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Heather Warrell is the Executive Administrator of Digital Innovation with JCPS, Louisville's school district. Heather has helped transform the way technology is used in education for the JCPS school district, introducing new and innovative programs and leveraging softwares such as Minecraft to allow students to learn through interacting with virtual worlds. We discuss the edtech ecosystem as a whole, the education system’s ability to adapt and stay innovative, and where edtech is heading into the future.

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We spend a lot of time thinking about and discussing trends in business and tech, so we're recording those thoughts. This weekend: Formula 1 racing is killing it so much in content marketing that they're about to reach 1 BILLION fans worldwide.

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Welcome to the Developer Deep Dive series! Sponsored by the Awesome Inc Developer Bootcamp and brought to you by Middle Tech.

Learn more about GoWild at TimeToGoWild.com

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Stacy Griggs is the CEO of El Toro, a highly successful startup building cookie-less IP targeting technology. As Google phases out tracking consumers with cookies, El Toro's solution has significant grown in popularity. We discuss Stacy’s path to becoming the CEO of El Toro, the capabilities of their technology, his vision for the Louisville startup ecosystem, and even a bit about bitcoin.

Learn more about El Toro at ElToro.com

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We spend a lot of time thinking about and discussing trends in business and tech. It's time we started recording those thoughts. This weekend: why local news sucks and how we start fixing it.

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Evan Knowles is the co-founder and CEO of Symba, the real estate industry's only mobile-first CRM. Evan and his experienced co-founders are bringing a fresh perspective and modern software to the real estate industry which is notorious for being slow to adopt new technology. We discussed Evan's journey to becoming a startup founder, how he got his early start in real estate, his approach to building a rockstar team, and Symba's unique marketing approach.

Learn more about Symba at getsymba.com

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We spend a lot of time thinking over and discussing trends in the business and tech industries. It's time we started recording those thoughts.

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We sat down with Emily Wehrle, Director of Operations for Awesome Inc, to recap the pitches from Awesome Inc's May 5 Across event. 5 Across is a pitch competition hosted by Awesome Inc, in which 5 companies pitch to a panel of judges for 5 minutes each for a $500 prize. The July 5 Across event will be this Wednesday (7/7/21) at Lexington Legends Stadium.

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Visit Awesome Inc at AwesomeInc.org

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Logan Burchett is the Co-Founder and COO of Forecastr, a software that assists startups in financial modeling as they build their business and go through fundraising. Logan and his Co-Founder Steven Plappert both came from a background of startup finance and have great fundraising experience through the capital they've raised for Forecastr and other startups. We discuss Logan's journey to becoming a startup founder, his experience raising funds for Forecastr, and his advice for others that are planning on raising capital themselves.

Learn more about Forecastr at Forecastr.co

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Heath Price is the Associate CIO in ITS at the University of Kentucky and has played a huge role in bringing an Esports program to UK's newest facility, "The Cornerstone". Heath has grown up at the intersection of relationships and technology, having spent over 10-years at two flagship research universities - LSU and the University of Kentucky (UK). Additionally, he had the opportunity to work in the private sector as a partner and ally to many higher education institutions across the United States. He currently leads a cross-functional campus team at UK that is charged with building a comprehensive and thoughtful approach to the development of a future-minded approach to engaging gaming and Esports through the University environment. We discuss how the Esports program came about, the role the university will play in having Esports on campus, and the future of the Esports industry as a whole.

Learn more about the program at Esports.uky.edu

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