by Amy Higgs | Aug 14, 2023 | Enterpreneurship, Health care, Social Entrepreneurship, Venture connectors news
At Venture Connectors’ August lunch, Dr. Dawn Forbes shared how she and her colleagues went from addressing a critical need in her patient population to founding NASCEND, a public benefit corporation (PBC), certified B Corp and Canopy-certified company that...
by Venture Connectors | Apr 21, 2023 | Enterpreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Venture connectors news
For decades, entrepreneurs have been steered toward a singular approach to creating a valuable business: pitch idea, raise capital, commercialize the idea, raise more capital and repeat the cycle. This is great for the less than 0.01% of companies that become...
by Venture Connectors | Feb 5, 2023 | Enterpreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Venture connectors news
At our February lunch, CEO Jose Gaztambide shared how GoodMaps has become one of the Kentucky’s fastest growing startups. Jose discussed how GoodMaps was born out of the American Printing House for the Blind, with the simple, important mission to help blind people...
by Amy Higgs | Mar 4, 2022 | Enterpreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Venture connectors news
At our March lunch, JK McKnight — founder of Art of Impact, Forecastle Festival and Forecastle Foundation — shared insights into the generational trends that led to the development of his three-tiered brand engagement platform. He noted that Gen Z and Millennials are...
by Amy Higgs | Sep 2, 2021 | Enterpreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Venture connectors news
Venture Connectors was pleased to welcome Matt Gosnell, Vice President of Development for AppHarvest., as the keynote for our September lunch. He shared how he’s helping to scale the Morehead, Ky.-based controlled-environment-agriculture company to 12 indoor...
by Amy Higgs | Dec 3, 2020 | Enterpreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Venture connectors news
Venture Connectors was pleased to feature Bryce Butler and Mallory Sanborn with Access Ventures at our December virtual lunch. They gave an update on the organization’s Reconstruct Challenge, a regional prize competition that’s testing local and national...