Located in University of Pennsylvania's Pennovation Center at Pennovation Works, a remarkable startup Aerial Applications is doing cutting-edge work with drone technology. Joe Sullivan chatted with Matt Cabrey, Executive Director of Select Greater Philadelphia, a council of the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, about how his drones help with disaster relief efforts and the advice he has for young entrepreneurs.

Our region houses some of the nation’s top hospitals and one Bucks County startup recognized a need in the care of preterm infants. Tracy Warren described to Matt Cabrey, Executive Director of Select Greater Philadelphia, a council of the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia about the software platform they created in order to track the gestational health of these infants and how her company has benefited from the region.

We always make assumptions and preconceived notions about what we don’t understand from cities we have never lived in, businesses we haven’t worked with, or even people we haven’t met. This week we bring you two stories that challenge first impressions to reveal exciting and inspirational work taking place in our 11-county region.

Though having started from humble beginnings, DocuVault’s trucks can now be spotted all around our Greater Philadelphia region transporting secure documents. Keith DiMarino chatted with Matt Cabrey, Executive Director of Select Greater Philadelphia, a council of the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia about how his company grew into the success it is today with their state-of-the-art facilities housing clients’ most sensitive information.

More often than not, people with autism are overlooked during the hiring process. Ernst & Young (EY) recognized the potential of this talented workforce and started a neurodiversity program which employs candidates on the autistic spectrum. Chris Bruner explained to Executive Director Matt Cabrey of Select Greater Philadelphia, a council of the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, how the neurodiversity program works at EY and discussed the access to talent in our Greater Philadelphia region.