""More than 200 alumni came to campus for this year's celebration and the interactions between them and current students are always phenomenal," said Zach Shulman '87 J.D. 90, director of Entrepreneurship at Cornell."
""I started formulating fragrances in high school," said Shin, who said she saw a gap in the fragrance industry and found through interviews that people were open to buying fragrances online, as well as in stores or 'fragrance bars' within institutions such as museums."
""My unexpected C-section left me completely unprepared for what was to come," she said. "And my experience isn't unique. There's a gap in care for women after they're new mothers.""
The Celebration Ezra event celebrated various entrepreneurial ventures across multiple industries, including healthcare and fragrance. Daniel Cane '98 was honored as the 2026 Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year. The event featured pitches from 15 student startups in the eLab cohort, panel discussions, and awards for the BenDaniel Venture Challenge. Haera Millais Shin '26 received the student business of the year award for her fragrance company, Maison Millais. Other entrepreneurs, like Carmyn Polk MBA '26, presented innovative solutions addressing gaps in care for new mothers.
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