Candice Matthews Brackeen
Keynote Speaker
Lightship Capital
Founding Partner and CEO
Entrepreneurship Summit
The Center for Career Exploration and Success hosts a yearly Entrepreneurship Summit. At this year’s iNVENT U rendition, the theme is Dream, Do, and Deliver.
About iNVENT U
Held on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at College@Elm, iNVENT U will offer a vibrant space for aspiring entrepreneurs, student startups, and innovators to showcase their businesses and share valuable resources.
You’ll have the unique opportunity engage in real, unfiltered conversations about the challenges and successes of starting, sustaining, and advancing a growing business as a career. Get ready to be inspired throughout our action-packed schedule:
11 a.m. – Check-in, Resource and Vendor Fair opens, Lunch
12 p.m. – Welcome
12:15 p.m. – Keynote Speaker (Dream)
1:15 p.m. – Concurrent Workshops (Do)
2:15 p.m. – Fireside Chat (Deliver)
3:15 p.m. – Networking
Note: the Resource and Vendor Fair will close during the keynote address.
Our Guests
Savon Gibson Sr.
Workshop Lead
Empire Consulting and Gibson Financial Planning
Founder and Financial Planner
Amy Vaughan
Workshop Lead
Together Digital
CEO and Owner
Kate deJesus ’22
Fireside Chat Speaker
Lightship Capital
Head of Content and Marketing
VaLanDria Smith-Lash ’23
Fireside Chat Speaker
Coarse Culture
Founder
Kenny Glenn ’19
Emcee
Leading Men Fellowship
Program Manager
Author of Question Everything: Advice for Students and Graduates
Workshops
Digital Marketing Mastery: From Audience to Action
Presenter: Amy Vaughan
Transform your entrepreneurial vision into digital reality. As an award-winning creative director who has built breakthrough campaigns for global brands like P&G and Ford, Vaughan will guide you through the essentials of effective digital marketing tailored for startups and growing businesses.
You’ll learn:
- How to identify and connect with your ideal audience across digital channel
- Practical storytelling techniques that convert followers into customers
- Cost-effective strategies to amplify your reach without enterprise-level budgets
- How to build authentic digital communities that champion your mission
Whether you’re dreaming, doing, or delivering, leave with actionable tools to elevate your digital presence and drive meaningful growth by harnessing strategic marketing that aligns with your entrepreneurial journey.
Fuel Your Dream: Financial Game Plans for Entrepreneurs
Presenter: Savon Gibson Sr.
Every dream needs fuel, and, in business, that fuel is strategic financial planning. In this energizing and practical session, financial planner and entrepreneur Savon Gibson Sr. will guide you through creating a money blueprint that will help your business do and deliver.
RSVP for iNVENT U
Registration by Tuesday, April 22 is strongly encouraged. Once you RSVP, you’ll be added to the event roster so you can receive future updates.
Center for Career Exploration and Success
45 Armstrong Center
550 E. Spring Street
Oxford, OH 45056
