Rob Zielonka

Founder & Chairmen

Jules Kelly

Co-Founder, CEO

Mike Heiser

Co-Founder, CEO

Back in 2018, a local CT entrepreneur came up with a great idea. If you're thinking it was Startups & Scholars, you're about a year ahead! His idea was for a portable kegerator system to keep growler beverages fresher, longer. (Check it out now growlerpower.com!) It was a great idea, but like many entrepreneurs, it wasn't easy getting started with a family, full-time job, and little funding.

A year later he approached a two college kids with the idea to connect students to startups- students get paid, hands on experience and startups get talented, affordable work. As entrepreneurial-focused students themselves, they saw the value and took on the venture. 

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So the entrepreneur and two scholars began... Flash forward to now, Startups and Scholars has been successfully providing college students with paid, hands-on internships while directly contributing to the success of over ten local entrepreneurs. 

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