Welcome To Our New Instructors!
Terry Robertson-Smith
The Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program is pleased to welcome Terry Robertson Smith as an ENTR 31000 instructor. Terry is a graduate of Purdue with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Education and a minor in Horticulture.
Many people in the West Lafayette area are familiar with a very popular entrepreneurial venture Terry founded, called Rubia Flower Market. The European style cut flower market was something that she had been working towards throughout her career. She worked as a sales executive for imported cut flower companies, and as a floral design expert and instructor. The creative team hired by Terry to develop Rubia Flower Market was hard-working and talented. Each person brought their own individuality to the venture, and Terry supported their talents as they served a wide variety of customers, from individuals to communities. After a decade, Terry sold Rubia Flower Market to an employee, and it continues to flourish.
Terry’s corporate ventures have been with flower importing companies in Miami, Florida – Esmeralda Farms, CFX/LaFleurette, and Sunshine Bouquet. Each were multi-million companies that serviced wholesale floral companies and mass markets in the United States.
Today, Terry continues to work with Stellar Farms which is a cut flower in Miami that imports from South America. Her clients are wholesale floral companies and mass markets. She also works with Bloomy Pro which is a 3D virtual cut flower bouquet creation software system created in Holland. She represents the company as an independent sales representative responsible for business development with growers from South America, retail floral stores, and mass market retailers.
With these valuable entrepreneurial experiences, Terry will certainly inspire and teach ENTR 31000 students how to achieve their entrepreneurial goals.
Jorge Romero-Day
The Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program is pleased to welcome Jorge Romero-Day as an ENTR 20000 instructor. Jorge is a graduate of Purdue University with Master’s degrees in both Agricultural Economics and Industrial Administration.
Jorge has developed and run many business units across different international companies. Jorge’s corporate ventures led him to work with prominent companies like Elanco Animal Health, DuPont, Prosegur, AB Mauri, Imerys and DSM.
He started his career as a product manager in Indianapolis and went on to gain vast international business experience, working in Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. He has coordinated a joint venture in China and launched five entrepreneurial ventures. The most recent one being JRD Solutions, a consulting business.
With this abundance of valuable professional experiences, we are confident that ENTR students will learn critical entrepreneurial and business management skills from Jorge.
Welcome to the ENTR team, Jorge!
Lucas Woody
The Certificate for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program is pleased to welcome Lucas Woody as an ENTR 20000 instructor!
Lucas has founded three companies, helped build several more, and currently works closely with entrepreneurs and their teams to give them the direction and motivation they need to improve their businesses and lives. His experiences in team building has given him a keen understanding of how leaders create cohesion, connection, and community in the workplace for new and established businesses.
He is a Founder/Co-Founder of NextBetter, Human Movement Performance and Prehabilitation, and Momentum Event Management. Next Better helps high-impact leaders find ways to better understand their mission, motivations and obstacles so they can lead with more empathy, intention and strategy.
Lucas has also received many community and professional awards, including:
*Top 10 Under 40 Recipient (2020) – Greater Lafayette Commerce
*Community Builder Award (2019) – Evergreen Leadership
*Small Business of the Month (Nov. 2019) – Greater Lafayette Commerce
*30 to Watch in Greater Lafayette (Dec. 2018) – Journal and Courier
*Student Impact Award (2018) – Junior Achievement of Greater Lafayette
Welcome to the #ENTRPurdue team! We are fortunate to be able to leverage your enthusiasm and experiences!