BC Shea Center for Entrepreneurship

It’s hard to believe the Class of 2026 graduates this Monday 🎓 We’re beyond grateful for all 28 senior members of the Shea Center this year, and would like to take a moment to spotlight some of those stellar individuals! #SheaCenter #BC2026

Shoutout to junior Caroline Driscoll for representing Boston College at the ACC InVenture Competition at Notre Dame! 👏 She pitched Mako Gear—a waterproof, floatable, trackable bag designed to keep life-saving essentials safe and secure. youtube.com/watch?v=GdmzgT…

A proud moment for ESI. Last Friday marked our first-ever Social Impact Studio, featuring student presentations across housing, health, environment, and finance, a fireside chat with GreenStory founder Mike Farber '89, and tabling with fellow social impact clubs!

Innovation was on full display at the 2026 Strakosch Venture Competition! Thank you to our outstanding judges, our brilliant finalists, and our dedicated team for bringing this day to life! #MakeIdeasHappen

We extend our sincere thanks to Andrew Hannon ’18 for taking the time to speak with our students and share his career journey from ultra-high-net-worth wealth management to the AI tech startup space. 👏

Innovation. Leadership. Community. 💡 Thank you to Alison Malloy ’95 and the Women Innovators Network for an incredible Female Founders Dinner! #MakeIdeasHappen

Grateful to @PopstrokeGolf Founder Greg Bartoli ’99 for joining us last Tuesday to share insights from his entrepreneurial journey with our students. We truly appreciate the time and perspective he brought to the conversation.

10 years of Demo Day and it keeps getting better 🚀 Shoutout to our 12 startups, our incredible team, and the community that’s supported us every step of the way. Next stop: Strakosch Venture Competition #MakeIdeasHappen

Kicking off with a packed house at the Elevator Pitch Competition Finals! Good luck to all the finalists. @StartatShea @BCSheaCenter @BCCarrollSchool

With the start of the academic new year coming up, we are excited to announce that registration is LIVE for the 2023 Solstice Conference!! We hope to see you on Sept 23rd-24th for a weekend full of workshops, networking, panels & more! Visit startatshea.com/solstice to learn more!

It’s that time of year again… the Solstice Entrepreneurship Conference is back! Join us Sept 23-24 for panels, workshops, networking, and more. The conference is open to everyone. Learn more and register now at startatshea.com/solstice! #SheaSolstice 💡

Congratulations @branickweix and everyone at @AryeoHQ! 👏

Next week: you, us, all at Avison Young 📍 Avison Young 🗓️ Wed, June 21 ⏰ 6:00pm 💌 bit.ly/BCBOS-TOT23 Come for the networking, apps, and drinks but stay for the fun! All Boston College alumni, parents, and friends are welcome to attend.

A sweet (sometimes calculated) success 🍰 At her Brighton bakery, @BCAlumni Ilona Znakharchuk ’21 creates stunning cakes and pastries inspired by her Ukrainian heritage. An occasional ingredient? Ancient math. on.bc.edu/SweetSuccess

🚀 Today we launched a *NEW* Startup Secrets video series that breaks down the nitty-gritty details on raising your startup's Seed round. ✔️ Tactical advice ✔️ Templates ✔️ Check-lists ✔️ Real talk We even snuck some fun in there 😉 📺Tune in here: bit.ly/SSeedFun

The annual Female Founders dinner—co-hosted by the @bcwinnovators and the @BCSheaCenter—featured alumni Manyaqi Wang (MCAS ‘20, MBA ‘23), founder of Phoebe Jon; Katie Diasti (CSOM ‘19), founder of @vivforyourv; and Ilona Znakharchu (MCAS ‘21), co-founder of Solodko.

Last week my startup @SocionCo won 2nd place in the annual @BCSheaCenter’s Strakosch Venture Competition! Check out this thread to learn more about how we are changing the game for #Influencers and their #agencies! 🧵

NYC Tech on Tap is back! Come for the networking, apps, and drinks but stay for the fun. 📍 The Smith (East Village) 🗓️ Thurs, May 11 ⏰ 6:00pm 💌 bit.ly/BCNYC-TOT23 All Boston College alumni, parents, and friends are welcome to attend.

Couple weeks ago, I went back to @BostonCollege to chat all things brand + content with student founders in @StartatShea’s accelerator! This Friday is their Demo Day & YOU need to tune in! 🤩 📍 Boston College / Livestream 🗓️ Fri, 4/14 ⏰ 4:30pm ET 💌 partiful.com/e/bSWmMG8M3Zo1…

25+ students. 100s of ideas. 1 thoughtful discussion. Massively grateful to @BostonCollege and @JereDoyle for inviting me to guest lecture as part of their undergraduate curriculum. This is just the beginning of my journey as an educator. More to come! 🙏