ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Tucker Stillman ’25 from the Morehead-Cain Scholar Media Team shares about the latest stories from the team.
First up, a series on self-starters by Sarah Chocron ’25 and Ria Patel ’25 features Morehead-Cains who took the initiative to fill gaps within their communities.
The first edition highlights Isabella Grandic ’25 and her startup Boob Blurb, a card-game-turned-social-movement inspired by women’s liberation, women’s health and wellness, and women’s rights. Up next is Mercy Adekola ’25 of Nails Have Mercy, an affordable Gel-X nail business that caters to the budgets and tastes of college students at Carolina.
The series wraps with Scott Diekema ’19 and his story of co-founding the Meantime Coffee Co., a cozy coffee spot nestled within the UNC Campus Y, the University’s largest advocacy and public service student organization.
Secondly, Tucker shares about a feature from Laurelle Maubert ’25 on Lily Roberts ’12, the managing director of the Center for American Progress. Lily shared about misconceptions surrounding the “Great Resignation,” why women are being driven out of the workforce, and how the federal government can continue to reduce poverty rates during COVID-19.
Lastly, Tucker highlights his own piece with Brad Ives ’86 about the entrepreneur’s social enterprise, Credo ESG Solutions, based in Durham, North Carolina. Credo is an advisory firm that provides forward-thinking environmental, social, and governance (ESG) solutions to private equity firms and their portfolio companies.
Music credits
The music for this episode was produced and contributed by Asher Wexler ’25 and Emmaus Holder ’23.
About the Morehead-Cain Scholar Media Team
The Morehead-Cain Scholar Media Team is an extracurricular program and internship run by the Foundation’s communications team. Scholars of all backgrounds and class years collaborate to produce multimedia content on the topics and issues they’re passionate about, as well as support Morehead-Cain’s institutional communications.
Members cover the following beats, tied to Morehead-Cain’s departments: selections and recruitment, the scholar experience, development, and alumni engagement. Scholar-generated content is distributed across all of Morehead-Cain’s channels, including social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube), the Catalyze podcast, email newsletters, and the website (moreheadcain.org). The team’s audience comprises more than 3,300 scholars and alumni and their constituents.
Current members of the team for spring 2022 include Sarah Chocron ’25, William Dahl ’25, Benny Klein ’24, Laurelle Maubert ’25, Cate Miller ’25, Ria Patel ’25, Lia Salvatierra ’24, and Tucker Stillman ’25. The team is led by Sarah O’Carroll, Content Manager of the Morehead-Cain Foundation.
If you’re interested in learning more about the Scholar Media Team, contact the communications team. Participation is a semester-long commitment.
How to listen
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Catalyze is hosted and produced by Sarah O’Carroll for the Morehead-Cain Foundation, home of the first merit scholarship program in the United States and located at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. You can let us know what you thought of the episode by finding us on Twitter or Instagram at @moreheadcain or you can email us at communications@moreheadcain.org.
