Sustainable Startups

Kate Jakubas is the co-founder and Chief Operations Officer of Meliora Cleaning Products. Meliora, a certified B-Corp company, manufactures and sells cleaning products that minimize environmental [...]

There are many paths to a career in impact investing. Some impact fund managers began their careers in traditional venture capital[1], whilst other investors have found success previously as [...]

I never thought of myself as an entrepreneur unit I attended the Scale it Up Sustainability Training for Women Entrepreneurs Workshop. I had not considered starting my own business before. All I [...]

I was so inspired when I got a chance to interview Kabira Stokes; a social and environmental entrepreneur to be reckoned with. She has the will power and staying power to provide deep [...]

Deane Nelson is a Sustainability and Green Design Consultant. Through a variety of life experiences, the focus of Deane’s work has shifted back to her original focus of sustainability and [...]

Helen Cameron and her husband Michael own two restaurants in Chicago, under the brand name Uncommon Ground. They’ve been both business partners and husband and wife for over 25 years. Helen is a [...]

Chunhua Yao grew up in a very small town in China in the Jiangxi Province.  It’s been an exciting road for her to now be a  PhD student in Material Science and Engineering at University of [...]

After a successful career ranging from the public to private sector, in organizational development and training, Pam left the corporate world to become an entrepreneur and small business coach [...]

Shamini Dhana brings to the fashion world over 20 years of experience in international strategy, global operations, venture capital, business development, management, and executive leadership in [...]

It has been over two years since Urban Innovation Exchange first profiled Pashon Murray of Detroit Dirt; over two years since the Ford commercial produced by Team Detroit and starring [...]