Raised on a farm in Ethiopia, Land O’Lakes, Inc. SVP and Chief Technology Officer Teddy Bekele grew up with firsthand knowledge of farming, working side-by-side with his agronomist father. But after the turbulent 1980s, he was encouraged not to go into agriculture. “[My dad] loved farming, but he always told me, ‘Go be an engineer, […]
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TiE Ottawa is the most active sister chapter of TiE Global. Established in 1992, in Silicon Valley, The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), TiE Global is a non-profit organization devoted to entrepreneurs in all industries, at all stages, from incubation, throughout the entrepreneurial lifecycle. TiE was established by a group of successful entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and
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GREATER MSP is a public-private partnership of more than 4,500 individuals from over from 300+ leading businesses, universities, cities, counties, and philanthropic organizations in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul region (Greater MSP). Leading executives in the region came together to create GREATER MSP so they could work in partnership to accelerate the competitiveness and inclusive growth
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Equus Holdings (“Equus”) is a 100% employee-owned (ESOP) holding company with a diverse and growing portfolio of both control and non-control investments. Our mission is to drive growth and create long-term value for our shareholders. We are not a conventional private equity fund; we do not have limited partners, and we are completely self-funded.
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Digi International is a long-standing, yet fast-moving Internet of Things (IoT) provider in the commercial, medical, and industrial spaces, as well as the public sector. Wherever data must move securely, wherever machines and vehicles must connect and communicate, and wherever the need to collect data and gain insights from temperatures and changing conditions is critical,
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Career Innovations Press is a publisher of relationship-developing career books that change the outlook on self value and the value of others. Jack of All Trades, Master of Some. It’s probably something you relate to, too. Today, all that I have learned and done has led me to where I am now: creator of an
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What comes first, branding or marketing? According to Freddie Wehbe, President of Wehbe Marketing and Make It Happen Consulting, the most common oversight business owners make is not fully understanding the difference between branding and marketing. Branding is the foundation that all marketing efforts are built upon. Branding is the expression of the essential
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In the 1950s, before the world knew Orlando, we were building rockets. Rockets that would eventually do the impossible and put a man on the moon. Around that same time, Orlando also began to grow its simulation industry thanks in part to the Central Florida operations of Lockheed Martin, which opened in 1957. Today, Orlando
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Blink is a user experience (UX) research, strategy, and design firm that works with great companies to create digital products, brands, and experiences. With studios in Austin, Boston, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle, Blink brings two decades of experience using our evidence-driven design process to projects for amazing clients. We’ve been thinking about user
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BioAgilytix is tackling the complexities of large molecule drug development to help improve human health and deliver cures for patients with critical illnesses around the world. What started in 2008 as a small bioanalytical lab and team of 10 in Durham, NC has grown into three global locations, more than 400 employees, and a
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“Two years. That’s the maximum I’m willing to stay.”Those were Anna’s words when, in 1998, her husband was recruited back to Gainesville to run the company he had interned for while they were in college at the University of Florida. Although living in Gainesville had been wonderful as a student, Anna couldn’t imagine living there
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SPS Commerce is the world’s retail network, connecting companies with cloud technology and customer-obsessed service. SPS Commerce connects more than 90,000 retail companies around the globe, optimizing supply chain operations for all retail partners. We support data-driven relationships with innovative cloud technology, customer-obsessed service and accessible experts so our customers can focus on what they
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The Zipnosis team believes that healthcare shouldn’t have to settle for the status quo. As their Manifesto reads, “We thought there had to be a better way. So we’re doing it. And we’re teaming up with leaders who know it’s time for the traditional healthcare model to get out of its own way.” The
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Vyriad is developing the next generation of targeted cancer therapies using engineered viruses that selectively attack cancer cells and ignite robust immune responses to prevent cancer recurrence. Its oncolytic viruses have tremendous potential to improve the lives of patients, inspire hope and change the way cancer is treated. One reason that cancer remains one of
Located in Minnesota, the global epicenter of health innovation and care, the Medical Alley Association (MAA) supports and advances the global leadership of Medical Alley’s healthcare industry by connecting members with the services they need, advocating for necessary policy changes, and building an interconnected community of people passionate about transforming healthcare. The association is
The world’s a better place if we can all talk with each other. At Speechgear, we’re making that happen. Now everyone can communicate with anyone, anywhere, and anytime in most any language. Our “James Bond” Background: The CEO of Auditory Sciences is Robert Palmquist. For twelve years he led the United States government team that
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Learning“I want to make sure that what we do and utilize in the classroom has long term value for all the students” It was my second to last semester at the University of Florida when I got kicked out of the University’s MBA program. I was enrolled in Macroeconomics, where I would see my professor
“I love that we can walk freely outside here.” That was his oldest daughter’s reply when asked what she likes best about life in Gainesville. As he tells the story, you can see Cacau Mangabeira’s warm smile glow, only affirming that his decision to move to the US, and to the Gainesville area in particular,
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Hundreds of thousands of people in the United States are affected by upper-limb weakness caused by neuromuscular conditions such as Muscular Dystrophy, Multiple Sclerosis, and Spinal Cord Injury. With no good solutions currently on the market, many people with arm weakness are unable to perform activities of daily living such as eating, using a phone
Entrepreneurship Collective exists to create a community of peer mentorship and network sharing for student entrepreneurs in the Gainesville community. Entrepreneurship Collective does this by putting people first, passion second, and competency third. Many of the innovations in this book are built by people who were once student members of this organization. We create community
EGX Chemical provides antifreeze solutions to the automotive and heavy duty machinery industry. Using only quality materials EGX has created a universal use antifreeze product that is hassle free, high quality and lower priced than its multinational competitors. Innovating a product that everyone already uses is never easy. But this is exactly what the
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Dr. Bhabani Misra Associate Dean – University of St. Thomas School of Engineering Not long ago, students could simply complete a college degree and find work for the rest of their lives. But today, industry is evolving rapidly—especially engineering and technology. Today, every one of us needs to retool and learn new skills about every
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Access to a high-paying coding job anywhere in the world is just a keystroke away, and the Gainesville Dev Academy is empowering Gainesville’s workforce with skills to both compete globally and dominate locally.“IT jobs will grow by 22 percent through 2020. Currently, there are half a million tech jobs in the U.S. awaiting fulfillment, and
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You might say modern healthcare was invented in Medical Alley more than 150 years ago when the Mayo Clinic set the standard for care delivery. The medical device industry was born here with Medtronic’s founding in 1949. When the relationship between payers and providers needed to change, HMOs were invented here. Global healthcare leaders call
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