Penn State Berks--The Benefits of Global Entrepreneurship to a Berks County Manufacturer

Travis Getz, vice president of operations at Reading Bakery Systems, and Rob Wolfe, creator and founder of Launch DM, will be guest speakers. Getz earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from Penn State. He has worked for Reading Bakery Systems, one of the world’s foremost manufacturers of baking and process systems, for the past 15 years. Wolfe is founder of Launch DM, an international creative digital marketing studio that combines the designs of fine artists, with the industry-leading code of developers, to assist companies of all sizes, and from all sectors, tell their stories.

The program will be hosted by Dr. Janelle Larson, associate professor of Agricultural Economics and Division Head for Engineering, Business, and Computing at Penn State Berks. Larson will discuss the $50,000 seed grant Penn State Berks, in partnership with Penn State Health St. Joseph, received as part of the Invent Penn State initiative. This presentation is free and open to the general public.

For more information on these projects or the CEED Center, contact Dr. Sadan Kulturel-Konak at 610-396-6137 or via email at sadan@psu.edu.