About the Episode:
In this episode of the Beyond the Build podcast, host Kevin Carney engages in a dynamic conversation with Tom Mumford and Chris Dyer, co-founders of Undergrads. The episode explores the journey of Undergrads, a unique marketplace connecting college students looking for part-time work with businesses and individuals in need of temporary help. From its inception as a simple idea at Clemson University, Undergrads has evolved into a booming business, expanding into multiple markets across the U.S. and diversifying into sectors like hospitality and event staffing. The founders discuss the challenges and triumphs of entrepreneurship, their innovative approach to scaling the business, and their vision for Undergrads' future. This episode offers valuable insights into starting and growing a business, the importance of adaptability, and the potential of harnessing technology for business efficiency!
Listen to the episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1kDQS7SaGceGcvkEdyA7pG?si=dfc4b0753fd5488e
Watch the episode: https://youtu.be/WYGo5034QJE
About the Guests: Thomas Mumford & Chris Dyer, Co-Founders of Undergrads
As co-founders of Undergrads.com, Tom and Chris pioneered a marketplace connecting businesses with college students for on-demand premium talent in the hospitality and moving sector.
Undergrads was bootstrapped while both attended Clemson University pursuing degrees in Industrial Engineering. Utilizing Craigslist and no-code platforms, Tom and Chris were able to find product market fit in their early days while doing the jobs themselves. Since 2020, they have scaled the Undergrads platform to 14 markets across NC, SC, TX, FL, KY, and NV helping thousands of college students collectively earn millions of dollars around their class schedules.
Undergrads not only benefits the students who work flexibly around their class schedules, but also the businesses that now have access to premium front-of-house talent from an otherwise under-served talent pool. Businesses can utilize students as event server, bartenders, bussers, or general labor to help facilitate their large events—such as The Super Bowl or US F1 Grand Prix.
https://undergrads.com/
About the Host: Kevin Carney, Managing Partner of Kingsmen Software
Kevin Carney is a Managing Partner at Kingsmen Software. As Client Partner, Kevin assists clients in their transition from Sales to Delivery and then maintains a relationship to ensure successful completion. A Finance major by training, Kevin bridges the gap between business and technology, especially for Kingsmen’s banking and capital markets clients. Kevin has 30 years of experience in consulting to financial services institutions.
About Kingsmen Software:
We are dedicated, experienced practitioners of software development. We grow software iteratively and adapt quickly to changing business objectives, so we deliver the right software at the right time. Our proven approach combines processes, tooling, automation, and frameworks to enable scalability, efficiency, and business agility. Meanwhile, our advisory & coaching services enable technology leaders, business partners and their teams to learn and adapt their way to sustainable, collaborative, and data-driven operating models.