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As racial tensions in the US bubbled over this summer, the co-founders of GOODProjects assembled a production team and traveled across the US to capture the voices of local leaders on the front lines.

Doug Bouton co-founded Halo Top and built it into $300 ice cream company that became a household name.

Michael O’Neil, a JD-MBA, launched GetWellNetwork (GWN) while still a student at Georgetown. Over the past twenty years, he has grown it into a multimillion dollar company that has partnered with the largest hospitals in the US, and vastly improved the hospital experience for their patients. GWN is now expanding into the Middle East, Europe and Australia, and Canada.

Luke Schoenfelder co-founded Latch in his mid-twenties and has grown it to a value of approximately $500M. The company has partnered with UPS and Walmart, among others, and successfully delivered three high tech lock devices, and the software behind them, to market.

Mary Giuliani (C’97), founder of MGC & Events, is a NYC event planner and caterer to the stars. When she’s not on TV sharing party tips with Rachael Ray, she is often designing sets for fashion shows or movie and TV premiers, and creating tasty dishes that complement the theme.

Patrick Flynn (C’09) is an animal lover and CEO of Patrick’s Pet Care, an award-winning pet care service with three locations in Washington, DC.

Catherine Nguyen (C’01) is a former lawyer who founded Wild Willett, a healthy snack food company that is changing the way people eat.

Mackenzie Copley (C’15) founded One Tent Health, a DC non-profit that offers free HIV screenings to DC residents in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. His work has caught the attention of national and international health experts, including those at the World Health Organization (WHO).

Lina Zdruli (G’17) founded Dafero, a company that creates delicious sugar-free sweets while providing employment and support to some of society’s most vulnerable women.

Keith Ives is the Co-founder and CEO of Causal Design, an international economic consulting firm that helps organizations around the world use data and evidence to implement impactful programs and respond to crises.