Leading through Entrepreneurial Action
Fuqua entrepreneurs and innovators see opportunities to create lasting value where others don’t. We focus our energy on tackling meaningful problems that will create a positive impact on society. We don’t just talk, we act. Your entrepreneurial and innovation leadership may take many forms, from launching a new venture to driving innovation within a larger […]
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Entrepreneurial Mindset: the common thread from consulting to startup to Google
Tim Sestrich loves to tinker and fills his time creating side projects. This has always been true, even as an undergraduate where he devoted his senior project to building and launching an apartment search website that would compete with Craigslist for the University of Pittsburgh’s student body. Tim drew inspiration from the first post-dotcom bubble […]
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Building a health and wellness franchising powerhouse
Wayne Cavanaugh, the founder and current CEO of Ninja Nation, had his first experience as an entrepreneur as an undergraduate at DePaul University. Along with a few friends, Cavanaugh briefly ran a valet service for local restaurants before joining the workforce in the finance and private equity industry. This mix of entrepreneurial spirit and financial […]
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Jumping at opportunities
Hi, my name is Marty Steyn. I was born in the “lowfeld” of South Africa and was fortunate enough to be raised between these African savannahs and the gumtrees of Australia. Prior to Fuqua, I spent 8 years as a management consultant, where I helped management teams develop and implement turnaround strategies for their failing […]
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Yahya Remtulla, Daytime MBA ’21, awarded CEI “E-ternship” Grant
The Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) has awarded Yahya Remtulla, Daytime MBA ’21, a CEI Summer Entrepreneurial Internship (“E-ternship”) Grant to support his pursuit of a new venture between his first and second years. Remtulla has founded Doctor’s Choice UV Sterilizers, a UV-C sterilization solution for in-home use. The idea came about after Remtulla […]
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