Founders Roundtable: How Great Product, Community Connection, and Mission-Driven Values Create a Brand People Love
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The Center for Entrepreneurship at Monmouth University in collaboration with the AMA Marketing Club and Enactus are excited to invite you to the first Founders Roundtable of the semester.
🥞 How Great Product, Community Connection, and Mission-Driven Marketing Create a Brand People Love
Join us for a conversation with Shanyah Griffith-Rumph, founder of Buttermee Pancakes, who transformed a grad school creative outlet into a fast-casual brunch brand that serves thousands and earned #1 food at NJ.com's Jersey Shore food festival—all in one summer.
Shanyah will share her journey of building a brand, pivoting based on customer demand, and scaling with purpose—from first expo to regional recognition. She'll share her experiences navigating the challenges and triumphs of launching and growing a food business, offering valuable lessons for aspiring and established entrepreneurs and brand-builders alike.
👥 Featured Founder
Shanyah Griffith-Rumph, Founder & CEO of Buttermee Pancakes - Built a fast-casual brunch brand rooted in joy, creativity, and community. Starting from a creative outlet during graduate studies in clinical mental health, Shanyah reimagined the pancake experience and grew from a single expo debut to serving thousands across the tri-state area in one summer. Check out Buttermee Pancakes on Instagram.
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✨ Founders Roundtables are interactive conversations with successful founders who share their journey from concept to company across diverse industries and diverse levels of scale. This semester we welcome founders across hospitality, technology, and consumer goods. These are candid, behind-the-scenes conversations where you'll learn how real entrepreneurs launched and scaled their ventures, navigated early-stage challenges, built their brands, and achieved success.
👋 Who should attend? Everyone is welcome. Students interested in entrepreneurship, marketing students eager to learn real-world brand-building strategies, anyone in the community considering starting their own venture, those interested in mission-driven business and impact, and future leaders who want to learn from those who've walked the path.
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