Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Tuesday, November 18
10 a.m.–12 p.m. PT

San Francisco
Equator Coffees-SOMA
222 2nd Street



From two espresso carts to 200+ employees, Helen Russell, DMSB’88, is a true entrepreneurial trailblazer. And for almost 30 years, the business she founded with her partner Brooke McDonnell, Equator Coffees, has been focusing on quality, sustainability, and social responsibility in the world of harvesting coffee beans that make a great cup of joe.
 
During this program, Russell will share how she built Equator and grew it to its latest incarnation, where the brand is now featured at national airports, Kroger and Whole Foods stores around the country, and even at Northeastern’s Snell Library. And she’ll talk about how the university’s experiential learning model that set her on her entrepreneurial path.

Tuesday, November 18
10 a.m.–12 p.m. PT

Los Angeles
MaC Venture Capital
6555 Barton Avenue


 
Join your host Marlon Nichols, DMSB’00, managing general partner of MaC Venture Capital, who when he cofounded the company six years ago didn’t necessarily expect it to become the largest seed-stage venture capital firm in LA. Now, with MaC’s category-agnostic approach spurring growth, the firm has more than $600 million in assets under management and has engineered big wins such as Gimlet, which was acquired by Spotify for $230 million, and Within, which was acquired by Meta for $400 million. Learn how Nichols does it, what advice he gives others in the field, and what powers his passion for inclusion during this interactive event.


 
Meet co-hosts AJ Addae, COS’21, the founder of SULA LABS, a skincare R&D formulation lab that closes inclusivity gaps in the beauty industry, and Helene Servillon, CAMD ’12, Young Global Leader, founder of JourneyOne Ventures, which invests in early-to-growth-stage companies with a focus on frontier health and wellness

Tuesday, November 18
6 p.m.–8 p.m. ET

Miami
5E Wealth at Bolton Global Capital
1441 Brickell Ave, Suite 1700



Come hear Cristina Acosta, DMSB’99, founder and managing principal of 5E Wealth, a wealth management practice that offers advisory services through Bolton Global Asset Management. Acosta will provide an insider view into the exclusive world of wealth management and private capital markets.


 
Julieta Moradei, E’16,managing partner and founder, Overlay Capital and Women Who Empower Innovator Fellow, and Julian Jung, DMSB’13, managing director of Republic Deal Room, will co-host this fascinating talk about shaking up the private capital industry by thinking outside previously set paradigms.

Wednesday, November 19
9 a.m.–11 a.m. ET
 
New York City
Garage Headquarters
37 West 26^th Street, 12^th Floor


 
Connor Gross, DMSB’20, founded his first company with a classmate while still a student at Northeastern—and then the two sold it for $1.2 million. Andrew Purdy, DMSB’20, also started his first company while at Northeastern, an ecommerce fly fishing brand he still owns.
 
Now Gross is the founder of Constant Hire, which helps fast-growing direct-to-consumer brands and agencies recruit the top-tier talent to ensure their companies continue to expand and excel. And Purdy is the founding marketer of Garage, a marketplace for specialized vehicles and heavy equipment.
 


Join them and co-hosts Gabby Gabriel, CAMD’12, founder of GAB Inc and Second Wind Media, and Madi Rifkin, DMSB’21, founder of Mount, for a what’s sure to be an enlightening talk about becoming your best entrepreneurial self.

Thursday, November 20
6 p.m.–8 p.m. ET
 
Boston
VESTA South Boston
256 Dorchester Street
 


In 2018, a bold idea in the dining hall led Eric Doroski, COS’19, and Nitzan Mokady, COE’20, to become entrepreneurs and start their real estate business. After a series of smaller flips, they raised outside investor funds and officially formed Zanzibar Capital. As of today, they’ve acquired 155 rental units and developed another 68 units of for-sale units—and they’re ready to reveal how they harnessed their Northeastern network and co-op experiences as the catalyst of their business success.
 




Join them and co-hosts Jeffrey McCarthy, DMSB’77, seasoned venture capitalist and co-founder of Northeastern’s Venture Mentoring Network; Kaitlin McCarthy, COE’09, founder of Ionic Development, and cofounder of ARX; Ammy Lowney, SSH’05, Founder of Juicygreens; and Vallabhi Singh, DMSB’17, founder of creatives around the world, for a lively discussion about seizing opportunity when it arises and cultivating your own entrepreneurial spirit.

We’re calling on entrepreneurial leaders like you to expand this movement by hosting your own Brewing Connections gathering – during Global Entrepreneurship Week or any time that works for your community!

This is your chance to:
• Inspire and mentor fellow entrepreneurs in your network
• Share the successes and challenges of your entrepreneurial journey
• Build meaningful connections over coffee and conversation
• Strengthen the Northeastern entrepreneurial ecosystem in your region

The idea is simple: host coffee with your network or reach out to someone new. It’s the perfect excuse to meet someone new or reconnect while celebrating entrepreneurship. Our community thrives on organic connections!

Host your own brewing connections: Gather your network, brew some coffee (bonus points for serving the Northeastern Legacy Blend!), and facilitate authentic conversations about entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership.
1. Identify people you want to connect with – colleagues, alumni, students, or someone new in the entrepreneurship ecosystem. Whether it’s 2 people or 20, your gathering matters!
2. Organize your coffee meetup (Order the Helen Russell Northeastern Legacy Blend here).
3. Meet up to discuss anything around entrepreneurship – ideas, challenges, opportunities, or just catch up.
4. Share your photos & stories. Document your gathering – tell us what you talked about and tag us:
@Northeastern 
@Northeastern_alumni
@NUwomenwhoempower
@EquatorCoffees
#NUBrewingConnections
#GlobalEntrepreneurshipWeek

Please contact Betsy Ludwig with any questions.