Alumni-Owned Businesses
Afforai
Category: Technology Services
Location: Austin, TX
Alumni:Alec Nguyen '23
Afforai is an AI chatbot that searches, summarizes, and translates information from multiple sources to produce trustworthy research.
Author - Jaime Hardgrove
Category: Books
Alumni:Jaime Hardgrove '02
JJ Goes to the Northwoods is a picture book inspired by Jaime's trips to visit her Grandma & Pop Up North in Marinette County. Email hardgrovejaime@gmail.com for a signed copy.
All Things Wild and Wonderful Art Studio
Category: Art
Location: Louisville, CO
Alumni:Casey Feldkamp '15
We sell fine art prints and greeting cards of watercolor artist Rosalie Kadlubowski's original artwork of wildlife and animal subjects. Rosalie, my mother, creates original artwork to celebrate the beauty of the wild and wonderful world surrounding her.
Author - Laura Vosika
Category: Books
Location: Brooklyn Park, MN
Alumni:Laura Vosika '90
If you like Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series, you may like the , a tale of time travel, as an obnoxious, arrogant trombonist finds himself caught in medieval Scotland. Learn about my other endeavor, the .
Author - S.G. Tasz
Category: Books
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Alumni:Sarah G. Tasz '07 (nee Hesch)
I am an indie urban fantasy/contemporary gothic fiction author with one completed series of dark YA fantasy (Dead Mall) and one UF noir series currently in progress (Death by Miss Adventure). Available on Amazon, with autographed copies available via my website.
Cardarella Counseling
Category: Mental Wellness
Location:Minneapolis, MN
Alumni: Nicole Cardarella-Gasper '14
I own a private practice for mental health therapy. I specialize in trauma, sex, kink, queer, and poly relationships.
CardBenefit, Inc
Category: Financial Services
Location:San Ramon, CA
Alumni: Zhibin Wang '95
CardBenefit.com is a leading comparison site to help consumers or small business owners choose the right credit cards. We track recent developments in the credit card market and keep our customers informed of the latest offers.
Catherine Daniels Fine Art
Category: Art
Location:Chicago, IL
Alumni: Catherine Daniels '89
I am an artist, and I sell original oil paintings as well as high quality prints on giclee paper.
Chelsea May Photography
Category: Photography
Location:Stevens Point, WI
Alumni: Chelsea Peeters '11 (nee Biba)
With over a decade of photography experience in my back pocket, I have just about seen it all. I’m the photographer who will crack jokes, sing songs, jump up and down, or make silly faces… all to get the best possible images of the moment you are hoping to freeze in time.
College Advising
Category: Consulting/Coaching
Location:Watertown, CT
Alumni:Andrew McNeill '79
I'm a recently retired prep school college advisor and, I have a lot to offer young people about how to apply to college.
Contact: mcneilla5327@gmail.com |203-709-0658
Cornelia Ec
Category: Wellness Retail
Location:Ciudad de México, México
Alumni:Maria Eliana Ayala Valencia '13
Cornelia is a self care product brand, offering products for hair care in Ecuador and Mexico. As a brand, we continually explore innovations in packaging while upholding our commitment to sustainability.Since August 2023, our partnership with has expanded our reach.
Deep Space Products
Category: Entertainment/Hobby
Location:Scottsdale, AZ
Alumni:Edward Thomas '85
Deep Space Products is a purveyor of premium astronomy equipment to amateur and professional astronomers. We offer telescopes, mounts, cameras, accessories, and remote telescope hosting at our facility in southwestern New Mexico.
Design by LizK
Category: Jewelry
Location:Lakewood, CO
Alumni:Elizabeth Kruesi '04
Handcrafted beaded and wire-wrapped jewelry, all using natural gemstones and minerals. Most of the jewelry designs take inspiration from space, science, and nature.
Erin Westphal Academic Tutoring
Category: Academic Tutoring
Location: Chicago, IL
Alumni: Erin Westphal '97
I help learners of all ages get the most out of their education through individualized learning plans tailed towards their goals and passions, both virtually and in-person.
Ellen Baker Creative
Category: Consulting/Coaching
Location:Round Pond, ME
Alumni:Ellen Baker '97
We offer online courses for fiction writers and editing services for writers of fiction and memoir. My course "Start Your Novel with Confidence" is available for purchase now.
Flower Girl Design Studio
Category: Florist
Location:Appleton, WI
Alumni: Michelle Northey '97
My shop features uniquely designed fresh flowers and interesting houseplants. Delivery, gift cards, and subscriptions available.
Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance
Category: Non-profit
Location:Appleton, WI
Alumni:Chris Acy '15
We are a 501(c)3 non-profit working to protect, restore, and sustain the water resources of Wisconsin’s Fox-Wolf River Basin.We take a holistic approach to watershed management, working across traditional boundaries and priorities to improve water quality.
GeekWerx LLC
Category: Technology Services
Location: Sonoma County, CA
Alumni: Robert McNeill '93
We provide Internet domain registration and service hosting, and a small amount of consulting and custom development.
Glazydazee
Category: Art
Location: Keller, TX
Alumni: Elyssa Pfluger '22
I make tiny ceramic bowls as well as other ceramic ware.
Gold Coast Candy LLC
Category: Food
Location: Appleton, WI
Alumni:Yaw A Asare '96
We are a confectionary company. Our specialties are Ghana Style Brittle, Toffees. Chocolates and other goodies.
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GoldenEye Design
Category: Art
Alumni:Katherine Duncan-Welke '12
Cute and cozy handmade items and art
Gourdgeous Jewelry
Category: Jewelry
Location:Winona, MN
Alumni:Rachel Pauli '06
I make handmade jewelry from homegrown gourds. Once dried, cleaned and cured I make art (mainly jewelry) by hand-shaping and painting each piece.My work is sustainable, unique and completely my own process.
Great and Small Animal Behavior and Training
Category: Animal Services
Location:Serving Southeast WI
Alumni:Emily Carl '11
We provide private dog training and behavior consultations and cat behavior consultations, group puppy classes and socials, and shelter cat behavior consulting services.
Grow Music
Category: Music
Location:Dundalk,Ireland
Alumni:Heather Beckett Oakes '97
We provide private and small group music classes, online and in person, as well as Band and Choir for adults and kids in County Louth and surrounding areas.
HLH Art
Category: Art
Location:Minneapolis, MN
Alumni: Heather Humbert '98
Working primarily in acrylic paint, my work is vibrant, quirky, and often playful focusing on storytelling featuring the beauty and whimsy of both life and death. My original works include paintings on paper, canvas and wood as well as hand-painted earrings.
Hand Painted Candle Shop
Category: Art
Location:Austin, TX
Alumni: Emily de Moraes '09
Hand painted taper and pillar candles in unique designs. Customizations on request!
Harmonia Reiki Healing
Category: Wellness
Location:Appleton, WI
Alumni:Ann Schmitt Wendel '86
I provide Energy Healing and Sound Healing therapy sessions by utilizing tuning forks and my voice (Cantillation Therapy) to help the body and mind relax and come into balance.
Joyful Living Vintage
Category: Retail
Location:Hugo, MN
Alumni:Dale Weiman '95
Home fragrances and apothecary including small batch candles, room and car diffusers, stationary, and other items
JRV Global Publishing Co.
Category: Music
Location:Palatine, IL
Alumni:Jacob Victor '18
I am a sole proprietor keyboard player and record producer, playing live for artists such as Chance the Rapper, Vic Mensa, and Adam Ness. I also produce and publish music, working out of in Chicago with an emphasis on bringing true musicality and musicianship to pop music and hip hop/R&B.
Kōv Sauna
Category: Wellness
Location:Appleton, WI
Alumni:Nathan Litt '08
We offer unforgettable wood-fired sauna experiences that focus on community and wellness. Enjoy public, private, or guided sauna sessions.
Launch My Book Inc.
Category: Literary Services
Location:Bend, OR
Alumni:Laura Hartzell Pitney '96
We support authors on their publishing journey, from ghostwriting to editing, book proposal audits and writing, marketing, website development, and self-publishing, including cover design, interior formatting, and more.
Merritt Clarke's Store
Category: Clothing & Accessories
Location: Bantam, CT
Alumni: Yvonne Gilyard-Reynolds '63
Celebrating 100 years, we sell men's and women's clothing and footwear plus blankets and accessories from lines such as Red Wing, Carhartt, Arborwear, Muck, Kuhl, Pendleton, Outback, Schott, Arborwear, Old Ranch and Royal Robbins.
MiaRoba
Category: Clothing
Alumni:Ann Marie Martinson '87
MiaRoba is a contemporary clothing company featuring a collection of current and modern quality apparel that is versatile, chic and effortlessly elegant. MiaRoba is proud to be a women's owned independent company and to supportsustainability and the environment.
Ooh, Look! Productions
Category: Media
Location: Carson City, NV
Alumni:Josh Hobson '00
We are a video production company that helps local small businesses and non-profits with their digital media needs. Our primary focus is on podcast production, but we provide a range of services from writing copy to voice acting to video editing.
Romero-Wilson Consulting, LLC
Category: Consulting
Location: Texas
Alumni:Alexander Romero-Wilson '13
Our services include Marketing and Communications, Business Operations, Non-Profit Organization Strategy, Event Management, Website Management, Salesforce.com Architecture, Implementation, and Administration.
Rezin Studios LLC
Category: Art
Location: Appleton, WI
Alumni:Sara Rezin '82
Glass artist Sara Rezin creates colorful kiln-formed glass landscapes, sculptural art, garden art, and jewelry in her Appleton, WI studio.
Rick's Music Studio
Category: Music
Location: Appleton, WI
Alumni:Richard Kubly '20
I teach guitar lessons for beginner to advanced students, all ages! I have experience in classical, jazz, rock, blues, folk, and fingerpicking. I offer in person lessons in Appleton and virtual lessons.
Ripple Animation
Category: Media
Location: Mumbai, India
Alumni:Madhura Samarth '95
Ripple Animation creates animated and stock footage based marketing videos for businesses. Ripple has won several awards its work. Clients include Amazon, Vodafone, PwC, HP.
Skyhaven Harvest
Category: Gardening
Location: Black Earth, WI
Alumni:Dave Cooper '87
Fine garden hand tools and microgreen and wheatgrass grow kits
Sound Nonprofits
Category: Consulting
Location: University Place, WA
Alumni:Liz Heath '62
We help strengthen your nonprofit for a better future through identifying challenges, addressing deficits, and capturing opportunities for sustainability and growth.Specifically, we focus on Interim Leadership, Strategic Planning, Board Development and Effectiveness, and Executive Search.
Strange Reflection Designs
Category: Clothing & Accessories
Alumni:Aaron Sherkow '04
Print on demand clothing and accessories featuring art based on Phantom of the Opera and the works of Edgar Allan Poe
Talula Crafts
Category: Art
Location: Westminster, CO
Alumni: Jennie Claver '89
Hand knit and crochet items.Custom items welcome.
Triad Music Academy
Category: Music
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Alumni: Alek Wasserman '16
Building Lifelong Pianists in Winston-Salem, NC! We offer weekly lessons, three recitals and masterclasses per year, exclusive online piano learning resources, and unlimited lesson support. Lessons offered in-studio, in students’ homes, and online.
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