Robin D. Schatz
Award-winning writer; editor
Writer/editor for websites, magazines, nonprofits and corporate clients. Expertise in business, health care, arts and culture. Formerly a journalism professor at Columbia and Fordham.
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Profile in Leadership: Maggie Chan Jones, MBA ’09, founder and CEO of Tenshey
Empowering women to become leaders
This Cornell Enterprise cover story profiles Maggie Chan Jones, formerly the chief marketing officer of SAP and now the CEO of her own startup, Tenshey, which aims to foster diversity in the C-Suite through executive coaching.
Forbes
This Startup Wants To Make Frozen Food Cool—For Real
Face it. There is something a little sad about getting home late from work and sitting down with a lifeless microwaved frozen dinner. Not to mention unhealthy, given all the sodium and preservatives.
But frozen food doesn't have to be that way, according to Matt Davis and Sam McIntire, who met some years back while working at Bain & Co. in Boston. They cofounded a Brooklyn-based, frozen-food startup called Mosaic Foods after taking many thoughtful walks through the supermarket freezer aisles—...
Forbes
A General Mills Alum Rethinks The Humble Bean With Diverse Flavors—And A Social Mission
Ibraheem Basir, founder and CEO of the new natural foods company A Dozen Cousins, was working for General Mills, leading new product innovation for its natural foods brand Annie's, when entrepreneurial inspiration struck.
He had moved out to California to work at Annie's Berkeley headquarters after the company was acquired by General Mills for $820 million in 2014, but he frequently traveled back East to visit his family in Brooklyn.
"Of course, in Berkeley, everyone is very health conscious ...
Crain's New York Business
Infecting a patient to save his life
The story of Alvin Fisher, a young man whose life was saved through the unorthodox practice of transplanting a liver infected with hepatitis-C. The piece explores medical, ethical and economic issues involved in the decision process and how new effective, but expensive drugs, are making such procedures possible in a time when donor organs are still scarce in many parts of the country.
Forbes
Mentoring Lessons: What Pancakes Learned From Peanut Butter
How do you reach out to a prospective mentor? As Lizzi Ackerman learned, you've just got to put yourself out there.
After they graduated from college, Ackerman and her boyfriend (now hubby) Matt LaCasse moved to Boulder, Colo. They started whipping up pancake recipes in their kitchen in 2012 with the aim of producing a healthy, easy-to-use mix that only required the addition of water. That humble entrepreneurial effort would blossom into the fast-growing company called Birch Benders and Acker...
Forbes
How A Vegan Startup Is Pivoting To Create The 'Pandora of Food'
A Boston based startup called Lighter helps people more easily make the transition to a plant-based lifestyle.
wpo.st
Cricket kick: Newest health food craze is bugs - The Washington Post
Cricket kick: Newest health food craze is bugs - T...
Forbes
Can A Brooklyn Chocolate Maker With A Social Mission Stand Out From The Crowd?
Can A Brooklyn Chocolate Maker With A Social Missio...
us.sagepub.com
Social Entrepreneurship research project for Sage
This is the main story in a multi-part research project on social enterprises for Sage Business Researcher, which is used by business school students as part of their course material.
Forbes
Tastes Like Bacon? A 'Vegan Investor' Hosts A Plant-Based Feast To Highlight Food Innovation
Tastes Like Bacon? A 'Vegan Investor' Hosts A Plant...
Forbes
Hampton Creek's CEO Josh Tetrick Talks About The Challenges Of Scaling Fast
Hampton Creek's CEO Josh Tetrick Talks About The Ch...
Forbes
Eat Your Beer: Why A San Francisco Startup Is Making Granola Bars From Spent Brewing Grains
Eat Your Beer: Why A San Francisco Startup Is Makin...
Inc.
How to Successfully Manage a Merger
Bringing together two corporate cultures is a delicate task. Here's what you need to know....
Forbes
Why McDonald's Move to Cage-Free Eggs Will Help Reform Industry ...
Why McDonald's Move to Cage-Free Eggs Will Help Ref...
Forbes
A Beirut Refugee-Camp Startup Crowdfunds A Food Truck
A Beirut Refugee-Camp Startup Crowdfunds A Food Tru...