Prometheus

Bryan McCannon
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The aspiration is to disseminate knowledge, share experiences, and inspire. The focus is on entrepreneurship - shedding light on the innovation and creativity that sparks prosperity. Why Prometheus? We at Illinois Wesleyan are the Titans. Prometheus was a Titan. He aided humanity by giving us fire. Prometheus promoted knowledge and cared for human prosperity. Fire is energy, it is transformation, it is prosperity. IWU strives to be the leading entrepreneurially liberal arts university in the country. We shed light on entrepreneurship and innovation. Like the light from Prometheus’ fire.

에피소드

  1. 2025. 12. 10.

    Episode 8: Brenda Lessen Knoll

    Dr. Brenda Lessen Knoll is a nursing professor at IWU and innovator of the PIOMI therapy. It is a method used on preterm babies to help them transition to oral feeding allowing them to leave the hospital days earlier. Brenda talks about PIOMI, the training/consulting business she has founded, and her path in nursing education.

    31분

  2. 2025. 11. 20.

    Episode 7: Chris Bisaillion

    Chris is an IWU alum and co-founder of Bottleneck Management. We talk about the necessity of distinctiveness, providing value, and data-informed decision making.

    25분

  3. 2025. 11. 14.

    Episode 6: Hadi Imtiaz

    Hadi is a computer science major and co-winner of the 2025 Titan New Venture Challenge. He has developed an app that helps people control their overuse of their phones. Hadi talks about the app's creation and how he merged his psychology and computer science education to develop his idea. We talk about the pitch competition and the value he received from competing.

    18분

  4. 2025. 11. 14.

    Episode 5: Will Jenkins

    Will Jenkins is an IWU alum and serial entrepreneur. Will discusses a career in sales and how important sales is to an entrepreneur. We discuss how a curricular program in professional sales matches the skills developed at a liberal arts university. We even talk about how being a competitive athlete translates to professional success.

    28분

  5. 2025. 11. 13.

    Episode 4: Marc Talluto

    Marc Talluto is an IWU grad and serial entrepreneur. Marc talks about his journey as an entrepreneur and his thoughts on the strategies of a successful entrepreneur. He also emphasizes the value of experiential learning and why emphasizing entrepreneurship within a liberal arts college is appropriate.

    25분

  6. 2025. 11. 07.

    Episode 3: Zach Rodriguez

    Dr. Zachary Rodriguez is currently a professor at Union College but as an undergraduate started a nonprofit, Embrace it Africa, which strives to address poverty in Uganda. Zach talks about fundraising for their school fees, the aims of microfinance, and shares his thoughts on social entrepreneurship.

    42분

  7. 2025. 11. 05.

    Episode 2: Caleb Martinez

    Caleb Martinez is a student-entrepreneur at Illinois Wesleyan and a co-winner of the 2025 Titan New Venture Challenge pitch competition for his search optimization company Bear SEO. Caleb talks about his experiences as a student-entrepreneur and how being a student-athlete has helped him on his journey.

    22분

  8. 2025. 10. 29.

    Episode 1: Tara Gerstner

    Professor Tara Gerstner talks about the entrepreneurship curriculum at IWU, her path to teaching entrepreneurship, and her thoughts on the future of higher education instruction.

    24분

  9. 2025. 10. 21.

    Episode 0: Welcome to Prometheus

    This is the introductory podcast explaining our aspiration.

    4분
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The aspiration is to disseminate knowledge, share experiences, and inspire. The focus is on entrepreneurship - shedding light on the innovation and creativity that sparks prosperity. Why Prometheus? We at Illinois Wesleyan are the Titans. Prometheus was a Titan. He aided humanity by giving us fire. Prometheus promoted knowledge and cared for human prosperity. Fire is energy, it is transformation, it is prosperity. IWU strives to be the leading entrepreneurially liberal arts university in the country. We shed light on entrepreneurship and innovation. Like the light from Prometheus’ fire.

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    Bryan McCannon
  • 방송 연도
    2025년
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