WATCH: May 28 2025: Felicia Rubinstein of HAYVN Coworking, Darien and Greenwich

Felicia Rubinstein began her career as an engineer at GE and Apple, where she pioneered one of the company’s first-ever job share programs before flexible working was a trend. Now as an entrepreneur she’s on a new quest: engineering a better way to work. In 2019, she founded HAYVN, a women-centered coworking space in Darien that helps people connect, create and get stuff done.

WATCH: Apr 30 2025, Jason Sobocinski of Haven Hot Chicken, New Haven

New Haven-born Jason Sobocinski has parlayed a series of restaurant jobs and a Master’s in Gastronomy from Boston University into an entrepreneurial career in food and beverage – from the cheese-focused Caseus Fromagerie Bistro to Black Hog Brewing, with several other ventures in between. His latest is Haven Hot Chicken, a rapidly-expanding Nashville-style Hot Chicken concept that was named by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S.

WATCH: March 19, 2025: John Walker and Bill Shufelt, co-founders of Athletic Brewing Co.

Driven by a mission to make non-alcoholic beer mainstream, Bill and John first began test-brewing in a garage in Connecticut. One hundred home-brewed batches later, they had perfected their process and refined their flavors. Then they built an entire business around it; within a few short years it’s become the world’s largest dedicated non-alcoholic brewery.

WATCH: Jan. 14, 2025: André Swanston of Swanston Organization, Stamford

UConn graduate and serial entrepreneur André Swanston achieved a historic nine-figure exit with the sale of his data company, Tru Optik, to TransUnion—making him one of the few Black Americans to reach such a milestone. Now, he’s channeling that success into groundbreaking ventures that transform the way content creators, brands, distributors, and consumers engage across advertising and entertainment.