<div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.1599998474121px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[[File:BrandonNolte.jpg]]<br/></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.1599998474121px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Over the past few years I have had a growing passion for E-sports (Electronic Sports/Professional Video Games). I worked on a few different website start-ups which I have learned a lots of do's and do not's from those experiences. Recently I was given the opportunity to pitch an E-sports business concept at the Collegiate Entrepreneur Organization National Elevator Pitch which I got lots of positive feedback.</div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.1599998474121px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br/></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.1599998474121px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The past six months I have had the pleasure to be interning for Bunkhouse Joe Coffee where I organize events and attend. These events I would be providing our customers with a story about Bunkhouse Joe Coffee and answering questions pertaining to how our roast was different than any of our competitors. I was dedicated to providing Bunkhouse Joe Coffee with new tools that their new business had not yet explored. I guided them through their expansion for the winter season which involved a new roaster, new packaging, and a new line of product.</div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.1599998474121px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br/></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.1599998474121px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">As Vice President of our League of Legends(LoL) Club on campus I saw myself deriving new ways to promote socializing among gamers. Recently I pitched a project research and idea to our schools Elevator pitch competition and won. This business was for a gaming lounge. For a community on our campus with over 100 found and connected gamer's, I saw the ability to bring more and more of them together as a challenge. I currently am developing a plan of action with a few others to construct a gaming lounge to bring gaming communities together = Related Links = [[Southern Illinois University]] [[Southern Illinois University Student Priorities|Souther Illinois University Student Priorities]] University Innovation Fellows Spring 2016: [[Mara Decker|Mara Decker]] [[DJ Jeffries|Deborrius Jeffries]] [[Trevor Jones|Trevor Jones]] [[Asia Lee|Asia Lee]] Fall of 2015: [[Dan Bach|Dan Bach]] [[Thomas Birch|<font face="Arial">Thomas Birch</divfont>]] Spring 2015: [[Alex Hutchinson|Alex Hutchinson]] [[Brandon Nolte|Brandon Nolte]] [[Katie Dzugan|Katie Dzugan]][[Category:Student Contributors|b]][[Category:Student Contributors]][[Category:Southern_Illinois_University_(2015_Spring_cohort)]][[Category:Southern_Illinois_University_(2015_Spring_cohort)]][[Category:Student Contributors]]{{CatTree|Southern_Illinois_University}}