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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<br/>'''</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<br/>'''</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.<br/>'''</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; innovating, creating content or any questions you may have.'''<br/span>'''</span><br/span></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 studying International Business Management with a minor in Entrepreneurship at the illustrious North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. AGGIE PRIDE!&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;"><br/></span></div><div><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">In the fall of 2015, as a freshmenfreshman, she worked with three other students to found MakeIT MarkET. An innovative, hands-on approach, educational program targeted towards high school students from disadvantaged communities. Bria continues to operate MakeIT MarkET on her own today.In addition, to the youth outreach program program Bria launched&nbsp;</span></div><div><span stylefont face="font-family: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><br/div><div><br/span></div><div><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">Bria also participates in hackathons and entrepreneurship entrepreneurial competiitions across the nation. She found finds the competitions to be beneficial in several ways. For instance , they helped help her grow 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></div><div><span stylefont face="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive">entrepreneurial spirit. Bria is currently working on two&nbsp;separate&nbsp;startups. She had the&nbsp;privilege of going through a rigorous&nbsp;"accelerator program that helped launch the Beta of one of her startups, AgSol.</font><br/div><div><br/span></div><span stylefont face="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive;">Bria is also passionate about advocating on behalf of her communities. Her goal is to build a sustainable entrepreneirship and innovation ecosystem , among Historically Black Colleges and UNiversitiesUniversities, and the greater Black community.n Bria is involved in her local elections, and she also leverages her platform to discuss&nbsp;today's societal issues. &nbsp;After graduation, in spring 2019, Bria plans on launching her career in Private Equity. This will enable her to combat existing disparities in&nbsp;funding faced by founders of color.</font> <font face="comic sans ms, cursive">When Bria finds time to relax she loves to travel, read and play sports. And she also DJs! &nbsp;<br/></spanfont>