Stephen Spinelli

Co-Founder: Jiffy Lube International

Classes: Franchising, New Venture Creation, Strategic Alliances

Education: B.A. (Economics), McDaniel College, M.B.A., Babson College, Ph.D. (Economics), The Management School, Imperial College, University of London

President: Philadelphia University

Dr. Spinelli brought up Philadelphia University’s signature approach to teaching and learning, Nexus Learning, and establishing the unique College of Design, Engineering and Commerce. He was involved in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, the world's largest collaborative research project studying entrepreneurship. He helped in the expansion of Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators to an international level.Dr. Spinelli’s work has appeared in many journals and he has also been featured in popular press like the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The Boston Globe, and Entrepreneur. He has authored numerous business cases and co-authored Business Plans That Work, Franchising: Pathway to Wealth Creation, How to Raise Capital, Never Bet the Farm, Entrepreneurship: The Engine of Growth and New Venture Creation for the 21st Century, now in its ninth edition.

He has also served as consultants for major corporations such as Fidelity Investments, Intel Corporation, IBM Corporation, and Allied Domecq.

Waverly Deutsch

Occupation: Angel Investor

Classes: Building the New Venture at the Booth School of Business

Education: Bachelor's in Computer Science, University of Pittsburgh, Master's and PhD in Theater History, Tufts University

Professor At: Chicago Booth School of Business.

She was awarded the 2004 USASBE Innovative Teaching Pedagogy for the YourCo simulation game, which allows students to develop and run a mock business through all phases of operation. She also won the Innovative Method of Teaching Entrepreneurship Award from the U.S. Association for Small Business.

Her research focuses on the execution issues entrepreneurs face as they grow their businesses, especially marketing, sales, operations and team building. She also works with the not-for-profit venture I.C.Stars. Deutsch is a frequent speaker on e-commerce strategies and serves on the board of advisors for several start-ups. She enjoys golf, reading, travel, and dogs.