November 20th, 2014 – Posted by Hub LA
Tags: best practices, creativity, enhancing creativity, guest post, imagination, innovation, process, resources, startups / Best Practices, Member Shares, Profiles, Resources, The Hub LA / 1 Response »
Guest post by Hub LA member Jana Carey. This blog is the second in a five-part series on Enhancing Your Creativity. Hub LA is reposting with permission from Jana’s blog. “I always get it perfect the first time,” said no one ever. I’ve said it before, chances are if you are reading this post you are an artist, writer, entrepreneur, visionary, innovator and/or global game changer. Maybe its’ still just a yearning in your heart […] Read More
October 22nd, 2014 – Posted by Hub LA
Tags: best practices, business model, design, give half, how to give half your work away for free, Hub LA members, matthew manos, pro bono, verynice / Best Practices, Member Shares, Profiles, Resources / Respond to this post »
It’s pro bono week right now, and if anyone knows a thing or two about doing work for free, it’s Matthew Manos, Founder and Managing Partner of verynice. Verynice is a design, branding, and innovation consultancy that, through its unique business model, dedicates 50% of its efforts pro bono to nonprofits. In the past year, verynice has expanded to three offices across the country, including one at Hub LA, one in New York, and one […] Read More
September 25th, 2014 – Posted by Hub LA
Tags: healthcare, Hub LA members, innovation, insurance, technology / Profiles, Socent News, The Hub LA / Respond to this post »
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
August 27th, 2014 – Posted by Hub LA
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As we focus on Civic Innovation this month, it seemed obvious to learn more about the work Norman Gilmore is doing in a professional capacity as well as in his civic engagement in his neighborhood council. I asked Norman about the relationship between statistical modeling and civic engagement - how can we best use statistics and forecasting to affect policy and the decisions that our institutions make? Don’t let that intense question scare you away […] Read More
June 27th, 2014 – Posted by Hub LA
Tags: Hub LA members, journalism, NAHJ, storytelling / Member Shares, Profiles, Socent News, The Hub LA / Respond to this post »
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 28th, 2014 – Posted by Helen Grossman
Tags: apps, GLBT, millennials, social innovation / High Impact Angelenos, Media Lab, Profiles, The Hub LA / Respond to this post »
Chris Cherrie works at verynice, a design and branding consultancy based out of Hub LA’s Media Lab. He may be young, but he’s driven. And Canadian. He founded Fraternize, an educational site for men to share experiences, knowledge, and questions about sexuality, dating, and sex. He’s broadening access to information about sex and gay culture that’s not taught in mainstream classrooms but is increasingly necessary given the prevalence of dating apps. You’re a wunderkind working […] Read More
April 25th, 2014 – Posted by Hub LA
Tags: Hub LA members, online dating, profiles, startups / Profiles, The Hub LA / Respond to this post »
Hub LA members Matt Stokke and Derek Davis are the founders of The First Text, a service that they liken to being your online “wingman.” They help curate online dating profiles and messages. While they’re the first to acknowledge that the concept is kind of strange, the idea for the company came from a (kind of hilarious) personal experience they had a few years ago. What’s different about Matt and Derek, though, is that these […] Read More
April 16th, 2014 – Posted by Helen Grossman
Tags: for-profit social enterprises, Hub LA Member, resources, Scaling Retail, startups, Syama Meagher / High Impact Angelenos, Profiles, Resources, Socent News, The Hub LA / Respond to this post »
Syama Meagher [pronounced: Sha-ma] is a retail strategist and a social entrepreneur. An expert on the business side of the fashion industry from previous gigs at Barney’s, Gucci, Ann Taylor, and Macy’s, Syama now runs a merchandising consultancy Scaling Retail. She also teaches Fashion Merchandising at FIDM. Syama loves working with social enterprises and wants to make it possible for the little guys to learn from the big dogs. She makes a series of videos […] Read More
March 26th, 2014 – Posted by Helen Grossman
Tags: collaboration, Hub LA members, profiles / High Impact Angelenos, Innovation in the City, Profiles, The Hub LA / Respond to this post »
When you visit Hub LA, you’re likely to spot Neeraj Kapoor scribbling unintelligible math equations on our whiteboard walls. Neeraj and his business partner Stephen Chen founded Learn to Be, an online tutoring service that offers 24-hour, completely free services. I caught up with Neeraj to learn a little more about the work he’s doing and who else from the community he’s been working with on his various projects. What is Learn to Be? How […] Read More