MAJORS & MAKERS | Tory Pratt

1353 Wisconsin Ave NW,Washington DC 20007

28 September, 2021

Description

Learn from founder & maker, Tory Pratt! Majors and Makers is a lecture series to educate students at our local colleges on entrepreneurship and careers! Learn from the makers in our stores about how they got started, where they went to school and how their education helped them get to where they are today! Some are makers full time, some have a 9-5PM job, but they're all part of our maker community. The goal of these lectures are to inspire and educate the next generation of makers in the DC area! WHO: Tory Pratt BUSINESS: Pratt Standard UNIVERSITY: Georgetown University GRADUATION YEAR: 2011 MAJOR/MINOR: International Politics, Policy and Policy Processes / Asian Studies CURRENT OCCUPATION: Founder + Maker TICKET PRICE: $5/ticket ABOUT THE ARTIST: Tory Pratt grew up around the food industry, and wrote her Georgetown entrance essay on how food can connect people across cultures. At school, she founded the Georgetown Gastronomes in between studying Chinese and Spanish. After school, she worked in international development for 4 years while toying around with inventive food and cocktails at home. In 2014 she started Pratt Standard Cocktail Company and now her products are sold in 250 stores across the US, on Amazon, and on the Pratt Standard website. DC's first store and cafe dedicated to only MADE IN DC producers.