Tag: Female Entrepreneur
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Meet Loyola Marymount University alum Sabina Prieto, Founder of SOYYO Foods
Tell us about your company: SOYYO Foods envisions a future where food makes you feel good in every way. From the moment you click purchase, you feel good supporting a small brand that truly cares about its product. When you take your first bite, you feel good knowing it is made with clean ingredients while…
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Meet Penn State alum Julianne Gardner, Founder of Bottimals
Tell us about your company: At Bottimals™, we believe feeding your baby should feel calming and connected. Our products are thoughtfully designed to bring familiarity and comfort to bottle-feeding moments. Research shows that a mom’s scent can play a role in helping infants feel soothed and supported. Backed by science, mom’s scent is proven to…
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Meet USC alum Eileen Spitalny, Founder of Fairytale Brownies
Tell us about your company: Specialty food ecommerce company specializing in premium brownies, blondies and cookies in various varieties. Worldwide shipping of everyday occasion gifting and branded logo gifting for business gift giving. All natural kosher dairy treats; sugar-free and gluten-free too. What inspired you to start your business? Kindergarten friend and I wanted to…
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Meet USC alum Valerie Zweig, Co-Founder of Cookstix
Tell us about your company: Cookstix is an instant chicken stock in powder form, made with real ingredients to make every day cooking easier and less wasteful. Instead of heavy cartons or overly salty cubes, we offer clean-label cooking stock in small stick packets that deliver chef-quality flavor.Each stick lets you use exactly what you…
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Meet U of Michigan alum Shalin Zarboulas, Co-Founder of Skala
Tell us about your company: Skala connects high school students with college students for personalized conversations and campus tours—offering authentic insights for students and flexible income for college guides. Available in-person or virtual, Skala supports students before and after admission by helping them explore schools, majors, and campus life through real, one-on-one connections. What inspired…
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Meet UCLA 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 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 MSU alum Angela Leach, Co-Founder Memory Sketch
Tell us about your company: Memory Sketch is revolutionizing the way we monitor Alzheimer’s progression—one drawing at a time. Through a sketch pad and companion app, patients engage with AI-powered prompts to create daily sketches. These drawings are then analyzed, quantified, and securely shared with physicians and care teams, providing more personalized insights into the…
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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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