Venture U is a fall and spring seminar series that focuses on hot topics in business. The sessions include focus areas such as legal, accounting, marketing, website, design, financials, etc. Venture U seminars are open to students of all majors.
Spring 2026 Venture U Sessions
Storytelling for Founders
February 18 @ 4 PM
Kelly Sjol, Founder, Storify Marketing
Telling a clear, concise, and compelling story is an essential skill for every leader. Whether you are an entrepreneur, project manager, or engineer, we all need to communicate and sell our ideas. Join Kelly Sjol as she outlines her proven framework for crafting and delivering messages that win.
Rapid Software Prototyping
March 12 @ 4 PM
Max Mirho, Content Creator, Founder, beyta, Hacker in Residence, Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University
Communicating your solution is often done best by showing, rather than telling. Join Max for this workshop as he walks us through popular no-code tools such as Adalo to build software prototypes that get real user feedback.
Building your Venture Finances
March 26 @ 4 PM
Professor Ken Smith ’84
Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, Grove City College
Venture Finances: Developing believable financial projections for a startup venture as proof of concept and market validation. In this workshop-style session, you will learn how to use LivePlan and its built-in AI tools to build a strong pro forma financial statements.
Contact Details
You will receive periodic emails for the sessions you register for. Classroom locations are subject to change.
Looking for an archive of previous Venture U sessions?
If you wish to gain access to any previous video recordings, please email Professor Robb Myer with your GCC email address for more details.