Recent Spotlights
“Fostering Student Entrepreneurship” with Matthew Joseph
Matthew Joseph Written by Shoemaker Scholar Abigail Wirtz Matthew Joseph is a junior and Entrepreneurship. Additionally he has a minor in corporate innovation, certificate in business as well as a psychology major. Matthew tries to not put himself in a box on what college should look like which allows him to use entrepreneurship as a part of earning his degree. Understanding the psychology behind consumer decisions is a skill that has plenty of applications in
“Augmenting Social Media” with Eli Serrano
Eli Serrano Written by Shoemaker Scholar Brady Anderson Eli Serrano is a freshmen majoring in Entrepreneurship at Indiana University. His business is called Aura an innovative take on social media which uses augmented reality (AR) to encourage people to explore. He has a long history of entrepreneurship and is very excited about how AR could change social media. What is your story? I am a young Puerto Rican entrepreneur and I have lived all around
“Giving a platform to Black Creatives” with the Founders of Artis, Sharod Holmes and Nick Telman
Sharod Holmes (left) ; Nick Telman (right) Written by Shoemaker Scholar Brady Anderson Year and Major: Sharod is a recent graduate who graduated last year with majors in Marketing and Sales. Nick is a senior majoring in Marketing. What is your startup’s story? Artis started back in 2020 in May. We’ve been working on this project for black creatives to create an inclusive space for black creatives. We’ve been doing a lot to
“Spreading the Wealth” with the Founder of UndercoverVC, Wade Fletcher.
Written by Shoemaker Scholar Davis Joseph 2020-2021 Year and Major Wade Fletcher is a sophomore double majoring in Computer Science and Finance. What’s your favorite food and why? Grits, I’m Southern so it’s pretty self-explanatory. Tell me about yourself. I’ve been around entrepreneurship and venture capital for most of my life. It’s weird to say, but frankly, I think I’m built for it haha. Like most seven year old’s, I started a
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Meetin Gallery
Hasha Drabek and Hannah Jiao are co-founders of Meetin Gallery, an AI integrated application and database for the museum industry that identifies and encourages dialogue
Emmah Leu: Mauvorney and Foster & Ozzy
Name: Emmah Leu Year/major: Sophomore studying Marketing and Entrepreneurship & Corporate Innovation with a minor in Media & Creative Advertising Product/service/etc: I currently have a
Ben Frische: Bootlegs
Name: Ben Frische Year/major: Junior, Business Management, Was previously on a pre-dental track Product/service/etc: I’m currently running my clothing brand, Bootlegs, as well as a
Nick Baird: Nick of Time Textbooks
Nick Baird Written by Shoemaker Scholar Nic Narducci Nick Baird is the founder of Nick of Time Textbooks, a business that provides an option for
“Fostering Student Entrepreneurship” with Matthew Joseph
Matthew Joseph Written by Shoemaker Scholar Abigail Wirtz Matthew Joseph is a junior and Entrepreneurship. Additionally he has a minor in corporate innovation, certificate in
“Augmenting Social Media” with Eli Serrano
Eli Serrano Written by Shoemaker Scholar Brady Anderson Eli Serrano is a freshmen majoring in Entrepreneurship at Indiana University. His business is called Aura an
“Giving a platform to Black Creatives” with the Founders of Artis, Sharod Holmes and Nick Telman
Sharod Holmes (left) ; Nick Telman (right) Written by Shoemaker Scholar Brady Anderson Year and Major: Sharod is a recent graduate who graduated last
“Spreading the Wealth” with the Founder of UndercoverVC, Wade Fletcher.
Written by Shoemaker Scholar Davis Joseph 2020-2021 Year and Major Wade Fletcher is a sophomore double majoring in Computer Science and Finance. What’s
“Helping companies go green” with Kyle Zyck, Cofounder and CEO of “The Planet Now”
Written by Shoemaker Scholar Kacey Wood 2020-2021 Bio: Kyle Zyck is a senior double majoring in Information Systems and Business Analytics. His business, The Planet
“Rethinking Elevators” with Sophia Schmidt, Marketing and Operations lead for Elevate
Sophia Schmidt is the Marketing and Operations lead for Elevate. She is currently a junior studying Marketing and International Business with a minor in Human-Centered Computing.
Deemo.io
My name is Zack, I’m working on Deemo Games (deemo.io). I’m trying to fill 2 roles that are really needed. Content Manager/Marketer – Looking for an outgoing,
“Tuned in” with Phoebe Spratt, host of Mood Swings on WIUX
Phoebe Spratt is a IU Sophmore and computer science major. She is a radio host for the organization WIUX which is a student run program
Movley
Who is Movley? Movley is an IU startup lead by Sajag Agarwal: sajag@movley.com Movley is a rapidly growing startup helping e-commerce brands and Amazon sellers
“How to meet other college students during the pandemic” with Garrett Freeman founder of Mixciti
Written by Shoemaker Scholar Hunter Hawley 2020-2021 Every August, Bloomington is rushed by thousands of undergraduate students, all anxious to see what the year ahead
“What’s up with Upparel” with Co-Founder Jorge Obeso
Interviewed by Jenny Ye, a Shoemaker Scholar Name: Jorge Obeso Product/Service: Upparel, Inc (Co-Founder) Year: Senior What is your story? Born
“Repping the brand ” with Charles “Chaz” Zayed, Cofounder of Awful Cloth
Give us your “Twitter bio” or elevator pitch. Hello, I’m Chaz. I started my own clothing brand called Awful Cloth. What makes my brand different