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Today's Up and Coming invites today's best and brightest change-makers and entrepreneurs to share their passions and journeys with the world.

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Michael Ioffe is the Founder of Tile and Founder and CEO of Arist which just completed the Y-Combinator (Summer 2020) accelerator program. We discuss why he founded both businesses, what it's like to take part in Y-Combinator, and how University students can support one another's business ideas! Learn more about Arist at www.arist.co and try out a course lrn.st/trial!

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Julia Greensfelder is a rising senior at Washington University in St. Louis majoring in International Affairs with a double minor in Political Science and American Culture Studies. She is a political activist and student leader. Julia has worked with the ACLU,  Kamala Harris, and the UK's Green Party. Check out her journey on Facebook and Twitter. 


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Oishik Saha is a rising Senior at UT Austin studying Chemical Engineering. He’s lived in four different countries and just became a US citizen last year! Oishik interned at Correlation One (start-up in NY), GE Aviation, Samsung Austin Semiconductors, and now Capital One. Check out his journey on LinkedIn!

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Oishik Saha is a rising Senior at UT Austin studying Chemical Engineering. He’s lived in four different countries and just became a US citizen last year! Oishik interned at Correlation One (start-up in NY), GE Aviation, Samsung Austin Semiconductors, and now Capital One. Check out his journey on LinkedIn!

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Yuying Zhang is a rising senior at the University of Virginia studying Computer Science, Economics, and Public Policy. She has lived in Shenzen, Beijing, Korea, California and Virginia. She's interned at both tech and consulting firms across the globe. She is also a rock climber and avid sci-fi fan.  Check out her website yuy1n.github.io. Follow her journey on LinkedIn and Twitter. 

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Elijah Olasunkanmi is a rising Junior at Washington University in St. Louis studying Computer Science. He is a mentor, entrepreneur, and talented software engineer. Elijah founded his current business, Innovative Apollo Media, this year and is now an Explorer Intern at Microsoft. Checkout his business here and follow their Instagram @innovativeapollomedia! 

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Max Klapow is a rising fourth year at Washington University in St. Louis studying Philosophy-Psychology-Neuroscience with minors in Political Science, and Writing. He is the Co-Founder of Human at Work, a Truman Scholar, a William H. Danforth Scholar, a Stern Family Civic Scholar and a TEDx Speaker. He is dedicated to bringing together science, policy and practice to address systemic issues in mass incarceration, particularly in addressing the gap between psychological well-being and recidivism. Checkout Human at Work, Max's Ted Talk about Radical Empathy, his past work with the Prison Project, and follow the rest of his journey on LinkedIn! 

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Will Hunter is an incoming third-year student at Washington University in St. Louis, double majoring in computer science and entrepreneurship. He is an engineer turned entrepreneur and founder, with his two most recent projects being Practicum and Project Covid. Check out his website, https://www.willhunter.me/, and LinkedIn to follow his journey!

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Hayoung Park is a young entrepreneur, sneakerhead, and clout chaser. He is currently on sabbatical from Babson University to put 100% of his energy into building his company Hyp. Hayoung immigrated to the United States at age nine, but he didn’t let that hinder him. In his early teens he began flipping shoes and would amass a collection of over 300 pairs and has gone on to see great success. Subscribe to thehyp.co to be the first to see his comapany's launch. Follow Hayoung's journey on Twitter. 

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Melissa Guo, also known as elomel, is a musician, business owner, and a rising fourth-year undergraduate student at Washington University in St. Louis studying Finance and Marketing with a Minor in Design. Listen to her Debut Spotify Single, devil with a halo. Keep up with elomel's newest releases by following her Instragram, @elomelsounds. 

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Lexi Jackson is a recent graduate of Washington University in St. Louis. During her time there, she founded the university's annual Diversity and Inclusion Summit, ran a student business, and received many honors such as the Loeb Prize. She is a recently elected State Delegate for the Missouri Democratic Convention and TEDx Speaker. Find her TED Talk, "Challenging Confirmation Bias through Creativity and Connectivity" here and learn more about Lexi on Facebook and Twitter!

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