
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 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

Episode 3: Zach Rodriguez
Dr. Zachary Rodriguez is currently a professor at Union College but as an undergraduate started a nonprofit, Embrace it Africa, which strives to address poverty in Uganda. Zach talks about fundraising...
7 Nov 202542min



















