Unstoppable: Elizabeth Vincent’s Journey from College Challenges to Entrepreneurial Achievement
BY EMMA WYATT ’25
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Elizabeth Vincent is a 2011 graduate of Anderson University with a Bachelor’s of Arts in mass communications, focusing in public relations, and a minor in political science. Vincent’s story at Anderson stands as an inspiring example for aspiring female entrepreneurs.
Going into her sophomore year of college, Vincent decided to “rush,” the process by which students go through to join a social service club, Camarada, after seeing all of the powerful women at Anderson having leadership roles within the social club. This idea, though, was put on hold due to an unforeseen medical emergency during early return.
Vincent’s ovary had ruptured. At one in the morning, she and her dorm’s residential assistant rushed to the emergency room.
“The nurse at the time was amazing,” said Vincent. “She recognized it almost just from my face.”
If she hadn’t gone to the ER that night, Vincent’s medical emergency would have likely been fatal. She was quickly placed into emergency surgery to aid the complications upon arrival.
During her recovery, Vincent began the rush process for Camarada, quickly finding the full value of community-building and looking out for other people’s needs.
While at AU, Vincent explored two realms: public relations and political science. She found her love for political science when she was shown the Nike crisis communication case study in communication law. She went home that same night and researched how to get a minor in political science and sign up for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).
The Nike crisis case stood as an inspirational foundation for a career Vincent had not planned for finding herself at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
“One of the things I learned at Anderson and in law school was I was going to be much happier if I stayed true to myself,” said Vincent.
Vincent was never one to pretend to be someone she was not. While her classmates showed up in formal wear and suits, she came to class in jeans and horseback riding boots.
During her final year of law school, Vincent got an internship with Interactive Intelligence, now Genesys, which led her to a position as an attorney for several years. From there, she moved to another company where she formed her own, EV Law LLC.
While running her own LLC, Vincent applied to a project from META, and, as a result, has been a contracted worker and Product Counsel member for a little over two years.
Vincent has had nothing but positive experiences and good things to say about META.
“You can do more than you think you can… don’t be scared of failing, failure is how most people end up succeeding,” said Vincent. “If you’re afraid to fail, then you are never going to try and you’re never going to succeed.”
Emma Wyatt is a junior from Corryton, Tennessee, majoring in public relations and musical theatre. Wyatt is an associate with Fifth Street Communications®, a student-run public relations agency at Anderson University.
Anderson University is on a mission to educate students for lives of faith and service, offering more than 60 undergraduate majors, 30 three-year degrees, 20 NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports, alongside adult and graduate programs. The private, liberal arts institution is fully accredited and recognized among top colleges for its business, computer science, cybersecurity, dance, engineering, nursing, and teacher education programs. Anderson University was established in 1917 in Anderson, Indiana, by the Church of God.