Description

Season 2 Episode 39

Faber Fellows Shaping Student Entrepreneurship

• Host
  • Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Guest:
  • Elisha Wilson & Nishita Patel, Faber Fellows, Faber Entrepreneurship Center

Elisha Wilson, Finance and Management Entrepreneurship student, and Nishita Patel, Supply Chain and Management Entrepreneurship student at the Darla Moore School of Business, are the Faber Center’s first fellows. As pioneers in this new student role, they are setting a foundation for future participants and contributing to the development of student engagement within the center. Their involvement represents an important step in expanding opportunities for hands-on learning and leadership within the entrepreneurship program.

The Faber Entrepreneurship Center at the Darla Moore School of Business fosters experiential learning through consulting projects and research initiatives that connect students with real-world business challenges. The center partners with organizations such as the South Carolina Research Authority, Department of Commerce, and Chamber of Commerce to help bring innovative technologies and inventions into the marketplace. This semester, the center has hosted several events, including its ongoing Speaker Series featuring industry professionals, the Gridlock event, and the “Scary Good Branding” workshop, all designed to inspire and equip students with entrepreneurial skills and professional insight.

Topics include:

• Meeting Faber Entrepreneurship Center’s student Fellows
• Student’s questions ability to change dynamics in conversations with guest speakers
• Elisha’s experience with Boyd Innovation Center as a participant in Startup Sprints & Cola Starts 
• Elisha’s financial literacy business development 
• Creating (MVPs) minimum viable products with AI 
• Elisha & Nishita’s new role in Faber Center
• Reflecting on the structure of recent Gridlock event hosted by the Faber Center
• Open ended pedagogy style of events pushes for creativity 
• Student reactions to lack of guidance or instruction in brainstorming process
• Moore School’s focus on renewable energy with rise to its importance politically 
• Entrepreneurial opportunities in renewable energy space 
• Federal government’s investment in SC for grid resilience with SC Nexus

To learn more about the Faber Entrepreneurship Center, click here.

To learn more about Darla Moore School of Business, click here.

Photo Courtesy: Faber Entrepreneurship Center LinkedIn

Moore Impact is a product of the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. For episodes, notes, and links visit sc.edu/moore