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Jason Mize is a Co-Founder, CEO, and Developer at Stellar TechWorks, a software development house in Lexington, KY. What Jason loves best about his job is helping Stellar TechWork's clients find their path towards delivering their vision to the world.  

He's a former Awesome Inc U Bootcamp grad and APAX Software employee. And his local band is about to release a new album!

For more information or to connect with Jason, please visit https://stellartechworks.com/

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Jordan Guess is a CPA and entrepreneur helping small business owners spend more time scaling their business instead of worrying about taxes. At his core, Jordan is an educator committed to empowering people to lower their lifetime tax expenses through legal means so they can scale their business faster and build generational wealth for their families. 

Jordan is a co-host of the weekly podcast “Not All At Once” where he discusses current events related to Bitcoin. You can find out more about Jordan and all he is working on by following him on Twitter @guess_jordan.

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• Jordan Guess on Linkedin

• Trusted Advisors CPA website

• Not All at Once podcast

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Steve Seidel is your Virtual CMO and Award-Winning Founder of The Seidel Agency with 15+ years of experience consulting and marketing health & wellness, entertainment, and technology firms. Seidel helps established corporations and emerging entrepreneurs grow by delivering socially conscious campaigns, as well as cultivating a culture of positivity. 

Recently Seidel has spearheaded multiple 8-figure acquisitions using his proprietary "From Looking to Booking" method and MorePayingPatients.com Instagram Masterclass. Originally from Philadelphia, Seidel's biggest dream was to become a father, and he continues to cherish that role each and every day. 

Whether you're a Forbes 400 company or just starting up, his mission is to take you to greatness, while leaving our world a better place. Please connect with him personally on social with @StephenSeidel and professionally with @TheSeidelAgency across all platforms. 

Do Good. Give Back and Make an Impact!

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• Steve Seidel on Linkedin

• The Seidel Agency website

• From Looking to Booking

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Richie Hoagland is the founder of VRTogether and a two-time Fellowship Founder. VRTogether is a virtual reality (VR) application that connects people together in virtual spaces to take a walk in the forest, watch a sunset on the beach, and more. 

Their technology is evidence-based, improving health and happiness through research. We focus on touch and feelings of "being near" someone, something Zoom and telephone calls can't do.

He's a Lexington native solving the problem of isolation within Senior Care Facilities and Seniors Aging-at-Home. 

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• VRTogether website

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Jacob Bozarth is co-founder and CEO of Resound which is a mobile-first AI Editing tool for podcasters that saves creators time so they can focus on their message, not their mess-ups. 

Resound was birthed out of Jacob's first company, Resonate Recordings, a leader in the podcast production space, working with over 3,000 podcasters including top brands and podcasts. Jacob and his team are currently closing their pre-seed Resound and will be releasing Resound Beta in the Summer of 2022. You can sign up for early access to their beta at https://resound.fm. Jacob is passionate about startups, audio engineering, podcasting, and the great outdoors.

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• Jacob Bozarth on Linkedin

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Sam Perez is a first-time author of Deviate from Denial and a senior journalism major at the University of Georgia. She has written the book based on her parents' work with DV8 Kitchen, a restaurant and bakery in Lexington that hires people in recovery from substance use disorder. 

Sam hopes to erase the stigma surrounding addiction by telling inspirational stories in her book, which is available for preorder. Sam is passionate about storytelling, good food among great company, and the Georgia Bulldogs.

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This is to prepare for the next episode, highlighting Rob's daughter, Sam Perez's book titled Deviate From Denial: Erasing the Stigma of Addiction and Recovery Through Inspirational Stories

With 30 years of restaurant experience, Rob Perez has seen first-hand how to build restaurant brands and how prevalent addiction is in the industry he loves. Along with his wife Diane, he founded Dv8 Kitchen as a social enterprise focused on giving second chance employment opportunities to people in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction through vocational, on-the-job training.

Dv8 Kitchen focuses on providing top-quality food, service, and atmosphere for every guest, and by providing “a better-than-expected” dining experience, the hope is to build a new standard for the second chance employee to live by and to change the way the guests perceive people in addiction recovery.

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• Deviate From Denial - Sam Perez's book (next episode)

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Did you miss out on our Fellowship Demo Day and 13th Birthday Celebration? All of the donuts were eaten, but we've got you covered with audio from the event! Our Director of the Fellowship, Keith McMunn, leads the way in this episode, introducing the Fellowship program and each of its current companies. 

Curious about what all of the startups do? Buckle in and take off with us as we celebrate local entrepreneurship in Lexington and the life of Awesome Inc.  

HUGE thanks to Chase for sponsoring this Fellowship Demo Day.

If this episode peaked your curiosity about startups, entrepreneurship, or what's happening around town... we've got the perfect event for you. Later this month (April 2022), Awesome Inc is putting on a Startup Pitch Competition where 5 startups will share their companies with a live audience for a chance to win up to $500 and a $5000 founder-friendly investment. Plus, attendees will get a free meal and a chance to network before and after the event! Register here.  

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• Keith McMunn on Linkedin

• Awesome Fellowship Portfolio

• Awesome Fellowship

• 5 Across April 2022

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Awesome Inc is turning 13 years old on April 1, 2022. 

We're celebrating with three of our cofounders (Brian Raney, Luke Murray, and Nick Such) sitting down and reflecting on Awesome Inc's inception and goofy memories that go back to the beginning.

** "Go it Alone" by Beck is not our original work and does not belong to us. 

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• Go it Alone by Beck

• Brian Raney on Linkedin

• Luke Murray on Linkedin

• Nick Such on Linkedin

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Chris Wiedmar is a technology leader and entrepreneur with a focus on operations, partnerships, and business development.  He has experience building applications, IOT solutions, and is currently building in the web3 and NFT space with Party Horses.  He is born and raised in Louisville and lives in the Highlands with his wife, Erin, and 3 children.

5 Across is a year-long series of pitch competitions and highlights some of the most exciting tech companies to be growing in Kentucky. 5 Across is Kentucky's premiere pitch competition. If you've ever seen NBC's Shark Tank then you'd enjoy 5 Across.

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Party Horses website

Chris Wiedmar on Linkedin

Kinetic by Windstream - 5 Across 2022 Title Sponsor

Chase - 5 Across February 2022 Presenting Sponsor

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