Student Management Teams
The Rubin Café
The Rubin Café
Launched in 2014, The Rubin Café is a gourmet coffee and tea shop managed entirely by students in The Ron Rubin School for the Entrepreneur.
Students run a business and get course credit at the same time. The management team hires and schedules baristas, manages inventory, including working with suppliers, develops sales and marketing strategies, and performs accounting functions, including preparation of financial statements.
Management positions include a General Manager, Directors of Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Inventory, and Operations.
Meet the Team
“As General Manager my role is to assure that all processes relating to the Rubin Café run smoothly. As GM it is paramount to find successful solutions to challenges that arise spontaneously. I'm also in charge of social media strategy, marketing promotions, product display/placement, and customer acquisition.”Isabel Herrera '23 | Cabo San Lucas, MexicoGeneral & Marketing Manager
“As Financial Manager, I am responsible for managing the Rubin Café's financial health. I'm in charge of managing expenses and tracking our profit/income.”Cabot Ellert '23 | Culver, IndianaFinancial Manager
“As Operations Manager, I am responsible for ordering and tracking inventory along with keeping the Rubin Café stocked with everything it needs to run smoothly each day.”Mayka Mariscal '23 | Cancun, MexicoOperations Manager
Eagle Outfitters
Eagle Outfitters
Launched in 2017, Eagle Outfitters is a student-run apparel business that provides custom apparel for Culver Academies students, athletics teams, residential groups, faculty groups, and more. The business features large-quantity launches, which positions the team to work with third-party vendors, and it features small-quantity designs and productions, which the students produce in-house.
Meet the Team
“I lead the team in obtaining clients, prioritizing projects, and overseeing that Eagle Outfitters delivers high-quality products to clients”Romulus Riego de Dios '23 | Gahanna, OhioGeneral & Marketing Manager
“I oversee the team's finances related to our general ledger accounts like Cost of Goods Sold and our office account. Once Eagle Outfitters finishes production on a project, I schedule and organize sales in addition to tracking and reporting income statements, cash flow, and other valuable accounting reports.”Christian Tolksdorf '23 | Skokie, IlinoisFinancial Manager
“Once we determine a project, I focus on design creation and approval, obtaining correct inventory, and setting the production schedule to make sure Eagle Outfitters meets the client’s timeline.”Duke Nicolson '23 | Santa Barbara, CaliforniaOperations Manager