Vaughn Jereaux wins BE. The Style

29 Nov '08

5 min read

Benjamin Sinclair spent many of his formative years in Scottsdale, Arizona before attending Oberlin College to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Theater. After graduation, Sinclair moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting and participated in several small independent films and continued study at the Steppenwolf West Theater School. After one year in Los Angeles, Sinclair returned to NYC to work extensively with the Columbia University MFA Directing program headed by Anne Bogart. Sinclair is currently working in a cheese shop by day, living in a theater by night, and laying down the groundwork for his own filmmaker networking website.

Tripp Gobble is a Morehead-Cain Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill majoring in Environmental Studies with a minor in City and Regional Planning and Development. In August 2008, Gobble formed Vinyl Records, the university's first-ever non-profit student run record label and music incubator program.

Vinyl Records provides student musicians with opportunities to perform, record, and produce their own music—ultimately preparing them for the professional music industry. Gobble's own interests reach beyond the music industry. His entrepreneurial spirit can also be seen through his installation and design of a hiking trail through his hometown's park, as well as serving as lead designer/consultant for his local skateboard park.

Upon graduation from UNC-Chapel Hill, Gobble hopes to franchise his university record label model in other schools and is considering graduate school for further study of landscape architecture and urban design.

Vaughn Jereaux has always followed his passion and talent for design. A graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology, Jereaux specializes in evening apparel for a young market. Most recently, Jereaux completed the Allan Houston / Lenovo Business Education Program which provides tools, resources and business guidance to young entrepreneurs. Jereaux earned top honors in the program becoming one of the first graduates to receive extra resources for his business including $20,000 for start up costs.

With the goal to inspire young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity, Global Entrepreneurship Week will encourage youth to think big, to turn their ideas into reality, and to make their mark.

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a private nonpartisan foundation that works to harness the power of entrepreneurship and innovation to grow economies and improve human welfare.

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