Gen Y Entrepreneurs Making Impact Over Money

June 8, 2011 by Tamara Bell

[HTML1] Bjoern Herrmann, the June Y Gen Entrepreneur, is co-founder of blackbox, a next generation seed accelerator for technology startups located in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Bjoern joins Keeping Up with Gen Y to talk about how the major driver for Gen Y entrepreneurs is making an impact in the world, in their communities, over making lots of money. He also discusses how young entrepreneurs just starting out need to strike that balance between being flexible and determined to achieve their goals.

More about Bjoern Herrmann
Originally from Germany, Bjoern Herrmann, 25, is a self-described purpose driven serial entrepreneur. Bjoern is co-founder of blackbox, a next generation seed accelerator for technology startups located in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Prior to his latest venture, Bjoern founded and led four companies in Germany, Bangladesh, and the United States, as well as worked as an executive in Russia for one year.

His personal passion is unleashing human potential, which he exercises in his free time by teaching on Startup School, an open virtual university for entrepreneurs from around the world to learn with like-minded students, founders, and experts.

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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.