Entrepreneurship Club I UMN

President of MCC came in today to speak to the entrepreneurs at the U of M!

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This Wednesday at Entre Club: Askov Finlayson & Adam Fetcher

Climate change isn’t waiting for companies to reduce their environmental impact incrementally. Askov Finlayson, a Minneapolis-based outdoor clothing company known as a leading champion of the North, believes it’s time to rethink our relationship with the planet and start doing more good than harm. The company’s innovative Give 110% business model makes every purchase a net climate positive through a commitment to carbon accountability. Adam Fetcher will talk about Askov Finlayson’s Keep the North Cold climate change mission, how to marry business success with climate action, and how turning everyday consumer behavior into meaningful climate action can turn climate change into a cultural movement – not a political wedge.

About Adam Fetcher:
Adam is Vice President of Environmental Impact & Policy for Askov Finlayson, a Minneapolis-based outdoor clothing company built around an innovative climate-focused mission and business model. He previously served as Director of Global Communications at Patagonia, where he played a lead role in helping to lead an iconic company into a new era of environmental activism, customer engagement and growth. Adam formerly served as the U.S. Department of the Interior during the Obama administration and Deputy National Press Secretary for President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign, in addition to several other political roles. A 2006 graduate of Carleton College, Adam is also board co-chair of the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters.

Come to have a discussion around climate change with Adam Fetcher!

Wednesday, November 28th
12:00pm - 1:00pm
CSOM 1-149

All are welcome! SIMPLS sandwiches will be served!

What happens when 2 recent U of M grads arrange the marriage of Whole Foods with 7-11? Hear about the founding of MN Cup winning SIMPLS, a healthy grab and go restaurant expanding throughout downtown Minneapolis and coming to campus soon. Co-founder Ryan Rosenthal will bring great tasting sandwiches and share the story of leaving his job at General Mills to test and develop a convenient place to grab local, healthy food options.

TODAY 12;00-1:00pm, CSOM 1-132. Hope to see you there!

Mitch Coopet is the CEO of Aftercode and the Co-founder of Code42. Come and learn from this UMN alumni on how he started two of the most successful startup in the Minneapolis-St Paul area.

Hey guys!
We are hosting a very special speaker tomorrow - Charlie Youakim!
He will be talking about his second company - Sezzle, which he started in 2016 with the goal to improve payments for merchants and consumers. In his first twelve months at Sezzle, Charlie closed a seed round funding of nearly $2m, garnering major attention for Sezzle and its mission.
He is also a contributor to Forbes and advises to other startups in the Twin-Cities area.

We will be meeting in the Carlson School at 12:30 - 1:30 in room 1-147! See you there!

Come learn about starting and managing a health startup.
Jon Pearce co-founded Zipnosis in 2008 while working on his MBA at the Carlson School of Management. Zipnosis provides online diagnosis, treatment and triage for common health problems.
When : Wednesday, March 21st ; 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Where: CSOM 1-147

The Reverse Elevator Pitch is coming up again this Tuesday at 5pm! This is the premier event in Minneapolis to connect with investors.

The National Organization for Business and Engineering (NOBE) is having a speaker event on Feb. 6th from 6-7pm in Keller 3-115. The speaker Daren Klum founded companies LiquidCool Solutions and Secured2. Check out the event if you are interested in engineering and entrepreneurship!

Passing along some info from Techstars Retail Accelerator:
The Techstars METRO Accelerator for Retail is recruiting for our 2018 program in Berlin! Applications close on 2nd Feb though, so if you’re an entrepreneur in the retail space, we hope you’ll check out the info below and get an application started!

We’re looking for startups disrupting any part of the retail experience (anything across the value chain - from something like logistics or warehousing to customer analytics or AR applications in retail). For more info, please watch our program webinar.

A few highlights about the METRO Accelerator:
- We handpick 10 startups for an intensive three-month program in mid-2018, built on a foundation of marked funding, commercial piloting and investment opportunities.
- Within the program, startups gain close purpose-driven mentorship from industry leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs from different verticals of Retail, Tech and Wholesale trade.
- Strategically integrated with unparalleled access to the intellectual capital of METRO, one of the world's most extensive wholesale food networks.

You can learn more by listening to our intro webinar or checking out our FAQ & Help Center. If you have any additional questions, just shoot me an email!

Cheers,
Kelly

Join us to hear from Peter Taunton, founder of Snap Fitness. Peter has been named an Ernst and Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” and his companies have also been featured for six years running in such prestigious industry lists as Entrepreneur 500 and Inc 5000.
Location: CSOM L-126, 12-1pm. Tuesday, November 7.