Topic: Meet the Disruptor
Michael Hollander
The software engineer-turned-lawyer puts his programming skills to good use: Helping the formerly incarcerated expunge their records
By Rana FayezBrian Linton
When he founded his company United By Blue, Linton wanted to make our waters cleaner. So far, they’ve cleared 203,000 pounds of trash. Join Philly Spring Cleanup on April 16th
By Rosella LeFevreMichele McKeone
The former special ed teacher’s Autism Expressed, teaching digital skills to autistic students, is growing. The secret? Its founder’s “oppositional defiance”
By Larry PlattRed Kite Project
A local company brings trauma treatment principles from the frontline of war zones to Philly streets
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyRebel Ventures
A student-run granola bar company sought to change its school’s snack options. Now it’s poised to take on the whole District
By Hannah KeyserThom Collins
One year on the job, the Barnes’ director has turned museum going into a communal experience
By Lauren McCutcheonENGAGE Philadelphia
A student-led think-and-action tank at Penn redefines the relationship students can have with their city
By Thomas AustenAriell Johnson
The first black woman in America to open a comic book store storms on to the scene
By Lauren McCutcheonDave Silver and Will Toms
An innovative music incubator helps local musicians succeed—and stay in Philly
By Malcolm BurnleySylvester Mobley
The former Marine has willed into existence Coded by Kids, a free tech-ed program for inner-city youth. And he's got some big plans
By Larry Platt