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!
Written on October 19, 2012 by admin
The Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour in California brought some ‘awesome sauce’ to the students at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC). SBCC is one of the most beautiful campuses we’ve seen, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and is just a few steps from the beach. We sometimes wonder how students find time to study when they’re just a few steps away from the beach!
We met some fantastic people, Melissa Moreno and Antwanette Ramirez from the Santa Barbara SBDC. The day before the event, we went wine tasting at Deep Sea Wine Tasting on Stearns Warf and had some excellent seafood on the pier.
The next day, students were excited; there were over 200 excited students who gathered at the Fe Bland Forum. Devin Lars, CEO and president of Doing Everything Different http://www.doingeverythingdifferent.com/ delivered a moving keynote, inspiring students that we can’t waste our time or our lives, and the best time to live your dreams is now.
Written on October 13, 2012 by admin
Southwestern college, located in Chula Vista, CA motivated students to become entrepreneurs on Friday, October 12th. The Extreme Entrepreneurship tour was a hit, bringing in nearly 300 high school students from the surrounding area to see how they too could be come an entrepreneur.
Moderator EJ Carrion shared with students his struggle and even taking the leap of faith to start a business. Aaron Steed, Founder of Meathead Movers, inspired students with his story of being a high school student that decided to start a company with just $100. Being an athlete, Aaron connected with students on many levels and left students in amazement that they too could start a business at their age.
Many thanks to Gabriel Reyes and the entire Southwestern College for making this event possible. This was a truly memorable event for both the students, staff, and the entire Extreme Entrepreneurship team!
EJ Carrion motivating a student
Written on October 12, 2012 by admin
West Liberty University in beautiful West Liberty, West Virginia played host to an AMAZING Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour event on October 10th! University students created a standing room only crowd with over 150 people in attendance during the day.
Director of Entrepreneurship Carrie White enjoying the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour!
Moderator EJ Carrion and entrepreneurial speakers Robert Nicholson and Steven Washington were very inspiring. Steven shared his story of overcoming challenges on the way to success, he is great at inspiring people to move past obstacles and reach their goals. Robert led the crowd through the entire business creation process, showing everyone how a simple idea can move forward into a brand new business. Local panelists Hugo Andreini, Leslie DeFelice, and Jesse Lenz provided insight into creating a business in the West Liberty area. They are all very knowledgeable and great entrepreneurs!
Of course, none of this would have been possible without Carrie White, the Director of Entrepreneurship at West Liberty University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and her team of volunteers. Carrie welcomed the team with a very good dinner at TJ’s Sports Garden and Restaurant. If you ever go there, we recommend any of the soups or a buffalo wrap. Carrie’s help and direction was a huge part in making the day such a success!
Written on October 10, 2012 by admin
“The person who really wants to do something finds a way; the other person finds an excuse.” - Unknown
Over 150 entrepreneurship enthusiasts on every level piled into Lakeshore Technical College on Tuesday, October 9 to gain knowledge, make connections and continue on their journey to success. It was inspiring to watch the high school students see a new potential, talk to the college school students about applying the entrepreneurial lifestyle to their paths, and listening to the newfound motivation Arel sparked in people from the community. An all around great event!!
