entrepreneurship / start-ups

Bridget “Biddy” Mason, born a slave in Mississippi in 1818, achieved financial success that enabled her to support her extended family for generations, despite the fact that she was illiterate. In a landmark case, she sued her master for their freedom, saved her earnings, invested in real estate, and became a well-known philanthropist in Los Angeles, California. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 34785]

Bridget “Biddy” Mason, born a slave in Mississippi in 1818, achieved financial success that enabled her to support her extended family for generations, despite the fact that she was illiterate. In a landmark case, she sued her master for their freedom, saved her earnings, invested in real estate, and became a well-known philanthropist in Los Angeles, California. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 34785]

Ning Wang is a seasoned executive with P&L responsibilities of several SaaS and technology businesses. She also holds a PhD in physics from UC Berkeley. Ning is currently CEO of Offensive Security. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 34784]

Ning Wang is a seasoned executive with P&L responsibilities of several SaaS and technology businesses. She also holds a PhD in physics from UC Berkeley. Ning is currently CEO of Offensive Security. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 34784]

After 15 years running Partner Management at Yahoo, Josh Cobb became the President of the America's for Media.net, the worlds #2 largest advertising technology company, after Google. He is also a member of the Santa Barbara Angel Alliance, an angel investor group focused on startup and early-stage companies. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 34783]

After 15 years running Partner Management at Yahoo, Josh Cobb became the President of the America's for Media.net, the worlds #2 largest advertising technology company, after Google. He is also a member of the Santa Barbara Angel Alliance, an angel investor group focused on startup and early-stage companies. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 34783]

Shannon Jessup is a sales and marketing executive with a 20-year track record of top performance with mobile, internet and technology companies. She started her career in sales at IBM. Shannon makes her home in Santa Barbara, CA with her husband and three children. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 34782]

Shannon Jessup is a sales and marketing executive with a 20-year track record of top performance with mobile, internet and technology companies. She started her career in sales at IBM. Shannon makes her home in Santa Barbara, CA with her husband and three children. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 34782]

Peter Biggs experienced the transition from slavery to freedom a decade before the outbreak of the Civil War. Jarred Webb portrays the historical figure who lived in Los Angeles and was one of only twelve people in Los Angeles marked 'Black' on the 1850 US Census. Webb is then joined Dan Lynch (UCLA History) to discuss the high (and low) points of his life. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Humanities] [Business] [Show ID: 34370]

Peter Biggs experienced the transition from slavery to freedom a decade before the outbreak of the Civil War. Jarred Webb portrays the historical figure who lived in Los Angeles and was one of only twelve people in Los Angeles marked 'Black' on the 1850 US Census. Webb is then joined Dan Lynch (UCLA History) to discuss the high (and low) points of his life. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Humanities] [Business] [Show ID: 34370]

Kelly Ferguson is the Director of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties Energize California Program, an initiative of the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator. She is a lifelong Green Entrepreneur and Eco Warrior. She works to accelerate clean energy development by supporting energy entrepreneurs and startups and helping them get access to the business and technical resources they need to bring new technology to market. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 33056]

Kelly Ferguson is the Director of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties Energize California Program, an initiative of the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator. She is a lifelong Green Entrepreneur and Eco Warrior. She works to accelerate clean energy development by supporting energy entrepreneurs and startups and helping them get access to the business and technical resources they need to bring new technology to market. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 33056]

Since its beginning in 1999, the UCSB New Venture Competition provides a unique opportunity for UCSB students to learn how to start a business. The culmination of the program is New Venture Finals, where the finalist teams present an investor pitch to a panel of judges for prize money. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Show ID: 32748]

Upon graduation from UCSB, Doug Otto decided he wanted to surf, rather than taking a job. To pay his bills, he began making flip flops in his garage. He turned this humble beginning into Deckers Brands, an International, public company, generating billions in sales from brands it owns such as UGG, Teva, Sanuk, HOKA, and Ahnu. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Show ID: 32699]

Kirsten Saenz Tobey, co-founder and chief impact officer of Revolution Foods, shares how she and her co-founder started their business school idea in their kitchen in 2006, and have built it into a thriving company with more than $100 million in annual revenue that serves more than 1.5 million healthy meals per week to students in 25 U.S. cities. Revolution also now distributes retail food products to more than 3,000 grocery stores nationwide. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Executive Speakers and Special Events" [Business] [Show ID: 30461]

Kirsten Saenz Tobey, co-founder and chief impact officer of Revolution Foods, shares how she and her co-founder started their business school idea in their kitchen in 2006, and have built it into a thriving company with more than $100 million in annual revenue that serves more than 1.5 million healthy meals per week to students in 25 U.S. cities. Revolution also now distributes retail food products to more than 3,000 grocery stores nationwide. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Executive Speakers and Special Events" [Business] [Show ID: 30461]

Academic entrepreneurs share their experiences of taking ideas from lab to market in this wide-ranging discussion on spawning innovation featuring Jeff Lievense of Genomatica, Bernhard Palsson of UC San Diego, Paul Wright of UC Berkeley and Gavin McCormick of WattTime. Greg Horowitt, Co-Founder of T2 Venture Creation, moderates. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 30306]

Academic entrepreneurs share their experiences of taking ideas from lab to market in this wide-ranging discussion on spawning innovation featuring Jeff Lievense of Genomatica, Bernhard Palsson of UC San Diego, Paul Wright of UC Berkeley and Gavin McCormick of WattTime. Greg Horowitt, Co-Founder of T2 Venture Creation, moderates. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 30306]

Reef co-founder Fernando Aguerre urges high school students to follow their hearts as he recounts how his love for surfing and his desire to live near his brother in California led him to leave Argentina and build a hugely successful career as a surf brand entrepreneur. Then, he recalls, with plenty of money but little time for a personal lives, the brothers sold the business, allowing Fernando to pursue his passion for spreading surfing around the world as president of the International Surfing Association. This presentation is the third of The STEAM Leadership Series, featuring speakers in conversation with students about embracing creativity in learning. Lead sponsors for The STEAM Leadership Series include Intellectual Capital, Kids Eco Club, the San Diego Unified School District and the Education Synergy Alliance. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 29846]

Reef co-founder Fernando Aguerre urges high school students to follow their hearts as he recounts how his love for surfing and his desire to live near his brother in California led him to leave Argentina and build a hugely successful career as a surf brand entrepreneur. Then, he recalls, with plenty of money but little time for a personal lives, the brothers sold the business, allowing Fernando to pursue his passion for spreading surfing around the world as president of the International Surfing Association. This presentation is the third of The STEAM Leadership Series, featuring speakers in conversation with students about embracing creativity in learning. Lead sponsors for The STEAM Leadership Series include Intellectual Capital, Kids Eco Club, the San Diego Unified School District and the Education Synergy Alliance. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 29846]