Sade is passionate about entrepreneurship, business, and innovation. She enjoys advising and teaching students the skills needed to build sustainable ventures.   Sade is the associate director of student programming at the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale and leads the Launch Pad and Accelerator program for early- to mid-stage ventures. She joined Yale University from the University of Connecticut’s Small Business Development Center where she worked as a business advisor. She counseled an extensive portfolio of clients connecting them with over $3.5 million in funding opportunities. Previously, Sade was the co-founder and operations director of a specialty dessert and gift boutique. She also managed venture development programs for underrepresented students in Connecticut. She has been recognized by Pathways Academy of Technology and Design, the Urban League of Southern Connecticut, and Google for her work related to entrepreneurship and civic engagement. Sade holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Connecticut and a certificate in business scaling from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Executive Education Program.