Tabitha Messmore

Interim Asst. Director & marketing maven

What do you love about LaunchNET? 

I love my job at LaunchNET - to get to teach, advise, create, and learn about new things all the time in such a supportive environment is a dream come true. I love supporting and helping our clients grow and learn, watching them become more confident and successful. I also relish being able to be involved in different committees and helping out different departments across campus, since I love to meet new people and learn new things.

What inspires you as an entrepreneur and/or advisor?

Helping my clients achieve their goals and supporting them through the good and tough parts of being an entrepreneur, as well as showing students that they don't need to have a business to think entrepreneurially.

What's your weirdest (or most interesting) entrepreneurial related experience? 

My first business started as a result of going to a "learn to knit" class with my then-7-year-old son (who is now 25!). I ended up learning as well and liking it so much that I started designing and knitting accessories for all my friends in New York.

What's your favorite Starbucks drink? 

honey almond flat white

Fictional character you identify with the most (and why): 

Marvin the Martian- because I like to always be exploring new territory and feel like an outsider most of the time

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