Onward Ag Entrepreneurs!

Welcome back everyone!

While you were away ...

Here at Entrepreneurship & Innovation, we had a busy summer.

We launched "Onward Ag Entrepreneurs!" a new series of conversations with entrepreneurs we are hosting and sharing. 

We wanted to know how entrepreneurs are moving forward as we all face extreme uncertainty.

How entrepreneurs staying motivated? Acting on their ideas? Pushing forward on their vision? 

We can all use a dose of entrepreneurial mindset and resilience right now! Thinking like an entrepreneur leads to success — even if you never start a business.

Watch highlights from Onward Ag Entrepreneurs! summer episodes and join us for a fun, quick networking event.

RSVP today! 

Learning about entrepreneurship "showed me the power you have if you can think in an entrepreneurial way," 2020 grad and Agribusiness Management major Laura Greaves said in May for "Entrepreneurial Wisdom for Grads," a conversation shared on Facebook Live!

Be relentless, advised former Penn State and pro basketball player Tyler Smith for "Get Back in the Game!" a conversation in June.

"I don't want to be left behind," said Dr. Sarah Owusu, who co-founded a non-profit to improve STEM education in Africa. That and the mission of the non-profit keep her going.

Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the College of Ag Sciences will share these and many more inspirational highlights Aug. 26, 12 - 1 p.m.

We'll jump into one-on-one networking chats in this special event for Penn State College of Ag Sciences students, grad students, researchers and alumni.

For a conversation from May, "Entrepreneurial Wisdom for 2020 Grads" we asked 2020 graduates to tell us how they have kept moving forward — and tapped the entrepreneurial wisdom of alumni.

Angie Raimondi, Penn State '12 and eCommerce Manager at Blue Diamond Growers, co-hosted with Dr. Mark Gagnon, Harbaugh Entrepreneur and Innovation Faculty Scholar

In June, for "Get Back in the Game!" we asked three Penn State alumni how they maintain a positive mindset to keep moving forward during the pandemic.

Former Penn State and pro basketball player Tyler Smith, Penn State 2002, communications, co-hosted with Dr. Mark Gagnon, Harbaugh Entrepreneur and Innovation Faculty Scholar.

In July, we asked two entrepreneurs how the pandemic disrupted plans for their ventures and how they adapted to a new reality.

Todd Erdley, founder of Videon Central in State College and Dr. Sarah Owusu, co-founder of Bridge the Gap Sci, told their stories, joining host Dr. Mark Gagnon, Harbaugh Entrepreneur and Innovation Faculty Scholar.

For sneak peaks, and full videos of these conversations, follow @psuaginnovation on Facebook.