This Week This week, we will hear from Portico and their founder and CEO, Brian Nigg. Portico is "a digital platform designed by independent educational consultants to help families navigate the college planning process through a series of learning modules and interactive tools". Attending college has become one of the largest investments a person will […]
This Week This week, join us to hear from Grace Gudenkauf, cofounder of Good Morning Investments. She will share her journey with investing in real estate and help you understand how you can do it too. Grace is excited to share about what her business has done in the community and its plans for the […]
This Week This week, we'll hear from Atlas Specific Chiropractic out of Hiawatha! Atlas takes pride in their commitment to providing precise and helpful upper cervical chiropractic adjustments in Hiawatha. Helping every patient experience a life free from pain and suffering is their number one mission. Atlas Specific Chiropractic takes a different perspective on chiropractic […]
This Week Kevin Bradley of ISA Ventures (formerly a commercial banker at Blackhawk Bank & Trust) will interview Spencer Goettsch of F&M Bank to discuss the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), and discuss best practices for business owners to manage risk. We'll talk about FDIC insurance, CDARS, and Insured Cash Sweeps and how […]
Join us every Friday at 4pm at a local bar or restaurant from a rotating series to celebrate the small and big successes of the week, unwind, and build relationships with our fellow community members! Today's Whiskey Friday is happening at The Olympic South Side Theater! "The Olympic is a unique, gorgeous and elegant event […]
This Week Hear from Jeff Grusy of Vertex Partners, which works with research-based startups to identify federal funding sources. Mr Grusy, with Eric Engelmann, ISAV's General Partner, will discuss how the process works and share examples of technologies that have been developed through collaboration with and funding from the federal government. Program schedule 8:30 […]
This Week This week, we'll hear from Comic Sandwiches! Grayson Burgess started Comic Sandwiches started in 2015 with their first product: frames to hold Comic books—hence the name. After that, the company expanded into Captain America Shields, managing its retail business mainly on Etsy. Once Comic Sandwiches refined the design of the shield, it started […]
This Week Join us to hear from Green Mason! Green Mason is a ready-to-eat mason jar salad company that provides convenient healthy eating to the residents of Des Moines. Their mission is "to help busy people feel better." They offer 7 variations of 32-ounce salads, including a new line of Mini Mason 16-ounce salads for […]
This Week Join us to hear about The Iowa Podcast! The Iowa Podcast is an interview-style format, featuring weekly 30-minute discussions with Iowans you want to hear from. They discuss current events and things that impact you TODAY. They also discuss events, businesses, culture, news, and, yeah, they even wade into politics, albeit from the […]
This Week Eric Engelmann, ISAV's General Partner, and Krista Martin, a Startup Growth Advisor, will talk about the challenges and opportunities in early stage companies and how they change over time. Examples include how generating your very first sales or building a product for your first few customers changes as the company grows, or how […]
