2008 Woodie Awards
'Apprentice' winner to give talk
Samie Hartley
Issue date: 3/6/07 Section: News
Victoria Grantham, Pinkett's communications consultant on behalf of Kaplan Publishing, said Pinkett was able to balance work and school while maintaining a high grade point average and graduating from college debt free.
According to Pinkett's Web site, he got his entrepreneurial start by selling compact discs and cassette tapes out of his dorm room as part of MBS Enterprises, a business he co-founded.
That business evolved, and he founded MBS Educational Services & Training in 1997 when he was a student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Eric Lee, a senior majoring in marketing, said Pinkett is an inspiration to young entrepreneurs.
"Simply put - he has been there," Lee said. "He has risen to the top and is a testament that dedication and right purpose can get you everywhere. He is a tremendously driven, successful and accomplished individual."
Lee, who has a copy of Pinkett's new book, said Pinkett's speaking engagement is sponsored by San Jose State's Entrepreneurial Society, an organization Lee is a member of.
"The Entrepreneurial Society is a student organization dedicated to nurturing a human network of exceptional, disciplined visionaries, young professionals and the business leaders of tomorrow," Lee said.
Pinkett's speech is part of the Entrepreneurial Society's Eminent Speaker Series, Lee said.
According to Pinkett's Web site, he got his entrepreneurial start by selling compact discs and cassette tapes out of his dorm room as part of MBS Enterprises, a business he co-founded.
That business evolved, and he founded MBS Educational Services & Training in 1997 when he was a student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Eric Lee, a senior majoring in marketing, said Pinkett is an inspiration to young entrepreneurs.
"Simply put - he has been there," Lee said. "He has risen to the top and is a testament that dedication and right purpose can get you everywhere. He is a tremendously driven, successful and accomplished individual."
Lee, who has a copy of Pinkett's new book, said Pinkett's speaking engagement is sponsored by San Jose State's Entrepreneurial Society, an organization Lee is a member of.
"The Entrepreneurial Society is a student organization dedicated to nurturing a human network of exceptional, disciplined visionaries, young professionals and the business leaders of tomorrow," Lee said.
Pinkett's speech is part of the Entrepreneurial Society's Eminent Speaker Series, Lee said.
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