Business with mission seeks to change world for better

“We had always talked about how we wanted to start a company,” said Isaacs, “and how we thought socially conscious companies are really cool. Now we try to help others change the world every day.”

The two entrepreneurs had the idea of creating a smartphone application that would download a different sponsored wallpaper every day and then donating a portion of the revenues generated by that advertising to help feed children around the world.

“We got really excited,” Isaacs said. “Nobody was doing this; it was technically possible with Android phones.”

They heard about Blueprint for Business from a friend who is a technical journalist.

“We thought why not apply and see what happens,” Isaacs said. “We interviewed, were accepted, put our senior year on hold and moved to Oklahoma for the three-month BP4B program. And here we are a few months later, having released our app and seeing users use it on their phones.”

Advertisers like it because their message is in front of a user all day. Users like the graphically appealing wallpaper and the added benefit of feeding hungry kids.

“The wallpaper is a new medium,” Isaacs said. “Kyle and I tend to know what we like and don't like on our phones. We have a good idea of when a wallpaper design is intrusive or when it's cool. We work closely with our sponsors on design.”