George Glackin is the Chairman of the Board and a Founder of Hatch AVL Foundation, an organization that hosts pitch events and runs programs to help startups and early-stage companies begin their journey and scale-up. George has 35-years of experience in new business creation and innovation. He has led innovation campaigns in all P&G sectors and for brands such as Pantene, Tide, and Pampers. He has a BS in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has volunteered for organizations such as Habitat for Humanity International.

 

Ailis Grosh is the Founder of Burban, an online resource and tool for finding food, drink, entertainment and specials within your local area. Ailis is a web developer and young entrepreneur who has become intimately involved in the entrepreneurial community of Asheville. She is an active organizer of Hatch events and for 1 Million Cups’ Asheville chapter.

 

George joins me today to share how founders and new business startups can gain help and experience through the programs run by Hatch such as their Skinny Dips, Deep Dives, and Demo Days events. He explains how pitch events and workshops help move business ideas forward and highlights the talent pool of mentors who work with the Hatch team. I also spoke with Ailis to learn more about her entrepreneurial journey and how the Hatch pitch events and community of mentors have helped her startup move forward.

 

“There is no reason not to use the best talent available. Hatch provides that magic, that incubator, and that safe space to be brilliant.” - George Glackin

  

This week on the Supportedly Podcast:

 

• How George became one of the founders of Hatch AVL Foundation and how they help entrepreneurs get the job done without going it alone.
• How Hatch’s incubator helps founders use the three P’s: Place, Partnerships, and Programming.
• How Hatch brings a talent pool of founders, mentors, service providers, and investors together.
• Who can present a pitch at Hatch This, the audience vote, and how nine companies are selected to workshop with people in the audience and talented mentors?
• The seed funding offered to the best founding idea at the end of a Hatch This weekend.
• How to join a Pitch Party and present a one-minute pitch.
• What the Skinny Dips programs are and how they help entrepreneurs identify and address fundamental areas in their business model they may have overlooked.
• How the 90-day Deep Dives programs help business owners strategically plan for success.
• How the Demo Day program allows early-stage businesses to present to Hatch mentors and have a chance to win seed funding.
• What the talent pool of Hatch mentors looks like and the fields in which they specialize.
• Ailis’s idea for a map service with category filtering for food, drink, entertainment, and specials.
• Her journey towards creating Burban.
• How Ailis found her way to Hatch and a marketing internship.
• How Ailis helped organize a Demo Day as part of her internship and entrepreneurial development.
• What it feels like to be a Demo Day pitch participant and workshop your business for a day.
• The advice that Ailis would give to a new entrepreneur.

 

“It’s an incredible opportunity to come in, make connections, and dive into the Hatch community of mentors.” - Ailis Grosh

 

The low and no-cost founder support programs offered by Hatch:

 

• Hatch This
• Skinny Dips and Deep Dives
• Demo Day

  

Connect with George Glackin:

 

• Hatch
• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram

 

Connect with Ailis Grosh:

 

• Burban
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram

 

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