For the Season 3 finale, Anthony and Rob sit down with Dr. Tawana Grover, the new Superintendent of Schools for the Cedar Rapids Community School District. The group explore how (and why) she came to settle in Iowa, what she sees as the challenges before her in this role, and
Hosts Anthony and Jessica are joined by Karim Malek, Director of the Virtual Soldier Research Program at the University of Iowa, as well as Major General Retired Stewart Wallace. The duo share with our hosts their work on the Virtual Soldier project, including how this program has the capacity to
Hosts Anthony and Rob are joined by Rachel Hahn, Strategic Advisor for CIRAS from Iowa State, and Sydney Reickhoff, CEO and Co-Owner of Almost Famous Popcorn Company. The duo share the story of how Almost Famous Popcorn Company became the company it is today, including being named one of the
Hosts Anthony and Jessica are joined by Brian Glick, Co-Founder of Revival Theatre Company, a professional theatre company in Cedar Rapids that is devoted to producing excellence in musical theatre while creating a passionate and creative environment. The group explores what it takes to run a musical theatre company in
Hosts Anthony and Jessica are joined by Anthony Arrington, Managing Partner of Top Rank and host of the Diversity Straight Up podcast. Anthony shares how Top Rank is changing the game as a recruitment firm focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity, as well as a look inside his life as
NewBoCo and Iowa Startup Accelerator are my first nonprofit adventure. Having founded Geonetric in 1999, I remember the thrill of building something new and the euphoria of finding traction and things that work. And then, the tug of the thing taking off as it grows and holding it together as
[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px”][text_output]On May 26, our Director of Marketing Jessalyn Holdcraft celebrated one year with NewBoCo. Holdcraft joined the nonprofit as the Marketing & Communications Coordinator for Iowa Startup Accelerator on May 26, 2015, after she graduated from Simpson College. She turned the dynamic duo of Eric Engelmann and
