PREPARING TOMORROWS INNOVATORS with Joe Poeschl and Michael Hostad - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

PREPARING TOMORROW’S INNOVATORS with Joe Poeschl and Michael Hostad

An entrepreneurial skills accelerator preparing this region’s collegiate students for a career in the 21st century innovation economy

FIRST STEP TO BRIDGING THE GAP

23 INSTITUTIONS = 183,000+ STUDENTS

STARTUP + INDUSTRY CROSS-DISCIPLINARY MENTOR-DRIVEN

HACKERS HIPSTERS HUSTLERS HANDLERS

ART SCIENCE ATTITUDE

OUR FIRST 3 SESSIONS 285 80 16 21 student mentoring corporate student participants professionals challenges startups

OUR VIDEO

“The Commons has been a pivotal experience in both my personal and professional life. I have emerged a truly changed person.” – Louisa Zelm, Cardinal Stritch University

Your program was not just a catalyst for landing my first job out of college, but a catalyst for developing my true career path. – Brittagh Flynn, Alverno College

“The Commons is cultivating the next-generation of entrepreneurial talent and connecting them to top employers.” – Jonas Prising, CEO, ManpowerGroup

"This is a program that can really make a difference in our community’s talent pipeline and I'm excited to be a part of it." – Jan van den Kieboom, Owner, Workshop Architects

OUR PROGRAM ● Nine Weeks ○ Kickoff Weekend ○ Tuesday Evening Workshops ○ Demo Day ● Free to all students ● Fits within a full class schedule

www.TheCommonsWI.com