Nick Smarrelli
Director of Butler Entrepreneurship and full-time professor at Butler University's Lacy School of Business, former CEO and co-founder with extensive experience building companies like GadellNet and Rivet and focused on hands-on entrepreneurship education.
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Jan 21, 2026 • 1h 31min
Transforming Butler's Entrepreneurship Program | Nick Smarrelli, Butler Entrepreneurship
Nick Smarrelli, director of Butler Entrepreneurship and former CEO turned professor, talks about transforming entrepreneurship education. He covers student-run businesses like Yalla Solutions and Butler’s plan for on-campus companies. He highlights hands-on learning, apprenticeship credit, statewide partnerships, and entrepreneurship through acquisition as practical pathways for students.
