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In the news today: For our first headline of the day focusing on campus news, MSU's athletic gender equity problems are worse than they seem, advocates say. For our second headline focusing on MSU safety, MSU updates off-campus aggravated assault reports from 3 to 5. For our final headline focusing on student life, Alpha Phi Alpha hosts annual Miss Black & Gold Scholarship Pageant: Women celebrate night in elegance.

In this episode, we continue our conversation with Courtney Powell, President of AceApplications, LLC. We learn what scares him about being an entrepreneur, what it's like working with is wife and how he became an overnight success in just 20 years! 

Driven by a passion to succeed and become a successful entrepreneur, Courtney Powell founded AceApplications as a provider of top tier technology solutions including software, web and mobile application development and IT consulting and staffing services to businesses, schools, public and government agencies. AceApplications, is a certified Minority-Owned Business Enterprise  and DBE certified in 11 states. 

In this episode, Courtney Powell, President of AceApplications, LLC (and my tech bae), spills the tea on his journey from Jamaica and his passion for computers. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Courtney migrated to Miami, FL when he was 14 years old. We met while attending the University of Florida and the rest is history! 

AceApplications is an information technology solutions firm, based in Orlando, FL, offering custom software and web development, cloud applications, IT consulting, and IT staffing services for businesses, schools and government agencies.