Emerging Leaders: Navigating Success in Business & Beyond

The Innovate State Speaker Series brings both emerging and accomplished Spartans back to campus for a fireside chat-style interview. These 60-minute sessions offer the chance for guests to share their perspectives on a wide array of topics like innovation, startup life, investments, and career paths. Students get the opportunity to hear firsthand about the hard knocks of the entrepreneurship & innovation hustle to maintaining work/life balance. These are stories of success, stories of failures, and stories of uncommon will—and you do not want to miss them.

Innovate State kicks-off at 6 p.m. ET in the Entrepreneurship Lab (651 N. Shaw Ln., M025 Business Pavilion, East Lansing, MI 48824) and are free to the community. Events will be offered in-person only but are available virtually on the Friday following the event at eship.msu.edu/innovate-state/. Early registration is highly encouraged. 

K.J. Royal, V.P. of Sales, REVSCALE

K.J. Royal is a dynamic entrepreneur from Lake Orion, MI, known for his expertise in B2B sales, team building, and operations. He graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 2015. With a successful exit from his previous venture, K.J. now serves as VP of Sales at Revscale. He is also deeply committed to nurturing future innovators, actively mentoring at Founders Institute and Techstars. There, he guides startups in developing MVPs, crafting go-to-market strategies, and securing funding. His passion for entrepreneurship is matched by his dedication to fostering the next generation of business leaders.

For further questions, contact Annie Gillespie, [email protected]

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