{"658317":{"#nid":"658317","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Friday Five with Cherie Lum, Founder of In the Park","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGet to know In the Park founder Cherie Lum, who has joined the summer 2022 cohort of CREATE-X Startup Launch.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E1. Tell us about your team.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy name is Cherie Lum. I am a team of one and I am a master\u0026#39;s student at Georgia Tech focusing on computer science.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2. Tell us about your startup.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn The Park is a startup that connects\u0026nbsp;like-minded individuals in the top 50 cities. In the end, we bring relationships back to reality!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3. How does it feel to be a part of the summer 2022 cohort of Startup Launch?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt feels incredible. I have always wanted good mentors, access to business information and the opportunity to work on my own startup with other brilliant entrepreneurs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E4. What made you want to participate in the 12-week summer program?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI wanted to give myself the opportunity to learn how to scale and market my business. I would also like to mentor other young women to be savvy entrepreneurs one day. And lastly, I\u0026#39;d love to make my family proud \u0026ndash; to be the first entrepreneur in my family would be an honor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E5. What are you most looking forward to as a Startup Launch participant?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI\u0026#39;m looking forward to being around other motivated entrepreneurs and experienced mentors in the startup field.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGet to know In the Park founder Cherie Lum, who has joined the summer 2022 cohort of CREATE-X Startup Launch.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Get to know In the Park founder Cherie Lum, who has joined the summer 2022 cohort of CREATE-X Startup Launch."}],"uid":"35851","created_gmt":"2022-05-18 19:04:06","changed_gmt":"2022-05-20 00:50:26","author":"aritchie6","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-05-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-05-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"658316":{"id":"658316","type":"image","title":"Cherie Lum, In the Park","body":null,"created":"1652900367","gmt_created":"2022-05-18 18:59:27","changed":"1652900367","gmt_changed":"2022-05-18 18:59:27","alt":"Cherie Lum, founder of In the Park","file":{"fid":"249545","name":"Cherie Lum.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Cherie%20Lum.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Cherie%20Lum.png","mime":"image\/png","size":175024,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Cherie%20Lum.png?itok=XDDIHyHZ"}}},"media_ids":["658316"],"groups":[{"id":"583966","name":"CREATE-X"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"137161","name":"CREATE-X"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAshley Ritchie\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["aritchie6@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}