Startup Curious

This track was created for those thinking of starting a company and those who are contemplating switching careers from corporate or agency life and joining a startup.

Meet our Speakers

We've gathered some of the top experts in the field to discuss this topic. With years of experience between them, they're well-equipped to offer invaluable insights and perspectives.

Jessica Woyton

Jessica Woyton

CEO, Co-Founder, WTG Biotech LLC

Chaim Letwin

Chaim Letwin

Carol Sawyer Parks Endowed Chair, Associate Chair, Entrepreneurship, Professor, Management and Entre, Suffolk University

Chris Selland

Chris Selland

Partner - Executive Operations, TechCXO

ian naval

ian naval

Founding Engineer & Head of Platform Engineering, Cake

Kim Magidhi

Kim Magidhi

Computer Science Student, Suffolk University

Farah Hussain

Farah Hussain

Founder & Executive Coach, Coaching with Farah

Wes Schroll

Wes Schroll

CEO & Founder, Fetch

Collin Yip

Collin Yip

Managing Partner, Rafi Properties

Easmond Tsewole

Easmond Tsewole

Senior Solution Engineer, Sandbox Banking

Kidane Frezgi

Kidane Frezgi

Project Director, Minority Business Development Agency

Deepanshi Bansal

Deepanshi Bansal

Founder and CEO, ShineQuo

Sean Bock

Sean Bock

MiniLuxe, MiniLuxe

Schubert Laforest

Schubert Laforest

Marketing Analytics Manager, Akamai Technologies

Amanda Hansen

Amanda Hansen

Director of Operations, Pure Glow

Claude Arnell Milhouse

Claude Arnell Milhouse

CEO, SiliconXL

Thara Pillai

Thara Pillai

Director - Alumni Innovation & Engagement, Harvard iLabs

Wafaa Arbash

Wafaa Arbash

Mentor-Workforce Development Accelerator, Techstars

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Talks

(1.10) From Code to Company: The Technical Founder’s Journey

September 09, 2024, 06:15 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Jean Donnelly

Easmond Tsewole

(1.13) Getting Past Go!: Bringing Your Startup Out of the Idea Stage

September 09, 2024, 07:30 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Jessica Fracalossi

Kidane Frezgi

(1.18) Expanding Your Footprint: Franchise Models are Startups Too

September 09, 2024, 10:00 PM

Commons - 5th Floor

Sean Bock

Amanda Hansen

(2.6) Creating Your Future: Safe and Sound or Destination Unknown

September 10, 2024, 02:00 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Dave Howell

Jason Margaca

Vanita Sood

Rachel Salazar

(2.24) Beantown Brilliance: The State of Innovation

September 10, 2024, 11:00 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Scott Kirsner

Secretary Yvonne Hao

(3.5) Brand Boss: Mastering Your Entrepreneurial Identity

September 11, 2024, 02:00 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Nazma Rosado

(3.7) Solving Puzzles or Chasing Shadows: Unraveling the Right Problem to Crack!

September 11, 2024, 02:00 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Stacy Swider

(3.9) Data Disco: Designing Your Business Model for Success

September 11, 2024, 03:15 PM

Commons - 5th Floor

John Calabrese

Tasneem Dohadwala

Schubert Laforest

(4.5) From Ideation to Innovation: The Value of Hackathons in Collective Creativity

September 12, 2024, 02:00 PM

Commons - 5th Floor

Jessica Woyton

ian naval

Kim Magidhi

Claude Arnell Milhouse

(4.6) Your Part-Time Powerhouse: When and Where to Utilize Fractional Talent (presented by TechCXO)

September 12, 2024, 02:00 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Ann Walsh

Shirin Shahin

Grace Tkach

Andy Porter

Chris Selland

(4.9) Deliberations: Exploring Careers in Legal Tech

September 12, 2024, 04:30 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

John D. McCoy

Kara Peterson

Ashley Jones

Flo Nicolas

(4.17) A Tale of Two Startups: Building Innovative Businesses from the Ground Up

September 12, 2024, 08:45 PM

Commons - 5th Floor

Chaim Letwin

Wes Schroll

Collin Yip

(4.19) You’ve Got a Friend in Me: The Power of Mentorship

September 12, 2024, 08:45 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Farah Hussain

Deepanshi Bansal

Thara Pillai

Wafaa Arbash

(5.4) Breaking Barriers: Overcoming Challenges as Underrepresented Founders

September 13, 2024, 02:00 PM

Commons - 5th Floor

Crystal Brown

Keisha Greaves

Leticia Tarilonte

Piyali Chakraborty

(5.5) Mind Your Intellectual P's and Q's: Safeguarding Your Startup Brainchildren

September 13, 2024, 02:00 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Patrick Connolly

The Sawyer Business School occupies an unrivaled position at the nexus of Boston’s private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Our learners enjoy unparalleled access to the city’s financial and innovation clusters, seats of government, nonprofit organizations, and world-class healthcare institutions.