Okanagan College business students have a new expert entrepreneur to turn to for insight and advice.

Jason Richards, who has been involved in a number of start-ups and who sold one of his first companies for $28 million to Procera Networks, has agreed to be the college害羞草研究所檚 next volunteer entrepreneur-in-residence.

害羞草研究所淛ason is a natural fit for this role,害羞草研究所� said Okanagan School of Business dean Bill Gillett. 害羞草研究所淗e has hard-won insights on what it is like to envision, start, grow 害羞草研究所� and sell 害羞草研究所� a business.害羞草研究所�

Richards, currently the CEO of a school-focused, Kelowna-based start-up called Minga, is the most recent in a growing line of respected individuals who have filled the role at the College, Gillett notes.

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They include: Dave Krysko, one of the founders of Club Penguin, Raghwa Gopal, currently the CEO of Accelerate Okanagan, Mel Kotler, the founder of Fabricland, Doug Manning, the founder of Bridges Transitions, Ed Hall, CEO of Regency Retirement Resorts and Bill Redmond, the CEO of HRI Supply and the college害羞草研究所檚 first entrepreneur in residence in 2007.

害羞草研究所淭he benefits to students and professors in having an Entrepreneur-in-Residence of Jason害羞草研究所檚 experience and calibre is obvious. His business interests and initiatives have taken him from California to Kelowna, have ranged from start-up to corporate success and yet he keeps coming back for more,害羞草研究所� said Gillett.

As Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Richards will have an office at Okanagan College and he will guest-lecture in classes, consult with students one-on-one or in small groups and will work with professors to brainstorm and strategize about modern, relevant business practices.

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Richards identifies himself as someone who values innovative ideas and loves to work with creative, positive teams.

害羞草研究所淎s a kid, I would have rather spent six hours designing a robot to clean my room than the 20 minutes it would take me to do it myself,害羞草研究所� Richards said. 害羞草研究所淥ne of the principles I害羞草研究所檝e clung to is to go out of your way to help people be successful. I think this role is an expression of how I feel about young entrepreneurs, especially those OC students taking business administration.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淭he school has an amazing reputation for students who care about business and 害羞草研究所� more importantly 害羞草研究所� are willing to put their talents to work for their communities. I look forward to further enmeshing myself in that culture.害羞草研究所�

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