Fast Start event

The Office of Alumni Relations recently hosted 33 alumni and industry professionals at a panel discussion at Fast Start.studio in Irvine, California. Michael Sawitz, Fast Start's dynamic CEO and founder, discussed his motivation behind creating the firm's Accelerator Program, which works with start-up and early stage businesses and prepares them for launch. Some of the event's attendees included (left to right): Tim Goodman (MBA '88);  Jack Mixner, owner of Mixner Strategy and the event moderator; Scott Benton (MBA '05) and Drucker's director of external and alumni relations; David Scholar, founder & COO Cadreas.com and one of the day's panelists; Jonathan Stock (MBA '03); Elsa Hsu Ching (MBA '01); and Jennifer Lin (MBA '01).