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Ken Szymusiak

Email: szymusiak@broad.msu.edu
Managing Director/Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Department: Management
Office:
 North Business Building
632 Bogue St Rm N403
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 643-5171
Managing Director/Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Department: Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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Broad Matters: Season 7 Episode 2 - Five Myths About Supply Chain 
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Associate professor Hang Nguyen outlines how companies can make customers fall head over heels for their brands.
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Broad Matters Season 6 Episode 3 - Teaching the Financial Planning Process 
Steve Schiestel gives an overview of both the minor and master's programs where he teaches future financial advisors.
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Broad Matters Season 6 Episode 2 - Growing an Entrepreneurial Mindset 
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Three female students wearing matching entrepreneurship minor t-shirts with their backs to the camera outside on MSU's campus in summer.
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The Princeton Review announcement marks a fifth consecutive year of distinguished recognition.
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Broad Matters Season 5 Episode 1 - Giving Strategy a Seat at the Table 
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Broad Matters Season 6 Episode 1 - Cybersecurity in the Supply Chain 
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A Broad Spartan, Olivia Gargett, takes home first prize for her cake pop company called OG’s Bakery.
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Broad Matters Season 5 Episode 4 - Empowering Multicultural Business Leaders 
Hear about the Multicultural Business Programs approach and programming from its director Ed Tillett.
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Broad Matters Season 5 Episode 3 - Behind the Microphone 
Learn more about our podcast hosts on this episode!
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Broad Matters Season 5 Episode 2 - From Movies to Retail, What's New in Marketing? 
This episode features marketing department chairperson Suman Basuroy explaining his research on cultural products.
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Entrepreneurship students collaborating with a professor
Entrepreneurship at MSU ranks in the top 20 nationwide 
The Princeton Review announcement marks fourth consecutive year of distinguished recognition.
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Broad Matters Season 4 Episode 8 - Spartans Advance the Future of Supply Chain 
This final episode of our supply chain management series explores innovative research being done by Broad faculty.
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