Fiscal Year 2014

JPEC ANNUAL R E P O R T

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FY2014 AT A GLANCE

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Economic Development Impact UI’s Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development provides necessary funding to the University of Iowa’s faculty, staff, and student entrepreneurs. These resources assist the UI entrepreneurs to convert ideas into business plans.

Total Seed Funding = $293,250• Awarded $248,500 to UI faculty, staff, students, and

incubator businesses through competitions

• John Pappajohn and Equity Dynamics awarded $24,500 to UI businesses through statewide competitions

• Jacobson Institute awarded $18,250 for youth competitions

• Awarded $2,000 University of Iowa Startup of the Year Awards during the Hawkeye Innovation Summit

Grants Awarded through JPEC-Sponsored Competitions = 97• 378 business proposals were submitted by 309 entrants

Outreach

• 975 people attended JPEC-sponsored community speaker series

• 350 attendees participated in UI’s annual Hawkeye Innovation Summit

• 300+ attendees participated in JPEC and SBDC workshops and training programs

• JPEC partnered with 65 organizations to accelerate entrepreneurship throughout the region

Total Impact• 244 Startups served

• 712 Clients assisted

• 9,160+ Hours of one-on-one consulting

• 365 Estimated jobs created

• 9,050 Program participants

• $293,250 Seed funding

• 3,990 Enrollments

Academic ImpactTotal Enrollment FY2014

• 3,808 undergraduate enrollments

• 182 graduate enrollments

Entrepreneurship Course Sections Taught = 96• 55 on-campus courses and 41 online courses

Total JPEC Alumni*

• 263 in FY2014

• 2,706 to date (since 1997)

* Includes: BBA Entrepreneurial Management (Track), Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management, Technological Entrepreneurship Certificate, and Certificate in Performing Arts Entrepreneurship.

Bedell Entrepreneurship Learning LaboratoryFY2014 To Date (since 2004)

Businesses 53 Student Teams 264Total Participants 86 Total Participants 449

Scholarships Awarded = $22,500• 17 students received academic scholarships

• Scholarships ranged from $500 - $2,500

Youth Impacted = 6,767• 3,800 high school students impacted by STEM

Innovator High School Program

• $4,950 awarded in STEM Innovator Teacher Pitch & Win

• 146 young entrepreneurs attended 5 Youth Summer Camps held in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Iowa City, Mitchell County, and Spencer

• 674 high school students from 56 school districts entered the Quick Pitch Biz Competition and $8,500 were awarded

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PhOTO by MANNy ALbAdAb, IMU MARkETINg + dEsIgN

Dear Friends,

Thanks to the outstanding support from our friends and alumni, as well as the University of Iowa and state of Iowa, JPEC significantly expanded entrepreneurship education and outreach services across the state this past year. Here are a few highlights of those new efforts:

• UI Venture School – an advanced entrepreneurship training program based on the Lean Launchpad and Business Model Canvas

• UI Innovation Associates – a unique internship program connecting top UI students with Iowa startup and early-stage companies

• Summer Accelerator – an initiative designed to accelerate student venture creation through an intensive training and mentoring program

• STEMInnovator – a program infusing K-12 STEM classrooms with innovation and the entrepreneurial spirit, focusing on community driven, interdisciplinary, problem-solving projects

These examples demonstrate JPEC and the university’s commitment to deliver high-quality entrepreneurship education and economic development services to all Iowans. One of the keys to our continued success will be building upon collaborations with our strategic University of Iowa partners, Iowa community colleges, regional and state economic development organizations, successful entrepreneurs, alumni, and friends. Special thanks go out to all of you for your leadership and support of entrepreneurship education and innovation in Iowa.

Want to get involved? Please contact me at david-hensley@uiowa.edu. Together, we will work with entrepreneurs to ignite their passions, discover their opportunities, and launch and grow their ventures.

JPEC – It all starts here!Sincerely,

David K. HensleyJPEC Executive Director, Clinical Professor andAssociate Vice President for Economic Development

NEw fOr fY 2015• Launch of the BA in

Enterprise Leadership

• Statewide Delivery of UI Venture School

• Partnership with the Institute for International Business

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ACAdEmiCs: iNVEsTiNG iN iNNOVATORs ANd LEAdERs

2014 was an exciting year for the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC). As one of the largest entrepreneurial programs in the country, reaching nearly 4,000 students in different majors both online and on campus, JPEC earned national attention this year for its many accomplishments.

As a leader in teaching, supporting innovation, and entrepreneurial development, JPEC’s curriculum teaches students critical skills like: strategic planning, negotiation, and financial management from award-winning faculty and entrepreneurs who have funded, managed, and built startups. Early on, UI students convert what they learn in the classroom to real-world application for clients across Iowa, in order to be prepared for their future.

ACADEMIC PrOGrAM HIGHLIGHTSBBA: Tippie College of Business students can select a major specifically created to teach students about entrepreneurship. Whether inside a Fortune 500 company or running a startup, entrepreneurial management majors will be well prepared.

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS: All the certificate programs offer students additional credentials. These programs are a perfect complement to any undergraduate degree.

• Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management• Certificate in Performing Arts Entrepreneurship• Technological Entrepreneurship Certificate

ONLINE EDUCATION: The online education opportunities allow students across the state and the country to continue their education with the University of Iowa. Through partnerships with many of Iowa’s community colleges, online students can choose from the Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management or the BBA virtually from anywhere.

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“AS A JPEC STUDENT AMBASSADOr I HAD THE OPPOrTUNITY TO NETwOrk wITH DOzENS Of SUCCESSfUL ENTrEPrENEUrS. IT wAS SO rEwArDING TO GrOw IN AN ENVIrONMENT fULL Of LIkE-MINDED, SUCCESS OrIENTED INDIVIDUALS.”

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“We started Translacare with a basic idea about helping

people with acquired speech disability (those who

have had a stroke, neurological injury, or suffering with

Alzheimer’s) communicate better. It was an idea I shared

with Rich McCarty and my friend John slump,” said

founder, ryan ries (bs, Neurobiology and Linguistics, ’14).

“Things started moving. I got a spot in the bELL, wrote a

business plan, and started to compete for funds. We won

$100,000 from the Iowa Economic development Authority,

and $5,000 from the Pappajohn New Venture business

Plan Competition in 2013. This March, we won $3,000 (3rd

place) at the Johns hopkins business Plan Competition

“I am proud of the fact that we are still connected to

all the good people who believed in our idea from the

beginning. I came to Iowa to study what interested me…

biology and language, and maybe to become a doctor.

Translacare was a natural result of my interests.”

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brand message. It also was fun and fulfilling to work with the students and give them experience on a real-world project from an Iowa company,” said Michele Farrell, Measured Intentions and Farrell’s Extreme Bodyshaping.

ENTrEPrENEUrIAL CO-wOrkING SPACESBEDELL ENTrEPrENEUrSHIP LEArNING LABOrATOrY (BELL)

More students than ever started successful new businesses while utilizing the Bedell Entrepreneurship Learning Laboratory. In 2015, JPEC will celebrate the BELL’s 10-year anniversary. BELL residents are provided office space and mentoring from JPEC’s Entrepreneur-in-Residence as well as opportunities for funding. BELL entrepreneurs also enjoy networking and community exposure.

THINC: INNOVATION AND COLLABOrATION LABFor the first time this year, students met in JPEC’s new 5,000, square-foot, collaborative-friendly space. THINC provides space for students in the early stage of business development to meet and consult with business clients. This ideation space offers a 3-D printer and walls of whiteboard space to further illustrate ideas. It also serves as a popular study place during finals week and a location for business plan competitions and special events.

EXPERiENTiALLEARNiNG

IOwA INNOVATION ASSOCIATES (IIA)New in 2014, the Iowa Innovation Associates program paired UI undergraduates and graduates with Iowa businesses, startups, and academic and research organizations. Students received a stipend for their work in project development, market research, product design, social media marketing, and software development. “This summer there were 44 interns at 28 companies across the state. IIA enabled students to apply professional skills along with communication, time management, and leadership,” said Phil Jordan, Tippie business liaison. “IIA presents students with the opportunities that Iowa businesses have to offer and keeps talented students working in Iowa,” he added.

rEAL wOrLD MEETS EArLY STAGE IOwA COMPANYENTrEPrENEUrIAL MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (EMI)

JPEC’s Entrepreneurial Management Institute presented 55 undergraduate and graduate students with real-world business challenges from Iowa employers this year. EMI students consulted with 42 different Iowa businesses. Student teams performed competitive market analysis and research during the semester and presented their recommendations to each client. “Working with the students and faculty mentors from the University of Iowa enabled us to confirm and validate our

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“I fELT MysELf dRAWN TO OEI. hIgh sTAkEs — EVEN sTIMULATEd — ANd ThE AbILITy TO WORk IN A TEAM ThAT NEEdEd EVERy INdIVIdUAL MEMbER REsONATEd WITh ME.” Lauryn gordon (bA, Creative Writing, Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management, ’14)

VENTUrE SCHOOL STUDENT ACCELErATOrThis summer, JPEC selected 11 student teams to participate in its first Venture School Student Accelerator training program. Instead of the traditional eight-week Venture School program, the Student Accelerator was expanded to an intensive ten weeks. Both programs emphasized the Lean LaunchPad method, customer discovery, and market fit. Participating students had a chance to be awarded with $3,000 by meeting certain business milestones and earned three credit hours for completing JPEC’s Advanced Business Planning course.

“We are mechanical engineers, and the Summer Accelerator gave us the business skills we needed to make Spectator work,” said Jon Myers (BSE Mechanical Engineering, ’16). “Our team started validating our hypothesis and after 40 customer interviews, we had to make a big pivot!”

I-ENVISION I-Envision is a student organization, with a foundation in entrepreneurship and civic engagement, that is open to students in every major. This year over 60 students participated. “The most rewarding part of

I-Envision has been all of the people I have been able to connect with over the years,” said Steven Hensley, vice president of I-Envision (BBA, in Business Analytics and Information Systems, Finance, and Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management, ’15).

OkOBOJI ENTrEPrENEUrIAL INSTITUTE (OEI)On August 8, JPEC students traveled to Lake Okoboji for a week-long entrepreneurial simulation game. Students teamed up with business executives and entrepreneurs to develop the most competitive business strategies. “I had the opportunity to attend the Okoboji Entrepreneurial Institute last summer and met Kathy Evert, the CEO of Iowa Lakes Corridor. Without attending OEI, I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to see what an amazing place the Lakes Corridor is, and I doubt I would have pursued this job,” said Libby Glaser (BA, Communication Studies, Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management, ’14).

OkObOJI ENTREPRENEURIAL INsTITUTE

JPEC AMBASSADOr Of THE YEArChen Cui (Phd, Computer Engineering, ’15) was named JPEC Ambassador of the year for his outstanding dedication to the program. Chen was also elected to participate in the National University Innovation fellowship program for student entrepreneurs hosted at stanford University.

“It is my great pleasure to be involved in the University Innovation fellowship Program. With the aid of JPEC, I conducted an analysis of UI entrepreneurship landscape. The workshop at stanford University and google was eye-opening. I got to know other innovative fellows from over 80 universities across the nation, and worked together with some of them on new venture ideas.”

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JPEC STUDENT AMBASSADOr PrOGrAM JPEC’s 15 specially selected student ambassadors promoted JPEC through campuswide events, liaised with high profile alumni and guest speakers, mentored first-year students, and participated in the I-Envision Entrepreneurship Program. “The best part about being a JPEC student ambassador is the numerous opportunities to network with entrepreneurs and business people in the Midwest. You get the chance to listen to them and gain valuable insight,” said Alex Golay (BBA, Entrepreneurial Management and Marketing, ’14).

UP GLOBAL AMErICA SUMMIT The University of Iowa served as the presenting sponsor of the first UP Global America Summit last fall. UP Global is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship, grassroots leadership, and strong communities across the world. More than 200 community leaders from across the country came together for this three-day conference. Through this partnership, JPEC hosted Startup Iowa Town Hall, which featured Scott Case, former CTO of Priceline.com and CEO of the Startup America Partnership, as well as Scott Heiferman, current CEO of Meetup.com and a University of Iowa alum. The Town Hall event brought together nearly 500 students, entrepreneurs, and community builders.

LECTUrE SErIES Every year JPEC students have the opportunity to hear from entrepreneurial experts.

In 2014, JPEC welcomed nationally recognized entrepreneurial author Bob Dorf and former Hawkeye NFL kicker Nate Kaeding. The Sandage Lecture Series featured two dynamic speakers in 2014. UI alum Dale Baker, founder and president of Baker Healthcare Consulting LLC, spoke to 50 students in October, addressing entrepreneurship and how innovation can create new opportunities. Terry Rich, president and CEO of the Iowa Lottery, spoke to a group of 275 in February on “Creating an Innovative Environment.” The John R. Hughes Community Lecture Series, sponsored by Hills Bank and Trust Company, presented Howard O. Hagen of Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler and Hagen, PC. As a leading expert in banking law, Hagen shared “Banking: The Impact on Business in the Future” with an audience of 200 students. The Ben S. Summerwill Lecture was sponsored by MidWestOne Bank in March. This lecture featured UI alum Kevin O’Brien, president and owner of Creative Management, Inc. (dba McDonald’s). Kevin presented “Intrapreneurship Under the Golden Arches: One Family’s 50-Year Journey with McDonald’s” to 450 students. In his speech, he shared how his family has built their business, and McDonald’s impact on the way people eat.

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rOSE frANCIS STUDENT ELEVATOr PITCH COMPETITION Open to UI undergrad students (52 entrants)

$5,000 GRID Detetion Systems (Kevin Crews, Blake Trempy, Sean Tavakoli)

$5,000 Safe Place (Lauren Aguilar, Nicholas Aguilar, Kelsey Smithart, Anthony Pham)$2,500 The Mobile Bra Shoppe (Elise Froh)$2,500 Pivotal Reversible Watchbands (Michael Whetstone)$1,000 Tinderbox (Lauryn Gordon, Yuuki Matsuyama)$500 Train Protean (Austin Harris)$500 Swvl Shkr (Connor Keane)$500 Widespread Threads (Jerid Schumacher, Taylor Grote)$500 Project Soapbox (Caroline Altenbern)$1,000 Beards for Boobies (Corey Collins, Storm Vaske, Michael Greeby) — Keith Starman Entrepreneurial Award$1,000 Launch Services (Gerry Redlinger, Luke Haverkamp) — Keith Starman Entrepreneurial Award

BEDELL ENTrEPrENEUrSHIP LEArNING LABOrATOrY (BELL) IN END-Of-SEMESTEr COMPETITION Open to UI students in the BELL (14 entrants)

JUdgEs’ ChOICE:

$1,500 Tinderbox (Lauryn Gordon, Yuuki Matsuyama)$500 AiCheng Magazine (RuiHao Min)$500 Tim’s Studio (Yuxuan Zhang)$500 Widespread Threads (Jerid Schumacher, Taylor Grote)

PEOPLE’s ChOICE:

$500 Tim’s Studio (Yuxuan Zhang)

VOLDING BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITIONOpen to UI undergraduate students & graduate students (20 entrants)

$5,000 Real Property Intelligence (John Nicholson)$3,000 Sleak Sheath (Justin Reynolds, Pranav Sharma, Jacklyn Engelbart, Kaitlyn Roth)$2,500 Edible Innovations (Ruihao Min, Jiang Mang, Xiao Xuan Fang)$2,000 Launch Services (Gerry Redlinger, Luke Haverkamp)$1,500 Ruminate (John Raid)$1,500 Safe Place (Kelsey Smithart, Lauren Aguilar)$1,500 Kar(a)te (Soley Thornsteinsdottir)$1,000 Girl the World Over (Simone Renault)$1,000 Tinderbox Studios (Lauryn Gordon, Yuuki Matsuyama)$1,000 Translacare (Ryan Ries)

BELL BUSINESS fAIr/YEAr-END COMPETITION Open to UI students in the BELL (38 entrants)

JUdgEs’ ChOICE

$3,500 Blue Cheese (Ruihao Min, Ming Jiang)$1,500 Farm Manuals Fast (Tyler Finchum)$1,500 QC Med Tech (Edward Mwenda, John Seeley)$1,500 Pivotal Watchbands (Michael Whetstone)

PEOPLE’s ChOICE

$2,000 Blue Cheese (Ruihao Min, Ming Jiang)

HUBErT E. STOrEr ENGINEErING STUDENT ENTrEPrENEUrIAL STArT-UP AwArDOpen to UI College of Engineering students (7 entrants)

$7,500 Real Property Intelligence (John Nicholson, Lee Nicholson, Bailey Smith)

PAPPAJOHN NEw VENTUrE BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITIONOpen to UI regional and statewide winners (20 entrants)

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rEGIONAL fINALIST, $1,000 Real Property Intelligence (John Nicholson)rEGIONAL fINALIST, $1,000 Edible Innovations (Ruihao Min, Jiang Mang,

Xiao Xuan Fang)rEGIONAL fINALIST, $1,000 Sleak Sheath (Justin Reynolds, Pranav Sharma, Jacklyn

Engelbart, Kaitlyn Roth)REgIONAL WINNERs 1ST PLACE, $5,000 Real Property Intelligence (John Nicholson)1ST PLACE, $5,000 Edible Innovations (Ruihao Min, Jiang Mang, Xiao Xuan Fang)fINALIST, $500 Sleak Sheath (Justin Reynolds, Pranav Sharma, Jacklyn

Engelbart, Kaitlyn Roth)

IDEA STOrM PITCH COMPETITION Open to UI graduate and undergraduate students (60 entrants)

$500 Fake Drug Tester (Edo Mwenda)$500 Parking Ramp Indicators (Tim Zhang)$300 Bike MD (Julian Valencia)$300 Drone Security Service (Stephen McEleney)$200 Colleigo.com (Ruihao Min)$200 Energy Generating Interactive Public Art (Heidi Zenisek)

3-DAY STArTUP PITCH COMPETITIONOpen to UI undergraduate and graduate students (30 entrants)

$1 , 250 Speeko (Nicholas Aguilar, Lauren Aguilar, Phil Wirtjes, Scott Hurtgen, Michael Covello) $750 Boomer Network (Arabella Franze-Soeln, Magdalena Franze-Soeln, Maximilian Franze-Soeln)

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UI STArTUP Of THE YEAr$1,000 Higher Learning Technologies (Adam

Keune, Alec Whitters, Ben O’Connor)

UI STUDENT STArTUP Of THE YEAr$1,000 Translacare (Ryan Ries)

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IOwA MEDICAL INNOVATION GrOUP (IMIG)The Iowa Medical Innovation Group program paired College of Engineering, Carver College of Medicine, Tippie School of Management, and College of Law students to all phases of medical device and technology development. Projects were submitted and students conducted a needs assessment to indicate the market potential, current competition, and overall potential of their idea. In 2014, 35 IMIG participants developed 3 new venture projects. “I like collaborating with students. While I might have a good medical idea, I don’t necessarily know the intricacies behind the engineering aspects or patent searches,” said IMIG member Cody Connor (third-year medical student, UIHC). Cody’s team, BlO2dWorks, created a more efficient oximeter for hospital use.

SOCIAL JEwELrY STArTUPImblim was launched through the Bedell Entrepreneurship Learning Laboratory (BELL) by Anna Bruno (MA, Fiction Writing ’17), who created a social jewelry startup. “Imblim is an e-commerce jewelry experience that relies on social sharing to

thrive. Call it a viral jewelry business due to its message — it lets you tell your story,” she said. Imblim’s pieces have specific significance and meaning, which is shared when given as a gift. Imblim won $2,000 in the Iowa Centers for Enterprise (ICE) Elevator Pitch Competition last fall, and Anna credits her success to the resources offered through the BELL.

ENGINEErING STArTUP Of THE YEArReal Property Intelligence LLC, co-founded by brothers John Nicholson (PhD, Simulation Based Engineering, ’15) and Lee Nicholson, aims to revolutionize the way real estate appraisals take place by using Real Property Probability Prediction (Real P3). Real Property Intelligence LLC won the Hubert E. Storer Engineering Student Entrepreneurial Start-up Award and $7,500 this year. “Real Property Intelligence, LLC empowers real estate investors with information to improve their return on investment, provides real estate agents with an objective second opinion on value, and gives individual homeowners peace of mind that they are paying a fair price for their home,” said John.

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PArTNErSHIPSThe UI Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Developments directs UI economic development and technology commercialization activities at Iowa. JPEC works closely with this organization to support entrepreneurs as they start and grow their businesses.

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTEr (SBDC) The University of Iowa’s Small Business Development Center continues to provide outreach initiatives and educational offerings to Iowa entrepreneurs. Last year the SBDC held 11 workshops and training seminars for 198 people. Paul Heath and his team counseled a total of 245 clients. As a result, 24 new businesses were created along with 91 new jobs.

Carrie Van Orden, who recently launched her cycling business Max Effect said, “I could not have started Max Effect without the help of the SBDC. They provided an in-depth analysis of my business plan and financial forecasting to help me find the funds to begin. Being an owner of a business is not work, but a privilege and an honor. I get to have a very positive impact on people’s lives. I would not be here without the SBDC. The SBDC gave me the tools I needed,” said Carrie.

rEGIONAL BUSINESS INCUBATOrS

Iowa City Area Development (ICAD) manages two co-working spaces. Incubators in Iowa City and Coralville provide unique working space to emerging and existing business for a day, month, or a year. The IC CoLab was

Mazira’s (a startup launched in the BELL) introduction to the startup ecosystem. “We made new connections, acquired new contracts, and friendly advice is always just around the corner,” said Mazira CEO Anith Mathai, (MS, BioMedical Engineering ’05), resident of IC CoLab. The Vault co-working space, run by Seed Here in downtown Cedar Rapids, offers a place where ideas grow and entrepreneurs thrive.

UNIVErSITY Of IOwA rESEArCH PArk For 25 years, the University of Iowa Research Park has provided essential resources to technology startups. The enterprises at the UI Research Park maintain dynamic relationship with the University of Iowa faculty (physicians, engineers, and scientists) and lease space in a state-of-the art business incubator.

BIOVENTUrES CENTEr The BioVentures Center is a business incubator providing cost-effective wet lab space to new life science ventures. This incubator and partnership with the UI were among the first in the nation when it was established in 1984. The BioVentures Center has fostered almost 100 UI new enterprises.

TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTEr (TIC) The Technology Innovation Center provides office space and a nurturing business environment to new technology startups. This facility’s focus is to provide a space to startups developing new technologies. New ventures with high-growth potential can maintain partnerships with UI faculty and counsel for financing and commercialization.

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VENTUrE SCHOOL In its first year, Venture School has helped 37 entrepreneurs hone their business plan through the business model canvas and customer discovery research. “Venture School is a program that is designed to accelerate the startup process. In eight weeks, students are encouraged to go out and talk to as many customers as possible and to validate their business model canvas,” said Jennifer Ott, JPEC training and engagement liaison.

Immortagen LLC is a startup that was named Best Business Opportunity in the Spring 2014 Venture School cohort. The team of four founded the business, which aims to provide personalized cancer treatment based on predictive algorithms. Immortagen LLC applied to the Venture School program to gain expert mentoring.

“JPEC Venture School allowed us to bond as an entrepreneurial team and to work together with senior mentors to discover our customers,” said Immortagen co-founder Kristina Thiel, PhD. “Since our team is comprised of scientists, the hypothesis-driven approach of the Lean LaunchPad method used in Venture School resonated with us. Through Venture School, Immortagen LLC has a new and much more comprehensive business model and is substantially closer to launch.”

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INNOVATION: THE ACT Or PrOCESS Of INTrODUCING NEw IDEAS, DEVICES, Or METHODSInnovation is the key to entrepreneurship, and JPEC sponsored or hosted

two major innovation events this year: the Innovation EXPO held in

Coralville and the Hawkeye Innovation Summit in Iowa City.

INNOVATION EXPO

The Innovation ExPO drew a crowd of over 600 people. The keynote speaker

and University of Iowa alum Scott Heiferman, the CEO of Meetup.com, led

the startup Iowa Town hall. The ExPO also provided a concurrent seed and

Venture pitch sessions for 9 local startups, and the Technology Association

of Iowa’s Pitch and grow event featured 16 entrepreneurs who presented

business ideas to a think-tank. The Innovation ExPO has expanded to

become one of Iowa’s largest entrepreneurial events.

HAwkEYE INNOVATION SUMMIT

This spring marked the second year for JPEC’s hawkeye Innovation

summit. Over 350 people attended this day-long celebration of

entrepreneurship and innovation. The hawkeye Innovation summit

featured panel discussions with prominent community entrepreneurs,

varied breakout sessions, and a keynote address from Bob Dorf, co-

author of The startup Owner’s Manual. dorf’s idea of the business Model

Canvas and Lean LaunchPad methodology are featured in JPEC’s Venture

school. The final round of the UI business Model Competition was also

hosted during the event, with companies pxAlpha and System Prognostic

LLC each winning $11,000. second-place winner of $8,500, Iowa

Adaptive Technologies, competed in the International business Model

Competition hosted at byU and won an additional $5,000.

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COmmERCiALizATiON COmPETiTiONs

IOwA CENTErS fOr ENTErPrISE ELEVATOr PITCH COMPETITION Open to UI graduate students, faculty, staff, BELL tenants, and UI Research Park tenants (54 entrants)

$6,000 Trosen Pneumatic Systems (Lawrence Trosen)$3,000 MedDev Enterprise (Samantha Miller, Kevin Johnson, Eric Dinges, Ellen Gardner)$2 ,000 Imblim (Anna Bruno)$2 ,000 Pure Oleochemicals (Ned Bowden, Abhinaba Gupta, Andrew Meyer)$2 ,000 RAMDO Solutions LLC (Kyung Choi, Nicholas Gaul, Hyunkyoo Cho)$2 ,000 Real Property Intelligence (John Nicholson)$2 ,000 SavviFit (Jean Prahm)$2 ,000 Zhendong Jin (Zhendong Jin)$1 ,000 NaturemiRI (Brad Amendt)$1 ,000 DJB Entertainment & Rentals (Jay Brown)$1 ,000 Experience Nonfiction (Blair Braverman)$1 ,000 Grade A Speaker Co (John Malone)$1 ,000 Immortagen (Kimberly Leslie, Donghai Dai, Kristina Thiel, Baoli Yang)$1 ,000 Iowa Adaptive Technologies (Benjamin Berkowitz, Richard Hurtig)$1 ,000 Iowa Approach Inc. (Eric Sauter, Steven Michelson, Trena Thome)$1 ,000 pxAlpha (Ryan Flynn, Blake Dirksen)

IOwA PAPPAJOHN BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION Open to Iowa startup businesses (16 entrants)

$10,000 Memcine (Tony Vanden Bush, Kate Holt)fINALIST Higher Learning Technologies (Adam Keune, Alec Whitters, Ben O’Connor)fINALIST TelePharm (Roby Miller)

rEGENTS INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT fUND PrOPOSAL COMPETITION Open to UI Research Park tenants (19 entrants)

$20,000 pxAlpha (Blake Dirksen, Ryan Flynn)$15,000 Componica (Steven Mitchell, Justin Evans)$15,000 BioPrint (Ibrahim Ozbolat)$10,000 Accelagrant Consulting (Chris Rogers, Jeff Neighbors)$10,000 Exemplar Genetics (Chris Rogers)$5,000 Innovas Technologies (Chuck Dirks)

BUSINESS MODEL COMPETITION Open to UI faculty, staff, students, UI Research Park, & BELL tenants (35 entrants)

$11 ,000 pxAlpha (Blake Dirksen, Ryan Flynn)$11 ,000 Systems Prognostic LLC (Bruce Ayati)$5,000 BlO2dWorks (Samantha Miller, Eric Dinges, Ellen Gardner, Kevin Johnson, Elizabeth Winter)$13,500 Iowa Adaptive Technologies (Ben Berkowitz, Richard Hurtig) — Finalist for International BMC at Brigham Young (+$5,000)$3,500 Translacare (Ryan Ries)$3,500 Imblim (Anna Bruno)$3,500 Okara Food Company (Hannah Johnson, Matt Mesaros, Joshua Draves-Kellerman, Jake Gratzon)$3,500 Safe Place (Kelsey Smithart, Lauren Aguilar)$3,500 Widespread Threads (Jerid Schumacher, Taylor Grote)$2 ,500 Real Property Intelligence (John Nicholson)$2 ,500 Syruption (Carter Yerkes, Noah Kirschbaum, Tyler Lubbs)$1 ,000 Spectator (Jon Myers, JD McCollough, Brandon Keifer)$1 ,000 Launch Services (Gerald Redlinger, Luke Haverkamp)$1 ,000 Boomer Network (Arabella Franze-Soeln, Magdalena

Franze-Soeln, Maximilian Franze-Soeln)$1 ,000 Edible Innovations (Ruihao Min)

PrOMETHEUS AwArD (TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION Of IOwA)TOP GrOwTH COMPANY Of THE YEAr Higher Learning Technologies BrEAkOUT AwArD Alec WhittersCEO Of THE YEAr Alec Whitters

TOP GrOwTH COMPANY Of THE YEAr MediRev CEO Of THE YEAr Chris Klitgaard

rEGIONAL/NATIONAL COMPETITIONSINTERNATIONAL bUsINEss MOdEL COMPETITION

SEMI-fINALIST – $1,000 Iowa Adaptive Technologies (Ben Berkowitz, Richard Hurtig)

JOhNs hOPkINs UNIVERsITy bUsINEss PLAN COMPETITION

3rD PLACE TranslaCare (Medical Technology and Life Sciences Undergraduate Track, Ryan Ries)

RICE bUsINEss PLAN COMPETITION

HOUSTON BUSINESS JOUrNAL LEADErSHIP AwArD - $3,000

UNIVERsITy Of ChICAgO TRAdINg COMPETITION

ArBITrAGE CASE: 7TH MJ Capital (Jhon Roa, Michael Kirchner)OPTIONS CASE: 17TH PLACE MJ Capital (Jhon Roa, Michael Kirchner)MATH CASE: 18TH PLACE MJ Capital (Jhon Roa, Michael Kirchner)

VIETNAM TALEN COMPETITION

3rD PLACE $1,500 SnapNSee (Tung Phan Hoang, Hung Viet Tran)

Iowa Approach Inc. (Eric Sauter, Steven Michelson, MD, Trena Thome)

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NEw CUrrICULUM fOr TEACHING ENTrEPrENEUrSHIP IN HIGH SCHOOLSThrough a program developed by the Jacobson Institute for Youth Entrepreneurship, high school teachers now have an affordable, resource-packed, online entrepreneurship curriculum at their fingertips. Previously called YouthBizCentral, the program is revamped, improved, and renamed BizInnovator.com. Not only does the program have a new name and improved look, but the resources included have all been updated and enhanced (8 customizable units, video profiles of young entrepreneurs, student business planning template, activities, web sources, unit plans, assessments).

Educators can visit BizInnovator.com and sign up for free access to Unit 1 and to learn more.

QUICk PITCH BIz COMPETITIONThe Quick Pitch Biz Competition is open to any Iowa high school student and had 674 entries this year. The top 6 finalists compete in the Statewide Competition and a total of $8,500 in seed capital is awarded. Logan Manders, Wahlert High School senior from Dubuque, Iowa, was the Statewide Quick Pitch winner and received a total of $2,000 in seed capital. His latest product, Manders Chicken Tractors, features mini, moveable chicken coops made for use within cities. “By thinking like an entrepreneur, you think of problem-solving and ways to help people that will affect everyone in a positive way,” says Logan. Logan said he values the experience and feedback he gained from the Quick Pitch Biz Competition and is now using that feedback to further improve his business. With his winnings, Logan intends to open a company bank account, create marketing materials, improve his equipment, and sell his product at the county fair.

AUsTIN dUNbAR, 1sT PLACE, sPRINg COMPETITION

kAyLA kEARNs, 1sT PLACE, fALL COMPETITION

sydNEy RIECkhOff, hONORAbLE MENTION, sPRINg COMPETITIONLOgAN MANdERs, sTATEWIdE WINNER

PhOTO CREdITs: shUVA RAhIM / ACCENT PhOTOgRAPhICs

INSTITUTEJACOBSON

FORYOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIPThe University of Iowa

COLLEGES Of BUSINESS AND EDUCATION PArTNErOver the past year, the Jacobson Institute and the College of Education began a partnership working to infuse K-12 STEM classrooms across the state with an entrepreneurial spirit, focusing on community driven, interdisciplinary, problem-solving projects.

The STEM Innovator initiative, organized by Dawn Bowlus, director of the Jacobson Institute, and Leslie Flynn, clinical assistant professor of science education, led to a number of new opportunities and accomplishments over the past year, impacting 3,800 students.

“We’re bringing together a lot of knowledge about how business works with knowledge of how education works,” said Dawn. “We have the

same mutual goals but how we go about getting there is different, and I think that benefits us.”

As the team looks forward to the next group of teachers participating in the STEM Innovator Institute, the first group of high school students to participate, and a year full of further collaboration and learning, they continually strive to maintain the University of Iowa’s standing on the forefront of STEM innovation and entrepreneurship.

“It’s a national movement that we not only want Iowa to be part of, but we want to lead when it comes to infusing entrepreneurship in a STEM classroom,” said Leslie. “We’re pushing the boundaries, and we’re part of just a handful of people doing it nationally.”

fY2014 AT A GLANCE: YOUTH OUTrEACH OVErALL IMPACT

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sTEM Innovator is projected to impact over

10,000 secondary students in year 2

• 146 ELEMENTArY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTENDED ENTrEPrENEUrSHIP CAMPS IN 5 LOCATIONS STATEwIDE.

• A TOTAL Of $18,250 IN SEED CAPITAL wAS AwArDED.

• 2,043 STUDENTS AND 948 TEACHErS USED BIzINNOVATOr CUrrICULUM.

• 6,767 STUDENTS wErE IMPACTED THrOUGH YOUTH OUTrEACH INITIATIVES.

• 31,909 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN IMPACTED THrOUGH YOUTH OUTrEACH INITIATIVES SINCE 1996.

• 5,327 STUDENTS HAVE USED THE BIzINNOVATOr CUrrICULUM SINCE 2009.

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AUsTIN dUNbAR, 1sT PLACE, sPRINg COMPETITION

sTEM ENTREPRENEURshIP INsTITUTE

PhOTO CREdIT: MEI-LINg shAW WILLIAMs/UI COLLEgE Of EdUCATION; RUOkUN yI/IMU MARkETINg + dEsIgN

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WHAT did YOu TAKE WiTH YOu?AL

UMNI

TYLEr ruSTIn bbA, Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management,’12, business development Representative, Phunware Inc., Austin, Tx

“I started MyCollegehomePage

while I was a student at the bELL.

I got lots of support and want to

give back to other students in a

similar position now. I had great

mentors, and I would be happy

to mentor other students.”

AnnIE VITALEbbA, Marketing, Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management, ’08, founder, father-daughter scholarship in Memory of Richard J. Meyer, Indian head Park, IL

“‘be Remarkable.’ That was the challenge the University of Iowa instilled

in me from my first day on campus. The College of business, and JPEC in

particular, gave me the knowledge, discipline, and dedication to launch a

scholarship program in memory of my father. Through the father-daughter

scholarship in Memory of Richard J. Meyer (fatherdaughterscholarship.org),

I have been able to grant 40 scholarships totaling over $22,000 since 2003.”

JOnAThAn ChAPArrObA, Communications studies, Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management, ’08, President of I-Envision 2007-2008, director of Midwest Regional Recruitment, Teach for America, Chicago, IL

“The relationships I developed through my involvement with I-Envision:

students In free Enterprise, continue to be a bedrock. Not only do

they continue to be colleagues and a part of my professional network,

they really have become dear friends. It’s been amazing to see how

connected we’ve all remained despite our increasingly hectic schedules

and ever-growing travel commitments. To this day, we fondly remember

our efforts to plan the hensley Invitational, our presentations for the sIfE

Nationals, and our volunteer work with Uptown bill’s.”

KATIE BOnK ZITTErGruEnbA, Communication studies, Certificate in Entrepreneurship, ’08, Project Manager, Walgreen Co., Chicago, IL

“The JPEC program was an

opportunity to experience the

entire business program at the

university. It taught me the

fundamentals for what it takes

to become successful and the

hard work required to succeed

whether that is a corporate job or

starting your own company. The

biggest takeaway was the ability

to think creatively regardless of

the situation in order to come up

with the optimal solution. This is

something I use not only in the

business world but also the real

world when working through

important decisions.”BrAd PhILLIPSbbA, Management, Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management, ’07, Partner, bPW financial group, des Moines, IA

“The biggest thing that I took away

from JPEC was the relationships. I

learned that connections are the

most important thing I can have.

Once you have support and that

first feeling of ‘I can do that,’ you

can do anything.”

WILLIAm KYZEr bA, English, Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management, ’10, business and Economic developer, Anchorage Economic development Corporation, Anchorage, Ak

“The Entrepreneurial Management Institute was one of the most impactful

elements of my education at the University of Iowa. The networking I’ve done

through EMI has been extremely useful.”

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AmAndA BOELYnbA, finance, Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management, ’10, boelyn Consulting, Chicago, IL

“One thing that I loved [about

JPEC] is that it was so hands on.

you actually leave with real-life

experience. We also had the

most experienced professors, like

Rich McCarty who had so much

advice to offer. Entrepreneurs are

calculated risk takers, so having

the support from the professors

was great.”

TYLEr ZITTErGruEn bbA, finance, Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management, ’08 , director, Park hill group LLC, Chicago, IL

“JPEC gave me the foundation

to be successful in the corporate

world. It gave me a better

understanding on the intricacies

of a business, and it also taught

me the underlying fundamentals

in regards to accounting, finance,

management, and marketing.

The skills and values I learned

through JPEC I utilize not only

in the corporate world but also

in my daily life. The hard work

and dedication to succeed that

was taught to me throughout my

course work has allowed me to use

those skills in my everyday life.”

KrISTInA nEmETZ bA, Communication studies, Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management, ’05, superintendent of Marketing & special Events, Wheaton Park district, Wheaton, IL

“The real-life examples and applications, especially in regards to business plans

and financial projections, have had a huge impact on my professional life. In

meetings or when presenting at conferences, employees 20+ years older than me

are shocked by my in-depth understanding of business planning, budgeting, and

understanding of financial documents. Thanks, JPEC!”

J.r. TExTOr bA, Communication studies, Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management, ’04 Commercial Leasing and Property Manager, hubbell Property Management, des Moines, IA

“Entrepreneurship has played a key role in my career as a commercial real estate

broker with CbRE/hubbell Commercial. The skills I developed at JPEC have also

helped me excel in my current role as the commercial leasing manager and

property manager with hubbell Realty Company. having an entrepreneurial spirit

is important, and I leverage my education received at JPEC all the time.”

ErIn GLIddEn bbA, Marketing, Certificate in entrepreneurial Management, ’09, development director for the boy scouts of America, Omaha, NE

“I need to be creative and

innovative at my current job. JPEC

helped me think outside the box.”

JEAn PrAhmbAs, Entrepreneurship, Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management, ’12, Two-time Olympic bobsledder and Creator of Mommyhips, Iowa City, IA

“Taking my first entrepreneurship course actually inspired my business [Mommyhips].

I always wanted to own my own business, but I didn’t know what yet. My professor

encouraged us to think of a personal problem that you had that could be fixed. That is the

key to entrepreneurship — finding new ways to solve problems more efficiently.”

I-ENVIsION 2006–2007

“wHEN YOU SEE THE LIGHT BULB

TUrN ON AND THE STUDENT fINALLY

UNDErSTANDS A CONCEPT — THAT IS

wHEN IT’S MOST rEwArDING. LEArNING

frOM LECTUrErS wITH rEAL-wOrLD

EXPErIENCE IS A GrEAT OPPOrTUNITY

fOr THE STUDENTS TO GET A HANDLE ON

wHAT IT IS rEALLY LIkE IN THE wOrLD Of

ENTrEPrENEUrSHIP.”

kevin krause, JPEC full-Time Lecturer

fULL-TIME LECTUrErS Lecturers are the heart of mentoring at JPEC. They teach and inspire students through JPEC courses, and prepare them for their future in the world of business and entrepreneurship. Kurt Heiar, JPEC lecturer, lead instructor for Venture School, and BELL Entrepreneur-in-Residence, said that the most rewarding part about being a lecturer for JPEC was seeing the transition between what the student learned in class and applying it in their business. “When students are able to translate lecture material to personal skill sets, that is what is exciting to see,” said Kurt.

ENTrEPrENEUrS-IN-rESIDENCE This dedicated group of entrepreneurs is passionate about imparting their knowledge of business and extensive business experience to students who work in the Bedell Entrepreneurship Learning Laboratory (BELL). “I was a student entrepreneur at the University of Iowa, so it’s rewarding to give back what the university gave me,” said Entrepreneur-in-Residence Keith

kURT hEIAR bLAkE RUPEkEITh ChIAVETTA

Chiavetta. Keith worked with five student groups during the spring semester and mentored three teams over the summer. One of his first students through Entrepreneur-in-Residence was recent graduate Blake Rupe, who created and marketed her own competitive recycling application called ReAPP, which was featured in the Des Moines Register and other national publications. “I am incredibly lucky to have received mentorship from Keith during this process. Keith has extensive experience in running, managing, and advising businesses but also in running app development companies. He wasn’t afraid to advise me when my ideas needed more time to develop. This was crucial to my success, honestly, because I knew that when he told me that an idea or a move was a good idea, he wasn’t saying it to fluff up my ego or anything. He really was an incredible adviser and mentor,” said Blake (MA, International Studies with a focus on Latin American Marine Conservation and Policy, ’14).

your entrepreneurial experience is valuable to JPEC students. Please consider coming back to campus to judge a business plan competition or to mentor a student startup.

There are many ways you can connect. Join us to speak to students at ThINC or the bELL. support JPEC by providing necessary funds for entrepreneurial speakers to address

student organizations or our JPEC student body (groups varying from 70 to 1,000). Come back for homecoming or one of our celebrated innovation events. Attend or sponsor

a networking event, where students can make new connections with business and industry experts across Iowa.

your time and financial support is valuable to everyone at JPEC. your contribution allows JPEC to grow and create more entrepreneurs. go to our website,

www.iowajpec.org, and like us on facebook.com/Entrepreneurship.at.Iowa and follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/iowajpec.

CONNECTING wITH STUDENTS

TEACHiNG & mENTORiNG

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Jacobson youth Entrepreneurship Academy

Camps: dsM, IC, CR

six-Week startup

ICE Elevator Pitch Workshop and Competition;

Venture school, Iowa City; Idea storm; Introduction

to Ruby and Python Workshop

Project hope; dev/Iowa bootcamp, Iowa City;

Elementary sTEM Teacher Training, Jacobson

Institute; ICACC with keynote by dan Reed

business Model Mentoring and Competition;

MidWestOne Lecture; Lean Launchpad Workshops;

Corporate Innovation Training; hawkeye Innovation

summit; Volding business Plan Competition

statewide John Pappajohn New Venture business Plan

Competition; bELL bizfair and spring Awards; JPEC

board Meeting and Networking Reception; Entrefest,

Iowa City; Commencement; student Accelerator

bELL Open house and kickoff

Rose francis Elevator Pitch

Competition; fall Awards

Winter high school Teacher Collaboration, Jacobson Institute;

Technology Commercialization & Entrepreneurship at UI; sandage

Lecture; six-Week startup; business Model Competition Mentoring

hawkeye Innovation Awards; Venture school, Iowa City;

Pitch and Win sTEM festival, Jacobson Institute; 3-day

startup bootcamp; Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Job Crawl

dev/Iowa bootcamp; Jacobson

Institute youth Entrepreneurship

Camps, Cedar Rapids

ThINC grand Opening; homecoming; Annual

JPEC board Meeting; hughes Lecture; Creative

Week; Upglobal; Innovation Expo; startup stories;

sandage Lecture; Iowa startup Town hall

FY2014 HiGHLiGHTEd

DAVID HENSLEYLYNN ALLENDOrfDAwN BOwLUSPAUL HEATH

Executive director and Clinical Professordirector, JPEC & bedell Entrepreneurship Learning Laboratory director, Jacobson Institute for youth Entrepreneurship Regional director, small business development Center

PHIL JOrDANJENNIfEr OTT AMY JO rEIMEr-MYErSPATrICIA wEILAND

Tippie business LiaisonJPEC Training and Engagement LiaisonAssociate director, Educational OutreachAccountant

PATrICIA wHIDBYALLISON wINTErASHLEY zIErATHDEVYN ALEXANDEr

department AdministratorProgram Coordinator, youth Initiativesdigital Marketing and PR ManagerEvent Coordinator

TOM BEDELLJOHN BUCHANANBArrY BUTLErTOM CArDELLA

CEO, Two Old hippiesfounder, RbP; a Marsh & McLennan Company UI Executive Vice President and Provost President, Thomas L. Cardella Associates

SArAH fISHEr GArDIALrICHArD JACOBSONkEVIN krAUSE SALLY MASON

dean, UI henry b. Tippie College of businessfounder & Chairman Emeritus, Jacobson Companies senior VP Marketing, Carson groupPresident, University of Iowa

JOHN PAPPAJOHNDANIEL rEEDJEAN rOBILLArDDON SCHOEN

President, Equity dynamics Inc.UI Vice President for Research and Economic developmentUI Vice President for Medical Affairs founder & CEO, bettrLife

ALEC SCrANTONDENNIS SPArkS

dean, UI College of Engineeringdirector global Logistics and supply, Pfizer Inc.

BEN ANDErSONJOE COrTESEJArED GArfIELDJOSH krAkAUEr

founder, bandwidth PoolManaging director, Vilas Capital Management LLCCo-founder & CTO, Corvida MedicalCEO & Co-founder, sculpt

JOHN MICkELSON PATrICIA MILLErrOBY MILLErrAVI PATEL

founder and Managing Partner, Midwest growth PartnersChief strategy Officer, Matrix IVfounder, TelePharmPrincipal and President, hawkeye hotels

BrAD PHILLIPSANNE PrICESTACEY rODENkIrk TIM rYPMA

Partner, bPW financial groupNannyProject Manager, International sOsManager, R.E. Properties LLC

JOHN SLUMPJASON TrOUTzAC VOSSLAUrA wESTErCAMP

Co-founder & CfO, Corvida MedicalCo-founder, good blogsPresident, Voss distributing LLC Management Consultant, Accenture

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