Thinkfest - featuring Jeffery Stamp, CEO, Bold Ideas

THINKfest, 2019

A exciting and educational day designed for high school students. Students enjoy themselves in a fun environment and come away with an understanding of the Entrepreneurial Mindset and how creativity plays an important role in everything you do.

Creativity is part of the entrepreneurial mindset that is critical to success. People who can think creatively, identify opportunities, and are able to develop them are an asset to any organization.

The Schedule:

8:30 – 9:00 Check-in; Morning Snack

9:00 – 10:30 Creativity – What it is and how it relates to Entrepreneurship 

10:30 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – Noon Creativity – How to Develop & Pitch It

Noon – 12:30 Box Lunch

12:30 – 1:30 Creativity Pitch Contest

The Speaker - Dr. Jeffery Stamp

For more than 25 years, Jeffrey Stamp has helped countless business professionals and students awaken their untapped creative abilities and accelerate their “discovery thinking” that adds value to organizations and improves the performance of individuals and teams.

Dr. Stamp has long practiced what he preaches. He was the creator of Baked! Lays Potato Chips, for PepsiCo’s snack division, Frito Lay. Having lead seven successful entrepreneurial start-ups, he also served as a Chief Trained Brain and V.P. of Technology for the widely recognized Eureka! Ranch, a leading product and service creativity think-tank. Dr. Stamp has been a chaired assistant professor of entrepreneurship at the University of North Dakota and conducted workshops worldwide.

In recognition of his nonstop energy, unique teaching style and passion for experiential learning, Dr. Stamp was awarded the prestigious and student-nominated Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education Award from the Acton Foundation. A learning session with Dr. Stamp is like a thrill ride for your brain, with exciting twists and turns that lead you, unexpectedly, to “aha!” moments you can use for a lifetime.