Meet Leor Barak, 34, Detroit real estate attorney and business consultant. West Village homeowner. President of the Downtown Synagogue. Musician, songwriter, leader of the band, 7Layers. New owner of a pizza shop on Jefferson.
Meet Connor Tukel, 17, academic whiz and biz-minded senior at Frankel Jewish Academy. Naturally caffeinated web designer and refreshingly cool guy running Detroit-based 313 Energy drink company with a charitable spin.
Over lunch and a quick Google search, the idea sparked: Why not start a Jewish Bar Association of Michigan. Where’s there’s a need, there’s a way.
What happens when you take a passion for playing with building blocks and turn it into a full-time family business?
If ever you’ve been to a Bar Mitzvah, a wedding, a Federation community event of any size, you’ve seen their work.
It’s a seductive mix, alright. Where urban chic meets Detroit chutzpah.
Meet Jason Raznick, 35. Doer, dreamer, driven to connect the dots in new enterprise. Rising star in financial media, co-founder of Benzinga and Marketfy. Building high tech tools and talent pool in Detroit.
Have they launched careers as social entrepreneurs? Time will tell how Sophie and Jonah’s t-shirt biz will grow.
An evening with Spanx CEO, Laurie Ann Goldman, offers the skinny on a company with a big heart.
Portrait of Sarah Rappaport, a science teacher-turned-entrepreneur, cutting the ribbon at The Tutoring Center – her dream made possible by HFL.
