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What’s in it for you?

The winner(s) will have the opportunity to implement their idea with a budget at BookScouter. Of course, the winner(s) will also receive an hourly financial compensation for their time implementing their concept with us!

How cool is that?!

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High school senior Riya Shah developed the concept for her business, MyFetalLife, when she was just a freshman, at age 15. Taegan interviewed Riya on The Studentpreneur Show about her amazing story of building a business while still roaming high school halls.

On this episode of The Studentpreneur Show, we hear from Rachel Benyola, creator of KOVA. KOVA is a foldable helmet meant for biking, riding scooters, rollerblading, and more. Not only is it stylish, but it also does a great job of protecting your head. Rachel and Taegan talk about changing majors in college, going a different route than expected, and being what Rachel called “a proud doctorate school dropout.”

We know, we’re jumping out of order with our episode highlights. We had so much fun with this interview, that we couldn’t wait to share it with all of you!

On this episode of The Studentpreneur Show, we speak with Destin Bell, one of the young men that is running the sports analytics tool called KDash. Not only is Destin working on KDash, he also previously owned a business called LifeOffU. In this interview wediscuss why LifeOffU ended, how Destin overcame failures of the business, and what he now knows for the future.

Passion has met it’s purpose for Camron Brown, current senior at University of Kentucky and entrepreneur building Scoreboard Media Company along with trusted friends. On this episode of The Studentpreneur Show, we hear from Camron Brown about Scoreboard, what he is learning about the sports media industry, life as a studentpreneur, and chasing one’s dreams.

What is Scoreboard?

Scoreboard is a sports media platform changing the way consumers engage with sports. They develop and curate content in addition to giving users the opportunity to also create and share their sports content.

Scoreboard is in development and should be live soon.

The goal of Scoreboard is to lead the change in the way sports are being consumed. They way they are doing this is by giving fans and journalists more control of the content. The content on Scoreboard will be diverse, but also include more personal interviews with players in addition to giving users the opportunity to create their own content from articles and videos.

Scoreboard helps solve the issue of decreasing engagement of sports television. According to Camron Brown, over the past two years sports media companies have seen a decreate in ratings. Camron and his team realize that people want to engage with sports differently. Something he is addressing in his book! Scoreboard will helps since this platform can be used by stations and media corporations in addition to consumers.

Engaging with sports has shifted over the past few years. Scoreboard aims to adapt with fans to keep everyone engaged.

The company plans to make profit first through advertisement. Later on they hope to grow in sponsorships and partnerships, but also want to create a subscription plan. Even thought it’s not public yet, Camron has a small, dedicated team building the business.

Finding Passion to Start a Business

Camron Brown’s vision started many years ago in high school. He was working with some people on a youtube channel called Inside Circle Sports (HERE is their first episode!).  While they were having fun something clicked for Camron. Now, Camron is a senior at the University of Kentucky. In his first year there he worked for the media department, specifically covering sports at the school. Camron loved it so much that he started a blog called Inside Circle Sports (his sophomore year).

Tapping into his passion, Camron began reaching out to professional teams and was able to work at NBA games and recently interned with the Baltimore Ravens NFL team. These experiences built his confidence and curiosity in the sports media industry. Like many entrepreneurs, his passion built as momentum grew.

Scoreboard will help you engage with sports in a whole new way!

In a few years, Camron and his team see the business growing significantly. They aim to be as big as Overtime. They also hope the business is sustainable for all of them and as a platform in the long run.

What is the Studentpreneur Experience?

Camron shares more about his experience as a student and entrepreneur. Taegan digs deep into what it’s like to be a studentpreneur.

Taegan asks Camron, “what in college has helped you the most as a business owner?” Camron’s answer: people. He shares that in his experience people are the most important. Networking, being transparent about his passion, and working hard has helped grow the business. He reminds us all that in college you have so many resources, including good people.

Camron shares the hardest three things about being a student while building a business are:

• Prioritizing school
• Connecting with people and taking time to rest
• Staying in touch with family

He also dives into the three best things about being a studentpreneur:

• Gives you a sense of confidence
• The support and sense of community people provide
• Opportunities to help others

Camron also shares his experience at the University of Kentucky and the entrepreneurship department.

On this episode you’ll also hear his honest thoughts on if college will help you grow your business and the different responsibilities and pressures present with being a student and being an entrepreneur.

Being a studentpreneur is somewhat like being an athlete. The drive and the influence are strong.

Measuring Success and Lessons Learned in Starting a Business

Camron isn’t shy with his story. His first business, Inside Circle Sports, failed. Now he sees success different. Today success means making sure he can take the next step in the business. In 10 years, success will look different. It’ll involve a few more KPIs. It’ll likely mean producing original content and buying major content and pushing it on their platform in a profitable way.

Already Camron and his team have learned so many lessons. One of the biggest lessons has come from writing his book about sports media. Recently Camron learned that people want to consume content differently than how they have engaged with it in the past. As a business they plan to (and recognize their need to) integrate several strategies into their platform.

Of course, we have business tips in this episode! Camron’s biggest tip: honesty.

He shares that it’s so important to be honest about where you are at with your business. Once he was able to personally be honest with where he was at, more opportunities came.

Camron has provides a lot of inspiration for the studentpreneur. Check out the full episode about Scoreboard and subscribe HERE. 

On this episode of The Studentpreneur Show, we speak with Kyle Wilkins, the Director of Operations for CP Custom Prints based in California.  We get into the company’s goals, background, and how you can make money by working with them.

The History of CP CustomPrints

Kyle shares the history of CP CustomPrints, a true studentpreneur story! He and his friend, Kamal Andrawis, CEO of CP CustomPrints, attended Cal Poly Pomona together.

In 2016, tired of paying too much for low quality custom gear for their fraternity and clubs, Kamal and Kyle created CP CollegePrints (recently rebranded to CP CustomPrints after expanding to serve corporations and college students). At the time, they were still students at Cal Poly Pomona!

Growing Into The Role of Director of Operations

Since then, Kyle has served as Director of Operations. His responsibilities have involved almost every aspect of the company. As he learned in college, “you learn by doing!” Kyle shares that this philosophy has rang very true with the business.

Through this position, he has been able to grow his wheelhouse to include networking, managing vendors, quality assurance, and creating a team.  Since their humble beginnings in 2016, they have expanded their team and created a nationwide campus representative program.

Before jumping into Director of Operations for CP CustomPrints full time, Kyle had a full time job with a corporation after college. While it didn’t take long for Kyle to be able to transition to being at CP CustomPrints full time, the corporate job provided him with the skills and knowledge he needed to help CP grow.

In this interview with Taegan, Kyle shares business strategies and insight from his time with CP CustomPrints.

Greek Life, Campus Rep Programs, and CP CustomPrints

Since their story started with Greek Life, Taegan asks Kyle more about his fraternity experience. He says that it is not what media often portrays. In fact, CEO Kamal has a Ted Talk about the the misconceptions of Greek Life where he highlights the positive impact Greek Life and the college network has for students.

Many of their target market and ambassadors are part of Greek Life. Kyle speaks specifically to student considering campus rep opportunities. He also shares how students can get involved (and paid) with CP Custom Prints:

• Apply directly on their website https://www.cpcustomprints.com
• Submit your resume at ambassador@cpcustomprints.com
• Or DM on instagram @cpcustomprints

Curious about campus rep programs? We share 7 of the top programs (including CP CustomPrints) HERE!

Now, it wouldn’t be The Studentprenur Show without our guest sharing insight into work experience and how to approach opportunities. To hear the full episode including Kyle’s awesome insight, check out THIS EPISODE of The Studentpreneur Show.