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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 & […]
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. […]
Join us for a very special Whiskey Friday this week hosted by and at Vault Coworking! Come and see where it all began with the same great opportunities to socialize with your fellow community members. If you're new to it, maybe you'll get a glimpse of the engaging and exciting environment coworking exposes you to. […]
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 […]
This Week It's Spring! Let's celebrate with a very special 1 Million Cups on the lawn at NewBo City Market! NewBoCo's very own Dr. Jennifer Murphy will talk with NewBo City Market business owners Kellie Kesselring, Darryl English, and Cheryl Kardell. These 3 unique shopkeepers will teach us about their businesses, the lessons they've learned […]
This Week This week, instead of a founder story, we're going to focus on funding resources for founders. We'll dive into a few of the resources here in Iowa like the Kiva loan program, bank financing, angel investors, venture capital, and others, comparing and contrasting the options, and how to approach each one. Are you […]
This Week Join Dr. Jennifer Murphy and Cedar Rapids DEI Manager Elizabeth Buch on May 25th for a discussion on DEI in the city of Cedar Rapids. Elizabeth will speak to the city's efforts to look internally at governmental offices and policies and their impacts on the city's growth toward greater systemic inclusivity. Come with […]
