NOVEMBER 7TH, 2025 • MCCOY 127
12PM
Welcome Address + lunch
· McCoy Hall 127
Tara Godby · Co-Founder of Teakeasy Tea
Finding your purpose in entrepreneurship
1 - 1:15 PM
Break
1:15 - 2:15PM
Designing the Perfect Pitch
· McCoy Hall 127
Quinn Valentine, Director
Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
McCoy College of Business at Texas State University
2:15PM
Break
2:30 - 3:30PM
Sandbox Session 1: AI Tools for Business Startups
· McCoy Hall 127
Dr. Ju Long · Professor - Dept of Information Systems & Analytics
McCoy College of Business at Texas State University
3:30PM
Break
3:45 - 4:45PM
Sandbox Session 2: Understand & Assessing Funding Opportuntities for Startups
· McCoy Hall 127
Rod Keller · CEO/Executive Coach
5 - 5:30PM
Regroup & Recap
NOVEMBER 8TH, 2025 • MCCOY 119
12PM
Lunch + Keynote
Max Feber · Shark Tank Alum
1PM
Session 3: Start-Up Panel
· McCoy Hall 119
Panelists: Max Feber, Christina Jovanna Olivarez. Randy Haran, Rod Keller, Mark Nanez
Moderators: Regina Bautista and Isabelle Cantu · CIE Student Staff
2:10PM
Session 4: The Great Game of Business
· McCoy Hall 119
Randy Haran · President of the Business Crusader
3:10PM
Session 5: Legal Aspects of Business
· McCoy Hall 119
Micheal Williams, CPA · Founder of SME Accounting
4PM
Pitch Competition
McCoy 124 · McCoy 125 · McCoy 126
Rooms will be assigned day of
5:30PM
Awards Following Pitches
McCoy 119
If you require accommodations due to a disability
Please contact kendallperkinson@txstate.edu at least 72 hours in advance of the event.