Category: Ecosystem

Episode 51: Van Meter (ft. Danielle Monthei and Gavin Palma)

How does innovation keep a company going for nearly a century? In the finale of Season 4, hosts Anthony Betters Jr. and Rob Merritt sit down with Danielle Monthei and Gavin Palma of Van Meter in Cedar Rapids. They dig into being an employee-owned company, how Van Meter gives back to

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Episode 49: Education For The Future (ft. Samantha Dahlby and Andy Fiedler)

Anthony Betters and Rob Merritt are once again joined by Samantha Dahlby, Director of K-12 Education at NewBoCo, and Andy Fielder, K-12 Student Program Coordinator. This time, the group discusses NewBoCo’s work in K-12 education and how they’re leading the charge in new education initiatives. Welcome to Iowa Innovation, the

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Episode 48: An Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (ft. Mike Heaton and Alex Taylor)

How is NewBoCo partnering with other communities in Iowa? On today’s episode of Iowa Innovation, Anthony Betters Jr and Rob Merritt are joined in the studio by Mike Heaton Heaton, Director of Development with NewBoCo, and Alex Taylor, Managing Director of the Iowa Startup Accelerator, to discuss that very question

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Episode 46: Future Cities (ft. Samantha Dahlby and Andy Fiedler)

Today Anthony and Rob are joined by Samantha Dahlby, Director of K-12 Education at NewBoCo, and Andy Fielder, K-12 Student Program Coordinator, to discuss the Future City Competition and some of the innovation they’re seeing from the leaders of tomorrow. Learn more about the Future City Competition at futurecity.org. Season

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Episode 45: Changing Your Life (ft. Melissa Silver and Craig Barkley of DeltaV Code School)

Anthony and Rob are joined by Melissa Silver and Craig Barkley of DeltaV Code School, Iowa’s premier tech boot camp. Learn more about DeltaV at deltavcodeschool.com. Season 4 of Iowa Innovation is sponsored by Van Meter, a wholesale electrical supply distributor of automation, electrical, data communications, lighting, power transmission, solar

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Episode 44: Vaulting Forward Together (ft. John Foster and Jordan Bergren)

Anthony and Rob are joined by John Foster, Community Manager of The Vault Co-Working Space, and Jordan Bergren, Freelance Animator and Founder of Simplate.io (and Vault member). The group discuss Jordan’s work and the many benefits of Co-Working spaces for today’s professionals. Learn more about The Vault at NewBo.Co/Vault/ Learn

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Episode 43: How to Innovate a Chamber of Commerce (ft. Liz Hubing)

Anthony and Rob are joined by Alex Taylor, Managing Director of the Iowa Startup Accelerator, to chat with special guest Liz Hubing, Senior Director of Workforce and Business Innovation with Greater Iowa City, Inc., the newly merged entity comprised previously of the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce and the

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