In this episode of the Insights@Questrom Podcast, we talk to Ian Mashiter, Curriculum Director of Innovate@BU and Master Lecturer in Strategy & Innovation, Maria Gorskikh, co-founder and president of DreamVenture Labs and recent graduate of Questrom School of Business Class of ’23, and Johar Singh, a rising senior at Questrom School of Business and co-founder and CEO of Astra Wellbeing.
Ian, Maria, and Johar discuss Innovate@BU and the BUild Lab, a program that offers students the opportunity to study entrepreneurship, launch ideas, and build ventures that positively impact their communities. As a recent winner of the Boston University Refugee Challenge, Maria shares the inspiration behind creating DREAM Venture Labs, how her experiences at Questrom have helped her bring her ideas to life, and her hopes for the organization. As a winner of the BU New Venture Competition, Johar shares his experiences creating Astra Wellbeing, the recognition the platform is receiving, and how the company plans to grow in the future.