📅 Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026
🕒 Time: 12 p.m.
📍 Location: Commons 110
🥨 Lunch provided

Guest speaker: Ryan Yousefian – ApnoMed, Co-Founder/CEO

This session will feature Ryan Yousefian, Co‑Founder and CEO of ApnoMed, and a former participant in the Business Plan Competition. Get Inspired! as Ryan shares:

• His firsthand experience competing in the Business Plan Competition
• Key lessons learned and how the experience shaped his entrepreneurial journey

Ryan is passionate about developing meaningful innovations and building collaborations that improve patient outcomes—this is a session you won’t want to miss.

Registration link: https://bites2.eventbrite.com/

📅 Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026
🕒 Time: 12 p.m.
📍 Location: Commons 110
🥨 Lunch provided

Guest speaker: Marie Mayes, Interim Director, Center for Entrepreneurship

Learn about the opportunity to take your ideas and innovations to the next level, gain experiences by being a part of a team, and make incredible memories! Start the process of forming a team, recruiting for one, or joining an existing team.

Registration link: https://bites1.eventbrite.com

📅 Date: Friday, September 5, 2025
🕒 Time: 3:00 PM
📍 Location: Commons 110
🥨 Refreshments provided

Join us for an inspiring afternoon with Dan Castles, recipient of the prestigious WSU Alumni Achievement Award. This award is the highest honor given to alumni by the WSU Alumni Association, established in 1970 to recognize outstanding service and contributions.

Out of more than 250,000 WSU alumni since 1890, just over 500 individuals have received this distinction. Awardees are recognized for their significant service to WSU and/or outstanding contributions to their community, profession, or nation.

Come celebrate Dan Castles’ remarkable achievements and gain valuable insights during this Lessons in Leadership session.

The WSU Center for Entrepreneurship will host “Abundance in Business,” a webinar by Steve Young, former NFL quarterback, at 12 – 1 p.m. on October 29.

Participants may register online to watch the webinar in person in the Commons building or watch on their own via YouTube.

Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees.

Young’s football career spanned more than 15 years in the NFL, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers, where he received numerous accolades. In addition to his gridiron fame, he is also a licensed attorney, an acclaimed inspirational speaker, a sought-after spokesperson for major companies such as Visa, PowerBar, and Sun Microsystems. He founded and chairs the Forever Young Foundation, which is actively involved in children’s charities worldwide. Currently, he is a partner, chairman, and cofounder of HGGC, a middle-market private equity firm.