Startup Veteran Joins Cañada College’s Business Department
Mon, 4 February, 2019 at 5:11 pm
Professor
Jojo Roque will be teaching BUS 158: Startup and Freelance Fundamentals
this Spring 2019 semester.
Jojo is a
startup veteran with over 17 years of experience building and growing
businesses. He helped build Esurance into a billion-dollar company and has led
other startups through various stages of development: from formation to launch
to growth to acquisition. At the same time, he did freelance consulting and
advisory over several years.
Jojo
holds an MBA from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree from the
University of the Philippines. He currently leads business development for an
insurance startup.
What are
you most excited about with the BUS 158: Startup and Freelance Fundamentals
class you’ll be teaching this upcoming semester?
I'm
excited about teaching students with the knowledge and real-world lessons I've
learned over the years. I'm also excited about helping students and giving them
some tools to use in whatever venture they plan to pursue.
What do
you think is the biggest challenge to student success?
Nothing
that they can't overcome through hard work and determination.
Who is
your hero?
Gandhi
What is
your favorite movie?
Good Will
Hunting
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