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First Week Working with the MassChallenge Finalists – A Recap of the Wheaton Innovates (WiN) Team Experience

You can never know someone’s work ethic before you dive into the trenches with them.

This past week, my team of Wheaton College Students went from the safety of our campus to the reality of the Boston start-up scene at MassChallenge.

As I sat in the creeping traffic, I wondered how they would all do. Some people need their own space. Others crave stability in their schedules. Not everyone can handle last-minute meetings, shuffling schedules and demanding clients. I had faith in my team, but...

First Week Working with the MassChallenge Finalists - A Recap of the Wheaton Innovates (WiN) Team Experience

You can never know someone's work ethic before you dive into the trenches with them.

This past week, my team of Wheaton College Students went from the safety of our campus to the reality of the Boston start-up scene at MassChallenge.

As I sat in the creeping traffic, I wondered how they would all do. Some people need their own space. Others crave stability in their schedules. Not everyone can handle last-minute meetings, shuffling schedules and demanding clients. I had faith in my team, but...

The Work Begins

There comes a time with every team when you have to stop coaching, teaching or drilling and kick them out of the safety of the nest and see if they can fly. As I write this, that is where we are with the Wheaton Innovates (WiN) Team.

I’m sitting outside of the Innovation and Design Building in Boston waiting for them to arrive. To see how well they planned out their morning commute. I’ll always believe that “early is on time and on time is late” so we will see if they took that to heart when...

The Work Begins

There comes a time with every team when you have to stop coaching, teaching or drilling and kick them out of the safety of the nest and see if they can fly. As I write this, that is where we are with the Wheaton Innovates (WiN) Team.

I’m sitting outside of the Innovation and Design Building in Boston waiting for them to arrive. To see how well they planned out their morning commute. I’ll always believe that “early is on time and on time is late” so we will see if they took that to heart when...

Am I Doing Enough?

The answer to the question will always be no because there are endless new mountains to climb and paths to walk.

Creative Quest is inspiring my mind, Luke Cage: Season 2 opening my eyes and Post Traumatic thumping my ears.

Yesterday, my team of Wheaton students finished up their classroom time and next week we roll down to MassChallenge with a drive and purpose. They’ve come together and I hope I’ve prepared them appropriately.

Is the proof always in the pudding?

The days begin to get shorter...

I Love It When A Team Comes Together

No matter what course I’m teaching, I always try to mix in life and career advice into my lessons.

You won’t see me highlight these on the whiteboard with a call out, but I tend to mix them in where appropriate. Caring for my students beyond their test scores is in my DNA, and thus I hope each of them works hard and achieves their goals in life.

That is how I’m approaching this summer with the WiN Team at Wheaton College.

We might only have this summer together, but I’m working hard to build...

Diving Into The Deep End of Entrepreneurship: Week 2 With the Win Team

Starting a new venture with students two weeks into what is supposed to be their summer break is tough. The last place they want to be is back in a classroom, and while I need to teach them a variety of skills, I also want to make sure they are having fun, gelling as a team and learning all at the same time.

Managing the MassChallenge partnership for Wheaton College is a challenging one. I purposely chose students from a variety of majors. Each of them brings different pieces of experience to...

Going For The Win With Wheaton College and MassChallenge

Life is too short, not to try the things that scare you the most.

So, when I was asked what I thought about the idea of taking a handful of Wheaton College students and turning them into a strategic consulting team that would work with the 2018 Boston cohort of MassChallenge startups over the course of this summer I jumped at the opportunity.

Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts consists of 1700 liberal arts and science students creating innovative solutions to big challenges and actin...

Forgiving

We’ve all been wronged.

No one goes through life without being scarred by someone deciding to do something wrong towards them.

But, where is the line that when crossed there is no forgiveness?

Some would say that the line doesn’t exist. Others would argue that it depends on the offense. Some might say it depends on the person committing the wrong and how close they are to the victim.

As with most aspects of our lives, there is no easy answer.

Rather, an endless stream of contemplations and w...

Diner Love

Diners are my happy spot.

The coffee is never great. The eggs always a gamble.

But, I’ll take an order of homemade hash and eggs over a five-star tasting menu any day.

This morning the conversation was about prom, work and our plans for the weekend.

There was grilled cornbread, crispy bacon and overheard local gossip around a disgraced teacher.

Diners are where a community comes together.

Whenever I travel, I love to sit quietly in a corner and take it all in. Listen to the voices of the loc...