2017

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Coach: Matt Pincus
Peer:  Ariella Werden-Greenfield 

Website: keyhillah.org
Social Media: Facebook
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Venture Description

KEYhillah brings Jewish young professionals together through music by creating the first national network of post-collegiate Jewish A Capella communities. It is founded on the success of The ChaiLights, Philadelphia’s only post-collegiate Jewish A Cappella group.

About the Founder

Lauren Dranoff is the founder and executive director of KEYhillah, the first-ever network for Jewish A Cappella communities. She founded KEYhillah to create a space for everyone to connect musically and spiritually. She is a non-profit professional with experience in marketing, development, and logistics. She currently serves as the Chairperson of The ChaiLights, Philadelphia’s only post-collegiate Jewish A Cappella group. She is a proud Philadelphia native with a love of arts and helping others. When Lauren isn’t doing Jewish A Cappella things, she can be found watching Netflix, snuggling her cat, and/or eating sushi. Lauren is honored to be part of this community.

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Coach: Jody Peskin
Peer: Rachel Sakofs

Website: www.masscarves.com
Social Media: Facebook
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Venture Description

Beginning with winter scarves, MASscarves now includes handmade clothing for all seasons. All MASscarves are sustainably made with ethically sourced remnant fabrics in small batches. Inspired by a bohemian aesthetic and an urban lifestyle, MASscarves incorporates neutral colors with bold prints and the occasional splash of color to create collections that are not only unique and beautiful but are also eco friendly and help spread awareness of the importance of environmentalism and the slow fashion movement.

About the Founder

Samantha Hyman is an artist, designer and performer. With a BFA in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design, she has worked as a freelance artist in a variety of media, including puppetry, circus arts, costume, and now, clothing design. She is adventurous, creative and driven, loves nature, cooking and spending time with her family and friends.

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Coach: George Shotz
Peer: Rachel Bright

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Social Media: Instagram
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Venture Description

Nectar of Life Nutrition & Wellness focuses on providing its clients with one-on-one health coaching consultations, during which a coach and a client work together on identifying client’s short- and long-term health and wellness goals, in order to create a comprehensive long-term wellness protocol and, in most cases, a custom-designed, plant-based meal plan tailored specifically to client’s dietary and health needs. The key to changing client’s diet (as one aspect of overall wellness) from a modern fast-food and convenience meals, processed foods loaded with sugar diet to a clean diet, comprising of eating real, nutrient-dense foods is the consistency. That consistency can only come when a client is willing to make a time investment into preparing their own healthy meals or pay a meal preparation and delivery company for healthy meals to be made and delivered to their doorsteps on a regular basis. Practical research, conducted by Olga for this business venture over the course of the last several years, has shown that clients tend to achieve higher success rates in making long-lasting changes, when it comes to their diet and nutrition goals, when they not only have a coach who provides them strictly with an expert advice, but when they have a health coach who also custom-designs delicious meals and smoothies (made from real, nutrient-dense ingredients) that get delivered to clients’ doorsteps fully-prepared and ready for consumption. These types of comprehensive health coaching services that Nectar of Life Nutrition & Wellness offers is what sets us apart from our competition.

About the Founder

Olga is a former business analyst, turned Wellness and Nutrition Coach who, after a few years of soul and purpose-searching, has found her true passion in life in the field of integrative nutrition and wellness. After embarking on her own transformational health journey over four years ago and healing her body through giving it the nourishment it deserved, in the form of clean nutrition, proper sleep, fitness and stress management, she decided to make it her mission in life to inspire, motivate and help others to fully transform the quality of their lives and health by switching their diets to a clean, plant-centered, whole-foods based-diet. Olga firmly believes that every one of us has their own unique gifts and talents that they can only bring to the world when they are the best, most authentic versions of themselves – individuals with passion and purpose. To bring out the best, most beautiful version of yourself, Olga believes, you need to start from within yourself and that begins with nourishing your body with real, nutrient-dense foods and cherishing your soul by living the life in alignment with your purpose and passions.

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Coach: Michael Adler
Peer: Amy Zitelman

Website: taliaeidel.com 
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram
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Venture Description

TALIA EIDEL is a philanthropic, industrial jewelry company that juxtaposes the ruggedness of metal with purity of stones to relay that things are not always what they seem. Our aim is to show that beauty is every-present, raw, everywhere, and within everyone. This message is especially vital within the Eating Disorder community, where aesthetics play such a pivotal role. This unifying significance is what led to the creation of “The Beauty Is Raw Project”, a non-profit that establishes treatment scholarships for those suffering from Eating Disorders that cannot otherwise afford care. A portion of all sales from TALIA EIDEL are donated to the Beauty Is Raw Project. Together, we can make a difference.

About the Founder

‘Made in Russia, Assembled in America’ – Natalyia Eidelman is the daughter of an immigrant family who has put her unique experiences and past tribulations to use through a keen, creative eye. Initially studying sustainable architecture and taking courses at the Maryland Institute College of Art, her ability to piece together components of social consciousness with aesthetic appeal drove her to the idea of starting her own business within the field of design. Her business — a socially conscious jewelry company — focuses on raising awareness for the Eating Disorder Community through relaying that beauty is ever-present and raw. Having personally struggled with an eating disorder for many years, Natalyia identified the tremendous lack of funding which exists for those affected. With her contagious go-getter attitude and entrepreneurial nature, Natalyia has been able to develop a venture that is truly making an impact.

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Coach: Cara Levinson
Peer: Andrew Spector 

Website: students-care.org 
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Venture Description

StudentsCare is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to brighten hospital experience for children and their families. StudentsCare facilitates a Hospital Buddy Program in which college students are paired with long-term pediatric patients to provide fun, friendship, and support. StudentsCare currently has 4 programs in Philly, Miami, St. Louis, and Lansing, MI and plans to launch 6 additional program sites in 2017.

About the Founder

Erica was born and raised in Miami, Florida. She received her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Florida and M.S. in Nonprofit Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania. Erica has vast experience serving in variety of leadership roles within nonprofit/social impact organizations, such as Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation, Camp Boggy Creek, Cancer Support Community Greater Miami, Global Medical Training, and the Center for Social Impact Strategy at University of Pennsylvania. Erica brings great passion and dedication to her work and hopes to inspire others through her work with StudentsCare.