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And so I ended up doing the kind of second best thing which is I started working with early-stage companies. The nice thing about working with startup companies is you really get to do everything, you don't have the infrastructure that provides a whole marketing department or a graphics art department for building slides and other things. You really had to do it yourself. Getting the support from the university and the education that I had, I had that foundation to really go out and build the tools and the things that I needed to be successful in a start up environment.
And so we were able to go out and make companies successful. And then the tech bubble hit and kind of everything changed, and so I was in a position to really start my own business. So in my mid-to-late forties actually got together with one of my colleagues, and we came up with an idea of taking some of the things that we had learned and streamlining the supply chain for aerospace and automotive companies and apply it to a problem in the banking industry, and so we created Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems from an idea.
It wasn't my garage it was in my home office but it was myself and one admin, and we built that business from and now fifteen years later we're a 50 million dollar software company with about a hundred employees. So I got back involved with the university once we moved back to Raleigh in and was very involved with the business department.
The business department at that time really had the beginnings of what they were calling "the entrepreneurial program".
And so I was really involved in "How does how does that program get created? And what we're looking to do is is find students that have great ideas that really want to create a business and be able to support them with networking, with funding, with ideas, with experience so that they don't go down that path really as naked as I did. When you do it and you don't have the support it's a lonely journey, and there's a lot of opportunities to stumble and not be successful.
For me, being able to provide that back to the university and help other students go out and create successful businesses that can employ folks and can generate income that supports a large group of folks and then be able to provide that back to the university You end up helping more and more people become successful so that was really the goal.
I look at Appalachian as…that it is a university but I look at it more as a family. I'm a part of a very big family that is based in Boone, North Carolina. It's been one of the highlights of my life. Some of my best friends to this day that I talked to on a weekly basis are folks that I met while I was at the university, and that strong family that's in the mountains is very important to me and a very key part of my life and a key part of my success.
I typically don't like recognition very much, and I'm very humbled by the whole experience that I would receive this award. I'm more about giving back to the university and being recognized for that, I think, is quite an honor.
I'm very honored that the university has recognized me for the contributions that I've made. It makes me very proud and, again, it makes me very glad to be a part of this family.
The fund is the first of its kind at Appalachian and one of only a few in the University of North Carolina System, according to Norris. Norwood also has made possible the inaugural WCOB Alumni Startup Jam, an event that each year will allow Appalachian alumni to pitch business ideas to those who might provide the resources required to bring the ideas to fruition.
After graduating from Appalachian, Norwood spent 11 years building a career around selling complex engineering and process management systems, during which time he said he gained a more in-depth understanding of how technology is developed. He then began working with start-up companies in the mids, helping these companies grow.
Around , Norwood found himself in the position to form his own business, and he worked with colleagues to develop an idea that eventually became CARS. Nearly 15 years later, the business, which started out of his home office, employees about people and was recently included in Inc. Share your feedback on this story. Anywhere you want to go! Appalachian State University generates passionate and engaged alumni, who become leaders in their communities and chosen professions.
They exemplify how an Appalachian education can and does make the world a better place. Appalachian has recognized three graduates as winners of its annual Alumni Awards. Avery B. Hall Sr. The Office of Alumni Affairs provides networking opportunities, affinity program discounts, alumni chapter gatherings and special events, merchandise and travel tour options to Appalachian State University alumni.
Membership is free and open to all graduates of Appalachian. Students majoring in marketing may select a concentration in general marketing, digital marketing or sales. Students majoring in supply chain management SCM learn about logistics, operations, strategic sourcing, process improvement strategies and supply chain technologies, enabling them to compete in the global marketplace and help future employers reduce costs, improve profits and expand their markets.
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