It Started with an Egg: Vivek Pandit

Carl Cervone, the founder of Enveritas, is striving to end global poverty caused by coffee. Listen to learn how he and his team are actively making a positive change in the industry which "America runs on." 

Recent Columbia Graduate, Marly Lake, is about to launch her start-up, Curled. The goal is to help all women find the best products for their personal hair care. 

Vivek Pandit, the creator of the online platform, Gen Z, is striving to mke an inclusive and supportive community for young founders. Pandit is an author, recent Brown Alum and start-up founder...and his path began simply with an egg. 

The founder of Intimately, Emma Butler, is making huge waves in the fashion industry. Every day starts with a bra and underwear for many women; however, women with disabilities oftentimes have difficulty putting on those garments. After witnessing this first-hand, Butler decided to create the solution. Her mission-driven startup is at the forefront of increasing inclusivity and accessibility within fashion for disabled women.

To kick off the Dive In x Social Good Collective Podcast Series, we are excited to welcome Olivia Katcher (Brown ‘18). She spearheads Social Good Collective, an online and IRL community that connects mission-driven entrepreneurs who are creating tangible social impact!

Elevate Career Network, founded by Kaushik Ravi, is the largest finance, investing, networking, and recruiting platform in North America. Tune into this episode of Dive In to hear Kaushik's invaluable career advice in which he touches upon how to cultivate a dynamic network, expand your personal skillset, and so much more.

After graduating from Brown in 2020, Zach Hunsaker (3x Varsity Men's Basketball Captain) heard about the new NCAA NIL rule change that would allow athletes the right to profit from the use of their own Name, Image, and Likeness. His startup, AKRÜ, was born from the idea of targeting this athletic niche that would allow collegiate athletes and social media users alike to monetize their platform and content no matter the size of their following or status of their school. Tune into this episode of "Dive In" to hear how Zach was able to marry his passion for basketball and interest in social media with his professional career.

Madeline Griswold and Sarah Hall are the student founders of Zaar, an online exchange platform for the Brown and RISD student community. The Zaar site aims to provide students with a safe, reliable, and efficient way to buy and sell items from one another rather than throwing them away.

Maggie Bachenberg and Trisha Ballakur are the student founders of Pointz, a safety-focused, community-driven GPS application for micromobilility vehicles. The Pointz platform employs a mapping algorithm fueled by crowdsourced data to provide navigation assistance throughout city streets -- making sustainable transportation safer and more enjoyable for everyday riders.

Our first Dive In Episode of 2021 showcases Project Matriarchs, a social venture co-founded by Pilar McDonald ‘24. Project Matriarchs is an organization working to provide meaningful virtual childcare support to working mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The mission behind the organization stemmed from the reality that women are taking on a disproportionate amount of childcare and homeschooling responsibilities as a result of the pandemic, undermining their ability to maintain the same hours or even to work at all. Project Matriarchs is a growing community of college students committed to supporting working caregivers, particularly mothers, during the pandemic. Tune in to this episode of Dive In to learn more about this remarkable organization.