Meet Northwestern alum Erica Bethe Levin, Founder Globowl
Tell us about your company: Globowl is an internationally inspired baby and toddler food company introducing babies to big flavors, safe textures and common allergens when they are starting solids to help prevent picky eating and texture aversions, while mitigating the likelihood of future food allergies. Our pediatrician-approved, chef-curated meals give kids the chance to…
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Meet Penn State alum Colleen Kelley, Founder of Kids’ Chemical Solutions
Tell us about your company: Creating fun and accessible chemistry stories has been a labor of love for Colleen as a retired University of Arizona chemistry professor and author of a series of kid’s chemistry comic books. In 2023, the PBS short documentary, “Comic Book Chemistry” was awarded an Emmy. This documentary centered around Colleen’s…
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Meet USC alum Noah Nazarian, Co-Founder of Bahamii
Tell us about your company: Bahamii’s Date & Almond Bars use 7 or less superfood ingredients – with dates as the #1 ingredient – resulting in a fresh and soft texture that doesn’t get stuck in your teeth and is naturally sweet with no added sugar and no preservatives. What inspired you to start your…
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