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February Lunch: The Case for Kentucky

by Amy Higgs | Feb 3, 2022 | Enterpreneurship, Technology, Venture connectors news

At our March lunch, Venture Connectors was pleased to host Ian McClure, University of Kentucky’s Associate Vice President for Research, Innovation and Economic Impact and leader of UK Innovate, who presented “The Case for Kentucky: Why Today’s Sputnik Moment is the...

January Lunch: Changing the ClimateTech Game

by Amy Higgs | Jan 13, 2022 | Enterpreneurship, Technology, Venture connectors news

At our first lunch of 2022, Venture Connectors was pleased to feature Louisville-based Climavision’s founder and CEO, Chris Goode, who shared how his weather services and intelligence platform recently raised $100 million in equity funding. He talked about what the...

November Lunch: Inside the EdjSports Merger

by Amy Higgs | Nov 8, 2021 | Enterpreneurship, Technology, Venture connectors news

Venture Connectors’ November lunch featured Sean O’Leary, a prolific Louisville-based entrepreneur and founder of multiple data companies that offer proprietary content to both B2B and consumer markets. He shared an inside look at the merger of EdjSports LLC, an...

March Virtual Lunch: The WeatherCheck Journey

by Amy Higgs | Mar 4, 2021 | Enterpreneurship, Technology, Venture connectors news

When our regularly scheduled speaker, SparkToro’s Rand Fishkin, had a last-minute scheduling conflict, Demetrius Gray, Co-founder & CEO of WeatherCheck, stepped up to share his incredible entrepreneurial journey. He talked about his own approach to acquiring...

August Virtual Lunch: Unlocking Productivity with AI & Machine Learning

by Amy Higgs | Aug 6, 2020 | Enterpreneurship, Restaurants, Technology, Venture connectors news

Venture Connectors’ August virtual lunch featured digital transformation leader Mike Nettles, who gave a fantastic presentation on how some major players in the quick-service restaurant industry have used artificial intelligence (AI) and machine...

August Lunch: Winning Big at FinTech

by Amy Higgs | Aug 8, 2019 | Enterpreneurship, Technology, Venture connectors news

At our August lunch, Carla Dearing, founding CEO of Sum180 and head of product for FlexWage Solutions LLC, shared how she won big by getting the small details right. Her talk focused on how and why she launched financial technology (FinTech) startup with the express...
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