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The Beauty of Entrepreneurship: Sylwia Wiesenberg’s Success Story

The Beauty of Entrepreneurship: Sylwia Wiesenberg’s Success Story

About this Episode: In her conversation with Alya, Sylwia Weisenberg shares the business challenges she faced as an immigrant woman and how she overcame them to create new opportunities for herself. Drawing from her own experiences, Sylwia gives invaluable advice on...

Michelson 20MM: How AI is Transforming Digital Equity

Michelson 20MM: How AI is Transforming Digital Equity

Michelson 20MM's webinar series "The AI Divide: What is the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Digital Equity?" explores the impact of AI on digital equity in California and beyond. Watch the panel discussion featuring experts in AI social work research, workforce...

Leap Venture Studio & Academy: 5 Years of Transforming Pet Care

Leap Venture Studio & Academy: 5 Years of Transforming Pet Care

The Leap Venture Studio & Academy is a partnership between Michelson Found Animals, Mars Petcare, and R/GA Ventures, created to invest in and support early-stage pet care startups. In five years, Leap has invested in 45 dynamic companies from 15 countries, with a...

Find Your Ally Determined Voices Presents: Amna of Saddleback College

Find Your Ally Determined Voices Presents: Amna of Saddleback College

Get inspired by immigrant women who have achieved success through California Community Colleges! The Michelson Philanthropies FirstGen Initiative is partnering with the Foundation for California Community Colleges to spotlight the stories of a diverse group of women...

A Journey of Empowerment: Lola Adeyemo’s Inspiring Story

A Journey of Empowerment: Lola Adeyemo’s Inspiring Story

About This Episode In this inspiring episode of Beautiful Journey, Host Alya Michelson joins Lola Adeyemo, CEO & Founder of EQIMindset, who embarked on a life-changing adventure from Nigeria to the United States to pursue a university degree. But her journey was...

Voice of America: Journalist Ksenia Turkova’s Journey from Kyiv

Voice of America: Journalist Ksenia Turkova’s Journey from Kyiv

About This Episode In Beautiful Journey's season premiere, host Alya Michelson welcomes Ksenia Turkova, a Voice of America journalist with over 20 years of experience in TV and radio. Join them as they journey back to their early days in Moscow, where they both served...

Meet Moggie: A Smart Wearable Health Device for Cats

Meet Moggie: A Smart Wearable Health Device for Cats

By Michelson Found Animals Contrary to the innovation and resources directed toward dog care in recent years, the cat space, while growing, has been heavily underserved. At the same time, we’ve seen the increasing need from cat parents looking for solutions to better...

Celebrating Innovation: Michelson Philanthropies Prize Recipients

Celebrating Innovation: Michelson Philanthropies Prize Recipients

The Michelson Medical Research Foundation recently celebrated the outstanding achievements of this year's recipients of the Next Generation Grants and the Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology. This prestigious event was held during the Keystone...

How New Title IX Updates Will Protect Pregnant and Parenting Students

How New Title IX Updates Will Protect Pregnant and Parenting Students

Michelson 20MM is a private, nonprofit foundation working toward equity for underserved and historically underrepresented communities by expanding access to educational and employment opportunities, increasing affordability of educational programs, and ensuring the...