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SparqU and the Colorado Paradox
Candace Ruiz; Cristin Cornell TarrCase IVEY-W31109-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn late 2020, Lynn Wilson, a social entrepreneur and chief executive officer of SparqU, Inc., gave himself one year to turn his company around. SparqU, which offered digital literacy training to underserved and underrepresented communities, had been funded by a workforce grant. But when the grant expired, Wilson left his academic teaching position to focus full-time on SparqU and fulfill his passion for helping Colorado’s people of colour, low in...Starting at €8.20
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Beautycounter
Grousbeck I; Rosenthal SCase SGSB-E456-EEntrepreneurshipThe case profiles Gregg Renfrew, the CEO and founder of Beautycounter, a non-toxic cosmetics company set to launch in January 2013. After developing a personal passion for the non-toxic goods space, Gregg decides in 2010 to launch her own company. She recruits Tim Mitchell, a long-time friend and mentor, as a board member and brand strategy consultant. Tim proves his value at the get go, but a series of inappropriate blowups at the office comb...Starting at €8.20