Startup Workshop: Building Teams for a Startup

Calling All Entrepreneurs — The Biola Startup Competition, hosted by Crowell School of Business, is a faith-based business competition designed to help Biola students and alumni launch innovative, kingdom-minded businesses and nonprofits that have the potential to significantly impact the world for Christ.

The startup competition offers Biola students and alumni the opportunity to transform an idea into a successful company. Participating teams can win cash awards to launch their business in addition to other awards and are aided by experienced business leaders throughout the competition.

Jeff McHugh’s business experience includes 34 years at Beckman Coulter, a Fortune 500 medical device manufacturer, human resources, manufacturing, finance, marketing, sales, and general management. Over the final 15 years of his career at Beckman, McHugh was the vice president of west zone commercial operations, vice president of national accounts, vice president of Americas commercial operations, and vice president of the chemistry/automation product line division.