Hillman Innovation On Display at Pitch Extravaganza
Friday, December 15, marked the third annual pitch extravaganza of Hillman business concepts--and set the stage for the work of the Spring Semester. Each year, before an audience of their peers, mentors, and program partners and supporters, the entire Hillman…
Hillman Student Vows To Be "On the Right Side of History"
By Luke Knafels __________ Even during the time of the Holocaust, there were few excuses to explain why the Holocaust was not taken seriously. On December 13, 2017, I returned to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.,…
Lessons from Honest Tea Founder: Seth Goldman
by Dee Sangi, Laura Vasquez, Olalekan Olaniyi, and Jason Acevedo ---------- On November 28, about 60 members of the Montgomery College community--including a dozen Hillman Entrepreneurs--attended a presidential dialogue series with Seth Goldman, the co-founder and CEO of Honest Tea.…
NED Forum: Political Innovation in the Americas
By Santiago Vallinas ____________ Hillman student Santiago Vallinas recently attended a special forum of National Endowment for Democracy (NED) grantees on “how civil society is helping emerging voices, especially youth, engage in politics, join the ranks of the public sector,…
How the U.S. Patent Office and a U.S. Veteran Inspired One Hillman Student
By Olalekan Olaniyi ________ After our visit to the United States Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO), my curiosity was peaked and I have been looking for ways to explore what the organization was about. When I learned about the…
MC-Hillmaners Attend UMD-Hillman Marketing Competition Finals
by Naomi Berhanu _______ On December 1st 2017, the Hillman cohort and I went to University of Maryland College Park to take part in the audience at the Marketing Competition Finals by the Hillman juniors. During the presentations, I witnessed…
Hillman Students Honor Their Future Link Mentors
By Delight Dzansi __________ The Hillman Program is happy to include a number of graduates from the Future Link Program, which helps young adults, age 18-25, gain the skills and self-knowledge "to identify and pursue a pathway to a successful…
Women’s Business Center Event Informs Hillman Student About Business Law
By Dimitri Mitrothanasis _________ Early in the morning on December 5, I attended the Maryland Women's Business Center's session entitled "When and How To Use Legal Services Effectively." The speaker, Jessica Chod, Counsel at Potomac Law Group, PLLC, is an…
Hillman Student Recognizes the Value of Networking
By Antony Canales ______ On Tuesday, December 5, 2017, in the morning I had the honor to attend the annual Commercial Broker Breakfast networking event. The event was sponsored by Rockville Economic Development, Inc. and held from 8:00 am to…