Episode 17 — How To Become A Successful Entrepreneur With Marc Kramer '91

Looking to become an entrepreneur or just simply interested in entrepreneurship? Listen to today's episode of The People of Penn State! Marc Kramer '91, President of The Best Business Minds  and host of a podcast of the same name joins the show to discuss his early days as an entrepreneur, founding the country's first organized investor angel network in 1989, his work through Penn State's Technology Development Center, and more. Marc has also written six business books published by major publishers McGraw Hill, Prentice Hall, Entrepreneur Press and Adams Media. His Best Business Minds podcast now has listeners from 61 countries since starting the show in March 2020. Visit The Best Business Minds website to listen to episodes today! Timestamps: 0:00 — Alma Mater Verse #10:23 — Intro2:10 — Becoming a Penn Stater4:32 — Getting started in entrepreneurship 6:24 — Ad Read 7:18 — Attending West Virginia8:35 — Memories of West Virginia/Penn State Football matchups10:10 — Sports writing days12:25 — Taking a different career path17:20 — Penn State Technology Development Center 20:42 — Angel Venture Fair22:20 — The role of investors 24:10 — Being intentional about helping others27:25 — The podcast boom32:15 — Best Business Minds podcast35:22 — Lightning round Q&A38:48 — Outro39:43 — Alma Mater Verse #2Learn more about the Penn State Alumni Association: alumni.psu.edu. Follow the Penn State Alumni Association on:FacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedIn For more alumni stories, visit pennstatermag.com