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#OUREntrepidNetwork – Introducing Molly Morse and Mango Materials

www.mangomaterials.com
www.mangomaterials.com

Turning Methane into Fabric

Led by Founder and CEO Molly Morse, San Francisco based Mango Materials turns Methane waste into materials that can be used to make your next T-shirt or carpet for your house–and then recycled in a closed loop.

In their own words (source – www.mangomaterial.com)

Mango Materials produces a naturally occurring biopolymer from waste biogas (methane) that is economically competitive with conventional oil-based materials. Mango Materials is a start-up with a first-class team of engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs and innovators. Mango Materials was incorporated in 2010 and received its first round of funding in 2011.

In 2012, Mango Materials was chosen as the grand prize winner of $630,000 for the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge Business Plan Competition. The team received the prize in New York City at a dinner that was a part of the Clinton Global Initiative. In 2013, a Phase II National Science Foundation grant was received and in 2014, Mango Materials was honored to receive the award for Excellence in Technology Research at CleanEquity Monaco presented by HSH Prince Albert II. In 2015, Mango Materials continues to scale their technology and continues to earn more accolades, including Top Green Chemistry Innovator by LAUNCH and Think Beyond Plastic’s “Most Innovative Business” award. Recently, Mango Materials was voted the #5 “Hottest” Emerging Company in the Advanced Bioeconomy 2016-17 by Biofuels Digest.

In the news

The Shirt of the Future will be Made by Methane-Eating Bacteria | FastCompany.com, 10.03.17

WE NEED AN ECOSYSTEM OF THINKERS AND SOLVERS FROM UNLIKELY PLACES (Video), interview with Molly Morse | LAUNCHCircularInnovationSummit, LAUNCH.org

To learn more about what they’re up to at Mango Materials visit www.MangoMaterials.com

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#OUREntrepidNetwork – Introducing Chad Faulkner, Ashley Dean and SportsAcademy.us

www.sportsacademy.us
www.sportsacademy.us

Empowering Human Potential through Personal Development of Mind, Body, and Spirit.

Led by Chad Faulkner (CEO) and Ashley Dean (GM) the Thousand Oaks, California based Sports Academy team are developing new ways to help athletes, of all ages and all abilities to excel at what they do in life and sport.

In their own words (source – www.sportsacademy.us)

Sports Academy is an all-inclusive sports and fitness facility dedicated to creating full-circle athletes of all ages and skill levels.

The 97,000-square-foot facility is home to five basketball courts, five volleyball courts, five soccer courts, a 5,000-square foot turf field, weight facility, doctors’ clinic, yoga and spin studios. It also has an Olympic style track, a 40-yard spring turf with electric timers, two indoor Olympic-size sand volleyball courts.

Along with all the physical elements, they have you up your mind game as well. The facility has a Dynavision D2 board designed to test reaction times and reflexes.

Training mind with body increases brain processing speed and confidence. They can train for sport specificity, increase speed, even take it out to the field or court.

It also offers the Dieter CQD system, which is “a training system that breeds outcomes of empowerment, self-confidence and really the ability to know within yourself that you can determine an outcome,” said Jason Nyhan, director of corporate development.

BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, ESPORTS, FOOTBALL, LACROSS, SOCCER & FUTSAL, YOUTH PROGRAMS, SOFTBALL, SPORTS PERFORMANCE, TRACK & ENDURANCE, YOUTH PROGRAMS, YOGA GROUP & FITNESS, VOLLEYBALL, LEARNING CENTER, SPORTS MEDICINE, MINDSET DEVELOPMENT, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS & SELF-DEFENSE, and an engaging community. Sports Academy really does have all the bases covered.

In the news

NBA PROS GO ONE-ON-ONE WITH TOP HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE PLAYERS | Sept. 2017

Sports Academy Soars into 2nd Year | Thousand Oaks Acorn, May 2017

SPORTS ACADEMY HOSTS 2017 CP3 NATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL COMBINE | Jan. 2017

DIETER’S CLOSE QUARTERS DEFENSE (CQD) FEATURED ON US NEWS | Jan. 2017

To find out more about what they’re up to at the Sport Academy and how you can get involved visit www.SportsAcademy.us.

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Doug Parker | Linkedin

 

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#OUREntrepidNetwork – Introducing Krystal Hess and Motorcycle Missions

www.motorcycle-missions.org
www.motorcycle-missions.org

IF YOU THINK YOU MAY ATTEMPT SUICIDE, GET HELP NOW

Founder Director Krystal Hess and her Austin, Texas based Motorcycle Missions team are on a mission to help those suffering with PSTD and to STOP SUICIDE.

Get Help!

In their own words (source – www.motorcycle-missions.org)

We are a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Corporation helping individuals who deal with PTS(D) and suicidal ideation find hope and healing through motorcycles.

At Motorcycle Missions we understand that much of the post traumatic stress (disorder) paradigm is that the need for purpose, camaraderie, and adrenaline is of the utmost importance. Our hope is to encourage our audience to instill a life-long passion for motorcycling, that will help them enjoy a happy, healthy, and balanced lifestyle after trauma.

Krystal Hess, Founder and Executive Director – Motorcycle Missions

After years of abuse, Krystal found a new lease on life through motorcycle therapy. “Every part I was putting on the motorcycle, I was putting back a part of myself.” Now, see how she’s using the power of bikes to help save even more lives. #KeepRidersRiding ”

In 2015, Krystal’s custom-built 2006 Suzuki Savage LS650 was featured in the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show in Austin, TX. She claimed the People’s Choice award for her 1982 Yamaha XS650 in the 2014 Harvest Classic Vintage Motorcycle Rally in Luckenbach, TX, and received the same honor at the 2015 International Motorcycle Show’s Biker Build Off in Dallas, TX. In 2016, her 2015 Indian Scout took 1st place in the Guys vs Gals Bike Build Off by Indianmotorcycles.net in Daytona, FL. The same bike was featured at the 2016 Handbuilt Motorcycle Show, and won 1st in its class at the ROT Rally 2016 Biker Build Off in Austin, TX.

Krystal considers herself blessed to have the support of so many people who have taught her everything about building motorcycles, the industry, and the riding experience. She may not be alive today nor could claim what she’s accomplished without good moto-people and mentors in her life. This is what prompted her to start Motorcycle Missions. She wants others to experience the therapeutic benefits that come from motorcycles and the riding community, and hopes to see others blessed and healed.

Motorcycle Missions Sponsorship Opportunities

In the news

A day with Krystal Hess | J&P Cycle, July 2016 (YouTube)

Veterans Build Military Giveaway Motorcycle For “Republic Of Texas” Rally | WKRG.com, June 2017 (Link)

To learn more about what they’re up to at Motorcycle Missions and how you can get involved, visit them at www.motorcycle-missions.org

Please help support Krystal Hess, Dalton Campbell, David Roy and the Motorcycle Missions team by giving this a LIKE, SHARE it with your networks and JOIN their communities on Facebook and Instagram.

Thank you Krystal, Dalton, David and the entire Motorcycle Missions team for the benefit of your leadership and support of this very worthy cause. #youkickassmyfriends

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin

 

@motorcyclemissions, #KeepRidersRiding, #custom, #handbuilt, #motorcycles, #Austin, #TX, #OUREntrepidNetwork, #HereWeGrow, #youkickassmyfriends

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#OUREntrepidNetwork – Introducing Boyan Slat and The Ocean Cleanup

www.boyanslat.com

The Ocean Cleanup’s mission is to develop advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.

In their own words (source – https://www.linkedin.com/company/2836723/)

Boyan Slat is a Dutch inventor and entrepreneur creating technologies to solve societal problems. He is the founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, which develops advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic. Boyan founded this effort when he was just 16 years old.

The main idea behind The Ocean Cleanup is to let the ocean currents do the work. An installation of Ushaped screens channels floating plastic to a central point. The concentrated plastic can then be extracted and shipped to shore for recycling into durable products. Our passive systems will remove half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 5 years.

www.theoceancleanup.com/technology/

In the news

‘It’s important to at least try’: Can this 23-year old clear the oceans of plastic waste? | The Telegraph, Guy Kelly, 4 August 2017

 YouTube – Boyan Slat: How we will rid the oceans of plastic (May 2017)

 First Estimate to Quantify Global Plastic input from Rivers into Oceans | 7 June 2017

To learn more about The Ocean Cleanup visit www.theoceancleanup.com

Please support Boyan Slat and The Ocean Cleanup team by giving this a LIKE, SHARE it with your extended social networks and JOIN their communities on Linked, FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

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@TheOceanCleanup, @BoyanSlat, #ocean, #trash, #plastic, #Delft, #Netherland, #dosomething, #OUREntrepidNetwork, #HereWeGrow

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#OUREntrepidNetwork – Introducing Ashish Kumar, Waleed Said and Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Company Zunum Aero

www.zunum.aero

Electric Propulsion Systems will Revolutionize Regional Air Transport

In their own words (source – www.zunum.aero)

Imagine leaving your doorstep in San Jose at 7 AM and making it to a 9:30 AM meeting in Pasadena. With Zunum Aero, simply drive to a nearby airfield and walk to your aircraft with bags in tow, for a trip that will take half the time and at a much lower fare. Or skip the meeting altogether, and be on the slopes in Tahoe by 8:40 AM for $100 round-trip, and back home the same evening.

[Founder/CEO Ashish Kumar, CTO Waleed Said, PhD and the Zunum Aero team] are building a family of commercial hybrid-to-electric aircraft designed for regional transit, and powered by quiet range-optimized powertrain and propulsion technologies. Our vision is to develop 1,000-mile electric air networks to bring fast and affordable travel to every community. Check out our website for more!

In the news

Zunum Aero Could Be the Tesla of Aircraft | Grant Martin, Forbes, 6 April, 2017

Zunum Aero CEO Ashish Kumar is making hybrid-electric airplanes a reality | Andrew McIntosh, Puget Sound Business Journal, 16 August 2017

To learn more about what they’re up to at Zunum Aero visitwww.zunum.aero

Please help support Ashish, Waleed and the Zunum Aero team by giving this a LIKE, SHARE it with your wider social networks and JOIN their communities on Linkedin and Twitter.

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

@ZunumAero, #technology, #transportation, #aviation, #aerospace, #hybridelectric, #propulsion, #electric, #Kirkland, #WA, #OUREntrepidNetwork, #HereWeGrow

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#OUREntrepidNetwork – Introducing Liz Powers, Spencer Powers and ARTLIFTING

www.ARTLIFTING.com

Art that Matters

In 2013, Boston based sibling entrepreneurs Liz Powers and Spencer Powers founded ARTLifting to help homeless and disadvantaged artists gain access to the marketplace.

In their own words (source – https://www.artlifting.com/pages/about-us)

ArtLifting empowers artists living with homelessness or disabilities through the celebration and sale of their artwork. ArtLifting is about creating opportunity, empowerment, and validation.

We offer our artists the chance to secure their own income through the sale of original paintings, prints, and products. By showcasing and selling artwork via ArtLifting.com, our artists gain self-confidence that permeates all aspects of their lives.

As a social enterprise and benefit corporation, we are using “business for good.” Every artist earns 55% from the profit of each sale. 1% from each sale goes toward strengthening art services for community partners that support ArtLifting artists, which includes art programming at social service agencies, shelters, and disability centers. ArtLifting uses the remaining 44% to further our mission. We realize that in order to make sustainable change, we need to run a financially sustainable business.

Meet ArtLifting (video)

In the news

The Power of Art in Our Communities | Margaret Charette, www.Brittocharette.com, 23 June 2017

Artlifting helps homeless and disabled artists sell their work | on facebook, 15 May 2017

Artist Expresses Colorful Side of Autism | WTVF5, 6 April 2017

These Inspiring Startups Make Giving a Core Port of Their Missions – 5. Liz Powers, Co-founder of ArtLifting | Entrepreneur.com, 19 January 2017

To learn more about ArtLifting visit www.ArtLifting.com.

Please help support Liz, Spencer and the ArtLifting team by giving this a LIKE, SHARE it with your extended social networks and JOIN their communities on Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

@ArtLifting, #ArtLifting, #LizPowers, #LifeChangingArt, #entrepreneur, #Boston, #Massachusetts, #homeless, #artists, #OUREntrepidNetwork, #HereWeGrow

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#OUREntrepidNetwork – Introducing Mitzi Toro and The Maui Cookie Lady

www.themauicookielady.com

Spreading Aloha Far and Wide, One Cookie at a Time

In their own words (source – https://www.themauicookielady.com)

The Maui Cookie Lady (MCL), founded by Mitzi Toro, is a distinctive brand of premium, home-baked gourmet cookies that feature an array of Hawaiian flavors.

Originally starting as a fundraiser at a local farmers market on the island of Maui, MCL cookies are now proudly featured at top hotels & resorts and other high-quality artisan markets. Popular flavors include Kona Coffee Espresso using Peaberry Beans, Pineapple Lychee Passion with Hibiscus Flowers, White Tea and Lemon Chocolate, Mango, White Chocolate Macadamia Nut, Grown-Up Samoas (made with Maui Brewing Co.’s Coconut Porter craft beer), Butterscotch Kisses (made with Sammy Hagar’s Maui Distilled Macadamia Nut Rum) and our Original Butter Rum Triple Chunker.

At MCL, we aspire to be the an artisan island cookie company from Maui that will grow to achieve international distinction and are building distribution channels to achieve that dream.

Inspiration

A long-time cookie enthusiast, our founder, Mitzi Toro began baking delicious cookies in 2012 as a fundraiser to thank the nurses at Maui Memorial Hospital for taking such phenomenal care of her terminally-ill father. After raising funds for these dedicated nurses for a few months at a local farmers market, Mitzi was encouraged to transform her cookie fundraiser into a business by her regular customers who came to immensely love her delicious product.

Thus, the Maui Cookie Lady cookie company was born. After building her own commercial kitchen and officially beginning their made-on-Maui cookie production line, the company quickly garnered fans from as far away as the UK, Japan and even Dubai!

Our little island boutique bakery continues to gain loyal customers due to our creative, drool-worthy flavor combinations and our proud use of only the highest-quality ingredients in our tasty products.

The Maui Cookie Lady takes orders on-line and they ship to just about anywhere: www.themauicookielady.com/collections/all

In the news

Maui Cookie Lady to be carried at Saks Fifth Avenue | Mauinow.com, 4 Sept., 2017

To learn more about The Maui Cookie Lady visitwww.themauicookielady.com

Please help support Mitzi Toro and The Maui Cookie Lady team by giving this a LIKE, SHARE it with your wider social networks and JOIN their communities on FaceBook and Instagram.

Mahalo!

Here WE Grow

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

@TheMauiCookieLady, #MitziToro, #Aloha, #Maui, #Hawaii, #entrepreneur, #cookies, #OUREntrepidNetwork, #HereWeGrow

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#OUREntrepidNetwork – Introducing Lauren Gropper and RePurpose, Inc.

www.repurposecompostables.com

Innovative Tableware from Plants, Not Oil

Repurpose® founder & CEO Lauren Gropper is said to have dreamed about creating an everyday product that could impact millions of people. And we think she and her team have done just that.

In their own words (source – https://www.linkedin.com/company/777024/)

Repurpose was founded in 2010 by a group of eco-entrepreneurs driven to positively impact the environment by changing everyday behavior. Realizing the devastating effect single-use plastics were having on the environment and the fact that no alternatives existed for the consumer, Repurpose decided to manufacture its own. Repurpose, a line of sustainable tableware that looks out for the health of you, your family, and the planet, was born. Our mission is to reduce the amount of plastics in our environment and offer guilt-free, renewable alternatives. By purchasing from Repurpose, consumers support a woman-owned, sustainable company that is changing the world—one cup, fork and plate at a time.

In the news

Products from Plants not Petroleum | OpenIDEO, July 28th, 2017

To learn more about RePurpose visit them atwww.repurposecompostables.com

Please help support Lauren and the RePurpose team by giving this a LIKE, SHARE it with your extended social networks and JOIN their communities on Linkedin, FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.

RePurpose is a member of the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) community of businesses. To learn more about LACI and the businesses they support visit http://laincubator.org/portfolio-companies/repurpose/

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

@RePurposeCompostables, #repurpose, #compostable, #bioplastics, #cups, #plates, #utensils, #manufacturing, #LosAngeles, #California, #CA, #LACI, #ourentrepidnetwork, #herewegrow

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#OUREntrepidNetwork – Introducing Boyan Slat and The Ocean Cleanup

www.theoceancleanup.com

The Ocean Cleanup’s mission is to develop advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.

In their own words (source – https://www.linkedin.com/company/2836723/)

Boyan Slat is a Dutch inventor and entrepreneur creating technologies to solve societal problems. He is the founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, which develops advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic. Boyan founded this effort when he was just 16 years old.

The main idea behind The Ocean Cleanup is to let the ocean currents do the work. An installation of Ushaped screens channels floating plastic to a central point. The concentrated plastic can then be extracted and shipped to shore for recycling into durable products. Our passive systems will remove half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 5 years.

www.theoceancleanup.com/technology/

In the news

‘It’s important to at least try’: Can this 23-year old clear the oceans of plastic waste? | The Telegraph, Guy Kelly, 4 August 2017

Boyan Slat: How we will rid the oceans of plastic (May 2017) | on YouTube

 First Estimate to Quantify Global Plastic input from Rivers into Oceans | 7 June 2017

To learn more about The Ocean Cleanup visit www.theoceancleanup.com

Please support Boyan Slat and The Ocean Cleanup team by giving this a LIKE, SHARE it with your extended social networks and JOIN their communities on Linked, FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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#OUREntrepidNetwork – Introducing Matt Petersen and the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)

www.laincubator.com

A strategic imperative to build a green economy

CEO Matt Petersen and the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator team are helping promising cleantech startups create a green, inclusive economy.

In their own words (source – https://www.linkedin.com/company/2310734/)

The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) is a private non-profit organization helping to accelerate the commercialization of clean technologies by offering flexible office space, CEO coaching, mentoring, and access to a robust network of partnerships and capital. LACI was founded in 2011 as a cluster-driven economic development initiative supported by the City of Los Angeles, The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and the Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles. Recognized as one of the most innovative business incubators in the world by UBI, LACI identifies local entrepreneurs across multiple cleantech business sectors and guides them to market, creating jobs that advance L.A.’s green economy. In just five years, LACI has helped 67 companies raise $134M in funding, created 1,500 jobs, and delivered more than $335M in long term economic value for the City of Los Angeles. LACI operates out of the La Kretz Innovation Campus, with satellite offices at California State University, Northridge and Silicon Valley, is the organizer of an annual Cleantech Global Showcase and founder of the Network for Global Innovation (NGIN).

In the news.

SoCal Tech – March 15, 2017 – Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator Aims at Diversity Inclusion with New Effort

To learn more about the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator visit www.laincubator.org

Please help support Matt Petersen and the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator team by giving this a LIKE, SHARE it with your extended social networks and JOIN their communities on Linkedin, Twitter, FaceBook and G+.

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

@LACIncubator, #cleantech, #incubator, #startups, #LosAngeles, #California, #OUREntrepidNetwork, #HereWeGrow, #ForgeYourOwn