Venture Visionaries

Chance Smith never thought that he would be where he is today, as a student at Radford University, back in 2012. But here he is today sharing his story as the creative mind behind GoghNow.  The music enthusiast was inspired by travel and his own life experiences. Smith realized that he could be the one to change that by creating an app that brings musicians right to your location.  On Friday February third, Chance Smith, class of 2012, came to speak to students for the first of the Fireside Chat series hosted in the Venture Lab. Smith had the chance to share advice and inspiration to over 40 students.  Here are the top seven pieces of advice that Chance had for the students. What has been the most challenging part about your role as a leader in your company? It was getting out of our own head! I think we were ”in” the business for so long that we had to shift focus to working “on” the business. In college, did you ever think or believe that you would be where you are today? I did not,