Poole Podcast

When former NC State quarterback Mike Glennon founded his virtual coaching platform Emulate Sport, he quickly learned how difficult it is to get a startup off the ground. But he also learned how much potential there was to make money - if the startup was successful. Today, Glennon and Jon Carr talk about the hard truths of entrepreneurship, and how the clinical model at the NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic is helping students make mistakes to be prepared for their next chapter.

Show Notes

When former NC State quarterback Mike Glennon founded his virtual coaching platform Emulate Sport, he quickly learned how difficult it is to get a startup off the ground. But he also learned how much potential there was to make money - if the startup was successful.  Today, Glennon and Jon Carr, Professor of Entrepreneurship,  talk about the hard truths of entrepreneurship, and how the clinical model at the NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic is helping students to "fail safe" to better prepare them for their next chapter.

Jon Carr is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and chair of the Department of Management, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship at North Carolina State University.

Mike Glennon, a 2011 Poole College graduate, is now entering his tenth season in the NFL currently with the NY Giants. He's also the co-founder of Emulate Sports.

The Poole Podcast is hosted by Jenny Hammond, the CMO at Poole College. This is a production of Earfluence.

What is Poole Podcast?

At North Carolina State University’s Poole College of Management, we’re on a mission to create an innovative and collaborative intellectual environment. By balancing industry and academia, we’re developing and supporting leaders with entrepreneurial mindsets and the skills to solve our world’s problems. On this podcast, we’ll talk with faculty and industry leaders to share how thought leadership can be transformative in all areas of industry. This is how we think and do at NC State.