Brian Pedone \u201905 has done more since graduation than some people do over entire careers. After he and partner Michael Moynihan \u201906, M\u201908 won the Great Valley Technology Alliance Business Plan Competition in 2006, Pedone made his business dreams come true.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was a lot I wanted to get done,\u201d he says. \u201cI was working full-time at Aetna Healthcare, though, and I just couldn\u2019t do everything at a 9-to-5 pace.\u201d<\/p>\n
With encouragement from his parents and support from the ESU Center for Research and Economic Development (CFRED), Pedone decided the time was right to launch his own venture.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was Mary Frances [Postupack] and CFRED that got me thinking entrepreneurship was a viable path,\u201d he says. The result was his development firm, ABP Software, and a spot among the 2008 finalists on BusinessWeek\u2019s list of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Best Young Entrepreneurs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ask Pedone about the future, and it\u2019s clear that the economy isn\u2019t slowing him down one bit. ABP\u2019s latest product, MobilePassword.com, is in operation at ESU, and there are plans to push the application into wider use. He also has his eye on development gigs for the food- and healthcare industries. Then there is the non-profit boxing gym, Pedone\u2019s Heavy Hitters. PHH opened in July, is growing toward 150 members, and aims to turn two boxers pro in the next few years. And did we mention the line of boxing gloves?<\/p>\n
With prolific entrepreneurs like Pedone coming up through the ESU ranks, it\u2019s obvious that RED and ESU efforts to cultivate new business leaders are right on target.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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