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[[File<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:Briabtbridge@aggies.ncat.jpg]]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. I also have a double major in Liberal Studies with a concentration in International Studies. &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. Although our project was not selected for that particular competition, 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 which on her own today. In addition, to the youth outreach program program Bria launched this fall! Following &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.</font></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">Bria also participates in hackathons and entrepreneurial competiitions across the success of that competition I continued to enter more competitions on my ownnation. I found 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. I was looking at social problems that impacted people everyday lives and tried to find solutions for them that were effective, innovativenetwork, and refreshinglearn about new emerging technologies. In additionHer total competion winnings is over $25, I 000. The competitions also increased my public speaking skills exponentiallydrive her&nbsp;</span><font face="comic sans ms, as well as my ability to conduct researchcursive">entrepreneurial spirit. After completing my first successful year at North Carolina ABria is currently working on two&nbsp;separate&T State I nbsp;startups. She had the opportunity &nbsp;privilege of going through a rigorous&nbsp;accelerator program that 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 study abroadbuild a sustainable entrepreneirship and innovation ecosystem, among Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the greater Black community. I Traveled Bria is involved in her local elections, and she also leverages her platform to Moroccodiscuss&nbsp;today's societal issues. &nbsp;After graduation, in spring 2019, where I studied my third language Arabic along with an intensive course Bria plans on gender studieslaunching her career in Private Equity. This experience enhanced my global outlook and led me will enable her to pick up my second majorcombat existing disparities in&nbsp;funding faced by founders of color.</font>On campus I am the President of my hometown organization<font face="comic sans ms, cursive">When Bria finds time to relax she loves to travel, as well as coread and play sports!&nbsp;</font> <span style="font-founder of the Aggie Innovation Network. I am interested in increasing interdisciplinary collaboration.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}}