Brent Sebold runs the Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative within the Venture Catalyst at Arizona State University. Brent earned a Doctor of Education degree from Arizona State University in 2011. His research focused on leadership and innovation, collegiate co-curricular engagement marketing strategies, and student retention. Brent also earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Ohio University in 2001 and a Master of Education degree from Arizona State University in 2006. Additionally, Brent is co-founder of Maydit.com, a self-publishing startup that allows aspiring authors and illustrators to create, test-market, and sell their work via an online democratic innovation platform.