Kayla Saliba of Mission Viejo Wins Second Prize at Emerson College's Annual Entrepreneurship Expo

2017 May 3

Kayla Saliba of Mission Viejo, CA who is majoring in Marketing Communications at Emerson College was recently honored with a second prize at the College's annual E3 Expo for a proposed new venture.

Saliba, a member of the class of 2018, won a cash award of $3000 with her venture partner, Kimberly Gonzalez. The duo worked on their start-up, OddSpace, an online platform for DIY event planners.

Twenty undergraduate students pitched their start-up ventures and competed for cash prizes at the 12th annual E3 Expo. This year, the E3 Expo had an informal partnership with MIT's Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship where students visited the Center several times to connect with MIT entrepreneurs, and some engaged in collaborations with their MIT counterparts.

About Emerson College

Based in Boston, Massachusetts, opposite the historic Boston Common and in the heart of the city's Theatre District, Emerson College educates individuals who will solve problems and change the world through engaged leadership in the liberal arts, communication, and the arts. The College has approximately 3,500 undergraduates and 670 graduate students from across the United States and 50 countries. Supported by state-of-the-art facilities and a renowned faculty, students participate in more than 90 student organizations and performance groups. Emerson is known for its experiential learning programs at Emerson Los Angeles, located in Hollywood, and at its beautifully restored 14th-century castle in the Netherlands. The College has an active network of 37,000 alumni. For more information, visit emerson.edu.