EntrepreNews
Spring 2025
Greetings Alumni and Friends of the Weinert Center,
As the semester wraps up and spring breathes new life into our campus, we are thrilled to share the latest milestones and stories from our entrepreneurial community.
This season, we celebrated the graduation and achievements of our WAVE and Fellowship students—an inspiring group whose futures are as bright as their ideas. We also welcomed new ventures and innovations through competitions like Transcend and CS Nest, where creativity and determination were on full display.
In this issue, you will meet standout student entrepreneur Lily Kolakowski, learn about the exciting journey of alumni Jason Piller and Jake Wolk as they launched Caddy Splash, and celebrate Ross Freedman’s induction into the Weinert Hall of Fame. We also spotlight the impact of board member Chad Sorenson and share highlights from the StartUp Learning Community.
We invite you to explore these stories and more as we continue to grow, innovate, and support the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders.
Thank you for being part of our journey!
Warm regards,
Martin
Martin Ganco
Academic Director, Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship
Wisconsin School of Business
Highlights from our blog
Mastering the Journey
Celebrating our students as they leave UW for a bright and successful future
Transcend Innovation Competition
Celebrating their 10th Anniversary as the Largest Student-Run Competition
CS Nest Pitch Competition
Students pitched a variety of business ideas in this partnership between CS, WARF and gener8tor
StartUp Learning Community
Exciting and stimulating events and student-led programming through the semester builds community among these students
Alumni Spotlight: Jason Piller and Jake Wolk
On the FORE front of a golf changing product
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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