February 7, 2025
Afropreneurship Celebration and Business Competition
February 7, 2025 at 12:00pm – 2:30pm EST
Bird Library, Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (Room 114)
Join the Blackstone LaunchPad for a panel discussion and business pitch competition. Applications to participate due Feb. 3.
February 10, 2025

Fireside Chat with Isaiah Salter, Creator of With a Grain of Salt (WAGOS) Podcast
February 10, 2025 at 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST
Couri Hatchery Student Business Incubator
Are you a student, athlete, creator, or entrepreneur with big dreams? Join us for an inspiring fireside chat on Mon, Feb 10 at 12 p.m. with Isaiah “Salt” Salter, creator of the viral…
LaunchPad Workshop: Overcoming Fear of Rejection
February 10, 2025 at 3:30pm – 4:30pm EST
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Join us for a workshop featuring alum Brianna Howard with lessons on how to overcome fear of rejection.
February 11, 2025
LaunchPad Lunch and Learn: Pivoting
February 11, 2025 at 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Join us in the LaunchPad to learn how to make a successful pivot with alum Koi Munyua.
LaunchPad Prep for Hult Prize Competition
February 11, 2025 at 6:00pm – 7:00pm EST
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Join Aditee Malviya for a Hult Prize Competition preparation session.
February 12, 2025
Coffee and Conversations with Emeka Ossai ’25 MBA
February 12, 2025 at 12:00pm – 2:00pm EST
Couri Hatchery Student Business Incubator
Can entrepreneurship change the world for the better? Emeka Ossai ’25 MBA believes it can. Join him on Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. for a thought-provoking conversation on “Entrepreneurship as a Force…
February 13, 2025
LaunchPad Workshop: Intellectual Property
February 13, 2025 at 2:00pm – 3:00pm EST
Bird Library
Join us for a workshop on understanding intellectual property with NYS ILC Dom Danna.
February 14, 2025
LaunchPad Valentine’s Skills Match Making
February 14, 2025 at 3:30pm – 5:00pm EST
Bird Library
Join us for the 2nd annual skills match-making event and find your entrepreneurial teammate.
February 17, 2025
LaunchPad Workshop: Pitch Deconstruction
February 17, 2025 at 10:00am – 1:00pm EST
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Join us for a pitch deconstruction workshop provided by Kat Carter, Megan Kelly, and Duane Connors.
Coffee and Conversations with Olivia Simons ’26: Growing Up in Business; Charting Your Own Path
February 17, 2025 at 1:00pm – 3:00pm EST
Couri Hatchery Student Business Incubator
Join Olivia Venezia Simons ’26 on Feb. 17 at 1 p.m. as she shares her journey into entrepreneurship starting from early experiences in family business and social media management to pursuing…
February 19, 2025
LaunchPad Workshop: Solution Selling
February 19, 2025 at 11:00am – 12:00pm EST
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Join us for a workshop on solution selling presented by alum Jeff Weimar
February 20, 2025
LaunchPad Workshop: Good Ideas
February 20, 2025 at 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Join us for a workshop identifying where good ideas come from. Presented by Linda Dickerson Hartsock
February 21, 2025
Hult Campus Qualifier
February 21, 2025 at 11:00am – 1:00pm EST
Bird Library, Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (Room 114)
Join the Blackstone LaunchPad for the Hult business competition, promoting the United Nations’ sustainability goals.
February 24, 2025
LaunchPad Workshop: Project Management
February 24, 2025 at 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Join us for a workshop with alum Jacqui Grant.
February 25, 2025
Coffee and Conversations with Niara McIntyre G’25: The Non-Linear Path to Success
February 25, 2025 at 12:00pm – 2:00pm EST
Couri Hatchery Student Business Incubator
Join Niara McIntyre G’25, a fierce entrepreneur, digital transformation advocate, and beauty enthusiast, for an exciting conversation about turning dreams into thriving businesses on Feb. 25, at…
LaunchPad Workshop: Inventors
February 25, 2025 at 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Inventors: Join us for a workshop on what to expect when designing a product with LaunchPad student inventor Tony Goncalves
February 28, 2025
LaunchPad Workshop: How to Build an Advisory Board
February 28, 2025 at 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Join us in the LaunchPad as we hear from Alum Justin Diaz on how to build your advisory board.
March 21, 2025
Women’s History Month CEO Roundtable
March 21, 2025 at 1:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
Bird Library, Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (Room 114)
Join the Blackstone LaunchPad as we hear from women CEOs.
April 10, 2025
RvD iPrize and Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award
April 10, 2025 at 11:00am – 3:00pm EDT
Bird Library, 1st Floor
Join the iSchool and the Blackstone LaunchPad for the 2025 Raymond von Dran iPrize and Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship award competition.
April 17, 2025
2nd Annual Investor Ready Symposium
April 17, 2025 at 10:00am – 2:00pm EDT
Bird Library, Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (Room 114)
Blackstone LaunchPad is hosting a panel discussion with founders and funders.