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ENTREPRENEUR You Are Never Too Young to PICC Your Entrepreneurial Path Hannah Conley, 20 Senior PICCPerfect’s Operations Manager and Senior at Babson College We began working heavily on PICCPerfect during the spring semester of our Junior year at Babson College. Starting a business while being students is time consuming, challenging, exciting, and (thankfully) rewarding. We are PICCPerfect and we make fashionable and functional medical accessories for people undergoing long term treatment for chronic illness. Our first product is the PICCPerfect PICC line cover. Emily Levy is our CEO, Yousef Al-Humaidhi is our CFO, Maria del mar Gomez is our Marketing Director, and Hannah Conley is our Operations Manager. PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter) lines are a long term IV treatment used to treat a variety of illnesses including cancer, endocarditis, gastroparesis, Lyme disease, bone infections, and countless others. PICCPerfect is a fully functional PICC line cover that stylishly provides secure and sanitary protection of the PICC line and allows for on-thego treatment. Being responsible for the operations of a business takes discipline and a serious time commitment. Between classes, homework, and attempting to have a social life, any and all free time is dedicated to the business. Thankfully, we have a strong team dynamic. We put a lot of effort into PICCPerfect, making sure we are happy when working on the business. We would not be here if we were not passionate about the company’s mission to help people with chronic illness, but we also take the time to have team bonding time outside of the work day. We have had a picnic, cooked countless dinners together, had movie nights etc. Because of the Babson San Francisco program and the Summer Venture Program at Babson, we have not only worked together but also lived together, and we knew we had to keep things fun if we were going to spend most of our time together. We are constantly challenged as young individuals to accomplish things we would not otherwise accomplish if we were not working on a startup. This is very exciting. We won First Place at Purdue University’s entrepreneurship competition called The Big Sell granting us over $22,000 in cash and prizes. We overfunded our Kickstarter, which raised $13,200 to pay for our first round of production which is now available for purchase on our website www.piccperfect.com . We will also be a part of the WIN (Women Innovating Now) lab at Babson College this fall. The WIN lab is a year-long residency program and accelerator for women at Babson working on a business at any stage. Typically, we are the youngest team at business-related events we attend. While being undergraduate college students makes us feel like we have to work a little extra for credibility sometimes, being in college also provides a vast amount of resources. Experienced professors are always willing to help, which we are continuously thankful for. Departments like Babson College’s PR department have helped us from the beginning, and the College hosts many networking events, which are great for our building our networks. All in all, we would not have wanted to start this business any other way. To other students and kids out there, if you have an idea you’re passionate about, do not be afraid to start your business. You are never too young to be an entrepreneur. 30 Inspired /InspiredKidsIndy /inspiredkidmag
Advanced EndoCare is a privately owned company by Dr. Kathryn Stuart. We specialize in endodontic therapy, including traumatic dental injuries. Our mission is to provide the highest quality of care in the Indianapolis area. Conveniently located off 116th Street in Fishers, we provide state of the art equipment and a very recently renovated office. Our general anesthesia suite is one of a kind and is fully staffed by a board certified medical anesthesiologist, endodontist and an operating room nurse, all on staff at St. Vincent’s Hospital. Patients with special needs, such as physical or mental disabilities, or complex medical conditions can be treated in our general anesthesia suite by our doctors and their own general dentist. Our generous spirit has led us to participate in Team Smile, which allowed us the privilege of providing our excellent dental skills to underprivileged children locally. Advanced EndoCare also supports Riley’s Make-A- Wish Foundation, United Christmas Service, Donated Dental Services of the IDA, and various orphanages and mission trips to Mexico, Ukraine, China and Nicaragua. Kathryn G. Stuart, DDS, MSD Diplomate, American Board of Endodontics www.readinspiredmag.org FISHERS 8489 Fishers Centre Drive Fishers, IN 46038 317-578-2224 www.advanced-endocare.com Express Yourself 31
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