November 7th, 2014 – Posted by Hub LA
Tags: Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, global hospitality, hotel hack, hotel industry, micro residency, social innovation / Resources, Socent News, The Hub LA / Respond to this post »
After months of planning with the Cornell School of Hotel Administration, we designed Hotel Hack, a special, curated weekend event that builds off the intentional community at Hub LA and the collaborartive relationships among a group of talented, insanely different people who care about making an impact. Our Hotel Hack turned thirteen hand-selected Hub LA members and LA social innovators into experts in residence, consultants to the hospitality industry at this pivotal moment. The economy […] Read More
September 25th, 2014 – Posted by Hub LA
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Meet Christine Carrillo and Helen Lee. Though they’re relatively new Hub LA members, they jumped into the Hub LA community from the get go. Their consulting firm, Humanize Health, works with healthcare providers to optimize their systems to achieve the best results for their companies and for patients. Now, Christine and Helen are in the midst of developing a new platform from the other side: humanizing the healthcare system for patients as they navigate insurance […] Read More
September 19th, 2014 – Posted by Helen Grossman
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One of the early jokes of Orange is the New Black is that main character Piper Chapman (played by Taylor Schilling), before going to prison, was just your average WASPy New Yorker, starting an upscale lotion line with her best friend and business partner that they hope to sell at Barney’s. Though she goes to prison before seeing her lotions hit the shelves, she uses her ingenuity to craft soap for Red when she is […] Read More
August 5th, 2014 – Posted by Hub LA
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Food truck Fridays continue this month with an amazing(ly delicious) line-up of mobile cafes! Stop by the Hub lot every Friday this month for Friends Friday - your free trial day of working out of Hub LA - and for Food Trucks between 12:30 and 2:30pm. Plan accordingly:
July 30th, 2014 – Posted by Helen Grossman
Tags: creativity, education, play, schools, social entreneurship / High Impact Angelenos, Hub Global, Socent News / Respond to this post »
On the same day last year, a group of children made shadow puppets in Capetown, South Africa while a group of students in London built a House of Fairy Tales. On the side of the globe, a group of tweens built an obstacle in their New Jersey front yard while families at a community center in Seattle built a pirate ship. On any other day, we’d brush off this coincidence as after school play, but […] Read More
July 16th, 2014 – Posted by Hub LA
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If you didn’t catch the TED Radio Hour last weekend on NPR, it’s definitely worth a listen. The episode - “The Hackers” - shares the stories of TED speakers who are using science and technology to “hack” some of the world’s biggest problems (or as we call it, social innovation). Covering everything from “deextinction” and climate change to computer viruses, these stories of empowered individuals and teams who are using modern tools to improve the […] Read More
July 8th, 2014 – Posted by Hub LA
Tags: Fare Conversations, food, health, local food, Whole Foods / Events, High Impact Angelenos, Innovation in the City, Socent News, The Hub LA / Respond to this post »
Since April, Hub LA has been partnering with Whole Foods Market. The partnership has developed out of a mutual appreciation for the role that food plays in building community. And when Whole Foods began bringing delicious meals to our weekly community lunches and monthly wine downs, we saw the effects immediately: more people showing up, livelier conversations, and a tighter community. Last week, Whole Foods, Hub LA, and Team Friday used food to bring together […] Read More
June 27th, 2014 – Posted by Hub LA
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Meet Hub LA member Kristopher Fortin! He’s a journalist formerly at the Orange County Register, and he is a leader in the LA chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Kris’s work epitomizes the Hub LA ethos: he is expanding access through technology and storytelling. I sent him some questions about why he does the work that he does, not only for NAHJ-LA but also as a storyteller dedicated to representing the Latino story, […] Read More
June 19th, 2014 – Posted by Hub LA
Tags: Chris Mendez, crowdsource, GuitarPick, Hub LA, startup, tech / High Impact Angelenos, Innovation in the City, Member Shares, Profiles, Socent News, The Hub LA / Respond to this post »
Chris Mendez is a Hub LA host on Tuesdays and Thursday evenings and hosts office hours every Saturday for Tech Startups. When he’s not at Hub LA, Chris works at KUSC, a classical radio station. He’s been instrumental in developing the app Geotunes, which allows users to listen to songs based on a city, landmark, or event as they explore an interactive map that places the songs in context. Geotunes was a finalist at for […] Read More
May 16th, 2014 – Posted by Hub LA
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Last month was Month of the Food Trucks at Hub LA. We saw such an outpouring of excitement and support for this weekly lunchtime event that we knew it couldn’t end with April.