Greg Donworth

MY GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Directly out of college I created my second startup, WeGardn, an on-demand farmers’ market in Philadelphia. I was motivated by the concept of making local food accessible to a busy urban population and more affordable by cutting out the middleman. During this process, I identified a problem, developed a solution, built a service and created a business that was subsequently acquired.

HOW DREXEL HELPED: As a mechanical engineering student, I lacked experience on how to start, operate and grow a business. Joining the Baiada Institute startup incubator within the Close School of Entrepreneurship allowed me to become surrounded by small business operators, academics and like-minded individuals who helped to develop me into an entrepreneur. This was the single best resource for building my network, gaining practical skills and overall being part of a community.

WHERE I’ll BE IN FIVE YEARS: Currently I’m transitioning from an entrepreneur into an intrapreneur position with Aramark, where I’m dedicated to proving that innovations have just as much of a place inside an organization as they do externally. As a long-term goal, I hope to create my own innovation studio in Philadelphia where businesses can work together with entrepreneurs and engineers to develop products and solutions, launch business models and overall, create a better future.