Meet entrepreneur, Galen Saturley, part owner of Breadtopia , located in Fairfield, Iowa. Galen’s parents moved from Oregon to Fairfield, IA when he was five years old. Galen spent his entire childhood in the Fairfield community until leaving for college studying photography at the University of Iowa – after two
Looking for the perfect holiday gifts while supporting small businesses? This curated gift guide highlights unique offerings from local businesses in our Kiva Iowa community
Samantha Dahlby, Director of K–12 Education at NewBoCo, is proud to announce that she has been selected for the Reciprocal Exchange component of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. The Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), empowers young African leaders through academic coursework, leadership training, mentoring,
This summer, The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo), Wright House of Fashion, and Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County (NCJC), are joining forces to enhance STEM education access for school-aged children and adults. This collaboration aims to spark creativity, inspire innovation, and create new opportunities for local families.STEM education is increasingly
Listen to the very first episode of Iowa Innovation! Find it at iowainnovation.org or on all your favorite podcast platforms. The very first episode of the Iowa Innovation Podcast premiered to all local Innovators, educators, entrepreneurs, ecosystem builders, and those who are inspired to go against the grain of the
Intrapreneur Academy is a 12-month program full of informative workshops and thoughtful personalized coaching sessions. Participants enhance their understanding of organizational culture and their professional agility, as well as develop innovative and entrepreneurial methods for addressing internal challenges. These characteristics build an Intrapreneur. Intrapreneurs become cultural leaders within their organizations
We record each session of The “I mostly Read It” Book Club and use transcription software to best collect the ideas shared and discussed each week. It’s powerfully telling that, among the keywords the software identified in Think Again by Adam Grant, were humility, engaging, identity, agreements, questions, and conversation.
Today we’re saluting David “Old Man” Tominsky for a big anniversary. Of course, Old Man Tominsky isn’t actually an old man. However, seven years ago today, he started as one of the first people — we think he says he was “Employee 1” — at NewBoCo. So he’s definitely got
Since all schools will be offering some form of Computer Science soon, we need to prepare our students so that they’re excited about learning this crucial subject. One way to do that is by introducing them to key Computer Science principles, such as creativity, looping, debugging, perseverance, and more, as
Earlier this week, we celebrated the five-year anniversary of Jess Bertling joining NewBoCo. Another key member of our team is also celebrating five years with our team as of today: Keith Dahlby, our Software Architect and instructor with DeltaV Code School. Like Jess, Keith is one of the “OG”‘s of
