10 | INNOVISION MAGAZ INE SPRING 2022 | 11 ENTREPRENEURS WITH AN IMPACT For this year’s Entrepreneurship Week, the College of Business created a new panel featuring entrepreneurs with an impact. Four entrepreneurs, Deb Brandt, Daniel Price, Holly Parker, and Bart Bailey were invited to discuss their experiences. services to serve the community. She also helps lead organizations through considerable growth and into stability. Bart Bailey is a certified executive, business, and leadership coach, who helps ignite change in individuals, teams, and communities. He is known for creating safe spaces where meaningful dialogue can occur. Bart also utilizes his expertise in lean thinking to manage functions across a variety of industries, which include engineering, operations, customer service, accounting, and planning. As the Chief Operating Officer for Courage to Care consultancy, Bart strives to bring justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion into the workplace and has led a multitude of race-related workshops, forums, and conferences related to racial equity and liberation. These entrepreneurs have a passion for a sense of community. They all were motivated to do work that meant something and could provide an impactful outcome for others. Through dedication and willpower, they have worked to help their respective communities. Though they all pursue different endeavors, each feels they must demonstrate both the measurable and immeasurable impacts they have on their communities in order to be successful and attract more funds. They reminded the audience that nonprofits should be viewed as a business and need to make money to grow so they can continue to pursue their mission. A key element in this is relationship building, which plays an important role in the success of all entrepreneurs. STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS PANEL Madison Dicely, Olivia Morgan, and Philip Jani discussed bringing their innovative ideas to life during Entrepreneurship Week’s Student Panel event. Madison is a content creator on YouTube and TikTok. She started creating videos in March 2020 and has grown her following to 1.2 million viewers. Her content focuses on ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response). Despite her success as a content creator, she hopes to finish college with a Communication Design degree. Olivia has her own freelance business, Morgan Photo & Design, which she started three years ago. She established her business by investing her time in her business and building relationships. Olivia is also pursuing a degree in Communication Design. Philip Jani is a recent Kutztown University alum who owns two businesses, Enterprise Capital Investments (ECI) and Real Estate Marketing Concept. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology. Philip’s interests allow him to buy houses for a low value and flip them. Sacrificing free time has allowed him to grow his business. This event was well attended by other KU students, as well as local high school students. As current students, the panelists discussed how they learned to balance their school life with their entrepreneurial life. The audience members were very interested in what was shared by the panelists and followed up the event with a wonderful discussion about what it takes to become a successful young entrepreneur. PHILIP JANI MADISON DICELY OLIVIA MORGAN Deb Brandt speaking to the audience. Deb Brandt, a KU alumna, is the founder and creative director of Fig Industries, a Lancaster City-based organization. Fig is a multi-platform communications package, which offers services such as branding, packaging, marketing, web design, photography, and public relations to businesses and communities. Due to the success of her business, Deb helps local nonprofits through donations and sponsorships. Fig also encourages readers to shop local and independent businesses by advertising shopping, dining, arts, and events in the City of Lancaster. Daniel Price (’04) is the Executive Director of Mosaic Community Land Trust, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to improving life for Pottstown residents through community gardens, community land trust housing, and community arts. Daniel is very passionate about public service and his family property called Grace’s Garden, is used as a retreat for people during times of transition. Holly Parker is the Executive Director of the TriCounty Community Network, an organization that works with nonprofits to lead community projects. She has expertise working with community stakeholders, such as funders, sponsors, volunteers, school districts, and committees. Holly helps develop and implement creative programs and Pictured left to right: Dean Anne Carroll, Holly Parker, Daniel Price, Deb Brandt, and Bart Bailey
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