Feb 16, 2021
In this episode we talk to Alice Min Soo Chun (Founder and CEO
SEEUS95 Inc. & Founder President Solight Design), as we discuss her
companies, building relationships and so much more.
Check out SEEUS95 Inc. &
Solight Design)
See Alice's Ted
Talk
See the video of her,
President Clinton, and Mayor Yulin CRUZ
**More On Alice**
Alice Min Soo Chun, founder of
Solight
Design. Alice’s story is of an inspiring inventor, entrepreneur
and former Columbia University professor who created portable,
origami-inspired, solar lights to help with refugee missions, and
so much more.
The story begins with Alice’s biggest passion — being a mom to
her son, Quinn. At a young age, Quinn was diagnosed with asthma.
After the diagnosis, they spent countless amounts of time in
doctors’ offices. Through the time and effort that Alice put into
understanding her son’s diagnosis, she was shocked to discover that
one of four kids in New York City has asthma. This sparked the
question — what kind of toxic environment do we live
in?
Soon after, the 2010 Haiti earthquake rocked the country and
sent 2.6B people scrambling without access to electricity. Alice
was touched by the turmoil the Haitians were experiencing along
with other staggering statistics such as: millions of children and
their families affected by poor air quality; According to
the
World
Health Organization, roughly 3.8 million people a year die from
toxic kerosene fumes. 100K preventable dwelling fires in South
Africa; a rise in women and children assaulted due to poorly lit
areas and loss of light after a natural disaster. Reportedly,
having a light in tent camps created a 20% decrease in assault
cases.
Alice was moved to make an impact, thus
SolarPuff, an
award-winning, easy-to-use solar light was created under Alice’s
new venture,
Solight
Design.
As a former Columbia University professor focusing on material
technology and sustainable design/architecture, Alice brought
SolarPuff to fruition. SolarPuff is a self-inflating, waterproof,
solar light made from non-toxic, recyclable, hi-tech materials
inspired by origami design. The light keeps its shape even
when punctured and recharges in the sun lasting up to 12 hours —
which is why the light can also be great for
refugee
missions.
