Entrepreneurial culture is one of the four key platforms of the UCF College of Business Administration (#UCFBusiness), and Cameron Ford, Ph.D., is the leader in promoting student entrepreneurship. His program, Building a Movement: The Next Generation of Entrepreneurial Leadership, was the latest in the #UCFBusiness Dean’s Speaker Series.
As the keynote speaker of the most recent #UCFBusiness Dean’s Speaker Series, Dr. Ford shared the changes occurring on campus to “bend the culture” and discussed the unique successes of student entrepreneurs at UCF. As part of his “TED-style” talk, he invited a few student ventures to share how the UCF Blackstone LaunchPad helped them create their startups and pave their road to success.
One of the featured students was Milka Derisma, the founder of Byg Shift. Derisma channeled her entrepreneurial spirit toward creating a resource that could help transfer students have a more seamless transition.
“At this event, I got a chance to present my company and speak about my experience thus far being a student entrepreneur. We’re working on an app that helps students effectively and smoothly transfer from a two-year college to a four-year college,” stated Derisma.
Other student entrepreneurs featured included:
The Dean’s Speaker Series, generously supported by CFE Federal Credit Union, is a monthly opportunity for local business leaders to learn about the provocative and new programs that the world class faculty at #UCFBusiness are spearheading, researching, and teaching. This is an opportunity to be out on the edge of new business ideas and network with other business leaders in our community.
About the College of Business Administration:
Established in 1968, the UCF College of Business Administration offers degrees at the bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and executive levels. All programs, as well as the Kenneth G. Dixon School of Accounting are accredited by AACSB International – the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
The college provides high-quality academic programs designed to give students a competitive advantage in the world of business now and in the future. As such, the college establishes partnerships with some of the nation’s most innovative leaders to model new and best practices that harness evolving technology. In addition, the college promotes a unique culture of engagement, risk-taking, cross-disciplinary collaboration and data-driven decision making in an effort to ensure students are well prepared to enter a dynamic marketplace.
America’s Partnership University:
The University of Central Florida, the nation’s second-largest university with nearly 60,000 students, has grown in size, quality, diversity and reputation in its first 50 years. Today, the university offers more than 200 degree programs at its main campus in Orlando and more than a dozen other locations. UCF is an economic engine attracting and supporting industries vital to the region’s future while providing students with real-world experiences that help them succeed after graduation. For more information, visit https://www.ucf.edu/news/.