Champlain College's Bring Your Own Business (BYOBiz) Program announces its Spring 2010 Speaking from Experience series of lectures and talks, which features local business and entrepreneurial leaders. All events are held in Alumni Auditorium at Champlain College and are free and open to the public.

·         Tuesday, Jan. 26, 7 pm:  Brad Robertson, Publisher, The Burlington Free Press, "On Intrapreneurship."  In addition to serving as publisher of Vermont's largest daily newspaper, Robertson is frequently participates on Gannett's special venture teams trying to improve the competitiveness of the international media company's legacy newspaper businesses in this new media age.  He will speak about "intrapreneurship" (entrepreneurship in large companies).  

·         Tuesday, March 2, 7 pm:  Dawn and Michael Lancaster, co-founders of Carved Solutions, LLC. Dawn and Michael are both Champlain College alums living out their childhood dream -- to operate a successful business together.  Dawn recently spoke to students during the College's LEAD program Life Entrepreneurs Sophomore Symposium.  Dawn and Michael will speak about their path to creating a successful specialty soap company based in Vermont.

·         Tuesday, March 30, 7 pm:  Hinda Miller, founder of Jogbra and currently Vermont State Senator. Inspired by the impact of Title IX on women's participation in sports in the 1970, Miller (literally) sewed two jockstraps together to create the first Jogbra.  She and her business partner built Jogbra into a successful Vermont-based enterprise, eventually selling the company to Playtex.  With financial security, Miller focused on creating a more balanced life and various causes, and eventually a successful run in politics as a Vermont State Senator.   

The Speaking from Experience Series is sponsored by Champlain College's BYOBiz Program, which mentors student entrepreneurs and their businesses. For more information, contact Robert Bloch, BYOBiz program director at BYOBiz@champlain.edu, call 865-6490, or visit www.champlain.edu/byobiz.html

Champlain College, a private baccalaureate institution, was founded in 1878. Champlain has 2,000 undergraduate students and is ranked 12th in the top tier of Best Baccalaureate Colleges in the North by 2009 America's Best Colleges, published by U.S. News & World Report.

Located in Burlington, Champlain College offers Education in Three Dimensions, a unique, multi-faceted approach to professional development, academic excellence and community-based life experience education over four years. Champlain also offers study abroad programs with campuses in Dublin, Ireland and Montreal, Quebec and extensive online and continuing professional education. To learn more about Champlain College, visit www.champlain.edu.