RE LOG Fall 2017

78 Ransom Everglades LOG FALL 2017 at a boutique documentary production company. My role included managing a team, working on several documentary projects, and writing lots of grants to raise money for these projects. Grant after grant after grant. So many grants. I was beginning to think this wasn’t the kind of work I wanted to be doing. Then one day an office mate I barely knew who was trying to raise money for his documentary asked me what I knew about Kickstarter … we worked around the clock sending personal emails to friends and family and pitching press to cover the project. By the last day of the 30-day campaign, we surpassed our $35,000 goal by more than 150 percent, raising over $80,000. I was immediately hooked.” Emily Carsch begins her MBA at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University this fall. She will matriculate with her fellow RE ’06 classmate, Will Hoelle . Emily is moving to Durham from Los Angeles, where she spent the past 11 years. During that time, she attended the University of Southern California, worked in the television industry and, most recently, spent five years working in human resources at TOMS shoes. Amanda Mayo has a role in business development, content management and partnerships at Spinbox. She is a recording artist, producer, songwriter, DJ, A&R, music supervisor, and creative manager, who has worked in the music industry for more than eight years. In December 2016 she completed her studies at Goldsmiths, University of London, obtaining a Master of Music degree. Lucas Santos recently joined Conde Nast Traveler and Architectural Digest in New York City as Associate Brand Director. Brad Skaf graduated from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in June 2016. He has since moved back to New York City and is enjoying private equity investing at Gridiron Capital. Blaire Weiser , see Brad Weiser ’78 Jarrod Wolf , co-founder of AddStructure, is building a white label voice search system designed to offer major retailers functionality comparable to voice shopping with Amazon’s Alexa or Google Home, from any device. Jarrod reports that his company closed a $1.4 million seed round with participation from Dundee VC, Best Buy, Techstars Ventures, and others. You can see demos of the technology in action at http:// bit.ly/2rIN8VI and http://bit.ly/2sL4Mbp . 2007 Dustin Thaler, see Cecilia Calleros ’94 Dylan Weiser writes: “I was living in New York City after college for four years and I moved back to Miami two years ago. I was not only OVER the New York winters but I was ready for a career change, a fresh start to do something I was actually passionate about. When I got to Miami I did some soul searching and I realized I wanted to help others through holistic nutrition. So I decided to get my Health Coaching Certification and I have been certified for about four months now. I coach virtually so I can coach clients all over the world. I am all about habit and lifestyle change vs. deprivation and quick-fix diets. With clients I’m part cheerleader and part tough-love coach. Because the thing is, we all know what to do, but we don’t always do it. And that is where a health coach comes in to guide you, support you and keep you accountable so you make lasting changes in your health, mind and body. I am doing talks around the Miami community on ‘How to Kick the Sugar Habit’ … please feel free to visit my website: www.byebyebloat.com .” 2008 Alex Benjamin reports that he received his MBA in June from Stanford Graduate School of Business as an Arjay Miller Scholar – the top 10-percent of his class – and Arbuckle Leadership Fellow. He noted that, “I’ll be returning to Bain & Company based in San Francisco this fall. Always happy to connect with alums in the aREa!” Scott Cypen is Assistant Director of Compliance for Boston College. Andres Estrella , in his final year at the University of Miami School of Law, was a summer intern for Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, PA, in Ft. Myers, Fla. Alex Sotolongo is taking his talents to Yale for his cardiothoracic surgery residency! He is one of 37 students in the nation to match in cardiothoracic surgery. 2009 Kevin Escalera is a social media strategist who started his own sports comedy blog last year called OneTakeAtATime.com. Content created by Kevin has been published in the Los Angeles Times, Barstool Sports, Mashable and many other outlets. You can follow the blog @OneTakeAtATime on all social channels. Christina Ravelo is Associate Symposium Editor at the American University Law Review. Zena Stephens earned her MBA in Strategic Human Resource Management from the Wisconsin School of Business on May 13, 2017. Class Notes