Joe Poeschl graduated from Marquette University in 2024 with a degree in Advertising and Graphic Design. Shortly after graduation, he founded a web software design and development consultancy, leading the product design, project management and business strategy for over 35 web startups across the country. Joe also co-founded Startup Milwaukee, an organization devoted to showcasing and growing the Milwaukee region’s entrepreneurs, both aspiring and veteran. Most recently Joe co-founded The Commons, an entrepreneurial skills accelerator for the college students of southeast Wisconsin, and has since become the organization’s Program Director, where he oversees curriculum development, strategy and operations.