Moore Impact: The Darla Moore School of Business Podcast

Building Businesses IRL

Episode Summary

In Season 2 Episode 12 we visit with Dean Kress, retired Director of the Faber Entrepreneurship Center and the OG entrepreneurship instructor at the Moore School. We talk about what it takes to build a business in real life (IRL) and how we help students cultivate that skill set.

Episode Notes

Moore Impact Season 2 Episode 12

Changing the World Through Business

• Host
  • Dr. Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor, Management
• Guest
  • Dean Kress, Director of the Faber Entrepreneurship Center, retired

Dean Kress brought his entrepreneurial journey through fast food restaurant chains, graduate school, and the Small Business Development Center to the Moore School in and only recently retired. In this episode, he takes us through the history of entrepreneurship education at USC and how start-ups like the Faber Center and Proving Ground got their foundations and grew into their current status. 

Topics include:

• Dean’s journey
• How we teach business vs. how business really is
• Current classroom experiences in entrepreneurship
• Competitions and taking risks
• Can you teach entrepreneurship?
• Critical skills for entrepreneurs
• How the Moore School is making entrepreneurship accessible to everyone

To learn more about the Faber Center for Entrepreneurship click here.

Learn more about the Darla Moore School here

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