Kent State University College of Business Administration Students Gain Insight from Bruce Sherman

Oct. 5, 2015 - PRLog -- Bruce Sherman, Ph.D., president of B & D Specialty Concepts, Inc. spoke to Entrepreneurship Professor Craig Zamary’s Speaker Series in Entrepreneurshipclass on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015.

Zamary’s course provides students the opportunity to network with and gain insight from accomplished entrepreneurs who discuss their stories and lessons learned with Kent State students. Sherman discussed B&D Specialty Concepts, GymValet® and his knowledge of the health and fitness industry.

Sherman has worked as an athletics coach, personal trainer, fitness center director and corporate wellness consultant and fitness business owner, accumulating almost 30 years of experience in the health and fitness industry.

As the result of inventing and commercializing a fitness industry accessory product, the past 10 years and majority of his professional time have been dedicated to running GymValet®, a convenient holder for fitness equipment sanitizing bottles and towels. Sherman saw the need for convenience while sanitizing fitness equipment before and/or after use for exercisers, driving him to create this unique, patented product. GymValets are now found in over 2,000 fitness facilities across the US, Canada and around the world as a central element in equipment cleaning systems.

Bruce Sherman is a Kent State alumnus where he received his Master of Arts degree and Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology along with his Bachelor of Arts degree in Zoology from Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio.

For more information about the College of Business Administration, visit http://business.kent.edu.

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Kent State University’s College of Business Administration is one of only 180 colleges or schools of business worldwide to achieve dual accreditation in both business and accounting from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International, the global accrediting body providing specialized accreditation at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels. The College of Business Administration is home to 4,502 students. The college boasts a satellite office of Kent State University’s Career Services Center dedicated to business students, and operates the Global Management Center, the Center for Information Systems and the Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation all propelling scholarly research, establishing innovative industry partnerships and providing outreach to Northeast Ohio and beyond.

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