Omri Gal is As a University Innovation Fellow savvy and hungry 5th grader, I was driven towards two things: candy, and money. Unfortunately, after continuously feeling my empty wallet rub against my thigh, I realized that the two had an inverse relationship. Throughout the school day, I dreamt of the various candy bars and gummies waiting for my arrival at Swarthmore Collegethe bodega. I thought of myself as their savior, studying Psychology rescuing them from an uneventful and Peace & Conflict Studiesshort-lived shelf life. His interests include social/cultural psychologyAs soon as the chimes rang, signaling the end of the day, waves of saliva accumulated in my mouth, advertising and mass mediaI would sprint downstairs and out of the building. By then, Middle Eastern historyof course, and entrepreneurshipI had already decided which lucky item would be devoured on the subway ride home.
At SwarthmoreA year later, I began to question why practically everyone in my grade so desperately needed candy. I suspected that my candy craving was neither sustainable nor healthy, but had always tried to ignore it, unsuccessfully. One subway ride home, Omri led while scanning a team his freshmen year line of advertisements along the walls, I had my revelation: I’m going to sell candy. Within a week. I had four employees, all of whom reported their earnings to me at the finals end of Swarthmore’s business plan competitioneach day. CurrentlyI had an Excel spreadsheet, Omri is one of tracking the student leaders developing Swarthmore’s social innovation labitems I had purchased, their price, units sold, remaining inventory, popularity, and is involved with other entrepreneurial initiatives profit. My commute home, from that point on campus, was transformed into a prowl for the cheapest treats in the area. RecentlyMuch to the chagrin of storeowners, Omri I would walk from store to store, examining the prices of my selected products, determining whether or not it was a worthy investment. The baseline practice for my analysis was selected Dum Dum lollipops, the crowd pleaser, as well as one my main source of revenue. Bags of four students in his class 52 lollipops ranged from $2.75 to $3.25, to become be sold at 30 cents a Eugene Lang Opportunity Scholarpop. Revenue: $15.60. Cost: $2.75. Profit: $12.85. Profit percentage: over 400%. Conclusion: good business. Repeat. The cursed inverted relationship between candy and money no longer applied. In two weeks, which grants students $10my underground candy ring gained school-wide recognition. I had profited an unprecedented 55 dollars; however, impressive as it were, my fame spread too fast and one person too far: the principle. The next day, I fearfully watched the school’s security guard, who was practically twice my size, approach me and bark “Are you the lollipop dealer?” My heart dropped. “No – no, I’m not.” Surprisingly,000 to launch the guard gave me a social impact projectlook, turned around, and walked away. While he is still But it was too late, the damage had been done. Anxiously, I weighed my options throughout the day, and eventually decided to turn myself in . I approached the ideation phaseprinciple’s office, flanked by my guilty staff, Omri plans preparing for a dignified surrender. It turned out to develop be a program that teaches design-thinking to youth in either Philadelphiateary confession, with all remaining inventory, or the Middle Eastan estimated $12. Omri is also captain of the Men’s Varsity Soccer Team at Swarthmore50, handed over and lost forever.
My entrepreneurial goals no longer entail becoming a candy mogul. During my Freshman year at Swarthmore College, I led a team of students to the finals of Swarthmore;s business plan competition. Recently, I was selected as one of four students in his class to become a Eugene Lang Opportunity Scholar, which grants students $10,000 to launch a social impact project. I currently am in the process of launching a Social Innovation Fellowship, which seeks to connect Swarthmore students with regional/international non-profits for semester-long design-thinking projects. Additionally, I am also one of the student leaders of Swarthmore's new Social Innovation Lab.
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Omri Gal is a University Innovation Fellow at Swarthmore College, studying Psychology and Peace & Conflict Studies. His interests include social/cultural psychology, advertising and mass media, Middle Eastern history, entrepreneurship, and soccer. = Related Links = [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Swarthmore_College Swarthmore College Overview] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Swarthmore_College_Student_Priorities Swarthmore College Student Priorities] 2018 Swarthmore University Innovation Fellows [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Hanan_Ahmed Hanan Ahmed] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Cassandra_Stone Cassandra Stone] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lamia_Makkar Lamia Makkar] 2017 Swarthmore University Innovation Fellows [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michelle_Ma Michelle Ma] '''Omri Gal''' [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Natasha_Markov-Riss Natasha Markov-Riss] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Mariam_Bahmane Mariam Bahmane] [[Category:Swarthmore_College_(2017_Fall_cohort)]][[Category:Student ContributorsStudent_Contributors]]{{CatTree|Swarthmore_College}}