Lindenwood student Katt Mossinghoff represented the university during the STLREE Tech Week event held at Cortex.  Katt is a student in an Introduction to Business class and received instruction on a portion of the Leanstack business model design.  

The Duree Center is proud to announce the first delivery of an innovation curriculum based on the Leanstack model.  The class, ENTR 39006, is appropriately entitled, Build Products Customers Want.  The student teams are pictured below.

Students from the Introduction to Business class participated in a quick pitch competition after learning about Leanstack's Business Model Design from center director, Jim Mosquera.  Congratulations to the winning team and thanks to our judges.

Center director, Jim Mosquera, served as judge for the city-wide Battle of the Saints pitch competition.  Represented in the competition were high school students from STL CAPS, St. Charles CAPS, Parkway Spark, and Webster Groves' Thrive Innovation Center.  

The Duree Center hosted members of our Mentorship Hub and invited guests for socializing and the exploration Branding, and AI tools for entrepreneurship.

Ashley Shoemake and Sherrese Hester were the winners of our student competition.  They displayed their wares in the Plaster College tent for the Homecoming game.

The Center hosted over 100 high school students from 9 public school districts, four private schools, and homeschoolers for a half-day event where they were immersed in the art of entrepreneurship.

Duree Center Director, Jim Mosquera sponsored and coached MBA candidate Christine Johnston during Startup Week pitch competition.  Christine also received support from Entrepreneur In Residence, Jeff Nock, and Dan Lauer from the Advancement office.

Duree Center Director, Jim Mosquera, was a judge in the pitch competition.

The Duree Center hosted high school students from nine school districts in a half-day event.

Duree Center Director, Jim Mosquera, sponsored Lindenwood student, Ramond Buck, in the pitch competition for the St. Louis Regional Entrepreneurial Educators (STLREE) event.