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1 Million Cups: Founder Fireside with Gabe Glynn

The Olympic South Side Theater 1202 3rd St SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

This Week This week, 1MCCR will host a Founder Fireside with MākuSafe founder and CEO Gabe Glynn. Gabe will share his story through conversation with Eric Engelmann, ISAV’s General Partner, including the challenges, successes, and plans to scale their business in Iowa. Program schedule: 8:30-9:00 - Coffee & Conversation 9:00-9:45 - Official Program 9:45-10:00 - […]

1 Million Cups: Eastern Iowa Health Center

The Olympic South Side Theater 1202 3rd St SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

This Week This week, Jennifer Borcherding, Director of Development & Community Relations at Eastern Iowa Health Center, will engage in conversation with Jennifer Murphy, NewBoCo’s Director of Innovation, on nonprofit innovation and what it takes to expand that work. Program schedule: 8:30-9:00 - Coffee & Conversation 9:00-9:45 - Official Program 9:45-10:00 - Q&A Register here! […]

1 Million Cups: RumbleRank

The Olympic South Side Theater 1202 3rd St SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

This Week This week's presenter is Jordan Taylor, product owner of RumbleRank! "RumbleRank is a tool for getting conclusive feedback from large groups through head to head matchups. Get data without ambiguity by compelling participants to make decisions. RumbleRank was created as an alternative to the typical survey. We wanted to provide a more engaging […]

1 Million Cups: Marketing in Innovation

The Olympic South Side Theater 1202 3rd St SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

This Week Maximize your marketing when you need to do a lot with a little! That is the topic of our conversation with Rob Merritt, Director of Communications for NewBoCo. Dr. Jennifer Murphy will talk with Rob about some of his best ideas built from years of working in the nonprofit sector and media to […]

1 Million Cups: Founder Fireside with Cherie Edilson

The Geonetric Building 415 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

This Week This week, hear from one of the startup founders backed by ISA Ventures! Cherie Edilson, co-founder of Member Marketplace, will share her story through conversation with Eric Engelmann, ISAV’s General Partner, including the challenges, successes, and plans to scale her business in Iowa. Program schedule: 8:30-9:00 - Coffee & Conversation 9:00-9:45 - Official […]

1 Million Cups: Cat Cantrill

The Olympic South Side Theater 1202 3rd St SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

This Week This week's presenter is Cat Cantrill! Cat is a 2016 Woman of the Year Nominee and 2018 Gazette HER Woman of Achievement Award Honoree, founder and host of The Single Women's Society podcast, and founder and CEO of The Agency, a matchmaking and dating consulting agency for women. Early in 2021, Cat decided to focus […]

1 Million Cups: The Cheesecake Lady

The Olympic South Side Theater 1202 3rd St SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

This Week This week's presenter is the famous Dawn Murray, otherwise known in The Corridor as "The Cheesecake Lady". NewBoCo Director of Innovation Dr. Jennifer Murphy will engage her in conversation, covering topics like starting a business, building a brand, and creating a product that people can't get enough of. Join us! Program schedule: 8:30-9:00 […]

1 Million Cups: CR Pride

The Olympic South Side Theater 1202 3rd St SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

This Week This week, we'll hear from CR Pride! CR Pride is an all-volunteer led organization whose mission is to create opportunities for awareness, inclusion, and visibility of LGBTQIA+ individuals in our community. CR Pride has successfully held the annual Pride Fest here in Cedar Rapids since 1995. After being forced to cancel their annual […]

1 Million Cups: Founder Fireside with BJ Brugman

The Olympic South Side Theater 1202 3rd St SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

This Week This week's program is a Founder Fireside in conjuction with ISA Ventures. Hear from the co-founder and CEO of Distynct, BJ Brugman. He will share his story through conversation with Eric Engelmann, ISAV’s General Partner, including the challenges, successes, and plans to scale the business in Iowa. Program schedule 8:30-9:00 - Coffee & […]

1 Million Cups: Dr. Jennifer Murphy and “The Art of the Question”

The Olympic South Side Theater 1202 3rd St SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

This Week This week's presenter is Dr. Jennifer Murphy! Dr. Murphy is the Director of Innovation at NewBoCo and cohost of the new Iowa Innovation podcast! You and she will explore The Art of the Question and its impact for innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders. Dr. Murphy will introduce the elements and applications of critical questions. […]

1 Million Cups: Race for the Space

The Olympic South Side Theater 1202 3rd St SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

This Week This week's presenter is Executive Director of the Cedar Rapids Downtown District Jesse Thoeming! Jesse will be discussing an upcoming economic development program called "Race for the Space." The goal of “Race for the Space” is to support a new business to locate to Downtown Cedar Rapids and become a staple in the […]