Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Student success extends beyond the classroom! We challenge YOU to donate TODAY! For 24 hours, Bulldog Nation will rally together to show support for our University and our students. Every gift, no matter how large or small, will directly support Fresno State students and programming, strengthening the University and ensuring success for the future. To Donate to the Lyles Center, please follow the steps below:... 1. Visit https://dayofgiving.fresnostate.edu 2. Click on the Give Now button 3. Select Craig School of Business (CSB) Centers and Institutes in the College, School or Area drop down menu Select Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the Fund Designation 4. Enter your Contact Information and complete Final Steps! Learn more about Day of Giving here: https://bit.ly/CSBDOG2020Donate #FresnoStateDOG #LylesCenter

The Lyles Center Minute | January 2021 Edition - https://mailchi.mp/76bddbc50bb9/january2021

Don't forget to tune into Shark Tank tonight on ABC!

FRESNO STATE GRAD Matt Walsh will be appearing on Shark Tank Friday, January 8th on ABC! Matt Walsh (Class of 2006, Craig School of Business at Fresno State, Entrepreneurship graduate) and his business partner, Dax Holt, own and operate the company TROPHYSMACK, a customizable Fantasy Trophy company located in Southern California! Learn more here: http://www.trophysmack.com #BeBold #FresnoState #GoDogs

Happy Holidays from your team at Fresno State's Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship! We hope 2021 brings you happiness and joy! #BeSafe #BeBold

The Lyles Center Minute December 2020 Edition - https://mailchi.mp/8ae99f9b44a6/december2020

Did you miss Pay It Forward yesterday? Fear not! We got you covered. #PIFseries #PayItForward #FresnoState

This year, the Better Business Bureau and Fresno State's Ethics Center and Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship televised its Ethics Awards ceremony on CBS47 Eyewitness News. The event recognized one local resident and some local businesses that go above and beyond to promote ethics and trust in the marketplace. We are proud to bring you the full televised event below!... #CelebrationofEthicalLeadership #FresnoState #BeBold

Ever wonder what life after school is like? If so, join us for an engaging interactive panel discussion with five recent graduates from Fresno State and the Laval Entrepreneur Mentor Program (EMP). Another one of our featured panelists is Mike Fenn, Class of 2013! Mike has nearly 10 years of experience in international business. In 2013 Mike got his start working with The Almond Company in the shipping and logistics department. He was a shipping clerk for over a year and then... rose to the department manager position. After heading the shipping department for a year Mike moved into the sales department and became the Assistant to the Vice President. In his current role as the Director of Sales, Mike is responsible for the sale and marketing of more than 300 million dollars’ worth of the annual California almond crop. Mike has lived overseas in Egypt and the United Kingdom. While living in the United Kingdom, Mike helped found and develop Minerva Global, of which is a partner today. Minerva Global is a nut and dried fruit sales and marketing company which has a staff that speaks six languages and conducts business in multiple currencies. To register or to find out more about our featured panelists, visit http://bit.ly/fresnostatepayitforward #FresnoState #PIFSeries #FresnoStatePayItForward #LylesCenter

Pay It Forward Webinar | Life Beyond Fresno State - https://mailchi.mp/lylescenter/november2020

Fresno business, Next-Gen Escape Room, is getting creative by letting people escape outdoors just in time for Halloween. Source: ABC30 Action News #innovation #entrepreneurship

"Together we can reach our destination!" Check out Lyles Center's Student Hatchery resident Melvin Velasquez and his submission for the CEO Global 2020 pitch competition! #CEO #Peopleschoice #CEOGlobal2020 Get Served Transportation

This year, our friends at The Fresno State Ethics Center recorded a conversation with our 2020 Ethical Award Winner, Nikiko Masumoto. Masumoto talks about agriculture and the environment, race and diversity, as well as the importance of memory and hope. She concludes the conversation saying, "We have almost forgotten some of the audacity of our country... Of course, the promise of our democracy is not yet fulfilled. But we can't give up on that audacity. We need to believe that we can do good by each other and by the earth."

In light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and its impact on business, ICIC and Kaiser Permanente have decided to offer the ICCC Central California Opening Seminar as an interactive virtual two-day seminar series taking place the mornings of Tuesday, October 27th and Thursday, October 29th! Learn more at iccapitalconnections.com

Lyles College of Engineering Tech Talks Daniel Castro, Patent Attorney, Entrepreneur, and Founder and CEO of OppJar The Lyles College of Engineering at Fresno State, Eta Kappa Nu -Honor Society for Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Valley Industry Partnership (VIP) for Cooperative Education program welcomes Daniel Castro, Founder and CEO of OppJar!... Friday, October 9 12 to 1 p.m. Zoom (Registration Required) Daniel Castro is a patent attorney and entrepreneur. He has lived in Fresno since 2008, but grew up in East Los Angeles, where he graduated from Garfield High School. While in high school, Daniel was part of the Jaime Escalante Math & Science Program from which the movie "Stand and Deliver" is based. He received both a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he majored in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. While at MIT, Daniel had the privilege of taking a course with Dr. Amar Bose (audio pioneer and founder of the Bose Corporation) who mentored him and recommended that he merge his love for technology and writing by pursuing a career in patent law. Soon thereafter, Daniel attended and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, where his studies focused on patent law and various other aspects of intellectual property. Daniel has worked in the patent field for over 20 years and is currently a partner at the law firm of Loza & Loza. He has represented several Fortune 500 companies including Microsoft, AT&T, and Qualcomm. Daniel is also the CEO of OppJar, which is a Fintech startup he recently co-founded with classmates from MIT and UC Berkeley to address the country’s wealth gap problem in which an unacceptable number of kids enter adulthood with little or no savings.

Pay It Forward Fall 2020 Webinar Series with Mendy Laval, Lyles Center Intrapreneur in Residence Job Outlook in a New Era | 2020, COVID and Beyond Featuring:... Debbie Young, PHR, SHRM-CP, MBA Director, Career Development Center California State University, Fresno Damian Lay Employer Connection Specialist California State University, Fresno Brought to you by Fresno State’s Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in collaboration with Fresno State’s Career Development Center!

Pay It Forward Webinar | Job Outlook in a New Era - https://mailchi.mp/lylescenter/september2020-1527717

Pay It Forward Webinar Job Outlook in a New Era - https://mailchi.mp/b84adedec5ba/september2020

Welcome Back Bulldogs! Here's a Lyles Center Minute! - https://mailchi.mp/27c6a32d3558/welcomeback2020

Pay It Forward Values Your Feedback and Input - https://mailchi.mp/fa5362a8e4b8/pifsurvey