Becca Husar (she/her) is the Startups Manager at Future Founders, where she leads the Apprenticeship program and supports Startup Bootcamp, workshops, and retreats for 18- to 30-year-old founders.

Becca is an ecosystem builder and a founder herself. Her career has spanned music education and nonprofit marketing and event planning, as well as entrepreneurship coaching for youth and young adults. Most recently, Becca served as the inaugural leader of Northern Illinois University’s De La Vega Innovation Lab, where she designed its programming to support aspiring and growing entrepreneurs and entrepreneurially-minded leaders. She coached over 120 student founders from concept to launch, and institutionalized campus-wide programming around innovation and entrepreneurship.

A self-described serial side-hustler, Becca started DIY Entrepreneurship Coaching LLC, is a professional face painter, and teaches cello lessons. She holds an MBA from Northern Illinois University and a Bachelor of Music from Millikin University.

Becca believes the right tools, the right mindset, and the right people in your corner can change everything. She has built a network across industries and sectors, so when a founder needs something she can’t provide, she knows exactly who to call. Her specialties in entrepreneurial education include Design Thinking, Leveraging Creativity and Empathy, and the Lean Startup method.