Category: USC
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Meet USC alum Malia Caskurlu, Co-Founder of Peppertux
Tell us about your company: Peppertux is a pistachio-obsessed food company giving pistachios the PR they deserve. From creamy spreads to drizzles and drinks, we turn premium Turkish pistachios into dangerously delicious things you’ll want to put on… pretty much everything. What inspired you to start your business? We started Peppertux because we genuinely love…
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Meet Penn State alum Iman McDonnaugh-Brown, Founder of WAWM
Tell us about your company: WAWM® (We Are Wonderfully Made, LLC) offers unique, high quality hot sauces that are delicious and healthy. We do this by bringing customers our Trinidadian recipes using only Non-GMO, Vegan, GF, and low sodium ingredients. What inspired you to start your business? My family. My family is everything to me…
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Meet USC alum Tom Henkenius, Founder of Henkey’s
Tell us about your company: Henkey’s, named for my grandpa, is a curated men’s grooming retailer, think Sephora for men. It’s born from a simple idea: when men take care of themselves, they show up better for everyone else. Because we all know about the “paradox of choice”, Henkey’s handpicks high-performance products that meet rigorous…
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Meet USC alum Tyler Binafard, Founder Green Generation
Tell us about your company: Green Generation is a sustainable products company on a mission to drive consumers from traditional products to sustainable alternatives by offering high quality, eco-friendly products at affordable prices, coupled with beautiful and elegant design. Green Generation is driven to create a world where consumers can convert their entire households to…
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Meet USC alumni Jessica Koosed Etting & Amanda Roessler, Co-Founders JAM
Tell us about your company: Jam is a family management platform that simplifies scheduling and coordination for busy working families struggling with the complex logistics of modern family life. Jam merges calendars, to-dos, driving schedules, and more into a single app, with AI-enabled scheduling and integrations, allowing for seamless coordination with family members, caregivers, and…
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Meet USC alumni Erin Light, Co-Founder Architecture + Advocacy
Tell us about your company: Architecture + Advocacy equips everyday people to have a say in the design of their homes, businesses and neighborhoods. We hope that by doing so, residents can drive development that improves their quality of life, without displacement. What inspired you to start your business? I grew up in inner city…
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Meet USC alum Harley Sutton Founder of Thanks! Naturals
Tell us about your company: Thanks! Naturals is a beauty and wellness company all about spreading gratitude through 100% natural products. What inspired you to start your business? I started Thanks! Naturals after noticing an absence of gratitude in modern day life. After first handedly experiencing the benefits of integrating a sense of gratitude into…
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Meet USC alum Mari Fassett, Founder Marimix
Tell us about your company: Marimix reimagines a nostalgic comfort-food with 100% clean ingredients and a fresh focus on inclusive nutrition: plant-based, gluten free, whole-grain and no artificial sugars, flavors or colors. We believe that wholesome food and whole-hearted fun deserve to go hand-in-hand, so we’re committed to making healthful everyday choices more accessible for…
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Meet USC alum Juliet Kim Blake, Founder of ginsa
Tell us about your company: ginsa is a sparkling Korean red ginseng tonic with zero caffeine and only 20 calories from honey. We use a patented hydrolyzed Korean red ginseng extract that provides 15x the absorption at 4x the speed so you get all the benefits of the ginseng almost immediately with no bitter bite.…
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Meet USC alum Mari Fassett, Founder Marimix
Tell us about your company: Marimix reimagines a nostalgic comfort-food with 100% clean ingredients and a fresh focus on inclusive nutrition: plant-based, gluten free, whole-grain and no artificial sugars, flavors or colors. We believe that wholesome food and whole-hearted fun deserve to go hand-in-hand, so we’re committed to making healthful everyday choices more accessible for…
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