GPH Regional I-Corps | Taught by North Dakota State University
August 18, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm CST
Enroll in this free innovation bootcamp focused on customer discovery. I-Corps is designed to equip participants with skills for designing products and services that benefit customers. Gain insights for developing a strategy to transition technology from lab to market. The course provides structured lectures and best practices to support teams in engaging with customers effectively.
Schedule:
- Sessions 1: Monday Aug 18, 1pm – 4pm (CDT)
- Session 2: Wednesday Aug 20 1pm – 4pm (CDT)
- Session 3: Wednesday, Aug 27, 1pm – 4pm (CDT)
- Session 4: Wednesday, September 10, 1pm – 4pm (CDT)
- Session 5: Wednesday, September 17, 1pm – 4pm (CDT)
MEET THE INSTRUCTORS
Jessica Vold
Jessica is the Engineering Entrepreneurship & Innovation Faculty member at North Dakota State University. She serves the College of Engineering teaching entrepreneurship to scientists and engineers. She is also an Assistant Professor teaching materials, mechanics, and introduction level engineering courses out of her home department, Mechanical Engineering. Jessica spent several years working for small businesses spun out of research at NDSU prior to joining the university in 2019. While working for one small business she completed a national NSF I-Crops cohort where listening to strangers became her favorite thing to do.
Jerrid Matthews, Ph.D.
Jerrid Matthews serves as an instructor for the NSF I-Corps program and Software Architect at IBM. Jerrid previously co-founded Vesta Mobile Solutions, a company that provided media, entertainment, and small businesses the ability to engage with their users through text messaging. He is also the recipient of prestigious awards, such as the NSF I-Corps grant and the Falling Walls Lab “Young Innovator of the Year” award. In his spare time, Jerrid enjoys sailing and volunteers as an instructor and mentor in various S.T.E.M programs.
Greg Bertsch
Greg Bertsch is currently an Assistant Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of South Dakota. Prior to teaching, Greg was Co-founder of biotech startups Halomine, Inc. and Antimicrobial Materials. Greg also has extensive industry experience, particularly in the automotive sector.