I think we can all agree that helping people develop an entrepreneurial mindset can have its challenges. After all, you’re trying to change attitudes and behaviours – and most of us are creatures of habit and change doesn’t come easy. Leadership, room to operate...
Karl LaPan, President & CEO of The Northeast Indiana Innovation Center is no stranger to the world of company building. As the first president and CEO of the NIIC, Karl has been able to shape the organization with his core values surrounding entrepreneurship,...
A great few days last week at the SBDC Conference in Long Beach, California. Special thanks to the SBDC Technology Advisors that showed up for my early 8am session on helping early stage tech entrepreneurs launch their ideas into the market. There was lots of great...
Innovation and entrepreneurial development are alive and well in the Midwest. Nowhere is this more true than in Dayton, Ohio. I recently had the pleasure to sit down with Scott Koorndyk, President of TEC Dayton. For the past four years, Scott has been leading his...
Mark Long is the Director of Incubation Services at the University Florida. Under his leadership, UF Innovate and the Sid Martin Biotech Institute have both been recognized as world-class Incubation centers. In this interview we talk about four major themes Mark is...
In this episode, Wendy talks with Pete Turner, Vice President of Innovation at Indianapolis based Community Health Network about building an innovation hub in healthcare – the story of Community Launchpad. Listen in as Pete describes how the concept of Community...
Darlene Boudreaux is known as a trailblazer who helped build a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem in Fort Worth, Texas. In this interview, we talk about the classic mistakes many startup entrepreneurs make when they are starting out, why the first $1M in revenue is so...
Pulled out of the archives......This post still rings true...I’ve been anticipating the arrival of 2019 much like a young child waits for Santa on Christmas Eve. And now it’s finally here! As we ring in the New Year, it’s important to not only look forward, but also,...
Recently, Greg Deason, SVP at Purdue Research Park and I sat down for a conversation with the Association of University Research Parks, AURP, about building entrepreneurial hubs. Greg is the Vice President of Entrepreneurship and Place Making at the Purdue Foundry. ...
One of the best parts of my day is spending time talking with our community of WKI Certified Coaches. We have an amazing group of skilled, passionate people who are running entrepreneurial programs across a wide spectrum of audiences. I make it a point every week to...
This summer I had the pleasure to work with several university research parks and innovation hubs looking to deploy the So what? who cares? why you? methodology on campus with their community of researchers, faculty, post-docs, students and staff. A common theme to...
Welcome back everyone! Ahhh… September – can’t you just feel the energy as we rev our engines back up for the fall? I love these days when everyone is kicking it up into high gear. There’s a buzz and enthusiasm in the air that’s infectious. Many of our WKI Certified...
