THE 2015-2016 WINNERS ESTEFANIA COTES Vélo-city Industry: Retail Industry Website: www.velocitycolombia.com Facebook: Vélocity Colombia Instagram: velocitycolombia Twitter: @VelocityCol Description: Vélo-city is a company that imports electric bicycles to commuters, as an alternative method of transportation within the city. The company s mission is to decrease the commuting time while using an eco-friendly solution that additionally promotes a healthy lifestyle. MARIELLE DE BLOIS Crece Babson Association : 2-year MBA Program, graduating in May 2016 Industry: Education Description: CRECE trains underprivileged people who lack the opportunity to attend traditional higher education institutions, with the specific skills needed for entry-level jobs, while providing companies with a skilled workforce. MARIA DEL MAR GOMEZ PICCPerfect Babson Association : Undergraduate class of 2016 Title: Co-Founder and Customer Relations Manager Industry: Medical Accessories Website: www.piccperfect.com Facebook: /PICCPerfect Instagram: PICC_Perfect Twitter: @PICCPerfect Pinterest: PICCPerfect Description: PICCPerfect aims to put confidence back into the lives of chronic illness patients treated with PICC lines through its functional and fashionable medical dressings. PICCPerfect strives to meet the needs of patients being treated with PICC lines to improve their quality of life.
FRANCINE GERVAZIO Cargomatch Babson Association : One Year MBA Student - Class of 2016 Title: CEO and Founder Industry: Logistics Description: Cargomatch is a solution to ease the transportation procurement by customers while improving the idle rate in trucks. It offers a platform where customers can post their shipping needs and shippers can make an offer to carry their cargo. MEGHNA GVALANI @Banana Nose Industry: Consumer product goods - Pet grooming Description: @Banana Nose provides breed specific pet grooming products. It is proven that even within the same species, different breeds have different hair and skin types. Products currently available do not cater to this need causing various skin and hair conditions in pets. LYANA KAHN SHIVA KASHALKER Lucky Ly Babson Association: MBA 2016 Industry: Direct Sales Industry Twitter: @LyanaKahn Description: Lucky Ly is a stylish-affordable accessories and jewelry company offering young women an opportunity to thrive as entrepreneurs. Green Piñata Toys Babson Association: MBA 2011 and CEO Industry: Consumer product goods - Toys Facebook: /GreenPinataToys Description: Green Piñata Toy Share is an online toy rental subscription service that offers TOXIN-FREE, fun and educational toys for children under 5 years. Every month, toys are recommended based on proprietary toy curriculum and are shipped right to the customer's door. Makes parents life easier while keeping their little ones play, learn and grow.
BRYANNE LEEMING JumpSmart, LLC Industry: Educational Technology Facebook: /jumpsmartllc Twitter: @jumpsmartllc Description: JumpSmart combines learning engineering concepts and coding with physical activity for middle schoolers by utilizing a programmable mat that allows kids to create their own interactive games to experience the process of invention first-hand. EMILY LEVY PICCPerfect Babson Association: Undergraduate Class of 2016 Title: Co-Founder and CEO Industry: Medical Accessories Website: www.piccperfect.com Facebook: /PICCPerfect Instagram: PICC_Perfect Twitter: @PICCPerfect Pinterest: PICCPerfect Description: PICCPerfect aims to put confidence back into the lives of chronic illness patients treated with PICC lines through its functional and fashionable medical dressings. PICCPerfect strives to meet the needs of patients being treated with PICC lines to improve their quality of life. MARISA MACCLARY Artifact Health, LLC Babson Association : MBA 1999 Title: President and CEO Industry: Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) Description: Artifact Health s mission is to standardize the physician query process to promote accurate and complete documentation essential for optimizing the financial health of hospitals. TAKREEM MAZHAR DKORA Title: Co-Founder Industry: Home / Decor Description: DKORA is an online platform specializing in curated essentials and home décor sets shipped in a box that make decorating and moving a fun and simple task for international students.
SARAH MERION VASANA Industry: Retail Website: www.shopvasana.com Facebook: /shopvasana Instagram: @shopvasana Twitter: @shopvasana Description: VASANA is a premier fashionable and functional backpack brand for college, graduate, and young urban professional. JENNIFER PIERRE Melanites Babson Association: MSM Program 2016 and CEO Industry: Toys Facebook: /brownboyhood Description: Melanites is a toy company that combats societal pressures of manhood & masculinity on minority boys by normalizing doll products that celebrate brown boyhood. ISABELLA SOTO GABRIELA VERA DKORA Title: Co-Founder Industry: Home / Decor Description: DKORA is an online platform specializing in curated essentials and home décor sets shipped in a box that make decorating and moving a fun and simple task for international students. Green Orange Industry: Meal delivery for kids Description: Green Orange is a subscription-based model in which you receive a weekly box of fresh and seasonal ingredients, pre-portioned for the recipes you choose for your kids, so you can create healthy, fun and delicious food in less than 30 minutes. And the best part: kids will love it.
FELLOWS BERNETTE DAWSON Lady B Naturals /Owner Industry: Personal Care Products Website: www.ladybnaturals.com Facebook: /LadyBNaturals Instagram: @lady_b_naturals Twitter: @LadyBNaturals Description: Lady B Naturals provides handcrafted personal care products the are made with all natural and organic ingredients. BETTY FRANCISCO ReImagine Play Industry: Youth Fitness and Healthy Eating Website: www.reimagineplay.com Facebook: /reimagineplay Instagram: @reimagineplay Twitter: @ReImaginePlay Description: ReImagine Play is a new Boston-based fitness company bringing fun, play-inspired fitness and healthy-eating programs to school-age kids and teens. Our programs ensure that children have fun, work as a team, and learn to enjoy physical fitness while simultaneously changing how we approach youth fitness to eradicate childhood obesity for good. LAUREL MCCONVILLE Nectar & Green Industry: Organic Beverage Delivery Service Website: http://www.nectarandgreen.com/ Facebook: /nectarandgreen Instagram: @nectarandgreen Twitter: @nectarandgreen Description: Organic, pressed almond milk. Made in small batches and delivered to you.
FELLOWS LINDA WELLS Linda Wellness Warrior Industry: Health and Wellness Website: www.lindawellnesswarrior.com Facebook: /lindawellnesswarrior Instagram: @LindaWellnessWarrior Description: The Linda Wellness Warrior nutrition and wellness system empowers healthier generations through fitness, nutrition and wellness education. MARIE ZEMLER WU & SIERRA ROTHBERG Lusterity Title: Co-Founders Industry: Events, Professional Services, Retail Website: www.lusterity.com Facebook: /lusterity Instagram: @lusterity Twitter: @lusterityparty Description: Lusterity is a one-stop work/shop for socially conscious celebration. With our party and entertaining supplies, creative services, and DIY classes, modern hosts can design gorgeous gatherings that support diversity, sustainability, makers, local, and giving back.