EntrepreNews
Summer 2025
Greetings Alumni, Friends, and Innovators,
As summer winds down and we gear up for an exciting new academic year, we are thrilled to share some inspiring updates from the Weinert Center. This edition is packed with stories that highlight the energy, talent, and entrepreneurial spirit that define our students, alumni, and programs.
We are excited to welcome Maia Donohue as our new Director of Student Engagement – Entrepreneurial Mindset. Maia brings a wealth of experience and passion for empowering student entrepreneurs He will be leading many of the new programs you will be learning about in the year to come and we can’t wait for you to get to know him.
You will also find engaging profiles of an alum who is a corporate entrepreneur, a current student entrepreneur that whose business is blossoming, and an advisory board member who is also a proud program alum. Their journeys are a testament to the power of entrepreneurial thinking in action.
We are also celebrating the success of one of our undergraduate teams at the University Pitch Madness competition and reflecting on another impactful year of the Distinguished Entrepreneurs Lunch, Morgridge Entrepreneurial Bootcamp, and the StartUp Learning Community.
There is a lot to be proud of — and even more to look forward to.
Have a great rest of the summer!
Sincerely,
Dan
Dan Olszewski
Director, Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship
Wisconsin School of Business
Highlights from our blog
Welcome Maia Donohue
Meet our new Director of Student Engagement – Entrepreneurial Mindset
Student Entrepreneur Profile
Lilia Juarez’s fun side hustle is a blooming flower business
MEB 2025
MEB welcomed 70 graduate students for a week of technology entrepreneurship
University Pitch Competition
ClaimReady takes third place and audience favorite at the 8th Annual University Pitch Madness Competition held at DePaul
Distinguished Entrepreneurs Lunch Program
Our signature event brings a diverse group of entrepreneurs to campus
StartUp Learning Community
Sari Ratner Judge led an entrepreneurship course at Grandparents University
Board Member News
Neil Peters-Michaud finds a renewed purpose for discarded electronic castoffs
Alumni Spotlight
Kate (Doehring) Ullsvik’s career journey embraces an entrepreneurial mindset
Thank you for supporting Entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Learn more about our distinguished board members.
Thought leaders in entrepreneurship making a difference.
Be inspired by our entrepreneurial students.
Stay connected with former classmates.
Business & Entrepreneurship Clinic News
Students fuse academics and practice by assisting faculty entrepreneurs and area businesses.
Initiative for Studies in Transformational entrepreneurship fosters research and programs on campus and in the community.
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