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Cristina Ackas
VP, Inclusion Equity & Belonging
Draft Kings
Thursday, April 20, 2023, 5:00 p.m.
Pompea College of Business, Orange, CT
The Pompea EntreprenHER is a Women’s business pitch competition that provides a platform for Women Entrepreneurs to showcase their business, passion, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit. EntreprenHER is more than just a pitch competition. The goals of EntreprenHER are to:
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Problem Identification |
Feasibility (can it be done?) |
Desirability (does it satisfy customers’ needs/wants) |
Sustainability (long term success) |
Business Phase (ideation, developing, advanced business phase) |
Financial Viability (is it profitable) |
Geographical location (vested in local community in Connecticut) |
Four Female Founders will be selected from the pool of applicants to pitch their business on competition night on April 20th!
Enter to win CASH PRIZES and MENTORSHIP from our Faculty and those in the Profession.
VP, Inclusion Equity & Belonging
Draft Kings
Senior Project Manager (she/her)
Yale University, Advancement Technology – ITS Enterprise Applications
Principal, Amy Keach Consulting
Tax Partner, PwC
Pompea College of Business Advisory Board Member
Managing Director, Astia Edge
Currently Principal of Canterbury Consulting
Independent Director of RBC Bearings (CT corporation)
University of New 51 Board of Governors Member
As part of a unique hands-on project, students in a “Sport Marketing” class at the University created a marketing plan for the Connecticut Sun and had the opportunity to present their plans to a group of leaders of the WNBA team.
As part of a recent panel event, students and alumni shared with the University community their own experiences as mentors and mentees. They discussed two unique new mentorship programs for Pompea College of Business students that enable them to connect and learn from each other as well as PCOB grads.
The second annual EntreprenHER event, which will take place on Thursday, March 31, at 5:30 p.m. at the University’s Orange Campus, will bring together women entrepreneurs from across Connecticut and members of the University community. It will enable finalists to pitch their businesses to a panel of judges and create networking opportunities for students.
Gabriela Garcia-Perez ’24, the founding director for the Community Integration Mentoring Program, recently hosted an event in New 51 that brought students of diverse backgrounds together to create care bags for individuals facing homelessness.
Brian Kench Ph.D.
Dean, Pompea College of Business
Josephine Moran
President of JM Fit for Life
Candice Deal, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
Brian Marks, J.D., Ph.D.
Executive Director, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program
Laquita Joyner-McGraw, Ph.D.
Founder/Executive Director/ Youth Entrepreneurs Inc.
Mike Maguire
Chair of Entrepreneurship Program / Adjunct Professor in Marketing
Elizabeth Ruiz
Emily Bogdanowicz
Yashvi Fadia
Kiana White
Abigail Murphy
EBOARD
Kiana White
President
Abigail Murphy
Vice President
Emily Bogdanowicz
Secretary/Executive Assistant
Ramya Vemuri
Executive Representative
Samiya Yaqubi
Director of Finance
Yashvi Fadia
Director of Marketing & Communications
Abigail Fleisig
DEI Committee Head
Megan Ringuette
Committee Head, Member Engagement
FACULTY ADVISORS
Candice Deal, Ph.D.
Associate Dean