Introducing Jimmy Jia as a Mentor for the Master of Science in Entrepreneurship Program
The Master of Science in Entrepreneurship is Foster’s new 12-month degree that embodies the startup process — from ideation and formation to execution and scale. It blends the best of business school education, practical content, world-class Seattle connections, and time in the program for students to get their startup off the ground. Our goal for students: turn that spark into reality.
“I mentor student entrepreneurs because I enjoy the ideas and innovations of fresh eyes at existing problems. Many times I find that student teams come up with good ideas that just might work because they’ve not had the burden of running into walls quite yet. I hope to inspire students to continue their path and to reach their goals.”
As a mentor, I excel at…
Sales, customer development, product development, innovation and strategy, personal balance and centering.
Don’t ask me about…
Legal and accounting!
The one thing people should know about me is…
I enjoy the theater and used to be part of an Improv troupe.
My favorite entrepreneurial book, blog, podcast is…
Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing by Harry Beckwith.
When I have free time, I…
Go to the gym and watch opera. Not at the same time though.
I manage everyday stress by…
Playing music is a form of meditation. I play violin and dabble in piano.
If I’m going out to dinner, I’ll generally order…
1) Corned Beef Hash
2) Eggs Benedict
3) or something I’ve never seen before
As a kid, I was fascinated by…
Space travel!
As an adult, I’m fascinated by…
Quantum Physics! Because they make space travel possible.
The person I admire most is…
Winston Churchill.
I describe myself as…
Innovative, connector, active, technical.
My motto/tagline is…
Entrepreneur and educator at the forefront of innovation in energy finance.
Originally published at https://blog.foster.uw.edu on June 13, 2017.
