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December 2020
Virtual: How to Use Your Personality to Your Advantage w/ Greg Skloot
Has Monday stress started creeping into your Sunday nights? If so, it might be time for a personality checkup. In this session, the co-founder of the personality platform Crystal explains a practical approach to becoming more energized and less drained at work. With the latest personality psychology research and new technologies like AI, you can immediately learn your own hardwired tendencies, how they impact your relationships, and how to adapt your behavior to be much more effective in your role.…
Find out more »Virtual: Planning & Evaluating Business Performance w/ Brittany Lorenzi
When an entrepreneur wants to grow a business but is not sure how to take the next steps, being prepared is critical. This one-hour interactive workshop will explain how to use various tools – such as a strategic “mini-plan” operational scorecard, 1/3/5 year outlook, budget, and forecast – to plan and evaluate business performance. There will also be an overview of how business performance should be aligned to an overarching strategic plan that is intentional, future-oriented, and based on data.…
Find out more »January 2021
Virtual: Firestarter Pitches
It almost sounds like an open mic night at a coffee shop: where Vanderbilt students gather in a classroom to try out new material. But students aren’t testing jokes or reading poetry — instead, they’re pitching business ideas. A fixture of Owen programming for more than a decade, the FireStarter sessions provide a low-pressure environment where students can pitch their early-stage startup ideas. Students walk through their concept for five minutes, followed by another five minutes of Q&A. Judges from…
Find out more »February 2021
Virtual: Firestarter Pitches
It almost sounds like an open mic night at a coffee shop: where Vanderbilt students gather in a classroom to try out new material. But students aren’t testing jokes or reading poetry — instead, they’re pitching business ideas. A fixture of Owen programming for more than a decade, the FireStarter sessions provide a low-pressure environment where students can pitch their early-stage startup ideas. Students walk through their concept for five minutes, followed by another five minutes of Q&A. Judges from…
Find out more »March 2021
Virtual: Firestarter Pitches
It almost sounds like an open mic night at a coffee shop: where Vanderbilt students gather in a classroom to try out new material. But students aren’t testing jokes or reading poetry — instead, they’re pitching business ideas. A fixture of Owen programming for more than a decade, the FireStarter sessions provide a low-pressure environment where students can pitch their early-stage startup ideas. Students walk through their concept for five minutes, followed by another five minutes of Q&A. Judges from…
Find out more »April 2021
Virtual: Firestarter Pitches
It almost sounds like an open mic night at a coffee shop: where Vanderbilt students gather in a classroom to try out new material. But students aren’t testing jokes or reading poetry — instead, they’re pitching business ideas. A fixture of Owen programming for more than a decade, the FireStarter sessions provide a low-pressure environment where students can pitch their early-stage startup ideas. Students walk through their concept for five minutes, followed by another five minutes of Q&A. Judges from…
Find out more »