A Conversation with Sharon K. Gillenwater

The CSU College of Business Institute for Entrepreneurship is proud to host a conversation with serial entrepreneur Sharon K. Gillenwater, author of Scaling With Soul: How I Built and Sold a $25 Million Tech Company Without Being an A**hole. At age 43, Sharon founded Boardroom Insiders, Inc., her third startup. She ran the company for 14 years before selling it in 2022 in a $25 million cash deal. Sharon has over two decades of entrepreneurial experience that includes both successes and spectacular failures.

📅 Date: April 2nd, 2025
⏰ Time: 12:00–1:00 PM
🥪 Lunch will be provided

In our conversation with Sharon, we will cover VC funding vs. bootstrapping, tips for finding key investors/partners/vendors/employees, managing your mindset as an entrepreneur, how to build a company to sell, and more! Bring your questions, as most of the session will be devoted to Q&A. This is a rare opportunity to dive deep with someone who has been there, done that.

Free and open to everyone - can't wait to see you there!

Host or Publisher Institute for Entrepreneurship