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Gen Y entrepreneurs bring appetite for positive ventures

April 13, 2011 by

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Emily Dubner, the April Y Gen Entrepreneur, is founder and CEO of New York City-based Baking for Good, an online bakery that donates 15 percent of every purchase to great causes.

Emily joins Keeping Up with Gen Y to talk about how young entrepreneurs bring a real appetite for creating positive ventures to the business world. She also discusses how charitable Gen Y can start their own businesses that give back to their communities.

More about Emily Dubner
Emily Dubner is founder and CEO of Baking for Good, an online bakery inspired by the idea of the bake sale. Emily dreamed up the concept for Baking for Good in her cozy New York City kitchen, where she honed her baking skills and discovered that nothing brings a smile to friends’ faces like a homemade batch of cookies or brownies.

Growing up in Chelmsford, Mass., Emily developed a passion for baking by helping her mother and grandmother in the kitchen when she was a kid. Her love for baking continued through college where she would whip up new treats to the pleasure of her dorm mates. Although the word entrepreneur wasn’t in Emily’s vocabulary as a child, she displayed an early entrepreneurial spirit through small-scale business ventures such as designing and selling hair accessories and personalized canvas tote bags.

After graduating from Harvard University in 2006 with a Social Studies degree, as well as a citation in Mandarin Chinese, Emily began her career as a management consultant for Katzenbach Partners in New York.

Eventually, Emily’s role as a consultant, which exposed her to the world of entrepreneurialism, rekindled her entrepreneurial spirit. In January 2009, Emily began plans for a company that is not only dedicated to providing premium, gourmet treats but is also committed to helping great causes raise money.

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About Tamara Bell

Tamara Bell is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Y Gen Out Loud, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that provides a platform for Generation Yto discuss national politics and public policy issues.

Tamara began her journalism career as a staff reporter for the Dallas Times Herald. A few years later, she moved to York, Pa., as a political reporter for the York Dispatch, covering local, state, and national government as well as writing investigative stories for the mid-sized daily newspaper.

A Texas girl at heart, Tamara returned to Dallas a year later to work as press relations director for the re-election campaign of U.S. Rep. John Bryant. The next year, she moved to Austin and the Texas Legislature, where she stayed for 15 years. While at the Legislature, Tamara worked for Democratic House members as Chief-of-Staff and Press Secretary, and as a Senior Policy Analyst for the Senate State Affairs Committee chaired by a Republicansenator.

In 1996, Tamara became co-owner of a political newsletter covering state issues and elections. As Editor-in-Chief, Tamara helped shape the weekly publication into a must-read for state officials, legislative aides, and lobbyists. More recently, Tamara wrote a regular column analyzing coverage by the Texas Capitol Press Corps for an online political publication. She also works as a lecturer in the Advertising Department at The University of Texasat Austin.

Tamara has also been a judge for the 2010 Bright Ideas Award given by the Texas Daily Newspaper Association, served as a panelist at the Society of Professional Journalists 2010 Region 8 Conference where the theme was How to Save Journalism, and has been a guest lecture for the Advertising Department’s Internship course, speaking about the jobs outlook for graduating seniors.

Tamara earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Journalism from The University of Texas at Austin, and her B.A. in Journalism from Texas A&M University. She resides in Austin with her son, Jackson.

Tamara Bell is also the Host of Keeping Up with Gen Y on WomensRadio. Keeping Up with Gen Y offers discussions, interviews, and commentary about important issues of the day from the perspective of Generation Y (18-to 30-years-old). Aimed at all generations interested in learning about and inspiring young people, this show features professionals, experts, researchers, and members of Gen Y who share insights and experiences about the topics on the minds of today’s young adults.