Our new episode features John Bicket ’02, chief technology officer and co-founder of tech firm Samsara and this year’s Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2025. He will be honored on campus April 10 and 11 at the Entrepreneurship at Cornell Celebration Ezra Event.

Samsara offers an AI-powered platform to help physical operations organizations improve their safety, efficiency and sustainability by using data from sensors and connected devices.

Bicket earned his bachelor’s in computer science from Cornell and a master’s in computer science from MIT.

Our new episode includes a chat with Cornell student Micere Mugweru ’25, the founder of Mizoma Africa. Mugweru is an economics and Africana studies major in the College of Arts & Sciences and a member of the eLab student business accelerator.

She's created a Pan-African luxury bag brand dedicated to empowering women by bringing a piece of Africa into cosmopolitan spaces. Each bag is a tribute to African heritage.

Our new episode features Heather Jiang MBA '16, founder of Allegorie, a small-batch accessory company that turns discarded fruits into beautiful wallets, bags and backpacks. The bags reduce food waste and greenhouse gas emissions and are designed and created in New York City’s garment district.

Our new episode features Sakib Jamal ‘19, vice president at Crossbeam Venture Partners.

Jamal was recently chosen for the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, in part for his book, "The Young VC's Handbook," a tactical guide for newcomers to venture capital. In the book, some of the smartest young minds in VC share actionable advice. Proceeds from the book go to help underprivileged children attend primary school in Jamal’s home country of Bangladesh.

Our newest episode features Breanna Neff ‘16, founder and chief food scientist at brelixi, a company that makes drink mixes infused with nano-CBD or THC, as well as electrolytes, adaptogens and nootropics.

Neff studied food science, technology, business, nutrition and health at Cornell. Before founding brelixi, she worked with Dannon and Evian, as well as in the startup world.

Our newest episode features Lloyd Robinson ’87, president and owner of Awisco, a family-owned welding business started in 1952. With 10 locations across the New York metro area and a sales presence in South Florida, Lloyd has led the company through lots of changes and has hosted Cornell interns for more than 20 summers. Lloyd graduated from the ILR School.

Our newest episode features Jen Barnwell ‘96, president of Curator Hotel & Resort Collection. Curator is a collection of hand-selected independent hotels and resorts whose mission is to have independent hotels join forces and get the power of scale without sacrificing the spirit of independence.

This month, we talk business, mentorship, life lessons and spirituality with Smoke Wallin '88, a serial entrepreneur and managing director & partner at STS Capital, a global boutique investment bank focused on mergers and acquisitions.

Our newest episode features Josh Gully ‘83, managing director of NewEdge Wealth and founding member of their New York office. NewEdge was started in 2020 and has grown to manage more than $55 billion for ultra-high net worth and family office clients.

Our new episode features Jamey Edwards, president & chief strategy officer at Koko Home, a company providing radar driven, AI-enabled solutions for healthcare and an Entrepreneur in Residence of StartUp Health, which was founded in 2011 to invest in global health entrepreneurs.