[[File:Jake CoddingtonHS.jpegjpg|rightalt=|225x150pxthumb|213x213px|Jake Coddington.jpeg]]Jake Coddington is a Managing Partner of Sprekk Supply Group - a medical technology company, and Owner of Codd Interactive - a multimedia and web design company. Jake graduated with his MBA from Southern Illinois University - Carbondale in 2020, where he was named a 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 Scholar<ref>https://news.siu.edu/2019/09/092519-coddington-named-forbes-under-30-scholar.php</ref> and served as the president of Saluki Entrepreneur Corps student organization.
Jake Coddington is first year MBA student and graduate assistant at Through the Office of Economic and Regional Development (OERD) at SIU-Carbondale. His primary responsibilites at University Innovation Fellows program, he was given the OERD include business consultation opportunity to travel to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and market research Stanford University for students innovation and local business owners, heading the student business incubator programdesign thinking workshops. In partnership with fellow UIF [[Fellow:Carly Kasicki|Carly Kasicki]], Jake created and co-heading taught the Entrepreneurfirst student generated class at SIU-Carbondale, "Innovations in-Residence programSustainability". This project based class graduated 13 students and led to 4 new sustainability initiatives on campus.<div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
Jake is also the president of Saluki Entrepreneur Corps, which focuses on enhancing it's members business and entreprenurship skills through workshops, competitions, and networking events.
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Prior to his time at SIU-Carbondale, Jake graduated from the University of Mississippi with both a Managerial Finance and Marketing degree. At the University of Mississippi, Jake lettered in varsity basketball and was on the Southeastern Conference (SEC) academic honor roll. He was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, a student worker and ambassador in the Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Tennesse Valley Authority fund manager, and a member of the financier's club, investments club, and entrepreneurship club.
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Jake enjoys traveling, sports (especially basketball and football), music, going to the movies, and spending time with friends and family. He hopes to one day start his own business and travel to many places around the world.
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