Nov 30, 2022
Sandra Lupien is passionate about the potential of mass
timber.
As Director of MassTimber at Michigan State University in Lansing,
a program focused on outreach, research and education, she is
working to advance mass timber construction and manufacturing
in the state of Michigan.
Sandra originally came to mass...
Nov 16, 2022
It started with Tosha Wilson and her cousin wanting to open a laundromat with comfortable seating, fresh brewed coffee, a book room, and a yoga/meditation space. But they were turned down for every small business loan they applied for. In an interview, Tosha said, “Two professionals with decent jobs [and] good credit...
Nov 9, 2022
Cedric Bobo is the co-founder of Project Destined, a non-profit that teaches minority teenagers the ins and outs of real estate investments. The name, Project Destined, was inspired by the 2016 film Destined, which tells the story of a young boy who in one reality is a drug dealer, and in the other, a...
Nov 2, 2022
Adewale Agboola is an astounding photographer with
many Fortune 500 clients. As a Black man he is
in a minority in that profession. Only about 5% of professional
photographers are Black. He is also a minority in his hometown of
Portland, Oregon. Only about 13% of the population in Portland is
Black.
But he and his...