The Blackstone LaunchPad is Syracuse University’s entrepreneurship and innovation hub located in Bird Library. It serves students, faculty, staff, and alumni who are developing startups, creative ventures, or social impact projects.
From 2022 to 2023, I was employed here as a Global Media Fellow.
“Jack. Come on. What the hell does ‘Global Media Fellow’ even mean?”
I’m so glad you asked!
Well, I helped students with their pitches. Most of the time, conveying the “big idea” is a matter of cutting back on the jargon and knowing what’s emotionally relevant to your audience. A confused mind doesn’t buy, especially if there’s no emotional stake.
Additionally, I was a content writer for the LaunchPad website. A student would come into our space working on a brand new idea; sometimes they even had a minimum viable product or service that was ready for market. It was my job to write about them in an advertorial format.
My Articles:
Emma Lueders ’24 and Jennie Bull ’24 Are “In the Mood” to Spread the Message of Self-Love and Sex Positivity
Domenic Gallo ’24 is Reimagining Alternative and Assistive Communications Tech
Emma Rothman ’21 Writes About “Living Like She’s Dying” in Her New Book
The Future of Protein Supplementation: Tyrin Fernandes ‘20 and Fauna
So then there was this other guy named Peter. He was a ‘Cuse alum based out of Pittsburgh. He makes “wearables” and stuff. He approached us wanting to do a masterclass for artistic entrepreneurs.
I’m really doing a great job of explaining this, aren’t I?
The point is, we did a social media lift for him as well. I was in charge of this over the summer. So we made an advertorial that went out across all of the major university publications.