Michael Duniec, ’15, Brunswick, OH, authored "Crypto and Bitcoin: A Millionaire Mindset for Opportunity." The book encapsulates Duniec’s journey with Bitcoin mining since its early days in 2011, when it was valued at just $0.70, to its current valuation exceeding $76,000. Duniec credits Kent State's Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship with providing the invaluable tools, business classes and writing skills needed to self-publish this nonfiction work.

Allison (Pritchard) Jack, ’07, Avon, OH, was recently nominated for the Cleveland Scene's Best of Cleveland "Best Local Instagram" award for her account Cleveland.Westside.Eats on Instagram (and other platforms). She was voted as one of the top five Instagram accounts in Cleveland by the same magazine in 2023 and 2022. Her content features small and local businesses, especially focusing on restaurants, food and travel. Jack is also a regular contributor to Cleveland Magazine, where she focuses on dining journalism covering the Cleveland area restaurant scene.