November 12, 2018July 15, 2019BBUM, business, education, entrepreneurship, events, travel, U-M Talking Urban Entrepreneurship in Shanghai I recently returned from a trip to Shanghai, China. The main purpose was to visit my daughter Stacy, who is working […] Share
November 7, 2018February 25, 2021community, education, family, scholarship, U-M The Power of Persistence – and Faith This morning, in the aftermath of a national election that was both disappointing and encouraging, I am reminded of the power of […] Share
October 16, 2018October 16, 2018community, education, entrepreneurship, travel, U-M, WSU Farewell to Wayne State University In July of 2017, I began serving at Wayne State University in the role of Senior Counselor to the Provost for Innovation […] Share
October 16, 2018July 9, 2019BBUM, business, community, education, entrepreneurship, U-M Urban Entrepreneurship Fall 2018 @ U-M is Underway! The Fall 2018 edition of my Urban Entrepreneurship course at University of Michigan is underway, and I’m excited by the participation of […] Share
October 8, 2018October 16, 2018BBUM, provinggroundbook, U-M Remembering Les McDermott This summer, while on vacation in Europe, I received some bad news from my friend and U-M classmate Earl Howard. Earl told […] Share
December 7, 2017November 11, 2018community, education, entrepreneurship, U-M Urban Entrepreneurship Fall 2017: Final Presentations! Last night was the final session for U-M ENTR490.012 Urban Entrepreneurship, Fall 2017 edition. Students presented the business models they developed to […] Share
October 18, 2017October 19, 2017business, education, entrepreneurship, technology, U-M Urban Entrepreneurs at Work Students in my U-M Urban Entrepreneurship class hard at work developing solutions. Our guest lecturer for this session was Charlie Michaels of […] Share
August 14, 2017August 14, 2017community, education, entrepreneurship, U-M Urban-Focused Entrepreneurship: Help us find the PAIN! Once again, we’re livin’ for the city. Fall is almost upon us, and so it is time for the next edition of […] Share
July 31, 2017August 1, 2017community, education, entrepreneurship, U-M, Uncategorized I’ve Joined the Wayne State University Team As of July 17, 2017, I have accepted a senior administrative position with Wayne State University (WSU) in Detroit, Michigan. The position […] Share
January 16, 2017January 16, 2017BBUM, community, events, family, provinggroundbook, U-M Martin Luther King Day, 2017 On this Martin Luther King Day 2017, I can do no better than to reprise the remarks I delivered at the University of […] Share