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This podcast is about Penn State alumni who are innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders, and the stories behind their success.
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MAR 18, 2025
Bringing Research Lab Innovations to Your Toilet: The Story of spotLESS Materials
Birgitt Boschitsch is the co-founder and CEO of spotLESS Materials, an advanced materials company and Penn State spinoff commercializing highly repellent anti-fouling coatings. In this episode, Birgitt shares how her passion for helping others throug
36 MIN
FEB 18, 2025
Redefining Curly Haircare with the Sisters who Co-founded OCOA
Sisters Cory Varona-Corniel and Nicol Varona Cancelmo are the cofounders of OCOA, providing clean, natural, curly haircare products. In this episode, Nicol and Cory share their inspiring journey from the Dominican Republic to the United States. They d
50 MIN
JAN 21, 2025
Electrifying Urban Mobility with Revel Co-founder Paul Suhey
Paul Suhey is the Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of Revel, where he drives the company’s mission to accelerate electric vehicle adoption in U.S. cities by focusing on fast-charging infrastructure. In this episode, Paul shares Revels journey fr
42 MIN
DEC 10, 2024
LIVE from The Nittany Lion Inn: Scholar Hotels Founder Gary Brandeis
Gary Brandeis is the CEO and Co-Founder of Scholar Hotels, a hotel ownership and management group with a focus on properties close to major college and university campuses. Gary acquired his first hotel in 2006 and has since been directly involved in the
45 MIN
NOV 19, 2024
Delivering Empathy at Scale Using AI and Data with Mario Ciabarra
Mario Ciabarra is the CEO and founder of Quantum Metric, a customer-centered digital analytics platform for todays leading enterprise organizations. Since its founding in 2015, Quantum Metrics approach to in-depth customer understanding has seen rapid ad
41 MIN
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