CIC Interns
by CIC Interns | Jul 16, 2019 | Volunteer Profiles
Destinee was born in Richmond, Virginia and moved to Charlottesville for school. She took a break from college to start her first business in 2012 and later returned in 2016 to finish her degree at UVA. Destinee always had a knack for entrepreneurship–even in high...
by CIC Interns | Jul 15, 2019 | Volunteer Profiles
Alex Zorychta is a UVA alum with a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering and a passion for entrepreneurship. After graduation, he founded several startups including a biotech company, an online magazine, and a YCombinator mobile gaming platform. At his biotech...
by CIC Interns | Jul 10, 2019 | Entrepreneur Spotlights
Lesly Gourdet is the owner of LG’s Elixir LLC, a concoction crafted out of 11 natural and organically grown ingredients, cold-pressed into a potent potion. The elixir is a detox with properties conducive to good health. It is designed to boost the immune system and...
by CIC Interns | Jul 3, 2019 | Entrepreneur Spotlights
Emily completed her first block printed textile in October of 2015. She fell in love with block printing and knew she wanted to start a business utilizing this art form. She started Emily Ruth Prints in November of 2018. She sells her block printed and hand sewn...
by CIC Interns | Jul 3, 2019 | Volunteer Profiles
Carly Teigeler is the owner of CE Studios, a branding and web design company specializing in helping small businesses craft meaningful brands and effective websites that are rooted in strategy. She loves “that graphic design incorporates both intuitive and critical...
by CIC Interns | May 29, 2019 | Entrepreneur Spotlights
Zakiah Pierre is the owner of Sweet Notes, a business invested in making motherhood more manageable by supporting new moms. About 85% of post-pregnancy moms will experience some level of post-partum mood disturbance.1 Sweet Notes aims to help decrease this number of...
by CIC Interns | May 29, 2019 | Volunteer Profiles
Trevor Shand started his career here in Charlottesville at a small technology company that taught Microsoft certification. He has spent more than two decades working in customer experience, customer journey, and now customer success. He has worked in small and large...
by CIC Interns | Apr 25, 2019 | Volunteer Profiles
Born and raised in the Charlottesville area, Shawn Pendleton is the Associate Vice President/Investments at Stifel, a local wealth management practice. Shawn was introduced to CIC through a friend that had previously left his employer to venture out and start his own...
by CIC Interns | Apr 2, 2019 | Entrepreneur Spotlights
Keith Groomes is the owner of, The Pie Guy, a food truck and mobile catering business that specializes in handheld pies inspired from traditional dishes around the world. The Pie Guy is unique in that it only uses local ingredients, premium grass-fed beef, and...
by CIC Interns | Apr 1, 2019 | Entrepreneur Spotlights
Brave Dragonfly Photography, owned by Rebecca George, specializes in personal brand photography. Rebecca photographs entrepreneurs, business owners, and influencers doing what they love to do, and provides them with a library of images that help them create a...