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We still can't get over the AMAZING prototypes and social innovation lemonade stands that came out of this year's cohort of startups. Our judges were forced to make some very tough decisions when choosing both our finalists and our grand prize winners! Even though all of our teams didn't take home grand prizes, I know that so many of this year's startups will go far as long as they keep “fighting the good fight.”
That's what NBC's Pat Battle thought when she visited the Zahn Center last week and produced a story that aired on April 22nd on the Channel 4 News. She interviewed students for her segment, “The Good Fight” and learned why some students, like Carry Fils-Aime, are so determined to keep fighting for their causes. She also spoke with Valerie Pholpituke, Head of Sustainability and Engagement at Standard Chartered Bank, who said, “Its been a really rewarding experience to see [Carry] come from the idea stage to where she is now, and we have full confidence she is going to go really far with Le Sel.”
We have full confidence in all of our students. They have the Zahntrepreneurial mindset that will take them from ideation to creation. As Lindsay Siegel described, “Students have often overcome a lot even to be here in school now, and so when you add to that that they want to do more than get an education, but come up with a way of giving back and creating something meaningful in their own community and extended community, it's huge.”
You can view the entire video clip from last week's “The Good Fight” here.