Entrepreneurship Stories ~ A spotlight series for highlighting the success stories of Business Entrepreneurs Q&A with Tommy ~ What do you do? I lead gaming partnerships at Nike, managing relationships with top gaming companies like Epic Games and EA. This role allows me to reimagine the Nike brand in new spaces, drive immersive activations, and…Continue Reading The E:Series ~ Tommy Pham (B.S./MBA)
A spotlight for highlighting the success stories of Business Entrepreneurs The Pamplin School of Business has had the pleasure of working with Christa on creative and digital concepts for its events and programs. Enjoy her story here! Tell us a bit about yourself? Hi! My name is Christa Pichler. I grew up on a cattle…Continue Reading The E:Series ~ Entrepreneurship Stories
What do you teach? I teach E-Scholar courses -ENT480: Creating a World Class Venture and ENT481: Venture Apprenticeship and help with ENT482: Global Entrepreneurship along with: ENT200: Intro to Entrepreneurship BUS364: Innovation (1 section) BUS487: Social Entrepreneurship What are you working on? Anything and everything entrepreneurship related. Currently I have been busy pulling all the…Continue Reading Q&A with Kay Molkentin
What are you doing now? Currently I am working as Founder & CEO of Portland-based venture-scale startup DINNERSTAR, a technology company connecting restaurants and consumers with the automated “Ultimate Curbside” experience. This patent-pending mobile-based technology helps restaurants reduce reliance on third-party delivery, opens an emerging and exciting channel of distribution, all at zero cost to…Continue Reading Alumni Spotlight: Dave Kolar (MBA ’91)
UP students pitch and win! The Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation once again hosted its annual venture pitch competition, Pilot Venture Challenge, as a live, virtual event due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. However, that didn’t seem to deter students from developing invention and venture ideas to pitch. This year there was a record…Continue Reading Pilot Venture Challenge 2021 Results
Contributed by:Alex Boyd, Founder/CEO, RevenueZenJoe Barhoum, Pamplin School of Business Adjunct Professor and Founder, Conduit Construct On Thursday February 18, Professor Joe Barhoum’s class met virtually with Alex Boyd, local sales leader and the Founder/CEO of RevenueZen, a marketing agency that helps entrepreneurs build ideas into thriving businesses. Along the way, Joe and Alex shared…Continue Reading An Evening On Sales and Entrepreneurship