Faculty and Staff
Susan Amat
Executive Director, The Launch Pad at Toppel, Career Center; Lecturer, Management; Lecturer, Marketing
(305) 284-2789
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Research Interests
- Entrepreneurship
- Nascent entrepreneur strategy
- Marketing for entrepreneurs
- High-tech start-ups
- Innovation
Selected Publications
Honors and Awards
- The White House, Champion of Change for Mentoring Entrepreneurs, March, 2012 Chair,Startup Florida
- Startup America Partnership International Women's Forum Leadership Fellow, 2012 Leadership Florida, Class XXXI, 2012
- "Top 25 Most Influential Business Women in South Florida” and “40 Under 40” by the South Florida Business Journal, 2011
- “20 Under 40” The Miami Herald, 2011 Women In Technology International's (WITI): Women to Watch award and the Carolyn Leighton Women's Leadership Award, 2011
- National Association of College Employers Innovation Excellence Award for Student Engagement, 2010
- Campus Award for Global Entrepreneurship Week, 2008, 2009
- University Fellowship recipient, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007
- Kauffman Foundation Grant recipient for scholarly training in entrepreneurship, 2006
- Finalist in Graduate Student of Excellence Award, 2004, 2007
Teaching and Professional Experience
- Lecturer, University of Miami, Department of Marketing, Department of Management, 2004-present
- Executive Director, The Launch Pad at the Toppel Career Center, 2008–present
- Strategy Consultant, In-House, 2004
- Uprising Multimedia, Founder and Director, Uprising Multimedia, 1994-2000
- Director of Multimedia, Revelation Records, 1999
Degrees
- Ph.D., University of Miami
- MBA, University of Miami
- B.A., University of Miami
