BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Washington University in St. Louis - ECPv5.1.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://skandalaris.wustl.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Washington University in St. Louis BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230621T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230621T170000 DTSTAMP:20240329T144756 CREATED:20230519T200232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230621T125330Z UID:18710-1687357800-1687366800@skandalaris.wustl.edu SUMMARY:Summer with Skandy: Venture for America DESCRIPTION: \n \nSt. Louis is an exciting place for innovation and entrepreneurship. Join as we welcome Jess Longueville\, Director of St. Louis\, as she shares more information about Venture for America and the region. You will learn about the opportunities in St. Louis and beyond – learning about where VFA Fellows work\, their experiences in the program\, and more! Hear directly from two VFA Fellows about their experiences. At 4:00 p.m.\, we will host a networking reception for founders\, fellows\, interns\, and community members to connect! \nVenture for America is a national nonprofit and two-year Fellowship program that gives recent college graduates firsthand startup experiences that help them become leaders who make meaningful impacts with their careers. \n  \n \nJess has more than 12 years of diverse experience across the nonprofit sector and a strong lens for community and relationship building\, mentorship and career cultivation\, and small business operations. Jess also co-owns a cocktail catering business\, Barkeep\, with her partner and is from a family of entrepreneurs. \nA champion of St. Louis and a community connector\, Jess is excited to support VFA Fellows as they help grow the tech and startup ecosystem\, start careers in entrepreneurship\, and as they too call St. Louis their home. Jess joined Venture For America after working at the startup nonprofit\, LaunchCode\, founded by St. Louis entrepreneur Jim McKelvey where she assisted in growing the organization’s portfolio of corporate and foundation support. \n  \n \nMatt Phimphavong \n2021 Fellow \nPrincipal at Cultivation Capital \n  \n  \n \nNate Taminger \n2022 Fellow \nEcommerce Manager with Native Pet \n  \n  \nWe’ll see you there! \n\n URL:https://skandalaris.wustl.edu/event/2023/05/19/summer-with-skandy-venture-for-america/ LOCATION:McMillan Hall\, G052\, McMillan Hall\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63105\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Skandalaris%20Center%20for%20Interdisciplinary%20Innovation%20and%20Entrepreneurship":MAILTO:sc@wustl.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR