Remote Daily with Krystal Persaud
Krystal Persaud is a product designer based in Brooklyn. She is obsessed with developing products that fall in the intersection of education, technology, and society. Krystal is the founder of Grouphug Solar, a company that designs and sells solar chargers that can hang inside your window.
She's used design to showcase solar in new, exciting ways from designing a giant cat-shaped solar panel that meows to even a turtle shaped solar panel. She's also an adjunct instructor of interaction design at NJIT, SVA, and Parsons. She's spoken at numerous events, including the annual AIGA Design Conference and IDSA’s International Design Conference, and won an investment from Mark Cuban on ABC's Shark Tank. She most recently launched a new venture called Wildgrid Solar, a solar marketplace dedicated to connecting and educating Millennials & Gen Zers to affordable renewable energy options.
