The Challenge and Excitement of Being a Student AND a CEO

April 28, 2010 12 – 1:00p.m. • Commons Room 331 Starting and growing a new business is both exciting and challenging. Now add onto that the responsibilities of being a student as well! Come listen to UMBC student entrepreneurs talk about their experiences in launching their companies. Featured student panelists: Martin Figueroa, '11, Managing Member, ROM Designs, LLC Major: Media and Communications ROM Designs, LLC specializes in the creation and sale of art on sneakers. Christine Osazuwa, '11, CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Scene Trash Magazine & Promotions Major: Interdisciplinary Studies - Music Journalism and Management Scene Trash Magazine is a regional monthly print magazine that focuses on unsigned and independent bands on the East Coast. Both the magazine and promotions components set out to develop and gain exposure for up and coming bands. Dehyu Sinyan, '11, President and CEO, Virtual Parent, LLC Major: M.S. Systems Engineering As an undergraduate student at UMBC, Dehyu came to the realization that time management was not his strongest ability. Furthermore, there was no service provided that used popular technology to assist students in learning how to manage their time, develop effective study skills, and keep on track with their academic and personal schedules. Capitalizing on this overwhelming need, Dehyu conceived the Virtual Parent, a service offering a copyrighted dynamic scheduling application that provides university students with reminders about academic and personal events through the use of automated text messages.