Robb brings 20 years of experience as a startup founder, mentor, investor, and ecosystem builder to Grove City College.

Robb is the co-founder of NoWait, Curb.AI, Comeback Capital, Finish Robotics, and Copilot Capital Partners. He is best known for co-founding the SaaS restaurant app NoWait in 2010. NoWait was Pittsburgh’s Startup of the Year in 2014 and was acquired by restaurant review site Yelp in 2017.

After selling NoWait, Robb returned to his alma mater, Carnegie Mellon University, as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence. While at CMU’s Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, he started VentureBridge alumni accelerator in Silicon Valley. While at CMU, Robb also formed the CMU alumni angel investing syndicate, 99 Tartans , and helped to spin out the autonomous drone company Gather AI.

Robb was first introduced to the Praxis Redemptive Business Frame while serving as a Fellow at The King’s College in New York City in 2017. Since then, he has been passionate about applying these principles in his own ventures and helping other founders apply this radical approach to entrepreneurship and life.

Robb holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business and a BS in electrical engineering from the University of South Florida.

Robb was the recipient Carnegie Science Center Entrepreneur of the Year award and finalist for the Earnst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. The University of South Florida recognized Robb with an Entrepreneurship Achievement award. They twice awarded NoWait as one of the fastest 10 growing alumni companies.

He is excited to serve and equip the Grove City College founder communities at Grove City College and Pittsburgh to as an equip founder to build for the common good.

Since 2008, Ms. Bashew has served in this role by developing and managing programs and projects that help promote entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation for the students of Grove City College. Her favorite part of the job is developing and fostering strong relationships with students and colleagues. Lynn also serves as Assistant to the Program Director of The Business Program. She holds a B.A. in German (Grove City College) and an M.S. in Organizational Leadership (Geneva College). A proud sister of Alpha Beta Tau, she now serves as their Sorority Advisor. She is a member and past officer of P.E.O. Chapter AY, Deacon at East Main Church, and a past board member for the Mercer County Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors. Prior to working for the College, Lynn worked at home for 20 years raising her three children and tries to spend as much time as possible with them and her two grandchildren. She loves to read, sew, cook, and garden. She’s a music and movie history buff. Go ahead…try to stump her. She welcomes the challenge, and you’ll both have a laugh!

Emma is a 2023 graduate of Grove City College with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Arts and Entrepreneurship, with minors in Studio Art and Graphic Design. She serves as the E+I Community Manager, overseeing the E+I Fellows program and providing support and execution of E+I events and programs. Emma thrives on building strong, supportive relationships with students as they pursue their entrepreneurial goals and grow in their professional skills and confidence through their E+I Fellows internships. With a background in digital marketing, SEO, design, and e-commerce, she brings both creativity and strategy to her role. In her free time, Emma enjoys sewing, pottery, drawing and painting, digital design, reading, and spending time with her family and friends.

Yvonne J. English is the Executive Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship + Innovation at Grove City College (GCC), her undergraduate alma mater. In this role, she completely redesigned the Center, and, as a result, the Entrepreneurship Program won the national USASBE Model Emerging Program Award in 2018. She is also a faculty member and teaches in the Entrepreneurship Department. She was honored to be chosen for the Grove City College Core Values Award in 2018.

For Professor Yvonne J. English’s full bio, please see www.yvonneenglish.com.

Courses:

• ENTR 101: Entrepreneurial Mind
• ENTR 302: Sales in the Startup
• ENTR 307: Social Entrepreneurship
• ENTR 314: Entrepreneurship and the Mission of the Church
• BUSA/ENTR 328: Internet Content Marketing
• BUSA/ENTR 330: Search Engine Optimization
• BUSA/ENTR 408: Social Entrepreneurship Practicum
• ENTR 430: Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital
• ENTR 460: Independent Study
• ENTR 470: Independent Research
• ENTR 480: Internship in Entrepreneurship

Courses:

• ENTR 303 Law for the Entrepreneur
• ENTR 306 Ethics for the Entrepreneur
• ENTR 312 Managing a Growing Enterprise
• ENTR 319 Entrepreneurial Leadership
• ENTR 423 Family Business Management
• ENTR 430 Entrepreneurial Finance / Venture Capital
• ENTR 466 Business Planning
• ENTR 467 Corporate Innovation

Courses:

• ENTR 102: Technology for Entrepreneurs
• ENTR 409: Digital Entrepreneurship
• BUSA 303: Business Law
• BUSA/ENTR/MUSI 326: Introduction to the Business of Music
• BUSA/ENTR/MUSI 426: Introduction to Music Marketing

Professor Cedric Lewis owns the Unashamed Clothing Co and serves as the co-owner of Veritas Rebellion Records.

Courses:

• ENTR 307: Social Entrepreneurship
• BUSA/ENTR 408: Social Entrepreneurship Practicum

Professor Kyle English is the Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Western PA and Eastern OH.