I’ve been fortunate enough to live a life distinguished by constant progression, from understanding to impacting, particularly in my career. Trained as a physicist, I was fueled by a deep drive to understand some of the most complex “whys” of our world. Quickly I learned that understanding is more satisfying when it leads to creating […]
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Healing with the Arts is a free online program that facilitates the discovery of using art to heal yourself, others, and community. Mary Rockwood Lane is the creator of this innovative course that strives to create a global arts community through social media and networking. It is designed to let you work at your own
Welcome Neighbor STL began in the fall of 2016 with a toiletry drive for newly-arrived refugee families and has organically grown into a multifaceted organization with over 1,900 supporters. The organization partners with community allies to help meet the evolving needs of refugee families. Welcome Neighbor STL began in November 2016 with a toiletry
With a shortage of trained and certified IT talent, CompTIA Tech is unlocking the potential for students around the country to gain the skills needed to launch and grow a career in technology. Technology is woven into the fabric of our everyday lives. It impacts nearly all facets of our day-to-day existence—from the way
The Minneapolis Institute of Art is reinventing museum experiences and workflows for the 21st century, engaging its audience as never before. For more than 20 years, Douglas Hegley has been working on digital transformation within a sector that might not come to mind immediately: fine art museums. Stately and traditional, often more than a century
Social Impact Movement builds partnerships to promote social change in Miami by highlighting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Connecting business leaders, enterprises, organizations, and government, linking local social responsibility actions to the global goals. Social Impact Movement was founded in 2016 with the mission to connect people to social-related topics. It took us more than
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Innovation City is a podcast featuring the innovators, disruptors, and creators behind the innovation movement. Imagine a place where ordinary people do extraordinary things. A gathering of entrepreneurs, educators, artists, and activists who believe in innovation as a process to improve the human condition. These are people who are breaking through the status quo of
What’s your aspiration in life?At N-and Group, we could have been bridge builders, because we like to create meaningful networks and durable connections. We could have been magicians because we love to create unexpected, unforgettable experiences. We could have been scientists because we’re fond of new approaches and different looks to the world surrounding us.
If it’s a smooth road, it’s not worth traveling. I believe you only truly learn by making mistakes, stumbling, and having your experiments turn out differently than you expected (I don’t see those as failures). When we met, my co-founder just happened to be living in Miami, too. Since the ecosystem here was still nascent,
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When people think of the state of Utah, they often think of our world-famous snow or our iconic arches and red rocks. And maybe the Sundance Film Festival, if they’re cinephiles. Those are the good associations. But they are often paired with the less than good associations — many of which are as untrue as
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The West of England’s economy is worth £33 billion a year. Bristol alone, as the economic and innovative hub of the region, is worth £13.6 billion, and it is forecast to remain one of the UK’s fastest-growing economies for years to come. However, research undertaken by the Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE) in
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ELEVATOR PITCH “Customer obsession is the precursor to growth,” says Ronnie Sheth, Founder & CEO of SENEN, formerly a marketing agency, focused on driving organic growth by transforming customer experience. In 2024, SENEN now serves as an international data & AI-centric strategic advisory and implementation firm that helps clients unlock the value of data &
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ELEVATOR PITCH If you ask Melinda Garvey what her big dream is, you will probably hear her say, “I want to brainwash women!” Now, don’t be alarmed, she just sees this as the fastest way to ensure that all women know their worth, have a tribe of other women supporting them and can see their
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ELEVATOR PITCH The Austin CityUP Consortium aims to advance the quality of life for all Austinites through innovative smart cities approaches. Smart cities use data and analytics to improve their operations, services, infrastructure, environment, and overall quality of life. Smart cities will automate and optimize many civic services (e.g., automatic traffic signals to reduce congestion,
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The promise of Austin’s Innovation District: When Austin collectively harnesses its creativity, something special results. MissionTo support and encourage innovation among academic institutions, health organizations, companies, startups and entrepreneurs, developers, government, and creative individuals by combining strategic placemaking and programs that promote partnerships. VisionAn inclusive community where Austinites collaborate to create new models of health
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ELEVATOR PITCH A love for technology and a passion for mental healthcare weaved together to lead Dr. Tarik Shaheen to create Iris Telehealth – the nation’s leading telepsychiatry organization. During his residency at the University of Virginia, Dr. Shaheen had the opportunity to serve as a child psychiatrist and work in telepsychiatry. Telepsychiatry is
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ELEVATOR PITCH Creatives Meet Business (CMB) is an award-winning community resource that empowers artists and creatives to harness their inner entrepreneur and create meaningful and impactful networks. At CMB, we believe that the most important aspect of empowering our community is connection with fellow event attendees and community members and with knowledge and professional development
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ELEVATOR PITCH The Office of Inclusive Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement at The University of Texas at Austin focuses on addressing the income inequality gap for overlooked communities by helping them learn the tools of wealth creation, innovative thinking, community stewardship, and social impact. Working with both UT students,
AQST integrates proprietary technologies and services to support companies for a quickly and affordably begin doing business in space –Just as the internet lets anyone with a good idea start a business overnight, AQST helps any company with a good idea go right to work in space. We call it Space as aService -SPASE. Innovation
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Innovators in more than 90 countries across 6 continents use Mind Doodle to Make Ideas Happen. Already the digital tool of choice for so many across the globe, Mind Doodle empowers teams by encouraging creativity, enhancing productivity and enabling collaboration. Creativity, complex problem solving and critical thinking are the top three skills for 2020, according
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The Missouri Cures Education Foundation is a statewide nonprofit public education and advocacy alliance working to promote medical advances to improve the health of Missourians and stimulate the economy so Missourians can look forward to a brighter and healthier future. Originally formed to protect stem-cell research in Missouri, Missouri Cures has broadened its mission to
Bringing together world-renowned expertise, innovation and patient-centered care in one destination. Beating cancer demands the extraordinary. That’s why Baptist Health, Northeast Florida’s preferred health care provider, and MD Anderson Cancer Center, the No.1-ranked cancer center in America, created a destination for cancer treatment that is second to none. Jacksonville, Fla., is now the only
That Lyfe, LLC was founded around the simple idea that having a great nightout should be easy and transparent. Our focus is on democratizing the nightlife experience through our iOS application, NOCTURNAL , This idea originated from an evening in a city none of us are from. The team was trying to plan
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ELEVATOR PITCH Rally helps entrepreneurs transform their ideas and existing work into sustainable ventures that create positive social change. OUR STORY Rally was launched in 2017 by Central Florida Foundation, Entrepreneurs in Action, the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College, Downtown Credo, Clean the World, and City of Orlando. Its positive impact is
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