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Josh York is the founder of the Detroit-based social streetwear line, York Project. Each item purchased provides living essentials to the homeless of Detroit. York Project launched a cut + sew operation and line in Summer 2018 and now employs women from Detroit homeless shelters as part of its production team. Josh also launched a B2B private label garment manufacturing company called Soft Goods Detroit, whose client list includes Shinola, TJ Maxx Canada, The PGA, Chips Ahoy, Speedo,...

On this week's episode of the Hathcast, Aaryn Richard and Brandon Weaver sit down with MSUEA (Entrepreneurship Association) Co-Presidents, Mateo Marchan and Brandon Weaver, VIM Magazine PR Director, Aubrey Haase and Marketing Director Alaina Warburton, as well as MSUWE (Women in Entrepreneurship) Vice President Sasha Coleman. Join the conversation as they talk on the conception of their organizations, how they are able to accomplish so much and their innovative plans for the future!

Kavita is an entrepreneur, digital health maven, patient health advocate, investor and speaker with a mission to connect people to targeted health innovations, enabling them to lead healthier lives. She is the co-founder and CEO of Match Health, a digital health platform that brings greater awareness and accessibility to transformative health innovations. Match Health has developed and maintains a vast video library that reviews various medical conditions and different innovations that have...

Anurag is an experienced global technology and management consultant with a talent for finding innovative solutions to complex business problems and building and growing businesses. He has extensive experience working with and for companies that range in size from the Global 500 to pre-investment startups. Anurag is a Charter Member and former President of TIE Austin, former CEO Chair for the Austin chapter of Vistage, an exclusive community of 14,500 global business leaders, where he...

Join Aaryn, Gabe, and Brandon as they sit down with serial entrepreneur, writer, and founder/CEO of his own podcast and company, NotBoringBusiness, Jeremy Redman to discuss everything from advanced marketing techniques, growing a business and what comes next after you have succeeded in the field. Although this interview is a bit on the edgier and 'raw' side, we enjoyed the conversation and hope you do as well! Thanks for tuning in and see you next week!

On this Hatchcast Extra, Mike Miller comes back to MSU's campus to be part of this season of Innovate State. A native of Williamston, Michigan, Mike Miller is a lifelong Spartan. After graduating from MSU with degrees in physics and philosophy, his undergraduate research at the Cyclotron opened the door for a PhD in Particle Physics from Yale and faculty positions at MIT and UW. Along the way he developed a taste for capitalism, co-founding the Y Combinator-backed company, Cloudant, which...

Hosts Aaryn & Gabe sit down with Josh Cooper, Founder & CEO of the ridesharing and micro-mobility advertising company SKOOP, as well as Wesley Ma, Founder of HealthOpX, to discuss what it's like to be a student at Michigan State University while simultaneously creating and running a company. Listen in as we discuss past ventures, keys to personal success, what the future of ESL (English as a Second Language) patient/doctor relationships are becoming, and how ridesharing is (possibly)...

On this Hatchcast Extra, Sheela Sethuraman comes back to MSU's campus to be part of this season of Innovate State. Sethuraman has more than 20 years of experience in building and implementing educational technology solutions in K–12 classrooms. At CueThink, Sheela and her team have successfully taken the vision of a peer platform for math problem solving and built and deployed a scalable application to foster critical thinking and cultivate collaboration. As Founder and CEO, Sheela has...

In today's episode, the teams sits down with Patrick Gallagher, founder, and CEO of Gridpane; Tom Stewart, program manager, Conquer Accelerator; and Lori Fischer, program manager of MSU’s student startup incubator, the MSU Hatch. Together, they dive headfirst into the topic of Accelerators vs. Incubators and which could be right for your business and future ventures. Books Mentioned: Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It The Lean Startup The Ultimate Sales...

On this Hatchcast Extra, we bring you the recorded-live interview with Larry Gaynor, moderated by the inimitable Ken Szymusiak. Larry founded tng worldwide (TNG) in 1985 and is the company's President and CEO. He had the vision for what manicurists wanted and set out to meet those needs. With only three employees, Gaynor produced a 16-page black and white catalog, installed an 800 number for orders, developed the Gold Card (now TIS Rewards) and introduced the first nail show outside of...

A photographer, an arts promoter, and a serial-creative-&-entrepreneur walk into the studio for candid conversations about creatives, makers, maker spaces, and the role of the arts in creating thriving communities. Featured Guests: Jerry Norris, co-founder of the radically inclusive maker space, The Fledge; Ariniko D. O'Meara, photographer and author of A City Saunter Story & The City Saunter Project; and Mike Marriott, Owner/Director of Opportunity Arts.

On this season four premiere of the HatchCast, host Aaryn Richard addresses the topic of placemaking in the Greater Lansing Region (and the country as a whole). With the help of Gabbi Allum, project manager for the University Corporate Research Park, Katie Chalker, placemaking coordinator, UCRP, along with Meghan Martin, the executive director of the Arts Council of Greater Lansing, the HatchCast team dives into the creativity behind building a sense of place within community.

Season 4 of Hatchcast is right around the corner! Don’t miss episode 1, premiering September 5, 2019.

On this finale episode of the HatchCast season three, Aaryn Richard and producers Gabe Hales and Emily Andersen take a deep dive into the question: Are we in a startup slump? With special guest interviews from Jeff Wesley, Executive Director of Red Cedar Ventures and Tom Stewart, Program Manager of Conquer Accelerator, we examine this question from all sides. Together, the HatchCast team takes it upon themselves to understand, explain and explore ways to combat this supposed slump here at...

On this special season finale of Innovate State, Aaryn Richard talks live with five MSU student entrepreneurs, Alexandria Rucker, Bri Makaric, Gina Duff, Josh Cooper, and Malik Jackson about their lives and innovations as student creators within the Hatch and throughout campus, all while being enrolled here at MSU! Join in as they discuss what it's like to be juggling a college life, classes and their multitude of side hustles, as well as their very own tips and tricks on starting a venture...

On this special HatchCast Extra episode, Jillian Lorenz joins Chris Sell and Aaryn Richard to talk on her ever expanding fitness franchise and boutique, The Barre Code, and how she got to where she is today as the Co-Founder and Co-CEO, all starting with a mechanical engineering degree here at MSU. Get a backstage look as she talks on empowerment in and out of the studio and staying fit and confident in this fast paced world, as well as finding your true passion in life no matter where and...

On this final Innovate State featuring a distinguished MSU alumna, Jillian Lorenz expands on her story as the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of The Barre Code fitness boutiques and studios, with Aaryn Richard, all recorded live in the Erickson Hall Kiva here at MSU! Join in as she talks about her personal beliefs encompassing empowerment throughout the women's fitness realm and learn about her journey from selling homemade lemonade and perfumes as a child to owning one of the country’s most...

In this special episode, Dave Zilko, CEO of FUEL Leadership and the visionary master behind Garden Fresh Gourmet, sits down with Hatchcast’s own Aaryn Richard and the MSU Director of Alumni and Entrepreneur Engagement, Chris Sell, to talk about his ventures into debt, success and America’s most popular salsa! Listen in on this Hatchcast Extra episode where he expands on his lost decades, specialty recipes and his outlook on life as a Fortune 500 CEO and entrepreneur. Side Note: We see we've...

On this episode, Denise Busley, Co-Founder of Grand Traverse Pie Company, joins the Hatchcast with Aaryn Richard to discuss her expansive journey from creating one of the Midwest's most lucrative pie baking franchises to helping others (and herself) through life’s deepest hardships. Listen in as she talks on her personal philosophies for mindful wellbeing and happiness in the entrepreneurial hustle and her ever-changing story surrounding the power of pie, all starting at MSU! Side Note: We...

We're so glad you keep coming back to Hatchcast. Our fifth episode of season three brings you our recorded-live interview with MSU alumna, Tracy Garley. Recorded at the Erickson Hall Kiva, Aaryn Richard sat down with Tracy to talk about her entrepreneurial journey with Zarkpa's, her experience growing up in Liberia during the country's first civil war, and her Spartan roots! Side Note: We see we've got a growing audience! Thank you for giving us your time and headspace. Please help us make...