Innovate State is a collaboration between the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation and the MSU Innovation Center.

Hosted in the Gaynor Entrepreneurship Lab, Innovate State welcomes successful Spartan alumni back to campus for a fireside chat. Guests share their perspectives on everything from launching start-ups to experiencing success and failure to building dynamic and nurturing work cultures.

About The Speaker

Robin Kinnie is a wife, mom of 3, an experienced podcast producer, author, entrepreneur and #womanowned advocate. Driven by community, she takes pride in creating access for underrepresented groups within the podcast industry. As the President of Motor City Woman and Audio Engineers of Detroit, her goal is to amplify the voices of women. She concentrates on increasing the number of women in broadcasting, podcasting and audio engineering. An expert in the industry, she recently contributed regularly to Podcast Business Journal. In addition to her primary interests, Robin has been recognized by numerous entities including the Association of Women in Communications for her extraordinary commitment to changing the way women are represented in the media.

About Innovate State

Every year, Innovate State features Spartan entrepreneurs, innovators, and disruptors to join our community for a fireside chat. In these 60-minute interviews, guests share their perspectives on everything from business to family life; the hard knocks of the hustle to maintaining work/life balance. These are stories of success, stories of failure, and stories of uncommon will.

Innovate State is proudly brought to you by the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation in collaboration with the MSU Innovation Center and MSU Alumni Office. Innovate State kicks-off at 6 p.m. and are free to the community. Events will be held via Zoom. Early registration is highly encouraged.

Please join us, virtually, for Innovate State, with Robin Kinnie, on Wed., February 10th at 6 p.m. (Eastern Time).