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“Living Life Through the Lens”

A Female Perspective



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that meets all our needs; thus, Sip
‘N Study was born. That day, we dis-
cussed our ideas and came up with
some pretty great plans. I felt really
accomplished that I was able to come
up with an idea that had real poten-
tial.
The next event was to the
University of Michigan’s Center for
Entrepreneurship. We listened to col-
lege students in the TechArb program
pitch their business ideas, which
were more developed than ours, yet
we had a lot in common. Most were
nervous to pitch their ideas to us,
just like I was to pitch my ideas to
the Shark Tank judges. It was great to
hear people just like me with an idea
and a dream.
The next meeting was the Shark
Tank competition. Hannah and I had
done lots of prep prior to the event.
With that said, I had no idea I would
walk away with $250 to start my busi-
ness. We had about two hours to plan

our pitch. We researched the licenses
and permits we would need, and the
prices of all the materials we would
have to buy.
We were set to go fifth, giving us
plenty of time to get super nervous.
When our turn came, we did every-
thing as we practiced. It was hard to
read the judges, but I thought they
really liked our idea. But, there were
so many good ideas. Hannah and I
did everything we could, and it was
out of our hands.
Winning the Shark Tank is a dream
come true, and I am so excited for the
next step in my journey as a young
entrepreneur!
I am so grateful to be given this
opportunity to start a business. My
whole life, I have wanted to be an
entrepreneur, and this is finally my
chance. •

Brayden Hirsch is a junior at Walled Lake
Central.

Eileen Freed Heads
Ann Arbor Federation

Eileen Freed has been named execu-
tive director of the Jewish Federation
of Greater Ann Arbor by its board. As
interim director since May 2017, Freed
has made significant strides
in building the Annual
Campaign infrastructure and
setting the groundwork for
strengthening collaborative
networks within the Jewish
community for innovation
and engagement.
“(Freed) demonstrated
Freed
a strong and consistent
consensus of opinion in the
community, validating our sense that
she is the right person for this key
position,” said Board Vice President
Stephen Aronson.
Freed moved to Ann Arbor in 1998
and immediately became active
in the community. She served the
Federation board for six years and
was involved in establishing the
Celebrate Israel family festival and
in designing the overseas allocations
process that enabled Federation to
fund and connect with organizations
and projects reflecting the values of
the Ann Arbor community.
In addition, she has served on the
boards of the Hebrew Day School,
Beth Israel Congregation and Camp

Young Judaea Midwest and was youth
commission chair for Central States
Hadassah.
After serving as an administrator
for the Drachler Program
in Jewish Communal
Leadership, Freed joined the
Federation staff. Over seven
years, she worked to secure
funding to bring the PJ Library
program to Ann Arbor,
developed and expanded the
Partership2Gether relation-
ship with Moshav Nahalal, and
oversaw communal celebrations
marking Israel’s 60th and 65th anni-
versaries. She also served as interim
Federation director in 2007-2008.
“I am humbled by the opportunity
to take on this leadership role,” she
said. “I look forward to working with
the professional team, the board and
people from across our community
to build, foster and sustain vibrant
Jewish life here in Ann Arbor and
around the world.”
Eileen and her husband, Gary, have
lived in Ann Arbor for 19 years. She
earned her B.A. at the University of
Texas at Austin and her M.B.A. at the
University of Houston. They are the
proud parents of three grown chil-
dren: Ben, Michele and Ariel. •