Genius Bar
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Genius Bar
The Genius Bar is going Virtual this spring!
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Meet our Geniuses!
- Paula McCullough
- Manager, Riata Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Research Interest: General Riata Center inquires, student competitions and Cowboy Tech Angels
- paula.mccullough@okstate.edu
- Chad Mills
- Director, Riata Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Research Interest: General Riata Center inquires, Riata Startup Experience, Veterans Entrepreneurship Program, competitions, coss-campus collaborations, food, beverage and event management
- chadhm@okstate.edu
- David Thomison
- Associate Professor of Professional Practice, School of Entrepreneurship
- Research Interest: Early-stage capital formation, inventor presentations/pitches, value proposition and strategic pricing and student business plan competitions
- david.thomison@okstate.edu
- Jonathan Butler
- Associate Professor or Professional Practice, School of Entrepreneurship
- Research Interest: Customer discovery, investor presentations and financial projection
- Areas of expertise: Startup companies, value creation, and raising equity
- jonathan.butler@okstate.edu
- Kristin Hadley
- Riata Entrepreneur-in-Residence
- Research Interest: Business startups and early stages of small businesses
- kristen.hadley@okstate.edu
- Cara Evans
- Riata Entrepreneur-in-Residence
- Research Interest: Workforce development and retention, rural entrepreneurship and small businesses
- carae@okstate.edu