Qatalyst Health and Fostering New Businesses at DMSB
Brandon Mendez has had a hand through student project teams in supporting two new businesses at USC: Qatalyst Health and SOS eCharging. In this episode we talk about both and unpack some of the questions business owners face when getting a new idea up and going.
Moore Impact: The Darla Moore School of Business Podcast · Brandon Mendez, Kasie Whitener
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Show Notes
Season 2 Episode 28
Qatalyst Health and other Startups Fostered into Fruition at the Moore School
- Host
- Dr. Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor, Management
- Guest
- Brandon Mendez, Clinical Assistant Professor, Finance
Brandon Mendez is a clinical assistant professor of finance at the Darla Moore School of Business. He teaches courses in corporate finance and investments. His professional experience includes time in financial services, internal auditing, controllership, and management consulting. He has previously served in the U.S. Navy as a naval flight officer.
Brandon earned his Ph.D in finance from Florida State University. His research interests are in corporate and labor finance. He has a particular interest in the art market and its function. Brandon teaches courses in corporate finance and investments.
We discussed SOS eCharging and I couldn’t remember the partner’s name, only Mac Whittle. Don Mills is the business partner and Founder and President of SOS eCharging. Watch the demo video here.
Some topics include:
- Brandon’s involvement with Qatalyst and the challenge posed by Jeff Savage
- The evolution of Qatalyst through contest wins and grant funding
- The future for Qatalyst and the opportunity for DMSB to stay engaged
- SOS eCharging and the evolution through project work of that idea
- Comparable businesses and how companies get off the ground
- SC Nexus and energy grid infrastructure
- The business model for SOS eCharging and the possibilities
To learn more about Qatalyst Health click here
To learn more about SOS eCharging click here
To learn more about the Faber Center for Entrepreneurship click here.
Learn more about the Darla Moore School here
Photo Credit: KMS Software
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