Vriti Saraf — Origins of the k20 Eduverse | Dismantling Global Silos in Education | Education in the Age of Innovation | Build in Public | Focus on the Human Experience First | Much More (#009) Vriti Saraf (@VritiSaraf) is the founder and CEO of k20 Educators (@K20Educators). Vriti is an educator and edtech trailblazer who is working to dismantle global silos in education. She spent the last 12 years as a teacher and administrator, most recently building schools around the world and coaching school leaders. Vriti founded k20 Educators to connect educators from around the world in order to real ..read more

Mindy McCutcheon and Tara Garland — Building a Line of Emergency Equipment Products, Being a Launchpad for Learning, Strong and Supportive Co-founder Relationships, Setting Realistic and Achievable Goals, and Much More (#008)! Mindy McCutcheon (@melindajanemc) and Tara Garland (@tarangarland) are the cofounders of Cascade First Aid (@cascade.1st.aid), an impeccably designed, strategically filled product line. Informed by experience as well as education, Mindy and Tara have designed compact, lightweight packs filled with essentials of wound care and first response. Their goal at Cascade First A ..read more

Marian Leitner-Waldman — Democratizing Fine Wine, The Art of Storytelling, Creating a Memorable Brand, Building Collaborative Partnerships, Imagination is the Key to Empathy and Much More (#007)! Marian Leitner-Waldman (@MarianKLeitner) is the cofounder and CEO of Archer Roose (@archerroosewines), a wine company dedicated to uniting world class winemaking with sustainable packaging.  When Marian, the cofounder and publisher of the literary magazine Explosion-Proof, met David, the cofounder of award-winning winery Pheasant’s Tears, they knew the combination of wine and storytelling was sim ..read more

AJ Thomas — Career-Forager, The Communi-team, Mentoring At-Risk Youth, Activating Questions, Life as a First Generation Immigrant, Raising a Daughter Who Builds, and Much More! AJ Thomas (@itsajthomas) is the founder of Infuse Program Foundation (@infuseprogram) and the founder and chief explorer at BrainCandy Labs , powered by Women In Technology International (@witi). She also works at X, the moonshot factory, leading the human experience design team.  These roles have allowed AJ to be a key contributor to developing talent for the future. A lot of what fuels AJ's interests and passions ..read more

Terri Brax — Lessons in Resilience, The Power of the Collective, Rightful Spotlights, Women in Tech, Dialing Up the Change, and Much More! “I was able to come into the tech community that was happening in Chicago at that time, and things were just kind of lifting off the ground. There was so much work to do on so many different levels.   But there was also this community of people there that I found, that I had never been exposed to before, that felt like, let's go change the world. As difficult as it was being a woman of color coming into that, there was also a very special camaraderie a ..read more

AJ Thomas — Career-Forager, The Communi-team, Mentoring At-Risk Youth, Activating Questions, Life as a First Generation Immigrant, Raising a Daughter Who Builds, and Much More! AJ Thomas (@itsajthomas) is the founder of Infuse Program Foundation (@infuseprogram) and the founder and chief explorer at BrainCandy Labs , powered by Women In Technology International (@witi). She also works at X, the moonshot factory, leading the human experience design team.  These roles have allowed AJ to be a key contributor to developing talent for the future. A lot of what fuels AJ's interests and passions ..read more

Mindy McCutcheon and Tara Garland — Building a Line of Emergency Equipment Products, Being a Launchpad for Learning, Strong and Supportive Co-founder Relationships, Setting Realistic and Achievable Goals, and Much More (#008)! Mindy McCutcheon (@melindajanemc) and Tara Garland (@tarangarland) are the cofounders of Cascade First Aid (@cascade.1st.aid), an impeccably designed, strategically filled product line. Informed by experience as well as education, Mindy and Tara have designed compact, lightweight packs filled with essentials of wound care and first response. Their goal at Cascade First A ..read more

Mindy McCutcheon and Tara Garland — Building a Line of Emergency Equipment Products, Being a Launchpad for Learning, Strong and Supportive Co-founder Relationships, Setting Realistic and Achievable Goals, Women Supporting Women and Much More (#008)! Mindy McCutcheon (@melindajanemc) and Tara Garland (@tarangarland) are the cofounders of Cascade First Aid (@cascade.1st.aid), an impeccably designed, strategically filled product line. Informed by experience as well as education, Mindy and Tara have designed compact, lightweight packs filled with essentials of wound care and first response. Their ..read more

Marian Leitner-Waldman — Democratizing Fine Wine, The Art of Storytelling, Creating a Memorable Brand, Building Collaborative Partnerships, Imagination is the Key to Empathy and Much More (#007)! Marian Leitner-Waldman (@MarianKLeitner) is the cofounder and CEO of Archer Roose (@archerroosewines), a wine company dedicated to uniting world class winemaking with sustainable packaging.  When Marian, the cofounder and publisher of the literary magazine Explosion-Proof, met David, the cofounder of award-winning winery Pheasant’s Tears, they knew the combination of wine and storytelling was sim ..read more

Laura Kleiman — Improving the Lives of Cancer Patients, Repurposing Non-Cancer Generic Drugs, AI-Driven Technology, Practicing Patience, The Power of Collaboration, and Much More (#006)! Laura Kleiman (@LauraKleiman) is the Founder and CEO of Reboot Rx (@rebootrx), a nonprofit tech startup fast-tracking the development of affordable cancer treatments using repurposed generic drugs and AI technology.  Laura’s career has focused on building collaborations across disciplines and sectors to expand treatment options for cancer patients. She was previously Scientific Research Director in the De ..read more