Xanthe Matychak
TUNING Design Co. designer & mentor
Ithaca, NY
I support Impact Founders through mentoring, research, and volunteer work. Impact Founders lead startups, small businesses, nonprofits, or volunteer organizations that balance social and environmental good with profit.
BACKGROUND
MFA in Industrial Design (first-generation college grad)
Ten Years of Teaching Innovation at Universities
Three Years Running Technology Accelerator
Five Years Mentoring in State-Sponsored Startup Competitions
Five Years Judging University Business Competitions & Hackathons
Participated in White House OSTP roundtables
COMMUNITIES I’M A PART OF
Seth Godin’s altMBA
Empire State Development, Grow NY
New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, 76W
Women in Entrepreneurship at Cornell University
Board of Cooperative Education Services, P-Tech
Ithaca Generator Makerspace
SKILLS
Systems Thinking; Mentoring; Goal Setting; Project Management; Stakeholder Research; Writing; Pitching; Prototyping & Testing; Data Interpretation; Mindfulness; Sustainability; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion