Episode 10: Finn Shannon
Finn is a current IWU student majoring in finance and president of the PE/VC student club. Finn talks about the creation of the student club, their work in venture capital, and the value of experienti...
29 Apr 19min
Episode 9: Paul Halvorsen
Paul Halvorsen is the CFO of SMF, Inc a metal fabrication and machining company. Paul talks about his journey from an accounting major at IWU and entrepreneurship in supply chains.
29 Apr 24min
Episode 8: Brenda Lessen Knoll
Dr. Brenda Lessen Knoll is a nursing professor at IWU and innovator of the PIOMI therapy. It is a method used on preterm babies to help them transition to oral feeding allowing them to leave the hospi...
10 Dec 202531min
Episode 7: Chris Bisaillion
Chris is an IWU alum and co-founder of Bottleneck Management. We talk about the necessity of distinctiveness, providing value, and data-informed decision making.
20 Nov 202524min
Episode 6: Hadi Imtiaz
Hadi is a computer science major and co-winner of the 2025 Titan New Venture Challenge. He has developed an app that helps people control their overuse of their phones. Hadi talks about the app's crea...
14 Nov 202518min
Episode 5: Will Jenkins
Will Jenkins is an IWU alum and serial entrepreneur. Will discusses a career in sales and how important sales is to an entrepreneur. We discuss how a curricular program in professional sales matches t...
14 Nov 202528min
Episode 4: Marc Talluto
Marc Talluto is an IWU grad and serial entrepreneur. Marc talks about his journey as an entrepreneur and his thoughts on the strategies of a successful entrepreneur. He also emphasizes the value of ex...
13 Nov 202525min
