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Maxime Blandin and Dillon Baxter, co-founders of PlantSwitch [Images: PlantSwitch]
Two SMU Grads Create Eco-Friendly Products to Combat Single-Use Plastics
by Maddie Preston | Sep 29, 2021
All straws suck—but single-use paper straws that disintegrate mid-drink are especially sucky. That's why two SMU grads were inspired to create an alternative to plastic straws, as well as other single-use plastic products, made with upcycled agave waste from tequila production. The pair are raising a Series A round.
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They’ve all discovered that their next big idea might come from a college classroom....
Veteran marketing executive Michelle Lanter Smith has been hired as chief marketing officer at Fort Worth-based TimelyCare, a virtual health and well-being provider for higher education.
The company said that Smith will drive brand engagement and revenue growth through innovation, data-driven marketing strategies, and talent cultivation....
Addison-based E2open Parent Holdings Inc. has promoted Pawan Joshi to chief strategy officer, a new executive role responsible for driving corporate strategy and growth through strategic client engagement and break-through innovation, the company said....
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