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Kathleen Kim

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Dreams invite you to make the unimaginable happen

Better Future started with a trip to Gambia. Founder Dave Jongeneelen visited the country’s leaders, who valued his background in business development. At the end of his trip, Better Future was born. The company offers strategy and leadership consultants for corporations, microfinance institutions, and social entrepreneurs all over the world. He then brought on like-minded people who […]

Keep on punching

Do What You Love is a series that showcases the entrepreneurs behind emerging companies. In this edition, we sat down with Adam Bellin, Principal at Redhouse Capital Management. Here’s what he shared: The biggest thing I learned from my family is perseverance. Everyone in my family is a serial entrepreneur, and my grandfather is the […]

Take a step back and get an outside perspective

Do What You Love is a series that showcases the entrepreneurs behind emerging companies. In this edition, we sat down with Kevin McLaughlin, Principal at Resound Marketing. Here’s what he shared: The big turning point in my life started with some personal unrest. I thought I wanted to be a business consultant or a banker. […]

We’re all pulling at the same rope when it comes to creating value in the world

Do What You Love is a series that showcases the entrepreneurs behind emerging companies. In this edition, we sat down with Pierre Dorsaz, senior project manager at Swissnex Boston. Here’s what he shared: I consider myself very lucky to be born in Switzerland. It’s the size of Massachusetts but surrounded by many countries, so it’s […]

Plan your work and work your plan

Do What You Love is a series that showcases the entrepreneurs behind emerging companies. In this edition, we sat down with Marc Elias, Owner and Canine Executive Officer at Pooch Pals. Here’s what he shared: You can have it all in your life. You can have a job that you love that isn’t like work. […]

Just focus on the big picture

Do What You Love is a new series that showcases the entrepreneurs behind emerging companies. In this edition, we sat down with Alziro Braga, Art Director and CEO at Inart Design Works. Here’s what he shared: I’ve always learned as I was going. When I was little, I used to play around with the paint […]

You can only do so many things at a time

Do What You Love is a new series that showcases the entrepreneurs behind emerging companies. In this edition, we sat down with Andrew Frankel, the founder of Lambda—here’s what he shared: Companies are always looking for flexible developers, especially startups not ready to hire full-time ones. So we built Lambda to connect startups with developers […]

Building a product is only one facet of running a business

Do What You Love is a new series that showcases the entrepreneurs behind emerging companies. In this edition, we sat down with Ranjan Roy, the cofounder of Informerly — here’s what he shared: I’ve always been interested in the flow of information. How you take it in, and distribute it to others. When I was younger, I traveled […]

Once you’re an entrepreneur, it’s hard to go back

Do What You Love is a new series that showcases the entrepreneurs behind emerging companies. We find out what drives them and keeps them inspired. Today we sat down with Offir Gutelzon, founder and CEO of Keepy — here’s what he shared: Once you’re an entrepreneur, it’s hard to go back. I’m a two-time entrepreneur. […]

When to bootstrap, crowdfund, or raise a seed round for your company

There are numerous ways to get your company off the ground, from bootstrapping and raising a traditional seed round to crowdfunding your debut product on services like Kickstarter. Each option comes with its own unique upsides and downsides, and so to bring clarity to the subject, we sat down with the founders of Turf Geography Club, Coupons at Checkout, […]