Alice Brooks
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When Alice was 8, she asked for a doll but got a saw. So she made a doll with wood and nails. Fast forward: Alice earned degrees from MIT & Stanford and designed Roominate to inspire girls into engineering. After landing a deal on Shark Tank, Roominate was acquired by PlayMonster in 2015.
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