
Sharyn Potter and Jane Stapleton were invited to speakat the UNH Innovation on Feb. 21.
Potter and Stapleton spoke about their new nonprofit , UNH's first women-run spinout. Soteria Solutions provides new approaches to prevent sexual and interpersonal violence and harassment, workingto activate bystanders at all levels in orderto create lasting change and build a safe, respectful and sustainable culture in organizations andschools.
Soteria Solutions uses the evidence-based research developed by (PIRC) to inform its commercialized products. Potter and Stapleton are PIRC's executive directors and are UNH faculty members.
In the seminar, Potter and Stapleton shared their advice for running and growing a research and innovation-based startup and talked about how they balancetheir research and business responsibilities. They talked about the unique challenges that women founders face and discussed the resources that are needed for the next generation of female innovators.
View the seminar on .
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Written By:
Rebecca Ludecke | Prevention Innovations Research Center | rebecca.ludecke@unh.edu | 603-862-5314