Ecosystem Builder Podcast

Cameron French is an active ecosystem builder in the Omaha Nebraska area and is currently the Program Manager and Associate of The Startup Collaborative, a capital fund dedicated to investing in software-centric companies. He pairs up with Kaitlyn to talk about how The Startup Collaborative offers a seat at the table to include entrepreneurs of varying business development.Learn more about the Startup Collaborative here.Read more from Mug.News here.

Charmyse Tillman and Patty Newby are organizing the upcoming Community Growth Summit by gener8tor. They join the show to discuss the gener8tor programs which help build ecosystems across the country and unpack how that approach has shifted in a pandemic.The CommUNITY Growth Summit connects key stakeholders in the economic development space to highlight innovations that are improving communities, the leaders making such innovations possible, and how new technologies and business models will re...

John Machacek is an Ecosystem Builder from Fargo, North Dakota. He joins the Ecosystem Builder Podcast to discuss his work that allows startups to foster growth within the state of North Dakota. John is the Chief Innovation Officer at the Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation. Learn more about his work here.Read more from Mug.News here.

Scott Henderson joins the Ecosystem Builder Podcast to discuss the value of collaboration and networking within community building.Scott Henderson is the Managing Director of NMotion. Based in Lincoln, Nebraska, NMotion has provided the platform to accelerate early-stage, high-growth startups through curated connections to resources, mentors, and capital. NMotion has partnered with gener8tor to continue to build these programs and opportunities for startups looking to grow in the Midwest.Lear...

Erica Wassinger is a founder, columnist, and ecosystem builder out of Omaha, Nebraska. She joins the show to overview the Omaba startup scene, discuss her approach to storytelling for the Omaha World-Herald, and share the strategy her team takes to growing Nebraska's economy through new businesses.Follow Erica on Twitter here.Subscribe to Mug.News here.

Don Macke is an Ecosystem Builder who specializes in helping rural communities foster an environment that allows entrepreneurs and their companies to flourish. He talks with Kaitlyn about his start in this field, key findings in his research, and some of their biggest learnings working with these small towns.Learn more about Don's company and his podcast here.

Brienne Maner is an Ecosystem Builder of the Sioux Falls, South Dakota startup community. She joins the show to discuss the current state of her ecosystem, the major success they've seen building the community, and the tactics to apply to communities across the country.Learn more about the Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship here. Read more from Mug.News here.

Nick Castner and Kaitlyn Claeys link up to discuss their biggest learnings from the first ten episodes of the Ecosystem Builder Podcast and what they hope to accomplish with the show in 2020.Check out more entrepreneurship content on Mug.News!

In an effort to spread holiday cheer, Nick and Kaitlyn take their knowledge from interviews with ecosystem builders and consult Santa on how to improve operations in the North Pole.Happy Holidays from the entire team at Mug.News!

Karen Christilles is an ecosystem builder in Topeka, Kansas. She joins the show to discuss Topeka's rising entrepreneurs, startup hangouts and all the other factors in her local entrepreneurship scene.Outside of her work to build Topeka's startup ecosystem, Karen advises organizations around the world through the company she founded called KLC Associates. Learn more here: http://www.klcassociates.com/Interested in entrepreneurs in the middle? Head on over to our website: https://mug.news/