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Caleigh Keating/The Hoya | Fashion and private equity executives gave career advice and discussed investment tactics at a conversation hosted by the McDonough School of Business (MSB) on April 3.

Fashion and Private Equity Executives Discuss Investment, Career Paths

By Caleigh Keating, Events Desk Editor April 4, 2024

The president of a contemporary luxury fashion brand and a private equity investment managing partner emphasized important business strategies and shared career advice in a conversation at Georgetown University’s...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | Student founders pitched their health-related startups during the inaugural Innovation in Healthcare Challenge, sponsored by Georgetown University’s Entrepreneurship program within the McDonough School of Business.

Innovation in Health Care Challenge Awards Promising GU Startups

By Lily Coulter April 3, 2024

On March 26, several student-founded health-related startups pitched their ideas during the inaugural Innovation in Health Care Challenge, created by the Georgetown University Entrepreneurship program...

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MSB Event: Investment Manager Talks Entrepreneurship, Passion

By Caleigh Keating January 19, 2024

Brian Higgins, the co-founder of King Street Capital, a global investment management company, discussed the intersection of entrepreneurship and finance and shared lessons learned throughout his career...

Georgetown REUSE Wins Top Prize at Rocket Pitch Competition

Georgetown REUSE Wins Top Prize at Rocket Pitch Competition

By Alexa Hill February 22, 2023

REUSE, a student organization that seeks to reduce waste on campus by repurposing items, won the Spring 2023 Rocket Pitch competition, earning $1,750 that will go toward starting a pop-up shop in Red...

Entrepreneurs Split $100,000 in Annual Bark Tank Competition

Entrepreneurs Split $100,000 in Annual Bark Tank Competition

By Emily Han November 4, 2022

Eight teams of Georgetown University students and recent graduates pitched their startups at the Bark Tank pitch competition. Teams competed in the Nov. 2 competition, which was hosted by Georgetown...

VERTIGO PODCAST: Recent Graduate Talks NFTs, Entrepreneurship, and Work-Life Balance Beyond the Hilltop

VERTIGO PODCAST: Recent Graduate Talks NFTs, Entrepreneurship, and Work-Life Balance Beyond the Hilltop

By Irini Fournier February 24, 2022

https://youtu.be/mrPQtRT_JHE Vertigo is a podcast series on entrepreneurship, mindfulness, healthy work ethics and how to navigate Georgetown socialization without losing one’s purpose. Named Vertigo...

COMMUNITY CORNER: This Georgetown Student is Changing How Companies Market to Gen-Z.

COMMUNITY CORNER: This Georgetown Student is Changing How Companies Market to Gen-Z.

By Amna Shamim February 4, 2022

https://soundcloud.com/multimedia-editor/community-corner-this-georgetown-student-is-changing-how-companies-market-to-gen-z-1?si=e5c26171f2c4411f970b55fb852c7f2c&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing This...

Finalists Announced for Bark Tank Entrepreneurship Competition

Finalists Announced for Bark Tank Entrepreneurship Competition

By Eli Blumenfeld October 29, 2021

For eight teams of undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurs, five minutes stands between them and a shot at $100,000 in cash prizes. The groups are set to compete in “Bark Tank,” an annual entrepreneurship...

Undergraduate Launches Clothing Line for Sustainability, Social Justice

Undergraduate Launches Clothing Line for Sustainability, Social Justice

By Casey Ferrante April 15, 2021

Despite harsh Midwest winters, Phillip Catanzaro (COL ’23) has been sporting surf wear both on and off his surfboard year-round since he was a kid. Growing up in Cleveland, Catanzaro spent much of...

The Book Class: A Fast Track to Authorship

The Book Class: A Fast Track to Authorship

By Emma Ginsberg and Cameron Newman September 25, 2020

“I’m proud to announce I’m writing a book” is an announcement Georgetown University students might have seen across on their LinkedIn and Facebook feeds numerous times since March, presumably...

MBA Venture Fellows Program Expands to Undergraduates

MBA Venture Fellows Program Expands to Undergraduates

By Maddie Berry February 14, 2020

Undergraduate students began internships this January as part of the 2020 cohort of the Georgetown University MBA Venture Fellows Program, after the initiative expanded to include undergraduate students...

UHustle Venture Wins Bark Tank Entrepreneurship Contest

UHustle Venture Wins Bark Tank Entrepreneurship Contest

By Giulia Testa November 22, 2019

UHustle, an online marketplace developed by Georgetown University students to connect college students running side businesses with potential customers, won $30,000 at Georgetown’s annual entrepreneurship...

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