BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Eli Broad College of Business | Michigan State University - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Eli Broad College of Business | Michigan State University X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://broad.msu.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Eli Broad College of Business | Michigan State University REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231101T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231101T200000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20231026T143736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231026T143736Z UID:10003876-1698861600-1698868800@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:Innovate State: The Challenge of Healthcare Innovation DESCRIPTION:The Innovate State Speaker Series brings both emerging and accomplished Spartans back to campus for a fireside chat-style interview. These 60-minute sessions offer the chance for guests to share their perspectives on a wide array of topics like innovation\, startup life\, investments\, and career paths. Students get the opportunity to hear firsthand about the hard knocks of the entrepreneurship & innovation hustle to maintaining work/life balance. These are stories of success\, stories of failures\, and stories of uncommon will—and you do not want to miss them. \nJoin the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation for Innovate State: The Challenge of Healthcare Innovation featuring Todd Dunn\, Vice President\, Enterprise Innovation\, Advocate Health at 6:00 p.m. ET in the Entrepreneurship Lab (M025). Early registration is highly encouraged. \n  \n  URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/innovate-state-the-challenge-of-healthcare-innovation/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship,Featured Events ORGANIZER;CN="Aubrey Haase":MAILTO:haaseaub@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230927T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230927T200000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20230824T195202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230824T195202Z UID:10003818-1695837600-1695844800@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:Innovate State: Empowering Black Entrepreneurship DESCRIPTION:About Our Speaker\nTamira Chapman\, President and CEO\, Storehouse In A Box LLC \nTamira Chapman\, an inspiring attorney\, and distinguished entrepreneur\, has made her mark in both corporate and business landscapes. As the innovative founder of Storehouse\, she has built a trio of booming e-commerce businesses\, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue\, capturing the top market share\, and achieving an exceptional 97% customer retention rate. This success led to Storehouse being recognized as the 8th fastest growing woman-owned company globally by J.P. Morgan Chase and the Women President’s Organization in 2022. \nTamira’s influence extends to e-commerce and marketing\, notably with her pioneering role in a Fortune 10’s global e-commerce marketing and social media strategies. Under her guidance\, she established the corporation’s first-ever social media center of excellence for marketing and advertising\, while developing legal strategies to enhance the company’s brand. Her expertise ensured seamless legal compliance during Ford’s acquisition of startups\, covering areas such as social media\, advertising\, and benefit plans. URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/innovate-state-empowering-black-entrepreneurship/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230919T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230919T161500 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20230811T193827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230811T193827Z UID:10003793-1695135600-1695140100@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:The Ethics of Water Webinar DESCRIPTION:Water scarcity is impacting every single human on the planet. Join us to learn from professionals about how water presents several long-term challenges to both the private and public sectors. As such\, senior executives and community leaders are increasingly finding that they need to consider how best to factor Water into decisions around managing operations\, infrastructure spending and sourcing in a way that protects current resources while also trying to find new sources to diversify supply. Join us on Tuesday\, September 19th in person or virtually from 3pm-4:15pm. Register today! URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/the-ethics-of-water-webinar-2/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:Ethics & Social Responsibility ORGANIZER;CN="Beth Hammond":MAILTO:hammon25@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230914T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230914T200000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20230824T193420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230824T193420Z UID:10003817-1694714400-1694721600@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:Innovate State: FÜL-ing Your Passion DESCRIPTION:The Innovate State Speaker Series brings both emerging and accomplished Spartans back to campus for a fireside chat-style interview. These 60-minute sessions offer the chance for guests to share their perspectives on a wide array of topics like innovation\, startup life\, investments\, and career paths. Students get the opportunity to hear firsthand about the hard knocks of the entrepreneurship & innovation hustle to maintaining work/life balance \nAbout Our Speaker\nMark F. Rieth\, Entrepreneur and CEO\, MFR Holdings\, LLC and FÜL Beverage\, LLC \nMark Rieth is a proven leader\, both as a corporate employee and as an entrepreneur. His business track record is one of hard work\, determination and innovative ideas backed by the leadership skills needed to compete and succeed in today’s ever changing business environment. \nMark is best known for his role with Atwater Brewery\, the company he first invested in and later purchased in its entirety. During his two decades at the helm\, Mark leveraged his automotive background to help Atwater grow into the fourth largest (of more than 350) craft breweries in Michigan\, producing and distributing dozens of beers\, plus award-winning hard seltzers\, spirits and four unique taphouse destinations. In addition to managing all aspects of the operation and brand and product development\, Mark was especially proud of Atwater’s deep commitment to\, and support of\, countless Detroit area non-profits\, educational institutions and civic groups as well as serving as a catalyst for redevelopment efforts in the city’s historic Rivertown district. URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/innovate-state-ful-ing-your-passion/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship,Featured Events ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230412T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230412T190000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20230331T160027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230421T133418Z UID:10003393-1681322400-1681326000@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:Innovation State: Doing Epic Sh*t\, ft Ankur Warikoo DESCRIPTION:About our Speaker\nAnkur Warikoo\, Serial Entrepreneur\, Content Creator\, Bestselling Author \nAnkur Warikoo is an Internet Entrepreneur based out of India and is one of India’s top content creators. He is also a bestselling author and conducts courses online as an educator. In his spare time\, Warikoo loves to mentor entrepreneurs and act as an angel-investor. \nPresently\, Warikoo splits his time as a: \n\nContent creator (where he engages a community of 7M+ followers across YouTube\, LinkedIn\, Instagram\, Twitter and Facebook)\,\nAn online educator (where he conducts courses on entrepreneurship\, career management and personal growth. Over 230\,000+ students have attended his courses so far.)\nAnd as a mentor/investor to startups (where he loves spending time with first-time entrepreneurs hoping he can help them not make the same mistakes he made when he started up) URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/innovation-state-doing-epic-sht-ft-ankur-warikoo/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230331T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230401T210000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20230320T175922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T175922Z UID:10003707-1680267600-1680382800@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:2DAY VENTURE: Spring Session II DESCRIPTION:No Project or Idea? No Problem!\nYou don’t have to have a venture idea or project to participate in 2DV! There will be an opportunity prior to the event for you to choose which venture idea or project you like the most\, & decide which teams you would like to join! \n2 DAY VENTURE is designed for Spartans to create & build a new venture with a team\, not by yourself. \n\n\nEligibility / Rules\n\nTo participate in 2DAY VENTURE\, you must be a currently enrolled student at Michigan State University.\nTo participate\, you must be able to attend a large portion\, if not all\, of the 2DAY VENTURE weekend—your team is depending on you.\n\nIf you have a scheduling conflict\, please contact Caitlyn Johnson\, john7362@msu.edu.\n\n\nAs a participant in 2DAY VENTURE\, you will respond to all emails by the required reply-by date & understand that you may not be placed onto the team in which you voted on in the week prior to the event.\nIf you attend & participate in 2DAY VENTURE\, you understand that your images may be used\, but not limited to marketing materials & social media campaigns.\nIf the idea or project won a financial award at a prior 2DAY VENTURE event\, you are not eligible to compete in this 2DV.\n\n\nIf you participate in 2DAY VENTURE\, you understand that pitches are live & open to the public.\nIf you are selected to receive a financial award\, you understand that your team must enroll in the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation’s Discovery Program to receive your award. URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/2day-venture-spring-session-ii/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230324T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230324T153000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20230313T183349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230801T203342Z UID:10003390-1679664600-1679671800@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:Global Supply Chain Management: The Need for Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion DESCRIPTION:Speaker Panel discission\, see description for details \nAs part of the Global Business Club series\, the IBC/MSU-CIBER is partnering with the U.S. Commercial Service to hold a panel on the need for DEI in global supply chain management. This event will be moderated by Assistant Professor of Supply Chain at MSU\, Simone Peinkofer\, and panelists will include: Kaori Koide – Senior Consultant specializing in supply chain at Deloitte in Tokyo\, Matt Anderson – Associate Dean of Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion at MSU Broad College of Business\, Vandana Bahl – Vice President of Trade Management at Supply Chain Solutions\, and Bill Grice – VP and Executive Director for the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council and Michigan MBDA Center. Following the panel will be refreshments and time for networking. This in-person event will also be available for viewing online\, please specify type of attendance during registration. \nThe Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan focuses on global issues of interest to the mid-Michigan business community. The monthly GB Club luncheons provide outstanding speakers and relaxed networking opportunities. With extensive international experience\, the speakers wrap personal insights around a practical and up-to-the-minute approach to conducting international trade. \nLocation\nEntrepreneurship Lab at Broad or Zoom URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/global-supply-chain-management-the-need-for-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:International Business Center ORGANIZER;CN="International Business Center":MAILTO:ibc@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230321T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230321T190000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20230313T184239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230313T184239Z UID:10003391-1679421600-1679425200@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:Innovate State: You Are Not An Imposter DESCRIPTION:About our Speaker\nSimon Yu\, Co-Founder & CEO\, Classjoy \nSimon Yu is the Co-Founder & CEO of Classjoy – a classroom celebration app that’s reimagining how 1.8 billion students connect with their parents daily\, starting with the school day. Classjoy empowers everyday teacher heroes with a super simple yet rewarding & engaging place to safely capture & share daily school highlights with parents – elevating family engagement\, student wellness\, and teacher appreciation. Ultimately disrupting how millennial parents commemorate their child’s year and transfer the billions of dollars spent on yearbooks & school pictures back into teachers’ hands. \nPrior to Classjoy\, Simon was the Co-Founder of Yuday – an EdTech startup focused on classroom communication. Before entrepreneurship\, he worked in private equity at Star Avenue Capital where he invested in growth-stage consumer & retail companies. He began his career in the consumer & retail investment banking coverage group at Deutsche Bank. His passion for education & social impact was ignited after quitting finance to volunteer in Africa where he taught in South Africa\, did wildlife conservation in Zimbabwe\, and marine conservation in Madagascar. \nSimon graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Michigan State University and was a Financial Markets Institute Scholar. URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/innovate-state-you-are-not-an-imposter/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230222T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230222T190000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20230220T195449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230220T195449Z UID:10003699-1677088800-1677092400@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:Innovate State: Taking a Seat at the Table DESCRIPTION:About our Speaker\nDr. Marlo Rencher\, Director\, Technology-Based Programs\, TechTown Detroit \nMarlo Rencher for the majority of her career has been a jack of all trades. She has more than 25 years of professional experience in coaching\, researching and running startup companies. Rencher spent four years as the vice president of innovation\, entrepreneurship and diversity for Cleary University. \nRencher has founded or co-founded three tech startups and spoken at TedXDetroit\, Princeton University and SXSW. She has authored and co-authored several research studies\, including “Radical Inclusion in Tech\,” a study published by TechTown in 2019\, and the book “Hard Reset: Framing Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion as the New Normal\,” with Marlin Williams\, published earlier this year. \nRencher has supported 50 Black women tech founders through the National Science Foundation-funded STEEP program. Rencher currently serves as director of technology-based programs for TechTown Detroit. It’s her second stint with TechTown following a nearly five-year run as the company’s managing director from November 2004 to May 2009. \nRencher\, who has a bachelor’s in marketing from Michigan State University\, an MBA from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in business anthropology from Wayne State University\, has also developed entrepreneurial programs focused on inclusion\, innovation and tech-based entrepreneurship. \n  URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/innovate-state-taking-a-seat-at-the-table/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230210T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230211T220000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20230127T201558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230127T201558Z UID:10003381-1676034000-1676152800@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:2DAY VENTURE: Spring Session I DESCRIPTION:2 DAY VENTURE (2DV) is a hands-on learning experience designed exclusively for Spartans at Michigan State University\, regardless of home college\, major\, or background. Each event offers unbeatable entrepreneurial education resources & the freedom to explore turning a project or idea into reality — all packed into 36 hours. \n2DV encourages students of all majors\, skillsets\, & experience levels to embrace the entrepreneurial mindset. For students enrolled in the Minor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation\, 2DV qualifies as a required high-impact experience toward the Minor. \n\n\n\n\nNo Project or Idea? No Problem!\nYou don’t have to have a venture idea or project to participate in 2DV! There will be an opportunity prior to the event for you to choose which venture idea or project you like the most\, & decide which teams you would like to join! \n2 DAY VENTURE is designed for Spartans to create & build a new venture with a team\, not by yourself. \n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n\n\nEligibility / Rules\n\nTo participate in 2DAY VENTURE\, you must be a currently enrolled student at Michigan State University.\nTo participate\, you must be able to attend a large portion\, if not all\, of the 2DAY VENTURE weekend—your team is depending on you.\n\nIf you have a scheduling conflict\, please contact Aubrey Haase\, haaseaub@msu.edu.\n\n\nAs a participant in 2DAY VENTURE\, you will respond to all emails by the required reply-by date & understand that you may not be placed onto the team in which you voted on in the week prior to the event.\nIf you attend & participate in 2DAY VENTURE\, you understand that your images may be used\, but not limited to marketing materials & social media campaigns.\nIf the idea or project won a financial award at a prior 2DAY VENTURE event\, you are not eligible to compete in this 2DV.\nIf you participate in 2DAY VENTURE\, you understand that pitches are live & open to the public.\nIf you are selected to receive a financial award\, you understand that your team must enroll in the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation’s Discovery Program to receive your award.\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\nLarry & Teresa Gaynor Entrepreneurship Lab (651 N. Shaw Ln.\, M025 Business Pavilion\, East Lansing\, MI 48824) URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/2day-venture-spring-session-i/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230207T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230207T190000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20230127T200806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230127T201713Z UID:10003380-1675792800-1675796400@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:Innovate State: Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship DESCRIPTION:The Innovate State Speaker Series brings both emerging and accomplished Spartans back to campus for a fireside chat-style interview. These 60-minute sessions offer the chance for guests to share their perspectives on a wide array of topics like innovation\, startup life\, investments\, and career paths. Students get the opportunity to hear firsthand about the hard knocks of the entrepreneurship & innovation hustle to maintaining work/life balance. These are stories of success\, stories of failures\, and stories of uncommon will—and you do not want to miss them. \n\n\n\n\nAbout OurSpeakers\n\nOlivia Simone is a soon to be graduate from Michigan State University studying Marketing with minors in Entrepreneurship and Innovation\, and Arabic. In addition to being the Co Editor in Chief of VIM Magazine and on the E-Board of MSU’s Entrepreneur Association\, Olivia is also the owner of two small businesses. In 2018 Olivia founded LIV in Style LCC\, a fashion and lifestyle blog and persona she has built throughout the years through social media\, selling handmade garments\, and creative writing. Her newest venture Soup N’ Sip was born at the start of 2022 and aims to provide people with a healthier alternative to fast food. Soup N’ Sip is spoonless soup for people on-the-go. Served in a to-go cup\, Soup N’ Sip is delicious\, nutritious\, fast\, and portable making it easily disguised in any classroom and distraction free while driving.\n\n\nHemkesh Agrawal is currently a senior computer science student at Michigan State University. He is the Co-Founder/CTO at UniServices. He works as a Developer intern at the Hatch where he makes apps/websites for select startups in the launch phase. He also works as a peer leader at the college of engineering and served as the Vice President of Spartan Hackers for over two years.\n\n  \n\nShreesha Maddur is a senior studying Computer Science and minoring in Entrepreneurship & Innovation. He is one of the founders of TalleyJobs\, a job board for students looking for internships/full-time jobs that are paid\, have few applicants\, and offer good benefits. As well as the Co-President of the Entrepreneurship Association\, a student-led organization open to all majors who are passionate about entrepreneurship and innovation.\n\n  \n\nAnna Reaume isa soon-to-be graduate from Michigan State University studying Marketing and minoring in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Anna is the first Venture Kitchen intern for the Burgess Institute. In her position\, she trains students to utilize the new kitchen\, equips and maintains the space\, and oversees student pop-ups in our Union store. She is also the co-founder and president of the International Samaritan Chapter of MSU\, an RSO working to inform and educate MSU students about the communities IS serves. URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/innovate-state-student-innovation-entrepreneurship-2/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230125T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230125T190000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20230113T181020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230801T203435Z UID:10003366-1674669600-1674673200@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:Innovate State: Transparency & Customer Experience DESCRIPTION:The Innovate State Speaker Series brings both emerging and accomplished Spartans back to campus for a fireside chat-style interview. These 60-minute sessions offer the chance for guests to share their perspectives on a wide array of topics like innovation\, startup life\, investments\, and career paths. Students get the opportunity to hear firsthand about the hard knocks of the entrepreneurship & innovation hustle to maintaining work/life balance. These are stories of success\, stories of failures\, and stories of uncommon will—and you do not want to miss them. \n\n\n\n\nAbout our Speakers \nAaron Letzeiser\, Co-Founder & COO\, Obie \nAaron Letzeiser is the Co-Founder & COO of Obie\, a venture-backed insurance and risk management technology platform serving the 17 million real estate investors in the United States. Obie’s digital quoting platform and instant rate options make it the easiest and most transparent way in the market today for investors to obtain coverage. \nPrior to founding Obie\, Aaron started and grew several successful companies that he’s seen to an exit\, including The Medical Amnesty Initiate\, a public policy-focused nonprofit that he started while a student at Michigan State. In addition to his work at Obie\, he is an active real estate investor and a Venture Partner at the San Francisco-based venture capital group Pioneer Fund. Aaron graduated with a degree in Political Theory from Michigan State University and was recently named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. \nRyan Letzeiser\, Co-Founder & CEO\, Obie \nRyan is the CEO and Co-Founder of Obie\, a venture-backed leading digital provider of landlord insurance for single family rental properties. Obie’s digital quoting platform and instant rate options make it the easiest and most transparent way in the market today for investors to obtain coverage. \nPrior to co-founding Obie\, Ryan spent many years in the real estate private equity space where he bought and sold over $1B in residential real estate assets. In addition to his work building a residential portfolio\, Ryan has acquired assets across the office\, retail\, and industrial real estate sectors. Ryan graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from Michigan State University and a masters degree in architecture and real estate development from Clemson University. \n\n\n\n\nLocation \nEntrepreneurship Lab (651 N. Shaw Ln.\, M025 Business Pavilion\, East Lansing\, MI 48824) URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/innovate-state-transparency-customer-experience-2/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship,Featured Events ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230115T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230115T190000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20221209T174619Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230801T170046Z UID:10003659-1673805600-1673809200@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:Innovate State: Transparency & Customer Experience DESCRIPTION:The Innovate State Speaker Series brings both emerging and accomplished Spartans back to campus for a fireside chat-style interview. These 60-minute sessions offer the chance for guests to share their perspectives on a wide array of topics like innovation\, startup life\, investments\, and career paths. Students get the opportunity to hear firsthand about the hard knocks of the entrepreneurship & innovation hustle to maintaining work/life balance. These are stories of success\, stories of failures\, and stories of uncommon will—and you do not want to miss them. \nInnovate State kicks-off at 6 p.m. ET in the Entrepreneurship Lab (651 N. Shaw Ln.\, M025 Business Pavilion\, East Lansing\, MI 48824) and are free to the community. Events will be offered in-person only but are available virtually on the Friday following the event at eship.msu.edu/innovate-state/. Early registration is highly encouraged. \n\n\n\n\nAbout our Speakers \nAaron Letzeiser\, Co-Founder & COO\, Obie \nAaron Letzeiser is the Co-Founder & COO of Obie\, a venture-backed insurance and risk management technology platform serving the 17 million real estate investors in the United States. Obie’s digital quoting platform and instant rate options make it the easiest and most transparent way in the market today for investors to obtain coverage. \nPrior to founding Obie\, Aaron started and grew several successful companies that he’s seen to an exit\, including The Medical Amnesty Initiate\, a public policy-focused nonprofit that he started while a student at Michigan State. In addition to his work at Obie\, he is an active real estate investor and a Venture Partner at the San Francisco-based venture capital group Pioneer Fund. Aaron graduated with a degree in Political Theory from Michigan State University and was recently named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. \nRyan Letzeiser\, Co-Founder & CEO\, Obie \nRyan is the CEO and Co-Founder of Obie\, a venture-backed leading digital provider of landlord insurance for single family rental properties. Obie’s digital quoting platform and instant rate options make it the easiest and most transparent way in the market today for investors to obtain coverage. \nPrior to co-founding Obie\, Ryan spent many years in the real estate private equity space where he bought and sold over $1B in residential real estate assets. In addition to his work building a residential portfolio\, Ryan has acquired assets across the office\, retail\, and industrial real estate sectors. Ryan graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from Michigan State University and a masters degree in architecture and real estate development from Clemson University. URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/innovate-state-transparency-customer-experience/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship,Featured Events ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221130T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221130T190000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20221114T180011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230801T170005Z UID:10003651-1669831200-1669834800@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:Innovate State: The Power of Legacy DESCRIPTION:The Innovate State Speaker Series brings both emerging and accomplished Spartans back to campus for a fireside chat-style interview. These 60-minute sessions offer the chance for guests to share their perspectives on a wide array of topics like innovation\, startup life\, investments\, and career paths. Students get the opportunity to hear firsthand about the hard knocks of the entrepreneurship & innovation hustle to maintaining work/life balance. These are stories of success\, stories of failures\, and stories of uncommon will—and you do not want to miss them. \nInnovate State kicks-off at 6 p.m. ET in the Entrepreneurship Lab (651 N. Shaw Ln.\, M025 Business Pavilion\, East Lansing\, MI 48824) and are free to the community. Events will be offered in-person only but are available virtually on the Friday following the event at eship.msu.edu/innovate-state/. Early registration is highly encouraged. \n\n\n\n\nAbout our Speaker \nAndrew Blake\, President\, Blake’s Family of Companies \nAn innovative entrepreneur\, Andrew celebrates every aspect of what it means. A husband\, father\, farmer\, business owner\, and spiritual explorer are some of the avenues in which Andrew cultivates his perspective. \nAndrew’s commitment to blazing his own trail has served him well professionally; he turned an obscure college idea\, which would later become Blake’s Hard Cider Company\, into one of the fastest growing beverage companies in the country. All of this happened while Andrew worked to evolve the fields that raised him\, by transforming Blake Farms into a leader in the agricultural space and becoming one of the preeminent destinations in the Midwest. \n\n\n\n\nLocation \nEntrepreneurship Lab (651 N. Shaw Ln.\, M025 Business Pavilion\, East Lansing\, MI 48824) \n\n\n\n\nTo access more information about Innovate State or the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation\, please visit eship.msu.edu. For any further questions\, please email Aubrey Haase\, haaseaub@msu.edu. URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/innovate-state-the-power-of-legacy/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship,Featured Events ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221115T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221115T190000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20221114T173524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230801T170024Z UID:10003649-1668535200-1668538800@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:Innovate State: What's in a Love Story? DESCRIPTION:About this event\n\n\n\n\nThe Innovate State Speaker Series brings both emerging and accomplished Spartans back to campus for a fireside chat-style interview. These 60-minute sessions offer the chance for guests to share their perspectives on a wide array of topics like innovation\, startup life\, investments\, and career paths. Students get the opportunity to hear firsthand about the hard knocks of the entrepreneurship & innovation hustle to maintaining work/life balance. These are stories of success\, stories of failures\, and stories of uncommon will—and you do not want to miss them. \nInnovate State kicks-off at 6 p.m. ET in the Entrepreneurship Lab (651 N. Shaw Ln.\, M025 Business Pavilion\, East Lansing\, MI 48824) and are free to the community. Events will be offered in-person only but are available virtually on the Friday following the event at eship.msu.edu/innovate-state/. Early registration is highly encouraged. \n\n\n\n\nAbout our Speaker & Theme \nRachel Silver\, Founder & CEO\, Love Stories TV \nRachel is the founder and CEO of Love Stories TV: a global media brand which provides entertainment and wedding inspiration through uplifting\, high quality\, and emotional video content. As the only video platform in a $300 billion industry\, Love Stories TV reaches 40M+ monthly viewers through their website\, social\, and streaming TV channel. Love Stories TV has the industry’s only streaming TV and Snap Discover channels\, largest YouTube and TikTok channels\, as well as deeply engaged audiences on Instagram\, Facebook\, Pinterest\, and more. \nShe received her B.A. from James Madison College at Michigan State University and her M.A. from The American University of Paris. She lives in New York City with her husband and son. \n\n\n\n\nLocation \nEntrepreneurship Lab (651 N. Shaw Ln.\, M025 Business Pavilion\, East Lansing\, MI 48824) \n\n\n\n\nTo access more information about Innovate State or the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation\, please visit eship.msu.edu. For any further questions\, please email Aubrey Haase\, haaseaub@msu.edu. URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/innovate-state-whats-in-a-love-story/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship,Featured Events ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220420T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220420T200000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20210913T192539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211014T191049Z UID:10003481-1650477600-1650484800@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:Innovate State: The Heart of Change - From College to Corporate DESCRIPTION:The Innovate State Speaker Series brings both emerging and accomplished Spartans back to campus for a fireside chat-style interview. These 60-minute sessions offer the chance for guests to share their perspectives on a wide array of topics like innovation\, startup life\, investments\, and career paths. Students get the opportunity to hear firsthand about the hard knocks of the entrepreneurship & innovation hustle to maintaining work/life balance. These are stories of success\, stories of failures\, and stories of uncommon will—and you do not want to miss them. Innovate State kicks-off at 6 p.m. ET and are free to the community. Events will be offered in a hybrid-format\, offering attendance options in-person & virtually. Early registration is highly encouraged. \nAbout our Speakers\nBrittney Urich\, UX Designer\, Amazon Business \nBrittney is a UX Designer who specializes in helping others understand content strategy and implement it on design projects. She is passionate about crafting digital experiences that solve problems in a human-centered\, empathetic way. As a champion for integrating content strategy and user experience design\, Urich delivers presentations and interactive workshops about the two disciplines. She also speaks/hosts interactive workshops revolving around experience design and content strategy. \nDuring Brittney’s time at MSU\, she helped co-found a company called Conector to help engage college students with their communities through events. Throughout building Conector\, Brittney helped grow it to six figures while establishing more than 100 partnerships. Urich enjoys exploring national parks and hiking in Colorado with her dog Izzy. \nJosh Ogundu\, Product Operations Lead\, TikTok \nJosh Ogundu is a product operations lead at TikTok. In his role\, he seeks to help both the business and the product run better. Previous to TikTok\, he worked in product management at media and communication tool companies. He got into tech by founding LykeMe\, an identity- and interest-based social network he founded while studying economics at Michigan State. \nAt USC\, where he attended business school\, he formed deep ties to the Los Angeles tech ecosystem. He became a valued mentor at Techstars and a scout for a venture capital firm\, Indie.Vc. URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/innovate-state-the-heart-of-change-from-college-to-corporate/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:Alumni Events,College-wide Events,Entrepreneurship ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220415T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220416T210000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20210913T191742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210913T191742Z UID:10003480-1650027600-1650142800@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:2 DAY VENTURE: Sustainability DESCRIPTION:DISCOVER. BUILD. CHALLENGE.\n2 DAY VENTURE (2DV) is a hands-on learning experience designed exclusively for Spartans at Michigan State University\, regardless of home college\, major\, or background. Each event offers unbeatable entrepreneurial education resources & the freedom to explore turning a project or idea into reality — all packed into 36 hours. 2DV encourages students of all majors\, skillsets\, & experience levels to embrace the entrepreneurial mindset. For students enrolled in the Minor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation\, 2DV qualifies as a required high-impact experience toward the Minor. \nNo Project or Idea? No Problem! \nYou don’t have to have a venture idea or project to participate in 2DV! There will be an opportunity prior to the event for you to choose which venture idea or project you like the most & are able to join their team! \n2 DAY VENTURE is designed for Spartans to create & build a new venture with a team\, not by yourself. \nRegistration Information\nThe Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation utilizes Eventbrite to manage registration for all 2 DAY VENTURE events. To register for the event\, select “Tickets” to submit your application now! For any further questions\, please email Aubrey Haase\, haaseaub@msu.edu. URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/2-day-venture-sustainability/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220406T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220406T200000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20210913T190733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210913T190733Z UID:10003479-1649268000-1649275200@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:Innovate State: Innovation & Inclusivity DESCRIPTION:The Innovate State Speaker Series brings both emerging and accomplished Spartans back to campus for a fireside chat-style interview. These 60-minute sessions offer the chance for guests to share their perspectives on a wide array of topics like innovation\, startup life\, investments\, and career paths. Students get the opportunity to hear firsthand about the hard knocks of the entrepreneurship & innovation hustle to maintaining work/life balance. These are stories of success\, stories of failures\, and stories of uncommon will—and you do not want to miss them. \nInnovate State kicks-off at 6 p.m. ET and are free to the community. Events will be offered in a hybrid-format\, offering attendance options in-person & virtually. Early registration is highly encouraged. \n\n\nAbout our Speaker\nRob Smith\, CEO & Founder\, The Phluid Project / GET Phluid / The Phluid Foundation \nRob Smith\, the CEO & Founder of The Phluid Project\, has created a brand\, combining his retail profession with his passion: a commitment to social justice. \nAfter graduating from Michigan State University\, Rob began a long retail career—spanning over 30 years—orchestrating multi-billion dollar businesses through merchandising\, e-commerce\, marketing\, product development\, and supply chain management. He worked his way through Macy’s for over two decades\, working within four divisions and finishing with his final position as GMM/EVP Macy’s Corporate in product merchandising. \nGaining new experiences\, Rob became GMM/EVP at Victoria’s Secret direct. He was the Children’s Global Chief Product Officer for Nike\, Levi’s Jordan\, Hurley\, and Converse with Haddad Brands. Rob mentors numerous fashion brands and designers\, leads the CSR committee as a member of Steve Madden Ltd’s Board of Directors and raises critical funds for LGBTQIA+ organizations. He’s the former Board Chair for The Hetrick-Martin Institute\, which empowers\, educates\, and advocates on behalf of LGBTQIA+ youth worldwide and has also served on the board of directors for Athlete Ally\, eliminating homophobia and transphobia in sports. \nToday\, Rob leads and manages The Phluid Project\, a leader in gender-free fashion. Phluid\, joining a global movement of freedom\, authenticity\, and self-expression\, leads with values\, a powerful community\, and a fearlessness to challenge the status quo. Phluid thoughtfully expands into new spaces where they can offer insight\, education\, and impact\, including GET Phluid (gender-expansive training) and The Phluid Phoundation\, a nonprofit supporting the most at-risk members of the LGBTQIA+ community (trans women of color and homeless queer youth). \nRob lives in NYC with his husband\, Rod Grozier\, and his dog\, Jackson. URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/innovate-state-innovation-inclusivity/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:College-wide Events,Diversity, Equity & Inclusion,Entrepreneurship,Featured Events,Marketing,Supply Chain Management ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220315T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220315T200000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20210913T185408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210913T185427Z UID:10003478-1647367200-1647374400@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:Innovate State: Changing the Game for Student Athletes DESCRIPTION:The Innovate State Speaker Series brings both emerging and accomplished Spartans back to campus for a fireside chat-style interview. These 60-minute sessions offer the chance for guests to share their perspectives on a wide array of topics like innovation\, startup life\, investments\, and career paths. Students get the opportunity to hear firsthand about the hard knocks of the entrepreneurship & innovation hustle to maintaining work/life balance. These are stories of success\, stories of failures\, and stories of uncommon will—and you do not want to miss them. Innovate State kicks-off at 6 p.m. ET and are free to the community. Events will be offered in a hybrid-format\, offering attendance options in-person & virtually. Early registration is highly encouraged. \n\n\nAbout our Speaker\nAshton Keys\, Co-Founder & CEO\, Athlytic Inc. \nAshton Keys is a Detroit native and an Experience Architecture graduate from Michigan State University. He is an established professional in technology with experience working in UX design\, engineering\, product management\, and growth marketing. He has held two prestigious entrepreneurship fellowships with Invest Detroit Ventures and Venture for America. He has a background in building digital marketplaces\, where he most recently worked as a Product Manager at Rocket Homes\, helping to launch their mobile app experience. Ashton is passionate about sports and technology. While establishing his company\, Athlytic\, Ashton was at the forefront of the NCAA’s name\, image\, and likeness ruling. URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/innovate-state-changing-the-game-for-student-athletes/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:College-wide Events,Entrepreneurship,Management,Marketing ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220223T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220223T200000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20220223T220452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220223T221008Z UID:10003536-1645639200-1645646400@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:Innovate State: Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship DESCRIPTION:Event Description:\nThe Innovate State Speaker Series brings both emerging and accomplished Spartans back to campus for a fireside chat-style interview. These 60-minute sessions offer the chance for guests to share their perspectives on a wide array of topics like innovation\, startup life\, investments\, and career paths. Students get the opportunity to hear firsthand about the hard knocks of the entrepreneurship & innovation hustle to maintaining work/life balance. These are stories of success\, stories of failures\, and stories of uncommon will—and you do not want to miss them. \nInnovate State: Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship is a special edition event featuring four Michigan State University students\, all of whom are deeply rooted in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. \nInnovate State kicks-off at 6 p.m. ET and are free to the community. Events will be offered in a hybrid-format\, offering attendance options in-person & virtually. Early registration is highly encouraged. \nAbout our Speakers:\n\nAvery Tilley is a junior at Michigan State University pursuing dual degrees in Fisheries & Wildlife Management and Molecular Genetics & Genomics with a minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. In 2020\, he founded Branching Out\, Inc.\, a passion project born from his love for agriculture education and sustainability. While still in its growth stage\, Branching Out seeks to become a supplier of fully customizable\, grafted fruit trees yielding organic peaches\, plums\, lemons\, and more\, all from the same tree growing comfortably in your living room. Avery hopes to continue to develop Branching Out into the next most-wanted houseplant and will pursue a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine after graduating from MSU next Spring.\nCharlotte Bachelor is a Junior studying Professional and Public Writing with a Minor in African and African American Studies. Charlotte’s passion for Disability Rights and Accessibility led her to create the Detroit Accessibility Project\, which serves as an innovative solution to the lack of accessibility standards in Downtown Detroit venues.\nChristian Nderu is a sophomore at Michigan State University\, majoring in Experience Architecture. Christian has three years of experience as a Graphic and UI/UX Designer and is incredibly passionate about working on startup projects\, having helped provide many growing companies with their branding\, marketing\, and digital product design needs over the years. Being the Marketing and Communications Director of the MSU Entrepreneurship Association and working for the Burgess Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship\, he is also heavily involved in the entrepreneurship community at MSU. He is currently working on his first startup in the Burgess Discovery program.\nMadison Marsh is a Junior Honors student studying Environmental Economics and Management with a minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She is a student founder and author who created The Cut MI\, LLC\, which encompasses The Cut Cookbook and multiple social media platforms. Madison is also the Vice President of Women in Entrepreneurship. She is interning for Pretzilla®\, a national bread manufacturer\, designing their new website and social media platform. Marsh also works closely with the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She has had the opportunity to learn from incredible MSU alumni. URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/innovate-state-student-innovation-entrepreneurship/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220211T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220212T210000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20210910T170133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210910T170133Z UID:10003475-1644584400-1644699600@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:2 DAY VENTURE: Disrupting Public Policy & Government DESCRIPTION:DISCOVER. BUILD. CHALLENGE.\n2 DAY VENTURE (2DV) is a hands-on learning experience designed exclusively for Spartans at Michigan State University\, regardless of home college\, major\, or background. Each event offers unbeatable entrepreneurial education resources & the freedom to explore turning a project or idea into reality — all packed into 36 hours. 2DV encourages students of all majors\, skillsets\, & experience levels to embrace the entrepreneurial mindset. For students enrolled in the Minor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation\, 2DV qualifies as a required high-impact experience toward the Minor. \nNo Project or Idea? No Problem! \nYou don’t have to have a venture idea or project to participate in 2DV! There will be an opportunity prior to the event for you to choose which venture idea or project you like the most & are able to join their team! \n2 DAY VENTURE is designed for Spartans to create & build a new venture with a team\, not by yourself. \nRegistration Information\nThe Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation utilizes Eventbrite to manage registration for all 2 DAY VENTURE events. To register for the event\, select “Tickets” to submit your application now! For any further questions\, please email Aubrey Haase\, haaseaub@msu.edu. URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/2-day-venture-disrupting-public-policy-government/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:College-wide Events,Entrepreneurship,Featured Events ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220128T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220129T210000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20210910T165714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210910T165714Z UID:10003474-1643374800-1643490000@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:2 DAY VENTURE: Innovation in Arts & Humanities DESCRIPTION:DISCOVER. BUILD. CHALLENGE.\n2 DAY VENTURE (2DV) is a hands-on learning experience designed exclusively for Spartans at Michigan State University\, regardless of home college\, major\, or background. Each event offers unbeatable entrepreneurial education resources & the freedom to explore turning a project or idea into reality — all packed into 36 hours.\n2DV encourages students of all majors\, skillsets\, & experience levels to embrace the entrepreneurial mindset. For students enrolled in the Minor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation\, 2DV qualifies as a required high-impact experience toward the Minor. \nNo Project or Idea? No Problem! \nYou don’t have to have a venture idea or project to participate in 2DV! There will be an opportunity prior to the event for you to choose which venture idea or project you like the most & are able to join their team! \n2 DAY VENTURE is designed for Spartans to create & build a new venture with a team\, not by yourself. \nRegistration Information\nThe Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation utilizes Eventbrite to manage registration for all 2 DAY VENTURE events. To register for the event\, select “Tickets” to submit your application now! For any further questions\, please email Aubrey Haase\, haaseaub@msu.edu. URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/2-day-venture-innovation-in-arts-humanities/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:College-wide Events,Entrepreneurship,Featured Events ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220125T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220125T200000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20210910T164531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210910T164540Z UID:10003473-1643133600-1643140800@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:Innovate State: Defining the World of Digital Health DESCRIPTION:The Innovate State Speaker Series brings both emerging and accomplished Spartans back to campus for a fireside chat-style interview. These 60-minute sessions offer the chance for guests to share their perspectives on a wide array of topics like innovation\, startup life\, investments\, and career paths. Students get the opportunity to hear firsthand about the hard knocks of the entrepreneurship & innovation hustle to maintaining work/life balance. These are stories of success\, stories of failures\, and stories of uncommon will—and you do not want to miss them. \nInnovate State kicks-off at 6 p.m. ET and are free to the community. Events will be offered in a hybrid-format\, offering attendance options in-person & virtually. Early registration is highly encouraged. \nAbout our Speaker\nDr. Dhaval G. Bhanusali\, MD FAAD\, Health Digital Ventures \nDr. Bhanusali is a Dermatologist and digital health entrepreneur. He has founded companies like HairStim labs\, Aire Health\, and Skin Medicinals (used by over 6000 Dermatologists)\, formulated and co-founded numerous skincare products and companies (including Amazon’s first exclusive line)\, and is a practicing Dermatologist in New York City. He’s a Spartan Distinguished Alumni\, an NMQF 40 under 40\, an AAD Patient Hero of the Year\, and you can find him featured across countless media outlets. URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/innovate-state-defining-the-world-of-digital-health/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:College-wide Events,Entrepreneurship,Featured Events ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20211201T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20211201T200000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20210910T160341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211014T191119Z UID:10003470-1638381600-1638388800@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:Innovate State: Financial Wellness DESCRIPTION:The Innovate State Speaker Series brings both emerging and accomplished Spartans back to campus for a fireside chat-style interview. These 60-minute sessions offer the chance for guests to share their perspectives on a wide array of topics like innovation\, startup life\, investments\, and career paths. These are stories of success\, stories of failures\, and stories of uncommon will—and you do not want to miss them. Innovate State kicks off at 6 p.m. ET and are free to the community. Events will be offered in a hybrid format\, offering attendance options in-person & virtually. Early registration is highly encouraged. \nAbout our Speaker\nRochelle Nawrocki Gorey\, Co-Founder & CEO\, SpringFour \nRochelle Gorey leads SpringFour\, a Certified B\, social impact fintech company that helps the financial services industry limit risk by empowering improved payment performance and increased customer engagement. Trusted by BMO Harris Bank\,Capital One\, Wells Fargo\, Discover\, M&T Bank\, LendUp\, Oportun and more\, SpringFour’s solutions provide financial resources to millions of consumers. \nRochelle’s more than 25 years of experience in public policy and government relations led her to the fintech industry. SpringFour has won numerous awards\, including: the 2015 Promontory Financial Group’s Empowerment Award for Financial Innovation; 2017 Top Venture for the Points of Light Civic Accelerator Program\, winner of the BMO Harris/1871 Fintech Partnership Program and named a finalist for the BAI Global Innovation Award in 2017 & 2019; finalist for the 2018 FinXTech/Bank Director’s Most Innovative Solution of the Year and Women Tech Founders Social Impact Founder of the Year Award; 2019 finalist for LendIt’s Partnership of the Year Award and named a Startup to Watch in 2021 by Chicago Inno. SpringFour is featured in Forbes\, American Banker\, Business Insider\, Global Banking & Finance Review and more. \nRochelle resides in Chicago with her husband and two daughters and enjoys traveling\, biking\, and Michigan sunsets. URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/innovate-state-financial-wellness/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:College-wide Events,Entrepreneurship,Featured Events ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20211119T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20211120T210000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20210910T155919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210910T155919Z UID:10003469-1637326800-1637442000@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:2 DAY VENTURE: EdTech DESCRIPTION:DISCOVER. BUILD. CHALLENGE.\n2 DAY VENTURE (2DV) is a hands-on learning experience designed exclusively for Spartans at Michigan State University\, regardless of home college\, major\, or background. Each event offers unbeatable entrepreneurial education resources & the freedom to explore turning a project or idea into reality — all packed into 36 hours.\n2DV encourages students of all majors\, skillsets\, & experience levels to embrace the entrepreneurial mindset. For students enrolled in the Minor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation\, 2DV qualifies as a required high-impact experience toward the Minor. \nNo Project or Idea? No Problem! \nYou don’t have to have a venture idea or project to participate in 2DV! There will be an opportunity prior to the event for you to choose which venture idea or project you like the most & are able to join their team! \n2 DAY VENTURE is designed for Spartans to create & build a new venture with a team\, not by yourself. \nRegistration Information\nThe Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation utilizes Eventbrite to manage registration for all 2 DAY VENTURE events. To register for the event\, select “Tickets” to submit your application now! For any further questions\, please email Aubrey Haase\, haaseaub@msu.edu. URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/2-day-venture-edtech/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20211117T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20211117T200000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20210910T154951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210910T154951Z UID:10003468-1637172000-1637179200@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:Innovate State: Technology & Emerging Trends DESCRIPTION:The Innovate State Speaker Series brings both emerging and accomplished Spartans back to campus for a fireside chat-style interview. These 60-minute sessions offer the chance for guests to share their perspectives on a wide array of topics like innovation\, startup life\, investments\, and career paths. These are stories of success\, stories of failures\, and stories of uncommon will—and you do not want to miss them. Innovate State kicks off at 6 p.m. ET and are free to the community. Events will be offered in a hybrid format\, offering attendance options in-person & virtually. Early registration is highly encouraged. \nAbout our Speaker\nChris Golec\, Serial Software Entrepreneur\, Advisor & Investor \nAfter graduating from Michigan State University in 1987\, Chris Golec went on to start multiple software companies in Silicon Valley valued at more than $2 billion. Most recently\, he founded and led Demandbase as CEO\, pioneering the Account Based Marketing category (“ABM”) over the past 15 years. This feat earned him Top CEO and Marketing Technology executive awards from multiple leading industry organizations. In 2016\, Glassdoor named his company in their Top 10 Places to Work in the United States out of 500\,000 companies. Today\, Chris actively advises several software startups in the B2B sector and resides in the San Francisco Bay Area. URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/innovate-state-technology-emerging-trends/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship,Featured Events ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20211103T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20211103T200000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055958 CREATED:20210910T150836Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210910T150905Z UID:10003467-1635962400-1635969600@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:Innovate State: The Future of Food DESCRIPTION:The Innovate State Speaker Series brings both emerging and accomplished Spartans back to campus for a fireside chat-style interview. These 60-minute sessions offer the chance for guests to share their perspectives on a wide array of topics like innovation\, startup life\, investments\, and career paths. These are stories of success\, stories of failures\, and stories of uncommon will—and you do not want to miss them. Innovate State kicks off at 6 p.m. ET and are free to the community. Events will be offered in a hybrid format\, offering attendance options in-person & virtually. Early registration is highly encouraged. \nAbout our Speakers\nBrian Lai\, Co-Founder\, The Only Bean \nBrian is a first-generation Asian American who embraced an entrepreneurial spirit at an early age while helping his parents run their restaurant. He started his first business when he was 14 and after graduating from MSU with a Bachelor’s in Marketing\, he spent his early career in sales and marketing. In 2015\, he got his master’s degree at Hult International Business School in Shanghai and Dubai. In 2015\, he started an ecommerce business while traveling and in 2018\, co-founded The Only Bean. \nKristine Yang\, Founder\, The Only Bean \nKristine Yang grew up in Battle Creek\, Michigan\, where she was surrounded by a family of food scientists. After graduating from Michigan State\, she spent her early years in retail and international business while obtaining her MBA. Her business experience and curiosity for innovative food products led her to create The Only Bean\, a plant-based food company using beans to develop innovative food products that are sustainable\, healthy\, and delicious. URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/innovate-state-the-future-of-food/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship,Featured Events,Marketing ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20211008T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20211008T210000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055959 CREATED:20210908T205556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211004T165512Z UID:10003464-1633698000-1633726800@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:2 DAY VENTURE: Health Innovation DESCRIPTION:DISCOVER. BUILD. CHALLENGE.\n2 DAY VENTURE (2DV) is a hands-on learning experience designed exclusively for Spartans at Michigan State University\, regardless of home college\, major\, or background. Each event offers unbeatable entrepreneurial education resources & the freedom to explore turning a project or idea into reality — all packed into 36 hours.\n2DV encourages students of all majors\, skillsets\, & experience levels to embrace the entrepreneurial mindset. For students enrolled in the Minor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation\, 2DV qualifies as a required high-impact experience toward the Minor. \nNo Project or Idea? No Problem! \nYou don’t have to have a venture idea or project to participate in 2DV! There will be an opportunity prior to the event for you to choose which venture idea or project you like the most & are able to join their team! \n2 DAY VENTURE is designed for Spartans to create & build a new venture with a team\, not by yourself. \nRegistration Information\nThe Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation utilizes Eventbrite to manage registration for all 2 DAY VENTURE events. To register for the event\, select “Tickets” to submit your application now! For any further questions\, please email Aubrey Haase\, haaseaub@msu.edu. URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/2-day-venture-health-innovation/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:College-wide Events,Entrepreneurship ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20211006T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20211006T200000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055959 CREATED:20210908T204026Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210910T150117Z UID:10003463-1633543200-1633550400@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:Innovate State: Two Strikes to Success DESCRIPTION:The Innovate State Speaker Series brings both emerging and accomplished Spartans back to campus for a fireside chat-style interview. These 60-minute sessions offer the chance for guests to share their perspectives on a wide array of topics like innovation\, startup life\, investments\, and career paths. Students get the opportunity to hear firsthand about the hard knocks of the entrepreneurship & innovation hustle to maintaining work/life balance. These are stories of success\, stories of failures\, and stories of uncommon will—and you do not want to miss them.\nInnovate State kicks-off at 6 p.m. ET and are free to the community. Events will be offered in a hybrid-format\, offering attendance options in-person & virtually. Early registration is highly encouraged. \nAbout our Speaker\nJeff Church\, CEO & Co-Founder\, Rowdy Energy \nJeff Church\, a reputable beverage entrepreneur\, is CEO & co-founder of Rowdy Energy Drinks\, the “better-for-you” energy drink containing electrolytes and nootropics\, which he launched with two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch in 2020. He previously founded Suja Juice\, which he scaled to $150 million in revenue and $25 million in EBITDA in eight years. Suja Juice was determined by Inc. 500 to be the 2016 fastest-growing food and beverage brand in the United States in 2016. Jeff became the president of his first business at the age of 27. Over the last 25 years\, Church has held the role of CEO of seven different companies\, where he led all aspects of acquiring and/or starting each uniquely disruptive business\, all while fully managing investment capital raises. Jeff was named Ernest & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year in San Diego in 2016\, Bevnet Magazine’s Person of the Year in 2015\, and is a New York Times Best-Selling Co-Author for “The Suja Juice Solution.” Church is recognized in national news outlets\, including Wall Street Journal and Forbes\, as a leading beverage expert. \nAlso\, Jeff is a graduate of the Eli Broad College of Business at MSU (’83\, Accounting)\, and completed his MBA at Harvard University in 1988. URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/innovate-state-two-strikes-to-success/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:Accounting,College-wide Events,Entrepreneurship,Featured Events ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20210921T060000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20210921T200000 DTSTAMP:20260528T055959 CREATED:20210903T160412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210903T160412Z UID:10003143-1632204000-1632254400@broad.msu.edu SUMMARY:Innovate State: Beyond the Field DESCRIPTION:The Innovate State Speaker Series brings both emerging and accomplished Spartans back to campus for a fireside chat-style interview. These 60-minute sessions offer the chance for guests to share their perspectives on a wide array of topics like innovation\, startup life\, investments\, and career paths. Students get the opportunity to hear firsthand about the hard knocks of the entrepreneurship & innovation hustle to maintaining work/life balance. These are stories of success\, stories of failures\, and stories of uncommon will—and you do not want to miss them. \nInnovate State kicks-off at 6 p.m. ET and are free to the community. Events will be offered in a hybrid-format\, offering attendance options in-person & virtually. Early registration is highly encouraged. \nAbout our Speaker\nTodd Duckett\, CEO & Co-Founder of Duckett Enterprises \nTodd Duckett is the CEO of Duckett Enterprises\, the founder of New World Flood\, co-owner of Duckett Brothers Facilities Management\, and co-founder of The Black Success Network & Career Training Camp. He is from Kalamazoo\, MI. \nTodd is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was a First Round draft pick by the Atlanta Falcons and also played for the Washington Redskins\, Detroit Lions\, and Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at Michigan State University\, where he studied Communications. Today\, simply known as Todd\, or “The Reignmaker\,” he has transformed into a dedicated father of four amazing children\, a loving husband\, an entrepreneur\, philanthropist\, motivational speaker\, and transition coach. Todd is building a living legacy that will continue to provide opportunities for education and volunteerism for children and adults. \nIn 2011\, Duckett Enterprises was born with the mission to build businesses that would have a true and positive impact on the community\, focused on giving back. In addition to establishing New World Flood and The Black Success Network in 2011\, other organizations founded by Todd include The Printing King and District Eleven. As a dynamic speaker\, Todd presents to thousands of teens and adults each year about defining their identity vs role and how to transform through a transition. \nFor any further questions\, please email Aubrey Haase\, haaseaub@msu.edu URL:https://broad.msu.edu/event/innovate-state-beyond-the-field/ LOCATION:Entrepreneurship Lab\, 651 N Shaw Ln\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States CATEGORIES:College-wide Events,Diversity, Equity & Inclusion,Entrepreneurship,Featured Events ORGANIZER;CN="Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship &%3B Innovation":MAILTO:eship@msu.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR