Ecosystem North

This week we hear from Will Kitchen, the Director of Innovative Community Engagement and STARTUP Winona State. Will talks about moving to the midwest from the east coast, his amazingly diverse work experiences (including selling Belgian waffle franchises around the world), his current position at WSU, reshaping the educational experience for entrepreneurship students, and how he ALWAYS has an intern for YOU!

This week we hear from Amanda Leightner the Director of Communications for Collider and Rochester Rising. Amanda talks about her journey from Pennsylvania to Rochester for graduate school at Mayo Clinic, why she took a different path than most students, how she became an entrepreneur and supporter of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, the amazing work she does at Collider and most importantly, how she wanted to train Shamu from an early age!