Todd Sanders President & CEO – Greater Phoenix Chamber Every morning, as the sun rises above the mountains and the early morning city lights glitter with flashes of orange, we all wake up with a new chance—a fresh opportunity. Each sunrise in Phoenix, Arizona is the start of a new day and a clean slate. […]
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Liberty Science Center (LSC) is the region’s premier destination for science explorers of all ages and a leading provider of STEM education programs. LSC is a 300,000-square-foot learning center located in Liberty State Park on the Jersey City bank of the Hudson River, near the Statue of Liberty. LSC opened to the public in January
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For the past 20 years, the payments industry has been only slightly affected by the digital revolution. Incredibly, 2019 just ended, and most payment processes still run at analog speeds. But that’s about to change, and Solid Number, a financial technology company, is part of the movement behind modernizing money. Welcome to payments 2020. Solid
The New Jersey Business & Industry Association provides information, services and advocacy to its member companies to build a more prosperous New Jersey. We are the nation’s largest statewide employer association, with our members representing every industry and employing one million people in the state. (L_R): NJBIA’s Chrissy Buteas, Michele Siekerka and Nicole Sandelier New
Stevens Institute of Technology is a premier, technology-centric research university located in Hoboken, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City, producing pathbreaking research that addresses global challenges in areas including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, healthcare, finance, robotics, systems and sustainability. Stevens graduates consistently realize top ROI, earnings and career outcomes. Established by “America’s
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As home of the 11-time World Series Champion Cardinals, Stanley Cup Champion Blues, and host of three NCAA Final Fours, St. Louis is a great sports city. Thanks to the Musial Awards, it holds a far more meaningful title: home of the best sports. This world-class event gives St. Louis a powerful opportunity to enhance
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We design, build, and deliver custom commercial cabinets for medical facilities, restaurants, airports, education, retail, transportation, hotels, and other businesses nationwide. We give our clients the finest craftsmanship, excellent relationships, and on-time delivery. They tell us that’s the reason they keep coming back to us with more projects, many of which have won national awards.
We often hear about the groundbreaking moment that inspires people, but for me, it was a series of moments that guided me. I’ve always had an entrepreneurial spirit; it runs in my blood. My grandfather and father were wonderful examples of leadership and the freedom that owning a company brings. I recall the day when
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In early 2016, Instructure launched its Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIB) Council to “make Instructure an awesome place to work for everyone.” Those were our words for the mission of the Council at the time, and building a workplace where people can thrive and develop in their careers remains a foundational tenet of our Council
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The United States has long depended on innovation, technology, and small businesses to maintain economic prosperity and a national security advantage. While much of this economic growth has come out of hubs on the East and West Coasts, Utah has managed to create a non-traditional innovation ecosystem that has resulted in one of the nation’s
Business consultant Peter Drucker once said “culture eats strategy for breakfast,” and I’m a believer. Culture is everything. It’s true that you can have a financially successful company leading by fear and threatening to fire people if they don’t follow your lead. But fear-based leadership styles and cultures pit people and departments against each other,
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Blake Modersitzki Managing Partner – Pelion Venture Partners Nobody is born an entrepreneur. Different people take different paths to achieving their definition of success. Just know: The entrepreneurial roller coaster of emotions is vast and deep. No Matter the Generation, the Lessons Ring True I’ve had a front-row seat to entrepreneurship my entire life. I grew
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The early seventies saw the launch of the pocket calculator. As a kid at that time growing up in Palo Alto, I went door to door selling the Litronix 1100, one of the early pocket models. My father, an attorney who represented many startups including Litronix, would bring them home for me to sell. Compared to the “adding machines”
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Hen House Ventures has a unique vision for the software startups we incubate, providing immediate tools and resources to prove out the business plan and stabilize the company so they can attain funding, either through clients or investors, and grow organically. , As a tech startup veteran, Tara Spalding understands what companies entering
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Monumetric was founded on the belief that information sharing between people is a fundamental human purpose. They build digital advertising technology that enables people to pursue their passions, profitably. Located in Farmington, their company has grown from an idea into an INC 5000 fastest growing company in America. By enabling their 1,200+ website partners to
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Several years ago, I saw a good friend put a lot of money into manufacturing his product without first completing all the necessary steps that would have given him the best chance at being successful. Our founding team has felt the pain, the fear of making the wrong choices in those early stages. We have
The Atwood Innovation Plaza at DSU boasts numerous resources and personnel a student or community member may need to either launch or grow their business, including: A business resource center, patent and intellectual property center, makerspace and manufacturing center, private co-working space, the Jarem Hallows Business Incubator, Lovesac Startup Lounge and the Miller Innovation Hub.
With nearly any product a consumer buys today there are literally hundreds of options at their disposal. Individual brands, like Nike, now have more options for running shoes than the entire running shoe industry had just 30 years ago. This type of product expansion is happening in every industry, and each of these additional products
For most of us, buildings are the background noise. The ubiquitous backdrop to our work and play. PassiveLogic decided to focus the technology lens on this neglected vertical to improve the human-building interaction for the entire marketplace Globally, buildings consume 36% of all energy demand and this continues to increase by 3% per year.
Initially started in Atlanta in 2014, Storj Labs was growing steadily and looking to expand the company to the western half of the United States. After evaluating several cities, Storj ended up settling in Salt Lake City, Utah in August 2016 Salt Lake City was an ideal location for a myriad of reasons, including the
As strange as this may sound, the Traeger Grills innovation story is not about the grills, or the pellets, or the rubs and sauces, or the technology, or anything Traeger makes. , And as important as it is, the company’s culture – how Jeremy Andrus bought the company and moved it to Utah
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The collective originated as a method of survival – a way to re-locate myself in the world after a sudden and traumatic divorce. The jarring nature of the ending of my marriage dismantled every aspect of my life, and the pain felt like a thick tar that I couldn’t wipe off. It was my apocalypse.
Fresh Founders is an exclusive, invite-only, mastermind group of founders, CEOs, and high-impact individuals who are out to change the world. In 2007, as Facebook and other new internet businesses were beginning to take off—here in Ottawa, Canada—our own “Silicon North” was quickly taking shape. A curious and passionate group of rookie entrepreneurs—including Tobias Lütke,
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Franco Varriano Technologist & Entrepreneur, Head Of Product Discovery & Innovation At Workshopx & Executive Director – Fresh Founders It’s a powerful, attractive and evocative concept. We all have ideas and conceptions on what innovation is all about; usually centering around new products, novel technologies, or advanced patents. But innovation comes in many forms. And