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We are bringing you a weekly show where we introduce you to new ideas, new tools to try, and lessons learned from real Iowa Innovators. We will help you accelerate the growth of whatever idea you have and move it off your whiteboard and into your work.
Latest Episode
Episode 18: Innovation in Smaller Urban Communities (ft. Amanda Pasket of The Visual Element)
Join hosts Anthony Betters and Rob Merritt as they talk with Amanda Pasket, Founder of The Visual Element. Amanda shares stories about her work building
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Your Hosts This Week
Anthony Betters, Jr.
Anthony is NewBoCo's Community Engagement Manager, helping to build partnerships and entrepreneurial programming in other Iowa communities. Originally from Waco, Texas, he moved to Cedar Rapids to help start an in-home healthcare company, which he ran for 4 years. Along with his lovely girlfriend, Cynthia, he is a dad/stepdad to three kiddos in the house: his baby Brylee, Mariah and Jacob. Anthony feels privileged to pursue his deep passion for helping the community he lives in.
Rob Merritt
Rob is an award-winning writer, editor, and videographer who crossed over into his current role after a decade of working in the journalism industry. He is a longtime Eastern Iowan and a graduate of the University of Iowa and volunteers with multiple nonprofits and theatre organizations. Rob is always exploring new ways to tell the stories of his community.
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