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Sean Mulligan, founder of Hey Hey Honey

Founder Spotlight: Sean Mulligan, '22, MBA '23 and Hey Hey Honey

By Loyola University on Thu, 09/19/2024 - 13:08 AchievementsCommunity

Sean Mulligan, '22 and MBA '23, isn't a stranger to the world of startups and small business. Since his graduation from Loyola, he has spent time working at The Idea Village as a program manager and event coordinator, supporting startups and entrepreneurs with programs like NOEW, IDEAinstitute, VILLAGEx and the music tech incubator, METRONOME. On top of that busy schedule, Sean is also a touring musician. Now, Sean is a founder himself, with his startup Hey Hey Honey.

Hey Hey Honey allows people to take the honey they love with them on the go without the fear of a potential mess. Their team works with food scientists and designers to make solid, mess-free honey in convenient and attractive packaging.

On Thursday, September 5th, Sean's pitch impressed our panel of judges and he earned $7,000 to continue building and making an initial order of his product and packaging. Hear more from Sean below, and follow Hey Hey Honey on Instagram to keep up with Sean!

What was the highlight of the Wolf Pack LaunchU experience for you?
My highlight of the LaunchU program was working with my mentor, Denny Bro. She taught me a ton about selling into retail stores and was a great resource to share ideas with throughout the summer. I recently asked her to formally join my advisory board, and I'm so excited to continue working with her.

What are your plans for the prize money you received?
With this prize money, I'm going to be able to complete product development work with the LSU Food Innovation Institute and obtain all of the necessary nutrition labels so that I can be in business next year. I also plan to do more product testing this Fall so that I can get feedback from potential customers as we'r finalizing development on the product.

What advice would you give to an aspiring LOYNO entrepreneur?
I would say fall in love with a problem. I learned so much by talking to people in really general terms around the problem I was trying to solve and my ideas shifted from what I originally came into this program with. If you start having conversations with people about a real problem that is yet to be solved, you can see them get excited to help you solve it.