Welcome To Our New Instructors!
Welcome our new instructors to the ENTR Purdue team. We want to welcome Terry Robertson-Smith, Jorge Romero-Day and Lucas Woody.
From Recruitment to Sales – How Alum Victoria Lit Up Her Career
Victoria Engblom graduated with a degree in Corporate Communications from Purdue University in 2015 and is a strong advocate for Purdue’s Certificate of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Victoria is currently a Sales Manager at GE, where she will be completing her 5-year work anniversary.
ENTR Students Win DIAL Agricultural Innovation Competition
Tushar Sonvani and Brady Wyniemko, both ENTR students, recently participated in the DIAL Ventures Innovation Challenge and won!
An Entrepreneurial Actor in NYC: Eric Emerick
Life as a professional artist inherently demands entrepreneurial prowess, particularly when it comes to acting. As an actor, you are your product, brand, CEO, and lead sales person. Much like developing an elevator pitch for a new venture, an actor needs to communicate who they are to an audience in a matter of seconds. It can be thrilling or terrifying depending on one’s preparation and confidence. Eric Emerick, a Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation alumnus, who is making a career in film & television, recognizes that he has to “control his controllables,” and create his own luck as much as possible.
2022 Burton D. Morgan Business Model Competition
Veronica Galles pitched her idea, UPLeft, for the 2022 Burton D. Morgan Business Model Competition. UPLeft is a service that picks up leftover food from restaurants at closing and delivers it to nonprofit organizations for distribution.
Sole Solutions won 2nd place in the Burton D. Morgan Business Model Competition. The venture is an eco-friendly company that provides anti-slip spike covers for track athletes.
The Power of Mentors
The ORR Fellowship offers college graduates the opportunity to network with passionate and entrepreneurial individuals while working in a two-year, full-time paid position at an Indianapolis company. Companies provide hands-on work experience that exposes participants to multiple positions within the organization. And, the Orr Fellows form a community of peers who can rely upon each other for advice and support throughout their entrepreneurial experience.
A Contagious Entrepreneurial Spirit
Trice Rias-Thompson’s energy is contagious, and she has a spirit for entrepreneurship that continues to bring her success. Trice is a 2012 alumna of Purdue’s Selling and Sales Management program, and she holds the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Today, she is a Managing Producer at a company called Studio 71 in Los Angeles and is the co-owner of Trindi Media Group. She even continues the DJ business she started while at Purdue; most recently, she did an event for the Jim Henson Company!
The Boiler Accelerator 2022 Application Now Open!
The Boiler is an 8-week startup accelerator hosted by The Anvil that aims to provide vital funding, mentorship, and resources to support our student startups. Startups compete to earn funding for their ventures and pitch their ideas in front of VCs and investors.
Internship Opportunity With The Foundry
There is an internship opportunity for The Foundry for students with social media and graphic design talents!
