Erica Wenger 🏕️

Erica Wenger 🏕️

New York, New York, United States
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Venture Capitalist. Entrepreneur. Investor. TEDx Speaker. Community…

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Experience

  • Park Rangers Capital 🏕️ Graphic

    Park Rangers Capital 🏕️

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    Greater Los Angeles Area

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    Greater Los Angeles Area

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    Detroit, Michigan

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    Greater Los Angeles Area

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    Los Angeles, California

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    Greater Los Angeles Area

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    Los Angeles, California and Sydney, Australia

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    Greater Los Angeles Area

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    Greater Los Angeles Area

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    Los Angeles, California

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    Universal City, California

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    Burbank, CA

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    El Segundo, CA

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    Greater Los Angeles Area

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    Manhattan Beach, CA

Education

Licenses & Certifications

  • Leading for Creativity Graphic

    Leading for Creativity

    IDEO

    Issued

Volunteer Experience

  • Various Conferences/Events Graphic

    Conference Attendee

    Various Conferences/Events

    - Present 7 years

    Moderator, USC OWN IT - April 2021
    Attendee, Summit Series LA - Nov 2019
    Attendee, Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit - Oct 2019
    Volunteer, Girlboss Rally 2019 - June 2019
    Attendee, Milken Institute's 22nd Global Conference - May 2019
    Attendee, USC OWN IT - January 2019
    Attendee, Girlboss Rally 2018 - November 2018
    Attendee, The 14th Annual Social Entrepreneurship Conference - November 2018
    Attendee, USC OWN IT - February 2018
    Attendee, #GIRL2017 I Am That Girl Conference -…

    Moderator, USC OWN IT - April 2021
    Attendee, Summit Series LA - Nov 2019
    Attendee, Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit - Oct 2019
    Volunteer, Girlboss Rally 2019 - June 2019
    Attendee, Milken Institute's 22nd Global Conference - May 2019
    Attendee, USC OWN IT - January 2019
    Attendee, Girlboss Rally 2018 - November 2018
    Attendee, The 14th Annual Social Entrepreneurship Conference - November 2018
    Attendee, USC OWN IT - February 2018
    Attendee, #GIRL2017 I Am That Girl Conference - July 2017

  • Mentor

    Social Impact 360

    Education

    Created the first Social Impact 360 chapter at USC with 4 student co-founders

    Served as a lead peer-mentor to 8 freshmen college students in the only youth-led movement for business for good nationwide

    Trained the next generation of business leaders in building businesses for a social purpose and leading social impact in Corporate America

    Designed, planned, and taught modules weekly for students

    Coordinated nationally with SI360's headquarters and national network…

    Created the first Social Impact 360 chapter at USC with 4 student co-founders

    Served as a lead peer-mentor to 8 freshmen college students in the only youth-led movement for business for good nationwide

    Trained the next generation of business leaders in building businesses for a social purpose and leading social impact in Corporate America

    Designed, planned, and taught modules weekly for students

    Coordinated nationally with SI360's headquarters and national network on programming and events for social enterprises

  • Art of the Living Mentor

    Joint Educational Project

    Arts and Culture

    Taught elementary school children the benefits of yoga, meditation, and wellness.

  • Mira Costa High School Graphic

    Reporter/Photographer

    Mira Costa High School

    Human Rights

    Travelled to South Korea and Cambodia to make a documentary with other broadcast/video kids. Our documentary focused on the issue of sex trafficking in Cambodia.

Courses

  • Accounting: Introduction to Financial Accounting (BUAD 280)

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  • Accounting: Introduction to Managerial Accounting (BUAD 281)

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  • Business: Applied Business Statistics (BUAD 310)

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  • Business: Business Finance (BUAD 306)

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  • Business: Cases in Feasibility Analysis for Social Ventures (BAEP 566) - Masters Level Course

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  • Business: Communication Strategy in Business (BUAD 302)

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  • Business: Data Analysis for Decision Making (BUAD 425)

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  • Business: Digital Playbook for Entrepreneurs: Creating a Tech Startup (BAEP 465)

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  • Business: Entrepreneurial Solutions to the UN Global Goals - Seminar in Entrepreneurship (BAEP 460)

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  • Business: Entrepreneurship in eCommerce (BAEP 562) - Masters Level Course

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  • Business: Entrepreneurship in the Media and Entertainment Industry (BAEP 575) - Masters Level Course

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  • Business: Investing in Impact Ventures (BAEP 564) - Masters Level Course

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  • Business: Management and Organization of the Creative Industries (GSBA 555) - Masters Level Course

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  • Business: Marketing Fundamentals (BUAD 307)

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  • Business: Operations Management (BUAD 311)

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  • Business: Organizational Behavior and Leadership (BUAD 304)

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  • Business: Social Entrepreneurship (BAEP 591) - Masters Level Course

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  • Business: Social Entrepreneurship: Design, Develop, and Deliver (BAEP 567) - Masters Level Course

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  • Business: Social Impact & Philanthropy - Seminar in Entrepreneurship (BAEP 460)

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  • Business: Social Innovation Design (BAEP 571) - Masters Level Course

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  • Business: Strategic Management (BUAD 497)

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  • Business: The Entrepreneurial Mindset- Taking the Leap (BAEP 470)

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  • Business: The Management of New Enterprises (BAEP 451)

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  • Business: Venture Initiation (BAEP 554) - Masters Level Course

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  • Cinema: Introduction to Cinema (CTCS 190)

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  • Cinema: Television Symposium (CTCS 467)

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  • Economics: Macroeconomics for Business (ECON 352x)

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  • Economics: Microeconomics for Business (ECON 351x)

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  • Geology: Planet Earth (GEOL 105)

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  • Health Promotion: Happiness, Well-Being, and Health (HP 440)

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  • Law: Law and Society (LAW 200)

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  • Psychology: Stress, Health, and the Mind-Body Connection (PSYC 367)

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  • Psychology: Close Relationships (PSYC 353)

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  • Sociology: Science, Technology, and Social Conflict (SOCI 210)

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  • Stress Management for Healthy Living (PHED 160)

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  • Thematic Option Honors Program: Change and the Future (CORE 104)

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  • Thematic Option Honors Program: Culture and Values (CORE 102)

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  • Thematic Option Honors Program: Process of Change in Science (CORE 103)

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  • Thematic Option Honors Program: Symbols and Conceptual Systems (CORE 101)

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  • Thematic Option Honors Program: Writing Seminar I (CORE 111)

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  • Thematic Option Honors Program: Writing Seminar II (CORE 112)

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Projects

  • Speaking Engagements

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    Speaker, Troy Labs Female Founders Fireside Chat - April 2019
    Speaker, Project Rishi RISE Conference - April 2019
    Speaker, TEDx USC - March 2019
    Speaker, Troy Labs Demo Day - February 2019

Honors & Awards

  • Gogo Endowed Full Tuition Scholar

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    1 of 2 women selected for academic achievement and leadership potential

  • Los Angeles Beach Cities Scholar

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    1 of 6 recipients

  • Trojan Guild of Los Angeles Scholar

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    1 of 5 recipients

  • Order of Omega

    USC Greek Office

    Greek Honors Society

  • Brittingham Social Enterprise Scholar

    Lloyd Greif Center of Entrepreneurial Studies at USC

    1 of 8 students selected to participate in a program centered around social impact, community engagement, and professional development

  • Gamma Sigma Alpha

    USC Greek Office

    Greek Honors Society; served as Vice President of Rituals

  • Scharffenberger Endowed Scholar

    USC Marshall School of Business

  • Avery Bayle Barth Scholar

    Delta Delta Delta

  • USC Alumni Association Scholar

    USC

  • USC Trojan League of the South Bay Scholar

    USC Trojan League of the South Bay

    1 of 12 recipients

  • Dean's List

    Dean of USC

    Consistently maintain above a 3.5 GPA.

  • Thematic Option Honors Program

    USC

    4% of USC students participate in honors-level interdisciplinary core curriculum.

    Thematic Option is an interdisciplinary, honors program at USC that develops students’ abilities to think critically about themselves and their place in history and society.

  • USC Caldwell Town and Gown Scholar

    USC Town and Gown

  • AP Scholar with Honor

    CollegeBoard

  • National Honors Society

    National Honors Society

    Served on the Board of the National Honors Society as Treasurer.

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • French

    Professional working proficiency

Organizations

  • Order of Omega

    Member

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    Greek Honors Society for students in the top 3% of the Greek community. Members demonstrate high levels of service, scholarship, and leadership.

  • Gamma Sigma Alpha

    Vice President of Rituals

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    Greek Honors Society for scholastic achievers with a minimum cumulative 3.5 GPA that represent various fraternities and sororities dedicated to the advancement of higher education and academic accomplishment.

  • USC Student Alumni Society

    Member

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    The Student Alumni Society (SAS) offers current students a number of excellent ways to connect with USC alumni.

  • Sigma Alpha Pi

    Member

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    The Society is the nation's largest leadership honor society. Students are selected by their college for membership based on either academic standing or leadership potential. Candidacy is a nationally recognized achievement of honorable distinction. With 546 chapters, the Society currently has 730,474 members nationwide.

  • I Am That Girl

    Outreach Director

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    I AM THAT GIRL is a 501(c)3 organization helping girls to transform self-doubt in to self-love by providing a safe space to connect and have honest conversations about things that matter.

  • OWN IT

    Executive Director

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    USC OWN IT is a student-run organization working to inspire the next generation of young women. OWN IT is part of a national network that provides young women the opportunity to learn from and connect with female leaders. We do this by hosting an annual day-long summit that includes keynote panels, breakout sessions, and networking opportunities. For more information, please go to www.uscownit.com.

  • TEDx USC

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    Topic: How social entrepreneurship will change the world I chose this topic because I want to show people that profit and purpose are not mutually exclusive elements of business. I want to expose people to the growing field of social entrepreneurship and highlight the meaningful opportunities that exist at the intersection of the public and private sectors. I will be discussing my experiences in and out of the classroom developing self-sustaining business models that combat social inequities…

    Topic: How social entrepreneurship will change the world I chose this topic because I want to show people that profit and purpose are not mutually exclusive elements of business. I want to expose people to the growing field of social entrepreneurship and highlight the meaningful opportunities that exist at the intersection of the public and private sectors. I will be discussing my experiences in and out of the classroom developing self-sustaining business models that combat social inequities in hopes of inspiring more people to take action.

  • Social Impact 360

    USC Chapter Co-Founder and Mentor

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    Year-long course mentoring university students to create a social enterprise.

  • Delta Delta Delta

    Executive Assistant to the Finance Team

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    Delta Delta Delta is an all-female sorority that encourages sisterhood and philanthropy. I served as the Assistant to the Finance Team, Member of the Food Committee, and Member of the Nomination Committee for leadership positions. Member of the Greek Honor's Society, Gamma Sigma Alpha.

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