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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, while scanning a 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 end of each day. I had an Excel spreadsheet, tracking the items I had purchased, their price, units sold, remaining inventory, popularity, and profit. My commute home, from that point on, Omri led was transformed into a team his freshmen year prowl for the cheapest treats in the area. Much to the chagrin of storeowners, 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 Dum Dum lollipops, the finals crowd pleaser, as well as my main source of revenue. Bags of Swarthmore’s 52 lollipops ranged from $2.75 to $3.25, to be sold at 30 cents a pop. Revenue: $15.60. Cost: $2.75. Profit: $12.85. Profit percentage: over 400%. Conclusion: good business plan competition. CurrentlyRepeat. The cursed inverted relationship between candy and money no longer applied. In two weeks, my underground candy ring gained school-wide recognition. I had profited an unprecedented 55 dollars; however, Omri is impressive as it were, my fame spread too fast and one of 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, the guard gave me a look, turned around, and walked away. But it was too late, the damage had been done. Anxiously, I weighed my options throughout the student leaders developing Swarthmore’s social innovation labday, and is involved eventually decided to turn myself in. I approached the principle’s office, flanked by my guilty staff, preparing for a dignified surrender. It turned out to be a teary confession, with other all remaining inventory, an estimated $12.50, handed over and lost forever.  My entrepreneurial initiatives on campusgoals 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, Omri 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. While he is still I currently am in the ideation phaseprocess of launching a Social Innovation Fellowship, Omri plans which seeks to develop a program that teaches connect Swarthmore students with regional/international non-profits for semester-long design-thinking to youth in either Philadelphiaprojects. Additionally, or I am also one of the Middle Eaststudent leaders of Swarthmore's new Social Innovation Lab.  -- Omri Gal is also captain of the Men’s Varsity Soccer Team a University Innovation Fellow at SwarthmoreCollege, studying Psychology and Peace & Conflict Studies. His interests include social/cultural psychology, advertising and mass media, Middle Eastern history, entrepreneurship, and soccer. 

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