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Recently, a group of Bryant CEO students attended Start Up Weekend in Providence. The Providence Journal was there to cover the event. Bryant CEO's very own Ken Yahns was interviewed at the event. See the news article that followed. [More]
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Even if you're not an avid sports fan, you more than likely have heard about Barstool Sports one way or another. Well this past Tuesday on September 21st 2010, current Barstool Sports editor and publisher Dave Portnoy (more famously known as El Prez by Barstool fans) came on campus courtesy of Bryant University's very own Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization (CEO).
As a business school, it came as no surprise that an event such as this pulled in a large number of people. The 'CEO Brings Barstool Sports to Bryant University' event recorded around 400 Bryant students and staff in attendance. The well-received and much-talked about event had people trickling into the Unistructure Rotunda at 4pm for the exciting standing-room only 5:30pm speech by Dave Portnoy.
When asked about the event, Bryant CEO President Anthony Nader 12' says that bringing El Prez was an exciting accomplishment for the organization. "We have our Events Coordinator Sarah Rubel 12' to thank for this event as she initiated contacting Dave Portnoy. We believe that having a young entrepreneur was in line with the vision of our organization. We also thought a lot of people would learn from Portnoy's experience in building his business and in achieving a huge readership spanning to a New York edition of the blog. This is especially impressive as he started on a relatively low budget in the venture", says Nader.
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Mr. John Foraker, CEO of Annie's, Inc. visited Bryant and spoke about his company's philosophy of continuous improvement and social responsibility. Annie's offers a variety of organic and all-natural products to consumers without sacrificing on the company's established core values. According to Mr. Foraker, Annie's began with the "desire to give families everywhere healthy alternatives to traditional comfort foods." Annie Whitney, the company's founder wanted to "show by example that a successful business can also be socially responsible," and Annie's has ensured that all of their products illustrate the importance of companies that focus on goals beyond that of overall profitability, margins, or EPS. By being socially responsible, Annie's has increased revenue from $12 million in FY 2002 to $100 million in FY 2010 and has risen to "the number one company in ten natural and organic food categories," according to Mr. Foraker. [More]
