Written on November 15, 2012 by admin
The Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour closed this EET season at West Valley College in the absolutely stunning Saratoga, CA. Over 300 energetic students participated in the event - all eager to lean how they too could Think and Grow Rich (a Top Book recommended by the entrepreneurs though the day)!
Evan Kirkpartick flew in form LA to share his story with the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour for the first time. His positive attitude and character shined through as he faced travel challenges through airline delays and some speed-bumbs on the way in. Props to him for going the distance in order to share entrepreneurship at all costs!! We were delighted to have him on as part of the tour and he rocked his debut as an EET speaker!
Check out this picture on the right - it is from the flight in to the San Jose Airport. Awesome views!
While it was Evan’s first time speaking on the tour, Eric Corl joined us for this event as a seasoned EET Speaker. I was very interested to learn that Eric Corl attended the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour while he was a student at Ohio State University about 5 years ago. Founders of the Extreme Tour, Michael Simmons and Sheena Lindahl, were conducting one of their first events with entrepreneurs Adam Whitty and Ryan Allis. Entrepreneurship was not main stream at the time so Eric was thrilled to meet other like-minded people. He befriended the team and still maintains that relationship today. Since then Eric has co-founded GoBigNetwork.com, founded IdeaBuyer.com and co-founded Fundable.com. He continues to share his passion for entrepreneurship - it was apparent as there was a constant line to speak with him after his keynote!
A huge thank you to West Valley College for being so dedicated to your students. Your passion for the entrepreneurship mindset shines though and made for a fantastic event!!
Written on November 10, 2012 by admin
As the Tour Manager for the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour I know it is generally a fun atmosphere, but the College of the Sequoias set the bar at an all time high for one of the most fun events I have ever been to! Thanks to Fiona, we were given blown up beach balls to place around the venue and to throw in the crowd. It wasn’t uncommon to see our speakers and audience playing beach volleyball in between networking breaks, which made for an all time awesome event! If that wasn’t cool enough, we had audience members come down and show off their dancing schools, including a student rapping for the crowd!
Thanks to College of the Sequoias for being a part of the most awesome Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour events I’ve ever had!
Written on November 2, 2012 by admin
We arrived at Lassen Community College (LCC) bright and early Friday morning bringing with us high fives and team awesome, up and ready to inspire students and the community to dream big!
Lassen Community College is nestled amid the tree filled beauty of Susanville California. Dr. Garrett Taylor, LCC Business Instructor, kicked off the event. Dr Taylor, in collaboration with the Shasta BEC and Feather River College is bringing entrepreneurship support and awareness to the community.
Students came to the event thinking that one of the only favorable career paths would be working for the state or government. After the event, students came up to us, telling us that they found a new hope in making their ideas, a reality.
Here is what students had to say after the event:
“I learned you have to fail to succeed”
“You must take action like Mike did”
“I learned you must make small manageable goals”
“Don’t let anyone tell you no, you can do it. Start a business and prove them wrong”
Thank you Lassen College for an awesome time! We hope to see you again next year.
Written on November 1, 2012 by admin
The tour’s next stop was Greenville California, in Plumas County. The students were excited to hear Mike Pronovost from Fresno talk about how he created one of the world’s fastest high-speed internet networks. He has worked on collaboration projects with Microsoft, Citrix, and Verizon. Mike’s advice to students is “Don’t let others tell you what you can do, and can’t do”. Pursue your dreams and make your dreams a reality.
Thank you for bringing us to beautiful Greenville California. It could not have been possible without the BEC, Shasta College YEP (Rick and Darren), Amy Schultz from Feather River College YEP. We are happy to be apart of helping students reach their dreams and start a business in your community.
Next Stop – Susanville California!
Written on October 30, 2012 by admin
The extreme entrepreneurship tour stopped at beautiful Cosumnes River College (CRC), one of the four colleges in the Los Rios district.
The event opened up with Professor Markus Geissler, who was instrumental in helping organize the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour. He is the CRC SIFE faculty advisor. This event was special because the new name of the SIFE club was unveiled; SIFE will now be known as Enactus. Enactus comprises of students in Free Enterprise. This organization is dedicated to helping students create projects within their community with an emphasis in entrepreneurship.
Over 240 students were at the event, and were inspired by Duane Spires, CEO and founder of Extreme Youth Sports. Duane gave an awesome keynote on how to silence the little voice that tells you, you can’t do it, and gave us practical advice on how to push yourself and believe in your talents and abilities.
Sometimes we silence our dreams because of our fears and insecurities, the only people we’re hurting is ourselves. The only time we have is here, and the best time to start a business is now.
Thank you Cosumnes College for hosting us! Now to our next stop. Greenville California.
Written on October 28, 2012 by admin
Merced College and the California Center for International Trade Development welcomed back the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour with speakers Bert Gervais, Adam Lieb, Devin Lars, EJ Carrion, and Mike Pronovost. If you have ever seen any of these awesome entrepreneurs in action you already know that Merced College rocked the house! Bert Gervais moderated an event that really connected with attendees. He led a very impressive group through an Idea Creation Workshop and helped several students really define the essence of their own entrepreneurial ideas and gave them the means to take their first steps to success.
Adam Lieb, the founder and CEO of Duxter Inc, gave a great talk over the various gaming companies he first started forming at age 11! Adam really brought to life the value creation process and converting your passion into a successful business. Many college students dream of making a living through Xbox and Playstation games. Merced College and Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour speaker Adam Lieb proved that it was possible if you think like an entrepreneur!
The founder of Doing Everything Different “DED” clothing line, Devin Lars, knows what it takes to be a success. His story of hard work and overcoming adversity really connected with people at the event. Through his personal road to success Devin helped everyone understand that, while there may be obstacles in your way, hard work and a belief in your dream will bring you through them.
At the end of the day the panel of young entrepreneurs brought the house down! Through excellent audience questions they were able to pass on all kinds of advice and ideas on the business creation process. By the time the last question was answered it was obvious that many potential entrepreneurs could clearly see the direction they wanted to take and firmly believed that they can achieve everything they want to!
Written on October 24, 2012 by admin
Over 450 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS attended the 10/24 Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour Event at Kent State University in Kent Ohio! The team could not believe how swag-tastic these young entrepreneurial minded go-getters were. From the moment they arrived on campus at 8:45am, we knew it was going to be an energy packed morning with awesome crowd interaction and questions!
The students were even fortunate to hear a few words from Jeff Hoffman, Co-founder of ColorJar / Founder of Priceline.com (pictured below) who moderated the student panel. What a treat!
Founder of Extreme Youth Sports, Duane Spires, giving the youth of Kent, OH very powerful inside knowledge. The crowd was all ears as Duane inspired, motivated and changed lives!
Jeff Hoffman and the student panel at Kent State University
AWESOME ATTENDEES!
Written on October 23, 2012 by admin
After traveling highway 1 along the coast of California, we came to Pajero Valley in Watsonville, CA. Our wonderful event hosts, Alex and Leslie welcomed us to Watsonville, the home of many of California’s greatest vineyards and wineries.
We were welcomed with open arms, along with our speakers, the Rosales sisters, Christe and Nancy. They had attended a nearby school in Watsonville, and we had the privilege of hearing their story on how they started their ice cream business. After the event, Rosales sisters shared ice cream with students and the EET Team was given a tour of Watsonville! We even got to try some excellent Sushi nearby Santa Cruz!
We were greeted with student questions, enthusiasm, and interest in starting their own businesses to add to Watsonville’s vibrant economy.
Thank you for having us Pajero Valley, we look forward to returning again soon!
Written on October 22, 2012 by admin
On October 22nd we arrived in beautiful San Luis Obispo ready for the great weather, food, and running on the beach!
We enjoyed a great local restaurant and were told where the best places were to go for 4-wheel driving, relaxing, and nearby surfing. As we compiled a list of the amazing things this city had to offer, we contributed with entrepreneurship thanks to our speaker, Jason Jannati!
Jason shared with students how he got started and how taking the first step is generally the most difficult one. The EET Team had so much fun in Cuesta and we can’t wait to head back soon… that’s if we don’t move the Extreme Entrepreneurship headquarters down there first!!
Written on October 21, 2012 by admin
The Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour is excited to report another fantastic event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. BizStarts Milwaukee (http://www.bizstartsmilwaukee.com), an organization built to promote an entrepreneurial environment in the Milwaukee area, brought students from several universities to Alverno College for the Extreme event.
Emcee Bert Gervais kept the crowd involved for the entire event. His high energy and commitment to being the best bring the event to life. Bert led the event attendees through an Idea Creation workshop and helped all the future entrepreneurs in the room take their business from “good idea” to “business opportunity!” Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour speakers Ryan Everson and David Gardner also gave fantastic presentations. Ryan Everson delivered a great keynote, bringing event attendees on stage and creating an entire support network for a student, showing her and the audience that you do not have to go through the business creation process alone. David Gardner was as amazing as always. His presentation on overcoming personal challenges and negativity inspired students to face their challenges and push through them to achieve their dreams.
BizStarts Milwaukee, Alverno College, and the EET Team ready for an awesome day!
Kathryn Spranger and Eric Paulsen met the team for a tasty pre-event dinner and shared a lot of local Milwaukee knowledge. The Extreme Entrepreneurship Team would like to thank Kathryn, Eric, Dan Matre, the staff of Alverno College, and WE Energies for all their support!
