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This Startup Harnesses Wearable Technology to Fight Addiction
Lumme Labs is using wearable technology to help people break addiction, lose weight, and improve their lives.
Behind The Nonprofit That Coaches At-Risk Students And Heals Trauma — One Text At A Time
Ashley Edwards knew as a teenager that she wanted to make an impact on the world. The 27-year-old started doing social justice work at the age of 14 and was fully steeped in it by the time she reached college. And after Edwards met Alina […]
What Color Is A Woman’s Voice? Finding A Visual Language For The Hearing Disabled
Ali Mohamed is a modern Renaissance man. At age 22 he is the founder of VOUND Technologies, a company developing prototypes that could help people with speech and hearing disorders experience sound in a unique way. The technology translates sounds into vibrations, colors and images […]
Building A Team That Could Change The World
As a cofounder of Kinetic Batteries and Solvus Global, perhaps Aaron Birt’s greatest strength is building the right team to affect global change. Together with his partners, the companies are developing processes that help make everything from recycling scrap to manufacturing batteries more efficient and […]
Why One Small Business Pays More Than Minimum Wage
While doing some work for Forbes Brand Voice, I had the chance to meet two incredible women–who started their own sweet business in Brooklyn, NY–and are making it big today. The best part? They don’t pay their employees minimum wage – because they believe their […]
What small business owners learned from the recession
My experience at CNNMoney exposed me to a number of small business owners who were struggling to make ends meet. I heard thousands of stories–both success and failure. I had the opportunity recently to do some video production work with Forbes Brand Voice and […]
Determining Value in Healthcare
Big businesses in the U.S. spend nearly $620 bn annually to insure their employees. Of that, 30% is wasted as a result of inefficiencies and systemic problems. Recently I was invited to attend an event with Castlight Health–a technology company aiming to change the way […]