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Welcome to the Cornell Entrepreneur Network!
CEN is the university's multi-city business networking program. With ~100 events per year, CEN offers alumni the opportunity to learn from world-class speakers and meet fellow Cornellians with similar business motivations.
"Developing and marketing a niche product” featuring Gwen Whiting ’98 & Lindsey Wieber ‘98, co-founders of The Laundress
Oprah Magazine, Redbook, The New York Times, InStyle, Domino, Real Simple, People, Vogue, Shape, and dozens of others have featured The Laundress - and now CEN is going to join the list!
Gwen Whiting & Lindsey Wieber, two alumnae Apparel and Textile Management majors, founded The Laundress in 2004, hit sales of over a million in less than three years, and now sell their luxury fabric care and specialty detergent products in upscale retail stores and spas all over the globe.
At this event you’ll hear an inspiring entrepreneurial story with several twists and turns. Like how the two were turned down for financing because they were overqualified and underqualified. How they threw a for-profit party to raise the $5,000 that got them going. How they drove back and forth from NYC to Ithaca on weekends to visit with Professor Kay Obendorf and research the chemistry of cleaning.
They’ll also talk about how they researched the market, made the decision to jump in, developed their unique product lines, negotiated distribution deals, and snagged key press coverage from the hottest consumer publications.
About Our Speakers
Post-graduation, Gwen was a Senior Designer of the Ralph Lauren Home Collection for five years. Prior to her work in Home Collection, her experience at Ralph Lauren included women's design and Polo Store development. Lindsey was the Manager of U.S. Sales for CHANEL Ready-to-Wear. She managed the CHANEL boutique accounts and other large accounts such as Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus. Lindsey also worked at Brooks Brothers in men's and women's buying departments.
About The Laundress
The Laundress launched in March 2004, after three years of research and development. The ladies' forays across the globe for work and pleasure greatly influenced the inception of The Laundress, inspiring fragrances and products, and identifying the need for the accessory collection. A huge component of product development is continually finding ways to be more environmentally friendly, using organic materials, renewable resources, no bleach or chlorine, essential oils vs. artificial fragrances, etc.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 ~ 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
6:30 PM Hors d'oeuvre Reception/Cash Bar/Networking
7:30 PM Speaker/Q&A/Open Mike
8:30 PM Dessert/Coffee/Networking
Cost: $35 Includes Food, Networking, and Speaker Presentation
Location: The Cornell Club of New York ~ 6 East 44th Street ~ 212.986.0300
Parking Information: Central Parking located at 100 W 44th Street, 6th and Broadway for a charge of $22.00 with Cornell Club Validation or Valet Parking for a fee of $40 for 24hrs.
Event Contact: Steve Meza~ 607.254.8713~ SGM56@cornell.edu
This event produced in partnership with the Cornell Metro New York Regional Office and the College of Human Ecology
Sorry! This event has sold out. To be put on the wait list, please email SGM56@cornell.edu with your name and phone number so we can call you if anyone cancels.
“The Business of People” featuring Nikki Cicerani ‘96, Managing Director of Upwardly Global; TJ Duane ‘99, Principal of Lateral Link; and Holly White '95 from Ogilvy & Mather
It’s the number one challenge all companies of any size, in any industry, at any stage of development seem to have: how to recruit and retain the best employees. And millions of baby boomers are about to retire, which experts say will make these tasks even more daunting.
At this event, you'll hear what organizations who are really good at recruiting and retaining are doing and you'll get plenty of ideas to help you do the same:
- How to (and how not to) use the Web to find exceptional candidates
- Why recruiting from diverse populations is a smart business strategy
- Best practices in retention from one of the world's most respected marketing communications companies
You’ll also get a chance to introduce yourself and tell the group if you’re hiring or looking for a job – the day after the event I’ll send out a note to all attendees with your contact information and your needs.
About our panelists
Nikki Cicerani ’96 is the Managing Director of the New York office for Upwardly Global, a nonprofit organization that brings highly qualified immigrants and highly progressive employers together. Previously, she was a Senior Associate for Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management and a Supervising Associate at Ernst & Young's Center for the New Workforce where she worked in the office of the Chairman. At the Women’s Venture Fund she coordinated workshops and mentoring programs and she served on the founding team of SEED Public Charter School in its first year of operation. Nikki is a 2004 graduate of Columbia Business School where she was the President of Columbia Women in Business, a 400 member organization. She earned a BS in Policy Analysis and Management from Cornell University. She serves on the Boards of Directors for MicroSociety and has volunteered with numerous NYC nonprofits.
T.J. Duane '99 is a Principal of Lateral Link, a full service legal recruitment firm that uses web-based technology to make the job search process more efficient. T.J. oversees Lateral Link’s business operations and development for the law firm, in-house, non-profit and government sectors. Prior to Lateral Link, he founded several companies focused on integrating internet and real world communities, including HL Central, Inc. Sheffield Capital and HL Alumni. From 2002 until 2006, T.J. was an associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in New York, New York with a practice focused on commercial transactions and securities law. He has spoken on entrepreneurship and legal recruiting at Cornell University and Harvard Law School and holds a B.A. in Developmental Psychology, with Honors, from Cornell and a J.D. from Harvard Law.
Holly White ’95 is a Senior Partner, HR Director at Ogilvy & Mather, one of the largest and most respected marketing communications networks in the world. There, she focuses on organizational development, performance management, change management and employee relations. Previously, she worked in HR at Ann Taylor, Masterfoods USA (M&Ms, Dove Chocolate), and Kraft. She has her MBA from Xavier University and her BS from Cornell.
Thursday, May 15, 2008 ~ 7:30 – 9:00 AM
7:30 – 8:00 - Early arrival networking; doors open at 7:15
8:00 – 8:10 - Introduction of attendees
8:10 – 8:55 – Presentation and discussion
9:00 – Hard Stop, stay to network as your schedule allows
Cost: $20 Includes Breakfast, Networking, and Speaker Presentation
Location:
The Cornell Club of New York
6 East 44th Street ~ 212.986.0300
Parking Information: Central Parking located at 100 W 44th Street, 6th and Broadway for a charge of $22.00 with Cornell Club Validation or Valet Parking for a fee of $40 for 24hrs.
This event produced in partnership with the Cornell Metro NY Regional Office
CEN Northern California in partnership with Cornell Silicon Valley (CSV), Cornell Alumni Association of Northern California (CAANC), the Cornell Hotel Society (CHS), The Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship, and Cornell's Undergraduate program in Enology & Viticulture presents;
Winepreneurs: Cornellians in Wine
Thursday May 15th, 2008 at the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Pre-Event Educational Seminar (optional for 75 alumni, additional registration needed*)
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Main Event
Save-the-Date for a once in an era premier Cornell food and wine event as we feature Cornell Wine Entrepreneurs or Winepreneurs. In July the California Culinary Academy is relinquishing its historic space on Polk Street and moving to Potrero Hill. This event will be held in the famous Carême Dining room prior to its closure. And we're rolling out the red carpet! Winepreneurs is an opportunity to enjoy and connect with Cornell affiliated wineries, as well as learn about wine-related companies our fellow alumni have launched in the industry. The event will feature a "pre-event" educational component from 4PM to 6PM for up to 75 alumni followed by a grand tasting and keynote. Additional details will be posted here as they become available.
Pre-Event Educational Seminar (additional registration needed*)
4:00 pm Presentations from;
Derek B. Bromley '96, Vice President of Marketing, Vintrust
Melialani James, '00, Partner, Nirvino
Eric Sussman ‘90, Wine Grower Radio-Coteau
John Wilkinson ‘79, Partner, Bin to Bottle
Location: The California Culinary Academy Carême Room, 625 Polk Street (@Turk) San Francisco, CA
Parking is not included. The closest garage is at 550 Turk Street.
Cost: $30 advance registration required, $50 at door if available. *There is still room at the main event, but the pre-event educational seminar at 4PM is SOLD OUT. Email shm4@cornell.edu to join the wait list, but, please do not expect a response to the waitlist until 5/13/08.
Wineries Attending:
Antica Napa Valley
Cornell University Enology Program, Signature Wine
Coufos Cellars
Domaine Chandon
Frog's Leap Winery
Louis Martini Winery
Groth Vineyards & Winery
Juslyn Vineyards
Niner Wine Estates
Pietro Family Cellars
Porter Bass Vineyards
Radio-Coteau
Solune Winery
Trinchero Family Estates
Wilkinson Family Vineyards
Willakenzie Estate
Wine-Related Companies Attending:
2guysuncorked.com
Bin to Bottle
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Cornell University Viticulture and Enology Experience (CUVEE Program)
eWinery Solutions
Nirvino
P. Andrew Malcolm Consulting, Inc.
Planet Grape, LLC
Vicivino.com
Vintrust
Wineries Not Able to Attend:
Chateau Ste. Michelle
Constellation Brands
Dominus Estate
Robert Sinskey Vineyards
Shafer Vineyards
Cost: $30 advance registration required, $50 at door if available. *There is still room at the main event, but the pre-event educational seminar at 4PM is SOLD OUT. Email shm4@cornell.edu to join the wait list, but, please do not expect a response to the waitlist until 5/13/08.
A Really Inconvenient Truth:
Why Climate Change is Much Worse Than You’ve Been Told and What We Must Do Now
Dan Miller, BSEE ’78, is Managing Director of The Roda Group, a seed stage venture capital group now focusing on Clean Tech. Dan co-founded The Roda Group with Roger Strauch, his friend and business partner he met at Cornell. Dan is also Chairman of the Foundation Board of Chabot Space & Science Center based in Oakland. At Chabot, Dan is working with Cornellian Bill Nye the Science Guy to develop a climate change exhibit geared towards kids and their parents. Dan is also a member of Al Gore’s Climate Project and was trained by Mr. Gore to give the An Inconvenient Truth slide show.
Dan’s presentation will focus on why the UN IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) reports are actually best case scenarios. Dan will present a more realistic (and scary) outlook on what will happen if we don’t start to reduce greenhouse gas emissions soon. Dan will then lay out what steps we need to take to address this critical situation and he will also lay out a plan for what Cornell should be doing.
Thursday May 29th, 2008
6:00 PM Reception
7:00 PM Presentation
Cost: $20 per person (includes Hors d'oeuvre Reception). This event is expected to sell-out and requires pre-registration.
Location: This event requires pre-registration. Walk-ins will not be allowed.
Hosted by Pamela S. Kaufmann '80 Partner, Hanson Bridgett LLP
425 Market Street, Suite 2600, Conference Rooms Golden Gate I and II
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: 415-777-3200
Cornell Silicon Valley (CSV) in partnership with the President's Council of Cornell Women (PCCW) present: "Tips and Tricks of Finding the Work you Love…Flexibly!" - A Conversation with Lisa Kay Solomon '93, VP of Flexperience.
Today, women are increasingly interested in blending parenthood with a career. However, the careers they seek today are not the traditional full-time, office-bound roles. In fact, the Pew Research Center survey recently released found that only 21 percent of working mothers with children under 18 viewed full-time work as the best arrangement, down from 32 percent in 1997. Sixty percent of the working mothers said a part-time job would be best, up from 48 percent ten years ago. So how do you get that flexible, fulfilling job?
Join Lisa Kay Solomon, Vice President of Client Development at Flexperience, for an exciting, collaborative discussion about the tips and tricks related to finding the work you love…flexibly. Lisa will share what she’s learned about what works when creating flexible work arrangements: from marketing yourself, to finding the work you really want, to managing the ongoing professional relationship, and your overall career path. She’ll also address some common obstacles to getting the job you want flexibly, and strategies to overcome them.
Lisa’s experience draws from the hundreds of professionals that are part of Flexperience's talent database, the clients' perspectives on flexible contract assignments, and her own perspectives from her past career as a consultant who worked flexibly in a top tier strategy consulting firm.
Wednesday, June 4th 2008
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
11:45AM - 12:15PM Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:30PM Presentation and discussion of presentation
1:30PM Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion
Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like!
Cost: $20 Includes Lunch (32 tickets are available)
Location: the home of Ann Bowers '59, Palo Alto. Registered guests will receive an email with the address by May 30th
Sorry, this event has been sold out.
“The Future of Newspapers and Quality Journalism in the Internet Age,” featuring Richard Levine ’62, former Wall Street Journal correspondent and Dow Jones & Company electronic publishing executive, and current president of the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, Inc.
With the Web taking readers, circulation and advertising from the nation’s newspapers, the future of print publishing is one of the biggest business stories today. In 2007 we saw the buyout of Tribune Company by real-estate magnate Sam Zell, the sale of Dow Jones to News Corp., and the repositioning of The Washington Post as an education company. The questions raised by the assent of online publications, the financial problems facing the newspaper industry and the reshaping of the news business are critical in a democratic society dependent on the flow of reliable news and information. They include:
About Our Speaker
Dick Levine's five decades in journalism and publishing started at The Cornell Daily Sun, where he was sports editor and managing editor. He then went to the New York Times and then to Dow Jones, where he has been for more than 40 years. He has served as a correspondent and columnist for The Wall Street Journal; a pioneering electronic publishing executive who developed The Wall Street Journal Online and the predecessor to Factiva; executive editor of Dow Jones Newswires; vice president of Dow Jones for news; and a member of the company’s management committee. Today, he is president of the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, a foundation that promotes careers in print and online journalism.
June 11, 2008
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
6:30 PM Hors d'oeuvre Reception/Cash Bar/Networking
7:30 PM Speaker/Q&A/Open Mike
8:30 PM Dessert/Coffee/Networking
Cost: $35 per person includes Hors d'oeuvres, Dessert, Coffee/Tea
Location:
The Cornell Club - New York
6 East 44th Street ~ 212.986.0300
Directions: Click Here
Parking: Central Parking located at 100 W 44th Street, 6th and Broadway for a charge of $22.00 with Cornell Club Validation or Valet Parking for a fee of $40 for 24hrs.
Event Contact: Steve Meza ~ sgm56@cornell.edu ~ 607.254.8713
This event produced in partnership with the Cornell Metro Regional Office
Sorry, this event has been sold out.
To get on the waiting list, please email SGM56@cornell.edu and give him your name and phone number so we can call you if people cancel.
"Fooling Some of the People All of the Time" featuring David Einhorn ‘91, President of Greenlight Capital, Inc.
On June 13th, we’ll delve deep inside the dark side of Wall Street, revealing the failings of its investment banks, analysts, journalists, and especially our government regulators.
Our speaker is David Einhorn ‘91, President of Greenlight Capital, Inc. and author of a new book published by Wiley called, “Fooling Some of the People All of the Time: A Long Short Story” . David gave a speech in 2002 at a charity investment conference to benefit a children’s cancer hospital. He was asked to share his best investment idea, so he did. He described his reasons why Greenlight had sold short the shares of Allied Capital, a leader in the private finance industry. Greenlight bet that the stock would decline because the company’s business was in trouble and its accounting was corrupt.
As a result of this speech, when the New York Stock Exchange opened for trading the next day, Allied’s shares remained closed: so many investors wanted to sell or short the stock that the NYSE could not balance all the sell orders to open Allied’s trading in an orderly fashion.
Allied attacked Einhorn, and the SEC — at the behest of the politically connected Allied — investigated him for stock manipulation. Over the ensuing six years, the SEC allowed Allied to make the problem bigger by approving more than a dozen additional stock offerings that raised over $1 billion from new investors. Undeterred by the spin-job, lies, and investigations, Greenlight continued its research after the speech and discovered Allied’s behavior was far worse than Einhorn ever suspected — and, shockingly, it continues to this day.
About our Speaker
David Einhorn is the President and founder of Greenlight Capital, a long-short value-oriented hedge fund, which started with $1 million under management in 1996. Over the ensuing years, Greenlight has generated greater than a 25% annualized net return for its partners. Einhorn is the Chairman of Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (Nasdaq: GLRE) and serves on the boards of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. Einhorn graduated summa cum laude from Cornell University in 1991, earning a B.A. in Government from the College of Arts and Sciences.
Friday, June 13th 2008 ~ 7:30 – 9:00 AM
7:30 – 8:00 - Early arrival networking; doors open at 7:15
8:00 – 8:10 - Introduction of attendees
8:10 – 8:55 – Presentation and discussion
9:00 – Hard Stop, stay to network as your schedule allows
Cost: $25 Includes Breakfast, Networking, and Speaker Presentation
Location: The Cornell Club of New York ~ 6 East 44th Street ~ Ivy Room, 4th Floor
Parking Information: Central Parking located at 100 W 44th Street, 6th and Broadway for a charge of $22.00 with Cornell Club Validation or Valet Parking for a fee of $40 for 24hrs.
Sorry, this event has been sold out.
“The secret to success in an online world” featuring Steve Conine ’95 and Niraj Shah ’95, co-founders of CSN Stores
You may not know the name CSN Stores, but you’ve probably shopped at least one of their 200+ websites. You also might know (or someday become?!) one of the 500+ employees that works at their rapidly expanding offices in the Prudential Center. With over a million products and $200 million in sales, CSN Stores is one of the largest and most successful online retailers in the world, and they’re poised to become one of the largest employers in Boston.
The company was founded by two Cornellians, Steve Conine and Niraj Shah, both wildly successful serial entrepreneurs, and both Engineering graduates from the class of ’95.
At this event, you’ll get to hear their stories. Specifically, they’ll talk to us about:
About our Speakers
Niraj S. Shah, CEO
Prior to creating CSN Stores, Mr. Shah started and grew several other companies, increasing revenue to levels as high as $480 million, while also driving profitability. He was Chief Executive of Simplify Mobile, a software company that was sold to Tangoe, an enterprise software company offering a full telecommunications management solution. Previously, he was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Greylock Partners, a premier venture capital firm with over $2.2 billion under management. Before that, he served as COO and a member of the Board of Directors at iXL, a publicly traded global technology consulting firm. While he was COO, iXL's revenue tripled to $480M and the firm's profitability increased from a loss of $5 million to a profit of $35 million on an annualized basis.
Mr. Shah also co-founded and served as CEO of Spinners incorporated, an IT services firm with clients including AOL Time Warner, The New York Times, JP Morgan Chase, and Merrill Lynch. Spinners was sold to iXL in 1998. Mr. Shah holds a BS from Cornell University, and lives in Boston, Mass., with his wife and two young children.
Steven K. Conine, Chairman and Co-Founder
Mr. Conine has extensive executive leadership experience in private and public technology companies. Mr. Conine was a Founder, Member of the Board, and Chief Technology Officer of Simplify Mobile. Before starting Simplify Mobile, Mr. Conine served as Chief Operating Officer for the London Office of iXL. He co-founded and served as a top executive of Spinners Incorporated, where he was integral to the architecting and development of all of the technology solutions Spinners created. Mr. Conine holds a BS from Cornell University, and lives in Boston, Mass., with his wife and two young children.
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