{"id":826,"date":"2024-04-18T14:44:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T14:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/?p=826"},"modified":"2024-04-18T15:40:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T15:40:46","slug":"innovation-and-entrepreneurship-award-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/2024\/04\/18\/innovation-and-entrepreneurship-award-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award &#8211; 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-826\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-826-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-826-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-826-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Awarded for demonstrating outstanding Innovation, enterprise and\/or entrepreneurial activity.<\/p>\n<p><em>Presented by Pam Liversidge OBE &#8211; Honorary Doctorate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-826-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_video panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div style=\"width:100%;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-826-1\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DsghDcGlC4s?si=0ByN_xVrdKpSZLsp&#038;_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DsghDcGlC4s?si=0ByN_xVrdKpSZLsp\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/DsghDcGlC4s?si=0ByN_xVrdKpSZLsp<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-826-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-826-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-826-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Owen Rowland<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><em>College of Business, Technology &amp; Engineering<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2024\/04\/ISA-2024-web-173.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-827 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2024\/04\/ISA-2024-web-173.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of award winner holding certificate and trophy\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2024\/04\/ISA-2024-web-173.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2024\/04\/ISA-2024-web-173-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2024\/04\/ISA-2024-web-173-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2024\/04\/ISA-2024-web-173-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2024\/04\/ISA-2024-web-173-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>What they did:<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"ewa-rteLine\">They embarked on a transformative journey in the digital landscape while navigating the challenges of being a university student. Despite juggling academic responsibilities, they initiated a career shift from working in the IT industry after college to starting their own business at university, demonstrating resilience and determination to succeed.<\/div>\n<div class=\"ewa-rteLine\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ewa-rteLine\">Their approach to digital marketing, including Web Design, Digital Advertising, and Social Media Content, showcased not only technical prowess but also a profound understanding of clients\u2019 needs. Their commitment to supporting small businesses set them apart, emphasising a hands-on, client-centric approach.<\/div>\n<p><b>What was the impact?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The impact of their efforts was significant. Within twelve months, they expanded their client base from 4 to over 10, reflecting substantial growth. Over 80% of clients engaged for more than 6 months, illustrating their dedication to fostering long-term relationships. In 2023, despite the challenges of being a full time high achieving student, they generated over \u00a3250,000 worth of leads for clients, underscoring his effectiveness in delivering tangible results. They have been able to help coach their friends also by being able to lead of various it and digital marketing modules which results in a huge success.<\/p>\n<p><b>How it inspired others<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Their inspiring journey becomes even more remarkable when considering the hurdles they faced while balancing challenging university commitments being a course representative and taking part in other extra curriculum certification to further boost their knowledge. Their ability to overcome these challenges and sacrifices of their free time, coupled with their outstanding innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, makes them exceptionally deserving of the award.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Awarded for demonstrating outstanding Innovation, enterprise and\/or entrepreneurial activity. Presented by Pam Liversidge OBE &#8211; Honorary Doctorate College of Business, Technology &amp; Engineering What they did: They embarked on a transformative journey in the digital landscape while navigating the challenges of being a university student. Despite juggling academic responsibilities, they initiated a career shift from &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/2024\/04\/18\/innovation-and-entrepreneurship-award-2024\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award &#8211; 2024&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":852,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=826"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":855,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826\/revisions\/855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}