Business Builders Club

Weekly Meeting with Mike Figliuolo

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:30:43 +0000

At 7:30pm we will be hearing from Mike Figliuolo, founder of thoughtLEADERS. Mike graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1993 where he was an honor graduate and a Distinguished Cadet. He was recently named the Columbus, Ohio Small Business Leader of the Year for 2010 by the Columbus Chamber of Commerce and Business First. Mike is also a member of the Ohio TechAngel Fund, a principal at weBuild (a web/mobile accelerator), the CEO of TiXiT (an event ticket discount site), the founder of SimpleMile (a droid-based business service app), a founder of FreakJet.com (a humor site), and the author of the upcoming leadership book One Piece of Paper: The Simple Approach to Powerful, Personal Leadership.

Luxury Car Rental & UQ Marketing

admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:30:46 +0000

Our March 6th weekly meeting will feature the founders of a luxury car rental service and marketing firm that focuses on college campus marketing campaigns. Be sure to stop by for a glimpse at how to get started in the luxury service business and college-focused marketing.

Jason Ross from JackThreads

admin — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:30:01 +0000

Jason Ross, a BBC alum and Founder of JackThreads is speaking to BBC on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 7:30PM in the Ohio Union Senate Chamber. JackThreads is a flash deals site for the latest men’s fashion items & products. JackThreads has several million customers and has grown to be one of the hottest startups in the fashion deals space. Jason is sure to have some great insights and advice – this is a meeting you will not want to miss.

Fall 2011 Idea Pitch

admin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:00:55 +0000

Fall IdeaPitch 2011 hosted by the Business Builders Club and sponsored by TechColumbus was a success! 6 teams presented their awesome ideas ranging from campus bike rentals to an eharmony for job hunting. 3 teams took home a total of $3,500 in front of an audience of 75. With just under a dozen judges with backgrounds ranging from venture capitalists to business owners, the contestants surely got a first hand experience in attempting to raise capital for a new business. The winners are listed below:

1st Place Sponsored by the Nicholson Center:

Jelz-shots pitched by Chris Balzer and Chris Linderwell – “Jelz Shots is centered around creating a pre-packaged Jell-O shot which doesn’t require any refrigeration, is fun to drink and tastes delicious.”

2nd Place Sponsored by the Technology Commercialization and Knowledge Transfer Office:

Shortlist pitched by Curtis Rummel and Bryce Conway – “ShortList is seeking to solve the glaring inefficiency that occurs in the college graduate hiring process.”

3rd Place Sponsored by FastSwitch:

Roo pitched by Josh Glick – “Roo’s Stand offers clients an easy way to create, distribute, and profit from rich interactive content for the iPad and other touch devices.”

Thanks to all of our generous sponsors and those who attended the event. We look forward to seeing everyone again at the Winter IdeaPitch.

Bootcamp – From Idea to Launch

admin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:30:03 +0000

Interested in the process of taking an idea to an actually profitable venture? This Tuesday at 7:30PM in the Ohio Union Senate Chamber we will be demonstrating and instructing fellow students on how they can effectively start their entrepreneurial idea. Steve Gacka and Zach Boerger are both pros at turning “napkin ideas” into realities. We are all about to benefit from their experiences and hopefully leave the meeting with more of an understanding of the start-up process.

Trident Designs

admin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:30:13 +0000

Matt Maroon

admin — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:30:34 +0000

Matt Maroon of Blue Frog Gaming will be speaking at our meeting Tuesday October 18, 2011 at 7:30 PM in the Ohio Union Senate Chamber. Matt has experience in the Y Combinator program, and is the founder of Blue Frog Gaming which is a company that develops games for social media sites. And yes, he was a professional poker player.

Ray Shealy – Serial Entrepreneur

admin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:30:53 +0000

We have a hell of a meeting planned for you! We are having one of our most versatile entrepreneurs and fellow buckeye, Ray Shealy in to speak this Tuesday October 11th at 7:30pm in the Ohio Union Senate Chamber. Ray has seen much success in companies ranging from high profile companies such as IBM to HTP, which is a leading health-care software firm. Ray led HTP’s transformation from a niche focused software company to an Inc. 500 & 2008 Health-care Informatics Top 100 company, which led to the company’s successful acquisition by a Fortune 20 company.

Jeff Harper from eproximiti

admin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:30:06 +0000

Be sure to join us on Tuesday, October 4 @ 7:30 in the Ohio Union Senate Chamber to hear from Jeff Harper, President of eproximiti. Eproximiti is a mobile software products company with solutions in health care, metropolitan areas, and highly targeted consumer networks. They are mobile industry experts, and build proprietary applications as well as mobile products that scale to turn a profit for various industry leading clients.

Victor Thorne from Ohio TechAngels Fund

admin — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:30:05 +0000

This week we will be hearing from Victor Thorne of TechColumbus. Victor is heavily involved in entrepreneurship here in Columbus through Brand Thunder, VactionView, and the Ohio Tech Angels Fund. Hopefully we’ll get to learn about both the trials tribulations of start-up companies and what investors look for in a new company. TechColumbus has been a big part of BBC, and our partnership has benefitted many students and entrepreneurs, you will not want to miss our last meeting of the quarter!