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CSUF travel blogger is in a coma after scooter crash in Bali
Kaitlyn McCaffery was returning to her apartment on July 31 when she was involved in a crash. Kaitlyn was found on a remote road, alone, unconscious, broken and bleeding. She is now in a coma, hospitalized in critical condition, having suffered a traumatic brain injury and other injuries to her face and body. Her family…
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CSUF Entrepreneurship Success Story: Craig Martyn’s Firsthand Account of the First Decade of his Entrepreneurial Journey
What follows is a firsthand recounting of the first decade of Craig Martyn ’10’s entrepreneurial journey. Craig has been tremendously supportive of the CSUF Entrepreneurship program during a big part of this time as a client of our CSUF Consulting program, as a mentor in the classroom, and as a guest speaker. We’re extremely grateful…
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CSUF Startup Incubator: 5 questions with Victor Macias, CSUF Mentor
For this interview, we sit down with a CSUF alumn, entrepreneur, and mentor for the Entrepreneurship Center. Victor’s strong background in business has brought him much success and he chooses to give back by mentoring CSUF students. Victor’s entrepreneurial journey started as a kid and now he’s inspiring students and business owners every day. To…
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How To Handle Exponential Growth In Your Startup
What started out as a geodesic dome over a swimming pool to keep the heat inside during the winter, soon blossomed an entire product line of domes that are use for events, greenhouses, and shelters (to name just a few of its many uses). The founder, Jon Dietz walks us through his journey of how…
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Titan Fast Pitch 2020 | The Finals in Full
The Titan Fast Pitch Finals are finally here! After months of hard work we have narrowed it down to the top middle school, high school, and university/community college student-entrepreneurs and they’re all pitching! Watch as students pitch their creative concepts and answer tough questions from our esteemed panel of judges. Find out who wins the…
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CSUF Entrepreneurship Welcomes Janet Steiner as the Newest Member of its Advisory Board!!!
We have known and worked with Janet Steiner for years and we are excited to welcome her to our Advisory Board! Janet is a tireless entrepreneur and visionary who over the course of her career built up her family business, Thoro Packaging, into a leader in the industry. Since selling Thoro Packaging in 2018, Janet…
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How A CSUF Consulting Team Helped A Small Business Expand During The Pandemic
“We’ve run out of space!” That’s a challenge that many entrepreneurs face as they grow and Chris Cunliffe and Christine Lambino-Cunliffe, the founders of Bobo Strategy, were no different. Over the last decade they had grown their e-commerce book selling business into $1 million in yearly revenue and using their home as their shipping and…
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Guess Who Just Purchased Moviefone? CSUF Startup Incubator Alumnus Cleveland O’Neal III Did!
Moviefone, a brand once valued at nearly $400 million, has been sold to a TV producer for a tiny fraction of that amount — $1.075 million. Los Angeles-based Cleveland O’Neal III, creator of the syndicated daytime TV series “Made in Hollywood,” on Wednesday announced his holding company Born in Cleveland is the new owner of…
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CSUF Grads Nick Guillen and Nick Ajluni Making Waves in Hot Sauce Industry
We’re kind of late to the party on this one but Nick Guillen and Nick Ajluni have created a sensation in the hot sauce industry with their company, TRUFF. Founded in 2017, TRUFF is a truffle infused hot sauce that has been a social media sensation pretty much from its founding. Oh, and they have…
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CSUF Entrepreneurship Alumnus Justin Nukum ’15 Makes Hardkour Performance Approachable For All
Just saw this pop up. It’s an interview that Justin Nukum ’15 did with Bar C.O.D.E. Collective. From the YouTube page: Justin Nucum, aka JNukes, is the founder of Hardkour Performance. Hardkour Performance specializing in Obstacle Course Race (OCR) training. The HKTraining Program incorporates many aspects of training and cross-training of different types of activities…