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Summary of Anna Stork’s life
Anna Stork is an inventor and co-founded LuminAID..[1], which began by creating inflatable rechargeable lanterns after the Haiti earthquake[2]. Anna went to Dartmouth University from 2004 until 2008, where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in engineering science and studio art[1]. After this, Stork went to the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation for her Master’s of Architecture[1]. Before the second semester of her second year, the earthquake hit Haiti[2]. Her studio professor had decided that the class would therefore be centered around the idea of “disaster relief support,”[3] which is where the concept of LuminAid was born alongside her classmate Andrea Sreshta[3]. After graduating from Columbia, Stork would go on to participate in the Kauffman Global Scholar Fellowship in Entrepreneurship program in 2012[1]. Through this program, she was able to connect with other promising young entrepreneurs and professors from top business schools to practice their entrepreneurship skills[1]. From 2011 until 2021, Stork worked at LuminAID[1] until LuminAID was acquired by Adventure Ready Brands[4]
Innovation
Anna Stork, alongside her co-founder and co-inventor Andrea Sreshta[5], helped create the company LuminAID, which initially created inflatable lanterns[5] to help the people in Haiti after the earthquake in 2010[2]. Together, they received two US patents for their innovation: first in 2010 on their inflatable solar light technology and second in 2012 on their inflatable solar-powered light technology. The initial product was inflated by blowing into the lantern through a valve. Since then, LuminAID has developed a new inflation method called twist-to-inflate that customers can purchase. In 2014, Stork and Sreshta had the opportunity to take LuminAID on Shark Tank[6], a TV show where venture capitalists have the opportunity to have entrepreneurs pitch their ideas in hopes of getting an investment. After getting an offer from all five “sharks,” as they are called, Stork and Sreshta decided to take Mark Cuban’s offer of $200,000 for a 15% equity stake in their business[6]. One of their products called LuminAID Packlite Nova USB takes ten hours to charge via solar power or one to two hours via the Micro-USB.[7]. In addition, the battery pack can last for 3 to 24 hours depending upon the setting with the highest setting outputting 75 lumens and the lowest outputting 12 lumens[7]. This product weighs five ounces, is a 4.75-inch cube when fully inflated, has an adjustable strap, can be submerged in three feet of water for up to thirty minutes, can float, and is dustproof[7]
The Pain Point She Tried to Address
The pain point Anna Stork was addressing was that in many communities recovering from a disaster, they have “limited or no access to electricity.”[8] Also important to note is that over 200,000 individuals are harmed by either losing property or are injured from fires due to typical “kerosene lanterns each year in South Africa.”[8] More importantly, over 60% of burn victims due to kerosene-caused fires are under the age of nine[8]. Additionally, “an estimated 85,000 health clinics” don’t have reliable electricity[8], which makes it difficult to “provide life-saving care after dark.”[8] Due to the solar panel compactibility of Stork’s and Sreshta’s inflatable lanterns, they were able to address these pain points with their product being sent to over 100 countries around the world[9].
The Impact of her Innovation on Society Today
Today, this invention is still in use. Not only are people in locations post-disaster being sent this invention, but anyone can purchase one of their products online, REI nationwide, or select retailers as well[10]. In addition, through LuminAID’s Give Light, Get Light program, individuals and companies can donate a lantern to those in need[9]. Through this program, over 50,000 lanterns have been donated[9]. In addition to this program, LumanAID partnered with buildOn in 2018 to provide lanterns to women worldwide to help improve their literacy[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Anna Stork. (n.d.) Anna Stork - co-founder of LuminAID [Linkedin Page]. Retrieved December 5, 2022 from https://www.linkedin.com/in/astorka/
- ^ a b c United Nations. (2022, January 12). UN marks anniversary of devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake | UN news. United Nations. Retrieved December 6, 2022, from https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/01/1109632#:~:text=On%2012%20January%202010%2C%20a,%2C%20known%20as%20MINUSTAH%2C%20collapsed
- ^ a b Seliger, D. (2012, January 4). The bright side of disaster relief: An interview with Anna Stork of LuminAID. Retrieved from https://www.core77.com/posts/21457/The-Bright-Side-of-Disaster-Relief-an-Interview-with-Anna-Stork-of-LuminAID
- ^ LuminAID. (2022, April 14). LuminAID’s Next Adventure. Retrieved from https://luminaid.com/blogs/news/luminaid-adventure-ready-brands?srsltid=AfmBOoqOAdse59Cb59ytnz1eD9bLa_RBD0JH0Zo1a5oHunPoyaSfdjxR
- ^ a b LuminAID. (n.d.). About LuminAID. Retrieved from https://luminaid.com/pages/about-luminaid
- ^ a b LuminAID. (2015, August 1). Our Shark Tank experience and why we went with Mark Cuban. Retrieved from https://luminaid.com/blogs/news/our-shark-tank-experience-and-why-we-went-with-mark-cuban
- ^ a b c Perten, K. (2021, May 23). These top-rated solar lanterns provide light just about anywhere. Mic. Retrieved December 6, 2022, from https://www.mic.com/impact/the-8-best-solar-lanterns-77134858
- ^ a b c d e LuminAID. (2018, August 2). Solar solutions for disaster relief. Retrieved from https://luminaid.com/blogs/notes-from-the-field/solar-solutions-for-disaster-relief
- ^ a b c LuminAID. (n.d.). Give light, get light program. LuminAID. https://luminaid.com/pages/give-light-get-light
- ^ LumanAID (n.d.). LuminAID Store Locator. Retrieved from https://luminaid.com/pages/store-locator?srsltid=AfmBOooENr88asiJdQK7Hdn6FA2-WXhbmpSRIo7nLfUgFbhcbuMh9fb0
- ^ LumanAID. (2021, February 28). Notes from the Field: An Update from buildOn’s Adult Literacy Program. Retrieved from https://luminaid.com/blogs/notes-from-the-field/an-update-from-buildon-s-adult-literacy-program