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VIEW SPEAKER SERIES: Entrepreneurs Help Build Spirit of Innovation Thank you to the 2014 guest speakers for sharing their entrepreneurial experiences, expertise and advice with our students as part of the VIEW Entrepreneurship Speaker Series, supported by Wells Fargo.
March 25, 2014: Daysha Hampton
April 8, 2014: Panel
Daysha Hampton ’06 spoke with students about her entrepreneurial experiences as founder and owner of the Idaho Yoga Co-op, the Idaho Yoga Co-op Wellness Center in Idaho Falls and the Idaho Teton Yoga Co-op in Idaho’s Teton Valley.
Panelists Rick Dean ’71, president of Moxie Java International; Jon Kimberling ’78, owner of Kimberling Insurance Agency; Tracy Niles, district manager of Farmers Insurance Agency; and Ric Rocca ’77, president of Dario Investments (a franchisee of Jimmy Johns), discussed franchising and franchises.
Daysha Hampton
October 23, 2014: Jamie Hass
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Rick Dean
Jon Kimberling
Tracy Niles
Ric Rocca
Jamie Hass ’08, ’11, ’12, presented on grants and contracts in a start-up environment. She is founder MJ3 Industries, a company that is developing nanocoatings for veterinary and human orthopedic devices. The start-up is based on her doctoral dissertation at the University of Idaho.