Meet this year’s Resident Student Leaders at Lassonde Studios. These student leaders live and lead at Lassonde, making sure residents are safe, happy, and healthy. They are accomplished and involved, serving as great role models for the students in their community. There are three Resident Student Leader roles: Experience Coaches, Roommate Facilitators, and Social Activity […]
The MBC Marketing Agency at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business has announced its student teams for the fall 2025 semester. The MBC Marketing Agency is a fast-paced, hands-on opportunity where students deliver high-impact marketing work for real companies enrolled in the Master of Business Creation (MBC) program — an innovative degree […]
Here are the photos from events and activities at Lassonde Studios in August 2025. During this month, we welcomed our new Lassonde 400 L10 residents and student leaders, hosted several kick-off events, introduced a new group of Master of Business Creation founders and Lassonde Founders, and more. Find upcoming events here: lassonde.utah.edu/calendar.
We welcome all students, alumni, and community members to engage in the many programs and opportunities offered by the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. Learn more: https://lassonde.utah.edu/getinvolved.
The award-winning Master of Business Creation (MBC) program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business graduated the first cohort of international founders through the new MBC Global option this month at a celebration in Ghana. The 18 founders enrolled from countries across Africa and grew their businesses with support from applied curriculum, personal mentorship, […]
The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business recently appointed Jeff D. Davis – an experienced international executive, entrepreneur, investor, and professor of entrepreneurship and marketing – as the new director of the award-winning Master of Business Creation (MBC). The unique program provides founders with personal mentorship, applied curriculum, access to funding, marketing resources […]
Denisse Martinez, a freshman at the University of Utah, has a vision for making the average gym experience more social and inclusive, and she is pursuing it with her startup, Alchemist, with help from the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. Martinez found that in a typical gym experience there can be a lack of member engagement, feelings […]
In Ghana, where access to quality eye care can feel scarce, widespread gaps in affordable, approachable vision services leave many underserved. Dr. Raphael Kyei recognized this challenge and took action. In 2020, he founded Lenzvision Optical with a clear mission: to reshape how eye care is accessed and perceived. What started as a small, self-funded […]
“We believe that every child is born with the ability to love food,” said Dr. Bonnie Feola. A pediatrician and certified chef, she recognized a gap in how we talk about feeding children. She is the founder of Nibbles and Sprouts, a pediatric culinary medicine practice that she is growing in the Master of Business […]
While finishing a degree in chemical engineering with a minor in math at the University of Utah, John Peterson pursued a fascination with photolithography and launched Quasi Stepper, a project that aims to make possible the creation of micro- and nanometer-scale patterns essential for fabricating components used in chips and other advanced devices. With a […]
