Professional Corner

Avant gardes Consulting

Lawrence Hsu ’96 www.consultbrazil.com Avant-Gardes Consulting is a SinoBrazil-USA business consulting firm that develops and fosters business relationships in our area of work.

bello Mundo Cafe

Jennifer (Jenni) Kan Martinez ’95, Founder www.bellomundocafe.com We're a tiny little coffee shop in a tiny little town called San Luis Obispo, California, voted one of the happiest places in the world, the happiest place in America, and the friendliest place in America. If you're taking a road trip up or down the Pacific coast, we're exactly halfway between LA and San Francisco. Come say hello! :-)

binghams brewery Limited

Michelle Joyce ’92 (TAS 19871989), Director www.binghams.co.uk Award winning microbrewery producing real ales

The Columbia inn at Peralynna

Cynthia Wingard Lynn ’70 (at TAS 1965-1966) Founder/Architect/ Creative Director www.PeralynnaInn.com We own and run an internationally award winning, luxurious 200,000 square foot Inn, located between Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD. We provide beautiful, unique rooms and spa suites as well as conference areas. We are a popular venue for corporate, government and educational retreats, weddings and special privately catered affairs and reunions.

EHC Admin Services

Elizabeth Hughes-Callison ’75, Owner www.ehcadminservices.com EHC Admin Services: Providing administrative support and specialized services to businesses entrepreneurs, executives, sales professionals, and busy people through leading edge technology to skillfully complete work assignments via the Internet, e-mail, or online file sharing.

LifeCrumbs

Victor Chang ’05, Maggie Cheung ’06, and Kevin Wu ’05, Founding Partners www.lifecrumbs.me Savor the little moments in your everyday life! A social mobile app, LifeCrumbs, collects your memories on a calendar. Whether you’ve spent the day celebrating a friend’s birthday, exploring a new neighborhood, or simply trying out new recipes at home, LifeCrumbs is here to help you remember those little yet memorable moments. Unlike a traditional notebook journal, LifeCrumbs makes journal keeping simple, fun, and social.

The north Highland Company

Gordon Hwang ’96 (TAS 1990-1995) www.northhighland.com North Highland is a global consulting firm that has changed the model of how a consultancy serves its clients. We hire only experienced consultants who live and work where our clients live and work, leveraging our global network of service area expertise. We also guarantee our work. As a result, we achieve exceptional results for some of the most recognizable names in the world. We help businesses, governments, and non-profit clients define strategies, streamline operations, empower people, integrate suppliers, leverage technology, and maximize customer interaction. Our innovative approach sustains successful, long-term relationships by helping clients achieve their business objectives again and again.

Udacity

Clarissa Shen ’95, Vice President www.udacity.com

Udacity is on a mission to democratize higher education. We offer affordable (in many cases, free), interactive online classes that anyone can take, anytime, anywhere from leading universities and companies. We offer computer science, programming, mathematics, science, engineering, and entrepreneurship courses that advance students’ education and careers. We have been featured on the cover of Time Magazine, NY Times, and other media for being the future of higher education.