Jessica Crolick Rolph is founding partner and COO of HappyFamily, a start-up company that produces and markets fresh-frozen, all organic baby and toddler meals. Previously she worked at Whole Foods in national purchasing for SPINS, the leading provider of information to the natural products industry. She also has worked with Lance Armstrong's business agent to develop the concept for the Lance Armstrong branded food line. Based on Newman's Own business model, all proceeds were to benefit Lance Armstrong Foundation.
Jessica Crolick Rolph received an MBA from the Johnson School at Cornell University in 2004, and was awarded a full MBA scholarship, the Park Leadership Fellowship, for leadership in socially responsible business.
As part of that fellowship, she helped launch Ithaca Fine Chocolates, a socially responsible, fair-trade-certified organic chocolate company based in Ithaca that makes and markets "Art Bars". Each chocolate bar features a card with a reproduction of work by local artists or international children's art. The students developed a business plan, including a financial accounting system and pricing model for the chocolate bars; helped source their manufacture; created a distribution plan using multiple channel; and developed a relationship with Whole Foods as a key sales partner.
In addition to holding an MBA from Cornell University, Jessica Crolick Rolph also received her BA from Cornell.
Nick Bayer is the founder and CEO of Saxbys Coffee. Nick Bayer graduated from Cornell University.
<p>Randy Brandoff is the vice president of marketing for Marquis Jet.</p> <p>Previously, Brandoff was an Associate at The Argentum Group where he assisted in the identification and evaluation of potential investment opportunities and supported portfolio companies in fulfilling strategic and financial objectives. Brandoff has also been a management consultant with Deloitte Consulting, where he served clients in the financial services and communications industries. </p> <p>Randy Brandoff holds an undergraduate degree in Business Management and Finance from Cornell University. </p>
<p>Joy J. Martin is known as the HR Insider. She has worked with the Career Changer Company and with some of the top financial services, advertising and professional services consulting companies in the world including HSBC, IBM, Bearing Point, J. Walter Thompson and others. With her background as a Corporate Recruiter and HR Manager, Joy shares the inside scoop on what it really takes to get hired. Joy is exceptionally positive, supportive and compassionate as she helps individuals uncover their lifeâ€[TM]s passion, find work they love and navigate the current challenging job market and hiring process. </p> <p>Joy Martin is a graduate of Colgate University.</p>
Reshma Saujani is a lawyer, politician and founder of the tech organization Girls Who Code. She was previously the Deputy Public Advocate at the Office of the New York City Public Advocate. Reshma Saujani attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she graduated in 1997 with majors in Political Science and Speech Communication. She attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, where she received a Master of Public Policy in 1999, and Yale Law School, where she received her Juris Doctor in 2002.
Amanda Eilian is the Co-founder and President of Videolicious. Amanda Eilian received her undergraduate degree from Georgetown and her MBA from Harvard.
Brad Katsuyama is a financial services executive, working as the president, CEO and co-founder of the IEX, the Investors Exchange. Brad has over 14 years of experience in the securities trading industry. Brad was formerly the Global Head of Electronic Sales and Trading at RBC Capital Markets. In this role, he was responsible for multiple global teams including: electronic sales, electronic trading, algorithmic trading, market structure strategy, client implementation and product management. Brad\'s prior management roles at RBC were Head of US Cash Equity Trading, Head of US Hedge Fund Coverage, and Head of US Technology Trading. Brad Katsuyama is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University.
Nadja Schnetzler is the CEO and Co-Founder of BrainStore and the author of "The Idea Machine". In the Swiss company BrainStore, ideas are produced in the same way as products - made-to-order and on a conveyor belt. The BrainStore ideas machine is an innovation model which functions on engineering principles and makes this idea generation possible. Nadja Schnetzler studied at the Ringier School of Journalism in Zurich, Switzerland.
John Renehan co-founded EnVision Leadership Inc. in 2000. EnVision Leadership is an organization based in Boston, MA, that builds inclusive leadership programs. For five years, Renehan served as Executive Director serving thousands of students and educators from all fifty states and over thirty countries.
John Renehan received his undergraduate degree from the University of Richmond and will receive his MBA from Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management in 2007.