Impact Michigan

Laura Khalil is devoted to helping women embody the confidence and develop the clarity to speak up, get paid what they're worth and lead mission driven lives. She has spoken to audiences at Creative Mornings, Zingtrain, Consumers Energy, Ladies Get Paid and Intermitten on courage, entrepreneurship and personal branding. She has consulted on branding initiatives for GE, Twitter, Intel, Intuit and more.

In this episode, we chat about how being an empowered being may hurt you in corporate life but can help you as an entrepreneur, why creating a value structure is important to your career and life, and how to conduct verbal jiu-jitsu in the workplace.

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Rajiv 'RajNATION' Nathan is Founder of Startup Hypeman, helping increase the success rate of startups by building messages that stand out to their audience and stand apart from their competitors. He was named an "Agent of Change" by Huffington Post, has given a TED Talk, and been featured in Inc, Forbes, and more. He's also a hip hop artist, yoga instructor, and host of the popular show Startup Hypeman: The Podcast.

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Startup Hypeman: https://www.startuphypeman.com/

Startup Hypeman: The Podcast: https://www.startuphypeman.com/podcast

Intermitten: https://intermitten.org

Hyde Park Angels: http://hydeparkangels.com/

On this episode of the Impact Michigan podcast, we chat with Hunter Rosenblume of Lunar Wireless. 

Hunter Rosenblume is the Founder and CEO of Lunar Wireless, a telecommunications company focused on providing cellular coverage to everyone. He was born and raised in New York, but after multiple hackathons and an internship in Detroit, he fell in love. Since his move to the city, he hasn't looked back and has brought, recruited and showed multiple budding entrepreneurs, innovators and change-makers to the city for them to experience the beauty that is Detroit. 

Partner Highlight:

Intermitten is a grassroots, volunteer-operated organization that was founded in 2016. Our mission is to unite the Midwest tech community, thoughtfully nurture its development, and highlight it as a hub of and destination for entrepreneurial talent and innovation.

Sponsor Highlight:

Ann Arbor SPARK, a non-profit organization, is advancing the region by encouraging and supporting business acceleration, attraction, and retention. The organization identifies and meets the needs of business at every stage, from start-ups to large organizations. To achieve its mission, Ann Arbor SPARK collaborates with business, academic, government, and community investor partners. For more information, visit www.AnnArborUSA.org.

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Lunar Wireless

Intermitten

Ann Arbor SPARK

On this episode of the Impact Michigan podcast, we talk to Melissa Butler of The Lip Bar. She is a Detroit native, Cass Tech and Florida A&M grad who left a career on Wall Street to solve a problem that she just had enough of. After being fed up with how the beauty industry's norms were reeking of excessive chemicals and a linear mode of thinking, she created The Lip Bar. With The Lip Bar, she's been on Shark Tank, given a TEDx Talk, and is selling in Target stores across the nation. 

She famously said that “Everyone deserves to have representation. Without it, we are left seeking validation.”

I got the chance to chat with her minutes before she gave her talk at TEDxDetroit this past August. 

Partner Highlight:

Intermitten is a grassroots, volunteer-operated organization that was founded in 2016. Our mission is to unite the Midwest tech community, thoughtfully nurture its development, and highlight it as a hub of and destination for entrepreneurial talent and innovation.

Sponsor Highlight:

Ann Arbor SPARK, a non-profit organization, is advancing the region by encouraging and supporting business acceleration, attraction, and retention. The organization identifies and meets the needs of business at every stage, from start-ups to large organizations. To achieve its mission, Ann Arbor SPARK collaborates with business, academic, government, and community investor partners. For more information, visit www.AnnArborUSA.org.

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The Lip Bar

Intermitten

Ann Arbor SPARK

In this episode of the Impact Michigan podcast, we chat with Henri  Pierre-Jacques, Detroit expat and co-founder of Harlem Capital. I ran  into him at last Fall's Detroit Homecoming and was fortunate enough to  grab him for 30 minutes as he was hustling around meeting Detroit  entrepreneurs and investors. 

We chat about Harlem Capital's  mission to fund 1,000 diverse founders, building financial literacy  programs in education, overcapitalized startups, and the growth and  development of Detroit's startup ecosystem.

Presenting Partner:

Intermitten is a grassroots, volunteer-operated organization that was  founded in 2016. Our mission is to unite the Midwest tech community,  thoughtfully nurture its development, and highlight it as a hub of and  destination for entrepreneurial talent and innovation.

Partner Highlight:

Ann Arbor SPARK, a non-profit organization, is advancing the region by encouraging and supporting business acceleration, attraction, and retention. The organization identifies and meets the needs of business at every stage, from start-ups to large organizations. To achieve its mission, Ann Arbor SPARK collaborates with business, academic, government, and community investor partners. For more information, visit www.AnnArborUSA.org.

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Harlem Capital

Intermitten

NewFoundry

In this episode of the Impact Michigan podcast, we chat with Steven Mazur, Cofounder/CEO at Ash & Erie. 

A metro-Detroit native, Steven has grown to love the city and its people. So much so that he moved back to start his career and eventually found a company. Going through the startup-world famous Venture for America program, he took his learnings and experiences back with him to Detroit to help grow Waymark (also a Detroit startup) and eventually cofound Ash & Erie. After pitching their company on Shark Tank, Steven and his co-founder, Eric, landed a deal with none other than Mark Cuban. 

We chat about growing up in similar zipcodes, Venture for America being a "people accelerator," his experience on Shark Tank, working with Mark Cuban, and a whole lot more.

Presenting Partner:

Intermitten is a grassroots, volunteer-operated organization that was founded in 2016. Our mission is to unite the Midwest tech community, thoughtfully nurture its development, and highlight it as a hub of and destination for entrepreneurial talent and innovation.

Partner Highlight:

NewFoundry is an Ann Arbor based innovation studio working with leaders and change-makers from startups to multinational corporations; from health systems to automotive suppliers; from financial services to consumer products – and beyond.

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Ash & Erie

Intermitten

NewFoundry

James Chapman is an Entrepreneur in Residence at the Quicken Loans Community Investment Fund. He’s a serial entrepreneur, nationally recognized speaker, and author of #TheHustle. He prides himself in being both revenue-driven, and socially conscious. His first company launched was an oil change delivery company in 2013, despite having never changed oil before in his life. He later founded a coworking space called Workaholics, described as a collision workspace in the evening hours for people wanting to collaborate and work on their ideas together. 

Intermitten is a grassroots, volunteer-operated organization that was founded in 2016. Our mission is to unite the Midwest tech community, thoughtfully nurture its development, and highlight it as a hub of and destination for entrepreneurial talent and innovation.

Links:

James Chapman - http://iwrotethehustle.com/

Intermitten - https://intermitten.org/

Partner Highlight: http://thenewfoundry.com/

Rich Sheridan is the founder of Menlo Innovations, made famous by its tours and workshops centered around how they maximize Joy in the workplace. Which makes sense, considering Rich himself has authored two books with “Joy” in the title. Which also reminds me that Rich recently came out with a book last December, titled “Chief Joy Officer,” which offers readers insights on how to embody Joy in their own management/leadership practices.

The Impact Michigan podcast is presented by Intermitten, a grassroots, volunteer-operated organization that was founded in 2016. Our mission is to unite the Midwest tech community, thoughtfully nurture its development, and highlight it as a hub of and destination for entrepreneurial talent and innovation.

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Intermitten Conference

Rich Sheridan

Chief Joy Officer

Well, well, well... We're back friends :) 

Tune into this episode as I interview a special guest as part of our announcement for Season 3 and the future of this show.