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iSelect Fund - An early-stage venture capital firm that invests in companies that are addressing critical global issues

iSelect Fund – An early-stage venture capital firm that invests in companies that are addressing critical global issues

iSelect is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in companies that are addressing critical global issues, in large markets, and with financially attractive business models, with a focus on agriculture, healthcare, B2B software, and resource efficiency. The American entrepreneur is the single most effective wealth producer the world has ever known. American entrepreneurs solve […]

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ASB Resources - Bringing The Right People With The Right Abilities To The Right Place At The Right Time

ASB Resources – Bringing The Right People With The Right Abilities To The Right Place At The Right Time

ASB Resources launched when founder, Mohamed Bakerywala – a former technologist, stepped away from years of managing talent acquisition for Fortune 500 companies. During his time in these roles, he saw a need for a company that would dedicate itself to building a platform that not only treated the people as more than a commodity,

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Four Foods Group/Savory - We take promising restaurants and apply our proven logistics. The result is magic.

Four Foods Group/Savory – We take promising restaurants and apply our proven logistics. The result is magic.

Four Foods Group is an award-winning restaurant development, operations and growth firm with a proven 11-year track record. Having owned, operated and managed over 162 restaurant locations, Four Foods Group is one of the top 100 restaurant operators in the nation for the past three years. Four Foods Group has ranked among Inc. Magazine’s 500/5000

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Renatus - The Premier Real Estate Investment And Entrepreneurial Educational Service In The Country.

Renatus – The Premier Real Estate Investment And Entrepreneurial Educational Service In The Country.

With a comprehensive online and live educational system, Renatus has reached over 17,000 students nationwide. Experts teach strategies in real estate investing, business management, finance, and much more.   Bob Snyder, CEO and Founder of Renatus, has been involved in the direct sales industry for over 30 years. He has mastered negotiations and sales, business

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Cotopaxi - Built To Last And Designed To Enhance Your Everyday. They’re Also Unique And Inventive—functional But Far From Ordinary.

Cotopaxi – Built To Last And Designed To Enhance Your Everyday. They’re Also Unique And Inventive—functional But Far From Ordinary.

In 2014, Davis Smith assembled five extraordinary innovators (Stephan Jacob, CJ Whitaker, Sam Ricks, Cheri Sanguinetti, and Jordan Allred) and started Cotopaxi with a clear mission: create innovative outdoor products and experiences that help alleviate poverty, move people to do good, and inspire adventure. Today, we remain committed to making a positive impact on people’s

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Nathaniel P. Ford Sr.

Nathaniel P. Ford Sr., Chief Executive Officer – Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA)

Innovation is at the heart of everything I do as the CEO of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA), and something I expect my teams to integrate into all their initiatives. Being innovative means being bold—taking risks and toppling the traditional ways we’ve operated as providers of public transportation. My industry is in the middle of

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Austin Habitat for Humanity - Founded in 1985 with a mission and vision anchored in our dedication to ending the cycle of poverty housing

Austin Habitat for Humanity – Founded in 1985 with a mission and vision anchored in our dedication to ending the cycle of poverty housing

Austin Habitat for Humanity was founded in 1985 with a mission and vision anchored in our dedication to ending the cycle of poverty housing and a deeplyheld belief that everyone deserves a decent, affordable place to live. We have been serving the affordable housing needs of Central Texas ever since. Faced with a shortage of

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Scientist.com - The World’s Largest Marketplace for Medical Research

Scientist.com – The World’s Largest Marketplace for Medical Research

We need faster and cheaper ways to discover life-saving medicines. The pharmaceutical industry spends $150+ billion a year on medical research (aka R&D) but only produces about 25 new medicines a year. Different approaches to pharmaceutical R&D are needed if we are to cure the thousands of remaining human diseases and make new treatments affordable

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Edison Partners – A software growth equity firm in Princeton that invests in entrepreneurs in fintech, enterprise, and healthcare IT

Edison Partners is a software growth equity firm in Princeton that invests in entrepreneurs in fintech, enterprise, and healthcare IT. We are unique in our hybrid approach, honed over 33 years, that offers entrepreneurs more than just capital, with an extensive support system of in-house operating experts who provide guidance and advice every step of

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Flow Space - Yoga & Arts

Flow Space – Yoga & Arts, originally a Gainesville railroad depot

Flow Space Yoga & Arts, originally a Gainesville railroad depot, is now home to an eclectic and vibrant community of facilitators, student clientele, and volunteers (the “Flow Fam”). Multiple times a day, participants enjoy hour-long wellness journeys that unify movement and mindfulness facilitation with live music, aromatherapy, and innovative ideas. Flow Space Yoga & Arts

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ITProTV - An IT skills development platform addressing the global IT skills gap

ITProTV – An IT skills development platform addressing the global IT skills gap

ITProTV is an IT skills development platform addressing the global IT skills gap by delivering certification and skills-based training for IT professionals in every stage of their careers. With training that’s more like a talk show, IT pros watch more and learn more with an affordable, convenient, betterthan-classroom experience. Online training is typically associated with

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Virginia Grant

Virginia Grant, Executive Director – Gainesville Black Professionals

INNOVATE is a verb and it means to make changes in something established, especially by introducing new methods, ideas, or products. It is often thought of as it relates to technology, inventions, manufacturing, and business development. It is less often thought of as it relates to culture, social development, diversity, and inclusivity. So, I would

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Jeff Citty

Jeff Citty, ED.D. – UF Innovation Academy Director

Jeff Citty ED.D. UF Innovation Academy Director One of the strongest competitive qualities we possess as Americans is our ability to innovate and develop creative solutions to complex problems. The University of Florida’s (UF) Innovation Academy (IA) facilitates innovative student thinking, creativity, and the creation of student partnerships with start up businesses and other entrepreneurs.

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Brigham Young University - The Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology

Brigham Young University – The Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology

The Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (CET) at Brigham Young University, with Scott Petersen as its executive director, is BYU’s innovative program within the Marriott School of Business, and was the first university entrepreneurship program in the world to fully adopt the principles inspired by the lean startup movement. Executive Director and longtime entrepreneur

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Laundr - Is a three-sided platform consisting of users

Laundr – Is a three-sided platform consisting of users, drivers, and washers or laundromats organized in a peer-to-peer model

Laundr is a three-sided platform consisting of users, drivers, and washers or laundromats organized in a peer-to-peer model. This model enables the company to provide a premium laundry delivery service for a fraction of the cost of other laundry delivery services.   The Business It is Laundr’s philosophy that a fundamental shift needs to occur

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Blackrock Microsystems - Empowering Neuroscience Research Worldwide

Blackrock Microsystems – Empowering Neuroscience Research Worldwide

Blackrock Microsystems is a Utah-based world-leading innovator, manufacturer and distributor of electrodes, electronics, software, and surgical tools for use in the fields of neuroscience, neural-engineering, and neuro-prosthetics. Professor Florian Solzbacher Co-founder, Chairman & President – Marcus Gerhardt Co-founder, CEO & CFO Blackrock Microsystems empowers researchers throughout the world by providing tools to find life-changing solutions

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McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida - The MBI vigorously promotes education and outreach activities through training enhancement opportunities

McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida – The MBI vigorously promotes education and outreach activities through training enhancement opportunities

The brain is an incredibly complex organ best studied from multiple angles. At the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida MBI, teams of neuroscientists from across campus unite to form one of the nation’s most comprehensive and diverse neuroscience and neuromedical research programs.   University of Florida faculty

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Levelhead - Helps Employees & Students Develop The Skills Necessary To Achieve Optimal Performance.

Levelhead – Helps Employees & Students Develop The Skills Necessary To Achieve Optimal Performance.

Introduction Saundra spent most of her career working for one of the largest and most respected financial services organizations in the world. This journey began as a teller soon after graduating from college and continued through one merger after another until she landed her dream job: managing 30,000 employees in 3,000 bank branches across the

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SEOPlus - Undertakes Proven Digital Marketing Tactics To Achieve Maximum Results. 

SEOPlus

seoplus+ partners with world class organizations to deliver exceptional marketing campaigns. The dynamic team of in-house experts leverages prestige partnerships, uses state-of-the-art tools & technology, and undertakes proven digital marketing tactics to achieve maximum results. A GAP IN THE MARKET seoplus+ is a full-service digital marketing agency headquartered in Ottawa. Founded in 2012 as a

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