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52 | How this "Student" Graduated College with $25 Million | Bo Thede

Bo Thede

Bo Thede is a Co-Founder of JusCollege, which is North America's largest Collegiate Travel & Experience company. In April of 2018 JusCollege was acquired by Verve for $25 Million and is currently rebranded as Pollen. To this day JusCollege has served over 500,000 students across 75 destinations raising over $60 Million in sales.
Bo Thede is a native of Northern California who attended and graduated from the University of Colorado. While attending College Bo helped HungryBuffs food delivery service triple their sales in just one year. Upon graduation Bo met up with long-time friend Andrew Citores, in 2010, and created the JusCollege brand. The one-stop-chop college experience company that nearly went broke on a handful of occasions and eventually found home in Las Vegas in the middle of 2013.

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|FLOW OF THE SHOW|

  • [0:00] Introduction
  • [3:25] Who is Bo Thede?
  • [9:40] How to graduate college but not leave
  • [16:01] JusCollege Version 1
  • [19:45] Don't be afraid to find new opportunities 
  • [23:55] Acquiring Cabo Spring Break
  • [29:15] Address failure as an opportunity to learn
  • [37:04] Your foundation begins with the staff
  • [44:55] The $25 Million JusCollege Acquisition
  • [51:26] Reflecting on the entrepreneurial journey 
  • [1:02:01] Will there be a resurgence in student travel?  
  • [1:10:00] 2 Questions & how to get connected 

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