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In the News: St. Thomas Student Entrepreneurs Featured on KARE 11
In the NewsGeorges Macheta and Gabriel Riegert, current students at the University of St. Thomas, recently spoke with KARE 11 about their business venture, Converteca, which seeks to find the best way to recycle lithium-ion batteries in a sustainable manner. From the story: Riegert, a junior at the University of St. Thomas studying marketing and Spanish, used…
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In the News: Tommie Entrepreneur on a Mission to Solve Food Waste and Food Insecurity in Minnesota
In the NewsWill Pittner, a recent graduate of Opus College of Business’ Schulze School of Entrepreneurship, spoke with the Star Tribune about his start-up, Food to People, which helps bring food that would otherwise go to waste directly to people who are going hungry. From the story: He kept picturing hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans – enough… -
A Reimagined Way to Address Food Insecurity
Business & LawSpotting an opportunity to combat food waste and hunger while working in facilities management as a student worker, Will Pittner ’22 has partnered with the University of St. Thomas to redistribute excess food to people in need within the community. His start-up, Food to People, is an innovative system to help alleviate food insecurity by… -
In the News: Student John Costello Finds Success in the Resale Business
In the NewsJohn Costello, student at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business, recently spoke with FOX 9 about his current business West Metro Solutions, and how the University of St. Thomas has taught him many new things. From the story: “I learned in high school that there’s a lot of furniture waste, particularly after… -
Family Business Center Director Receives the Hubler Award
Business & LawJon Keimig, director of the University of St. Thomas Family Business Center at Opus College of Business, recently received the Hubler Award for a Multidisciplinary Approach to Working with Family Businesses. Twin Cities Business magazine presents the Hubler Award as part of its annual Minnesota Family Business Awards, acknowledging outstanding work in advancing family businesses in… -
Converteca: Creating a More Sustainable Supply Chain
Business & LawAn innovative recycling process that diverts batteries from landfills, rivers and main ecological systems In the U.S., there are more than 2,000 lithium-ion batteries per person, and 95% of them end up being improperly discarded, causing harmful compounds to seep into the environment. Gabriel Riegert ’25 learned about the complexities of the battery supply chain… -
In the News: Schulze Scholar Reaches $1M in Sales With Sustainability-Focused Business
In the NewsDanielle Campeau, associate dean at the University of St. Thomas Schulze School of Entrepreneurship, and John Costello, a Schulze Innovation Scholar at St. Thomas, recently spoke with the Star Tribune about Costello’s business venture, which he started in high school. From the story: By his senior year of high school, Costello was running West Metro… -
The Entrepreneuring Tommie: How Purple Passion Fueled a Multimillion-Dollar Adventure
AlumniImagine being a young entrepreneur with a start-up company so successful it sells for millions of dollars in less than five years. That’s the bragging rights of University of St. Thomas alumnus Matt Michalski ’19. This summer he and two co-founders sold their 5-year-old content management company Aryeo to real estate listing giant Zillow for… -
In the News: Schulze School of Entrepreneurship Student Yubi Hassan Featured on FOX 9
In the NewsYubi Hassan, a senior at the University of St. Thomas Schulze School of Entrepreneurship, recently spoke with FOX 9 about his latest business venture, Blue Horn Tea, based on his grandmother’s Somalian recipe. From the story: Now Hassan has his sights set on a new venture in Blue Horn Tea, selling his grandmother’s recipe. “The… -
St. Thomas Students Embrace Entrepreneurship at Freshman Innovation Immersion
Business & LawAnderson Student Center was abuzz for one of the first Welcome Days events this academic year as more than 100 incoming students participated in Freshman Innovation Immersion, an annual program organized by the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship. Before classes even started, the students had the opportunity to engage in creative thinking, form a venture idea…