Six episodes in six days! Start it Up six-part
docuseries premieres on 28 June on YouTube
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Entrepreneurs'
Organization (EO)is proud to announce the premiere of the third
season of Start it Up, a series following student entrepreneurs who
are competing for global acclaim and awards on 28 June at
12pm Eastern Time (ET), 6pm Central European Summer Time (CEST) on GSEA's
YouTube channel. 'Start it Up' is a six-part docuseries produced by
EO which travels around the world to spotlight some of the world's
most promising young entrepreneurs building businesses while
enrolled in university studies. This unique series takes a closer
look at the lives of the student entrepreneurs in the final stage
of EO's Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) --from
semi-finalists to finalists-- and the stories behind their
innovative and inspiring start-up businesses.
2024 marks the 18th year that EO
has hosted the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. This year, the
top finalists are from 16 countries around the world, including
Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Egypt, India,
Indonesia, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Mexico, Philippines, Puerto
Rico, Saudi Arabia,
Switzerland, Turkey and the
United States. The students' businesses represent diverse
industries, including AI, medicine, agriculture, computer science,
and financial services.
Students are scored with 70 percent weighting on the individual
entrepreneur's vision, grit and values, and 30 percent on the
business concept and strength. That means, GSEA is uniquely placed
to identify the entrepreneurial spirit and qualities that will
enable young business founders to adapt, excel and remain focused
in the years to come.
Tamarin Morrell, EO's Director of the Global Student
Entrepreneur Awards said, "What makes GSEA and Start it Up so
special is that we are one of only a handful of competitions that
reward students for who they are, not what they do. EO's unique
positioning as a truly global organization enables us to search all
four corners of the globe to find those one-of-a-kind business
builders that have the tenacity to continue, no matter what life
throws at them."
To compete, students from 34 countries began pitching their
businesses nearly a year ago to established EO members in 89
chapters. Local winners moved on to the Global Quarter Finals –
hosted regionally. Throughout the process, each student received
mentorship from local EO members to support them throughout the
competition. From 1,357 student applicants, only 62 students made
it to the Global Quarter-Finals, and just 20 advanced to the
Semi-Finals. The semi-finalists then competed for a place to be
among the top six finalists. The top 20 student entrepreneurs and
their businesses are featured in the Start It Up series.
Episodes of the six-part series will air daily from Friday, 28
June, to Wednesday, 3 July, at 12pm
ET, 6pm CEST. The Global
Champion of EO's 2024 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards will be
announced during the series season finale on YouTube on Wednesday,
3 July. Start It Up was recorded in May, and the Global Finals took
place in Cape Town, South Africa.
The winner will receive a flexible cash prize of US$50,000, funded by the non-profit EO. The
runner-up and third-place competitors will receive US$25,000 and US$15,000, respectively.
The students participating in the global finals received
mentoring from EO members worldwide helping them move forward in
the competition and scale their business.
"Interacting with studentpreneurs and EO members from around
the globe was incredibly enriching. The life lessons, innovative
ideas and stories of resilience I encountered were profoundly
inspiring. There was so much to take back from this experience, and
it has left a lasting impression on me," said Ayush Bansal, EO Gurgaon member mentor, during
the Global Finals.
"The past week with all of you (students and fellow mentors)
has been an absolute rollercoaster- easily the best ride in the "EO
theme park" so far… . The lessons learned were more enlightening
than a TED Talk marathon," shared Arshad Bholim, EO
Uganda member mentor.
Who will take this year's title? Tune into GSEA's YouTube
channel on 28 June at 12pm ET,
6pm CEST, to follow the journey of
this year's top student entrepreneurs.
Notes to editors
Photos and logos available upon request
About EO
The Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) is the world's
largest membership network exclusively by entrepreneurs, for
entrepreneurs everywhere. Since 1987, EO has been supporting the
world's leading builders of business to realize more of their
potential by fostering connections, applying leadership skills, and
creating belonging across industries and borders. More than 19,000
entrepreneurs in 80+ countries make up EO's network of leaders, who
enjoy local and global membership experiences that go beyond the
business to support the whole entrepreneur. For more information or
to get involved, please visit www.eonetwork.org.
About GSEA
The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards is the premier global
competition for university students. Each year, more than 1,000
student entrepreneurs from 34 countries compete for the title of
Global Champion and the chance to build their business and gain
recognition for their innovation. GSEA is designed to inspire
students to stretch themselves as the future's leading
entrepreneurs and bring their businesses greater global visibility.
GSEA was founded at the John Cook School of Business at
Saint Louis University in 1998. Since
that time, GSEA strives to honour those students who achieve so
much as both students simultaneously attending university full-time
and running their own businesses. To maximize student experiences
and give them access to a global network of mentors, resources and
business connections, EO took on leadership of the GSEA in 2006.
For more information visit: https://www.gsea.org/.
GSEA 2024 by the numbers:
1,357 total student applications were received across EO
chapters and Friends of GSEA program worldwide.
- Asia Pacific Region – 113
- Europe – 111
- Latin America and the
Caribbean –141
- Middle East, Pakistan and Africa – 292
- North and South Asia –
533
- United States and Canada –167
Media Contact:
Kim McCabe, Senior Director
Global Communications, Entrepreneurs' Organization
1.917.456.6860
379780@email4pr.com
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