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<div><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;"><span style="font-size:larger;">'''School: North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University'''</span></span><br/></div><div><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;"><span style="font-size:larger;">'''What she does now: Undergraduate student and aspiring entrepreneur'''</span></span><br/></div><div><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;"><span style="font-size:larger;">'''What does that mean: Student studying International Business Management by day, starting businesses by night and creating ALWAYS.'''</span></span><br/></div><div><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;"><span style="font-size:larger;">'''Contact her about: Innovating on your campus; tapping into your entrepreneurial mindset; creating content or any questions you may have.'''</span></span><br/></div><div><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;"><span style="font-size:larger;">'''Email: btbridge@aggies.ncat.edu'''</span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">Bria Bridges is a former University Innovation Fellow and I am studying International Business Management with a current undergrad minor in Entrepreneurship at the illustrious North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. AGGIE PRIDE! I am a business management student with a passion for entrepreneurship and innovation. &nbsp;</span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">In the fall of 2015 I joined , as a group of freshman, she worked with three other students to compete in a social entrepreneurship competition. Our project was not selected. However that's when we found out about the Ford community challenge just days before the deadline. My group and I founded what became MakeIT MarkET an . An innovative, hands-on approach, educational program targeted towards high school students from disadvantaged communities. Bria continues to operate MakeIT MarkET launches this fall! Following on her own today. In addition, to the success of that competition I continued to enter youth outreach program program Bria launched&nbsp;</span><font face="comic sans ms, cursive">Innovation Lab, InLab, &nbsp;for her college peers. The InLab serves as a makerspace, coworking space, and an educational program for&nbsp;entrepreneurship, DESIGN THINKING, computer science and more competitions on my own. I found </font></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">Bria also participates in hackathons and entrepreneurial competiitions across the nation. She finds the competitions to be beneficial in several ways. For instance , they helped me help her grow my her critical thinking and analytical skills, network, and learn about new emerging technologies. Her total competion winnings is over $25,000. The competitions also drive her&nbsp;</span><font face="comic sans ms, cursive">entrepreneurial spirit. Bria is currently working on two&nbsp;separate&nbsp;startups. I was looking at social problems She had the&nbsp;privilege of going through a rigorous&nbsp;accelerator program that impacted people everyday lives helped launch the Beta of one of her startups, AgSol.</font></div><div><br/></div><font face="comic sans ms, cursive">Bria is also passionate about advocating on behalf of her communities. Her goal is to build a sustainable entrepreneirship and tried to fond solutions for them that were effectiveinnovation ecosystem, innovativeamong Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and refreshingthe greater Black community. In additionBria is involved in her local elections, I and she also increased my public speaking skills exponentially, as well as my ability leverages her platform to conduct researchdiscuss&nbsp;today's societal issues. &nbsp;After completing my first successful year at North Carolina Agraduation, in spring 2019, Bria plans on launching her career in Private Equity. This will enable her to combat existing disparities in&T State I had the opportunity nbsp;funding faced by founders of color.</font> <font face="comic sans ms, cursive">When Bria finds time to study abroad. I Traveled relax she loves to Moroccotravel, where I studied my third language Arabic. While abroad I also volunteered at the youth center teaching English read and developing programsplay sports!&nbsp;</font> <span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">[[File:Bria.jpg]]</span>[[Category:Student Contributors]][[Category:North_Carolina_Agricultural_and_Technical_State_University_(2016_Fall_cohort)]][[Category:Student Contributors]]{{CatTree|North_Carolina_Agricultural_and_Technical_State_University}}