Entrepreneur Speaker Series Features Alumna

Cheryl Zink (’90) will speak at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 3 in the Doug & Diane Villhard Innovation Lab, located in the Pickler Memorial Library, as part of the TRU-Entrepreneur Speaker Series.

While at Truman, Zink was active in campus life as a Showgirl her sophomore year, a member and later president of the American Marketing Association and a proud Delta Sigma Pi brother, serving as chairperson for special activities. Those experiences sparked her love for leadership, teamwork and connections, skills that shaped her future in business.

After more than two decades in leadership roles at Verizon, Zink transitioned from corporate life to full-time entrepreneurship. Today, she and her husband, Mike, own multiple businesses in real estate investing – flipping, wholesaling, lending and managing rentals – and are brand partners with LifeWave, a health and wellness network marketing company focused on stem cell activation technology. She also co-leads Empowered Women in Real Estate Investing, a community supporting and educating women in business and investing.