Luis外套 Turns 首尔汁 Into Profitable Business at the Chaifetz School
Luis外套 started his company, 首尔汁, while he was an undergraduate student 在理查德的. Chaifetz School of Business. Manta played for 博彩网址大全’s men’s soccer team and earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
Originally from Phoenix, Manta decided that 博彩网址大全 was the best place to continue his academic and athletic careers.
“I really liked the business school and how small the class sizes were and how awesome all the professors seemed. I also liked the service aspect in all of it as well,” 外套说.
During his second year as a student-athlete at 博彩网址大全, Manta had an allergic reaction to Gatorade following a practice. Following this experience, he set out to create an alternative to popular sports drinks to keep him hydrated without having to worry about dangerous side effects.
首尔汁 is made with just three ingredients: Korean pear juice, organic lemon juice and filtered 水.
“My mother grew up in Asia, I was accustomed to eating the Korean pear. 我研究 fruits with hydration benefits, the Korean pear drew my eye because I’d grown 去吧，”曼塔说. “So, when I was playing soccer at 博彩网址大全, I started blending it with 水 and lemon juice.”
“博彩网址大全 actually helped me with funding and connected me with the law school through the Blue Diamond Accelerator. It helped give me the tools to get 首尔汁 started,” 外套说.
博彩网址大全’s Blue Diamond Accelerator provides training, mentoring and support to three non-graduating undergraduate and graduate students per semester who have an idea or existing business. Through this, 博彩网址大全 fosters a sense of innovation and entrepreneurship in students in the Chaifetz School and throughout the community.
Today, 首尔汁 is growing rapidly and sells online and at retailers in six states, including 10 locations in the greater St. 路易地区. The refreshing and hydrating juice is expected to be available nationwide this year, Manta hopes his product can provide health benefits to everyone, from kids to athletes.
“Our goal is to be in everyone’s kitchen,” 外套说.
Manta attributes much of 首尔汁’s success to the mentorship and resources available through the Chaifetz School.
“I owe a lot to 博彩网址大全 for helping me get started. There are a lot of resources, I think if you do want to be an entrepreneur you should go to school and learn from your professors, especially ones with marketing and accounting backgrounds,” Manta 说.
With 首尔汁’s growth Manta also recognizes the support he’s received from Chaifetz’s extensive alumni network.
“The alumni network has been awesome,” 外套说. “We get a ton of help even from people who graduated 50 to 60 years ago. Quite a few of our business deals have gone 因为博彩网址大全.
“There are a lot of amazing people at 博彩网址大全 willing to help, that’s what makes 博彩网址大全 different from a lot of other schools,” 外套说.
Founded in 1910, the 理查德的. Chaifetz School of Business at Saint Louis University has shaped the future of industry for more than a century. As one of the oldest business schools west of the Mississippi, the Chaifetz School has built a reputation as a leader in business education committed to innovation, inclusion and impact and recognized with eight undergraduate and graduate programs nationally ranked by U.S. 新闻 & 世界 报告.