My focus is on entrepreneurship education as it pertains to undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Most of my work in the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program is with startup, and pre-startup students who want to get a business off the ground primarily before graduation. In the Engler program, we have established a startup incubator, Enterprise Studio, to give students access to business coaching, time to work on their business, and programming that allows them to establish a foundation for success. My courses are in customer discovery, competitor discovery, pitching basics, business plan writing, and entrepreneurial finance. In addition to these courses, modules around leadership as a CEO, and real estate are offered to our students every semester.
My biggest passion and greatest joy is to see young people succeed in business, and by accomplishing this, we make our families, our local economies, and our people a stronger force for good in our communities.