So, you want to be an entrepreneur?

Concordia College’s Center for Entrepreneurship is hosting an interactive day of entrepreneurial speakers and workshops for high school students interested in entrepreneurship. Students will hear from successful entrepreneurs and enjoy live musical performances while engaging in a hands-on workshop using artificial intelligence to design and build their own personalized product. Students will also leave the day with ideas on how to turn their passion into a career that generates an income and garners a following. Each participant will receive lunch in Concordia’s Anderson Commons dining center, a Studio FSR candle, and an opportunity to win a door prize arranged by our speakers.

Music and Entrepreneurship Day promises to be a fun-filled day that engages students and leaves them inspired to be entrepreneurial in whatever path or passion they are interested in! Register now to secure your seat. 

Session Descriptions:

Frederick Robin graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in composition from Concordia College in 2024 and is the founder of Studio FSR, an innovative olfacto-musical lifestyle label established in 2016. Robin serves as the strategic director for Studio FSR, orchestrating the company’s creative direction and strategic vision.

Studio FSR evolved from its origins as a sensitive skin care soap company to a trailblazer in olfacto-musical concepts. Studio FSR creates revolutionary olfacto-musical goods that capture the emotional power of haute parfumerie and new music to intensify human connection. Studio FSR actively participates in regional and national events, workshops, and festivals and has more than 120 collaborative partnerships spanning hospitality, restaurant, and retail sectors nationwide.

In this session, Robin will describe the process Studio FSR uses to develop new products and find product-market fit with their olfacto-musical Composed Candles. Participants will then engage in a workshop to create a candle that includes a microchip connected to an AI music generation website, enabling students to create olfacto-musical products similar to Studio FSR.

Connect with Frederick Robin

LinkedIn
Instagram
Facebook

Marin Wilts graduated from Concordia College in 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music and a concentration in business. As a member of the band Golden Age with Max Mona '21, Wilts achieved notable success with more than a million streams on Spotify. After earning her master’s degree in songwriting and production from Berklee College of Music in New York City, Wilts now teaches songwriting at Arizona State University.

In this session, Wilts will share how she used her entrepreneurial mindset to turn her musical passion into a career. As an independent musician and educator, Wilts will guide students through the essentials of turning their own passions into careers by building effective collaborations, identifying income streams, and growing a brand that attracts a following.

Connect with Marin Wilts

LinkedIn
Instagram
Facebook

Agenda:

9:15 a.m. Registration
9:30 a.m.  "Use AI to Develop Your Own Musical Candle" — Frederick Robin
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. "Turn Your Passion Into Purpose" — Marin Wilts
11:45 a.m.

Concordia Program Overview — Bree Langemo, J.D., and Dr. Nat Dickey

Concordia Student Club Introductions

12:15 p.m.
Campus Tour, Lunch, Atrium Table Visits
1 p.m.

Music by Lula

Entrepreneur Panel Q&A 

1:30 p.m. Depart Concordia

Past Entrepreneurship Events