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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing Keshia Kola and Shesaurus.com

www.shesaurus.com

Providing Colorful Words for a Colorful World

Keshia Kola and the Shesaurus team really have a way with words – and they’re not holding anything back.

Shesaurus.com: Dictionary-thesaurus is a reference center that dares to go where no other reference guide has gone before. We take those naughty, unwanted orphaned words and provide a loving home.

We are not etymologists. Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time. Our language has been bastardized so much, it’s hard to keep up, so we don’t bother! You can consider us, lexicographers who major in Neologism; a name for newly coined terms, words, or phrases that may be in the process of entering common use, but has not yet been accepted into our mainstream language. Our business is collecting and cataloging terms related specifically to men and women.

Please support Keishia and the Shesaurus.com team by sharing this with your networks join their communities on FaceBook and Twitter.

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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Shesaurus is a HUB101 supported company.

HUB101 is a community space created through the efforts of Cal Lutheran University (CLU), the city of Westlake, local business communities, and the CLU Center for Entrepreneurship. The goal of HUB101 is to support students and community members as they work to create new innovations and start entrepreneurial business ventures.

To learn more about the HUB101 go to www.hub101.la, and connect with HUB101 Community Manager Greg Monterosa to get on the calendar of events distribution.

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing Ben Doherty, Zac Maurais and Favor

www.favordelivery.com

Building a community one FAVOR at a time

SLO HotHouse incubator graduates Ben Doherty and Zac Maurais created the app-based service Favor to allow customers to get anything they want delivered to their door in under an hour.

Now based in Austin, Texas, with operations in major cities in Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, the company was the 2016 SXSW official on-demand delivery service. With 10,000 “Runners” dressed in light blue, tuxedo top t-shirts, they have made more than 1.5 million deliveries since its launch in 2013.

Value Driven: How Favor Turns Strangers into Friends (On Wired.com)

 

Please support Ben and Zac and the Favor team by sharing this post with your extended social networks. And consider joining their communities on FaceBook, Twitter , SnapChat and Instagram.

To find out more about Favor visit them at www.favordelivery.com

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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The SLO HotHouse is a community space created through the efforts of Cal Poly, the city and county of San Luis Obispo, the business community, and the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE). The goal of the SLO HotHouse is to support students and community members as they work to create new innovations and start entrepreneurial business ventures.

To learn more about the SLO HotHouse go to www.slohothouse.com.

Past and present SLO HotHouse sponsored companies include: Reduce.Reuse.Grow., Current Solutions, BoltAbout, Mantis, WhiteFox Drone Defense Technologies,FarmBot, HIGEA, gatherologie, SPECTRVM, MojaGear, InPress Technologies, Z Living Systems, BOTTLEFLY, Favor, LiftGator and ObserVR.

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing Katie White, Luke Fox and WhiteFox Defense Technologies, Inc.

http://whitefoxdefense.com

SECURE THE SKIES – Detect, Identify, Intercept illegally operating drones

Advances in drone technology have opened our airspaces to an unchecked rise in malicious drone activity. WhiteFox is a system that can detect, analyze, intercept, redirect, and land intruder drones from miles away, giving first responders the power to enforce the law safely and legally, with no special training and no collateral damage.

To learn more about WhiteFox Defense Technologies visit http://whitefoxdefense.com

Please support Katie, Luke and WhiteFox Defense Technologies by sharing this post with your extended social networks and consider joining their communities on FaceBook, Twitter and Instagram

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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WhiteFox Drone Defense is a SLO HotHouse supported entrepreneurial company.

The SLO HotHouse is a community space created through the efforts of Cal Poly, the city and county of San Luis Obispo, the business community, and the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE). The goal of the SLO HotHouse is to support students and community members as they work to create new innovations and start business ventures.

To learn more about the SLO HotHouse go to www.slohothouse.com.

Past and present SLO HotHouse sponsored companies include: Reduce.Reuse.Grow., Current Solutions, BoltAbout, Mantis, WhiteFox Drone Defense Technologies,FarmBot, HIGEA, gatherologie, SPECTRVM, MojaGear, InPress Technologies, Z Living Systems, BOTTLEFLY, Favor, LiftGator and ObserVR.

@WhiteFox, #WhiteFox, @SLOHotHouse, #SLOHotHouse, #innov805, #CalPoly, #SLO, #startsomething, #OUREntrepidNetwork, #EntrepidDNA, #theideaforge, #kickassdoug

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing Katerina Axelsson and BOTTLEFLY

www.thebottlefly.com

An end-to-end solution for retailers, suppliers, and customers

BOTTLEFLY is a software for wine retailers, that drives sales through the in-store kiosk “Wine finder”. It recommends wine based on what’s currently in stock, and on the customer’s personal tasting preferences, price range, mood, occasion, and food pairing. Customers can walk into the store and be able to use the kiosk to find the perfect wine for them in their price range. A coupon is generated for the top recommended wine.

To learn more about BOTTLEFLY visit them at www.thebottlefly.com. I also recommend this 2015 interview with founder Katerina Axelsson by All the Swirl as a great introduction – http://www.alltheswirl.com/blog/7aedr5mry8y09p0s81y4a3p95x2t8f.

Please support Katerina and the BOTTLEFLY team by sharing this post with your extended social networks and consider joining their communities on FaceBook, tumblr and Twitter.

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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BOTTLEFLY is another SLO HotHouse supported company.

The SLO HotHouse is a community space created through the efforts of Cal Poly, the city and county of San Luis Obispo, the business community, and the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE). The goal of the SLO HotHouse is to support students and community members as they work to create new innovations and start entrepreneurial business ventures.

To learn more about the SLO HotHouse go to www.slohothouse.com.

Past and present SLO HotHouse sponsored companies include: Reduce.Reuse.Grow., Current Solutions, BoltAbout, Mantis, WhiteFox Drone Defense Technologies,FarmBot, HIGEA, gatherologie, SPECTRVM, MojaGear, InPress Technologies, Z Living Systems, BOTTLEFLY, Favor, LiftGator and ObserVR.

 

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing Paul Scott and MedSpark

www.medspark.ms

GIVE YOUR IDEA LIFE

MedSpark is a biomedical engineering firm focused on developing medical professionals’​ product ideas. CEO and Co-founder Paul Scott and the MedSpark team are passionate about making people’s lives better through innovation. They offer a streamlined process to captures the genius of an idea and expand its intellectual property value. They see their role as one focused on improving quality of life through innovation and leadership. They do this by enabling clients to evolve their product ideas into reality by integrating their innovative need-driven insights with MedSpark’s unique and efficient development process.

To learn mor about MedSpark, visit them at  http://medspark.ms

If you have any ideas for innovative medical products that you need help bringing to market, give them a call. Here’s their contact page http://medspark.ms/Contact.php.

Please support Paul Scott and the MedSpark team by sharing this post with your extended social networks and consider joining their communities on LinkedIn and FaceBook.

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing Matt Maxwell, Tavin Boynton and BoltAbout

www.boltabout.com

Empowering college students and commuters with fast, affordable and environmentally friendly electric bike transport

BoltAbout, is a startup business lead by Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo based entrepreneurs Matt Maxwell, Tavin Boynton that specializes in leasing e-bikes on a monthly basis, currently serving hundreds of customers in San Luis Obispo, California and they are primed to expand into two new California cities with similarly strong bicycle cultures.

To find out more about BoltAbout visit them at www.BoltAbout.com

Please support Matt and Tavin and the BoltAbout team by sharing this post with your extended social networks and consider joining their communities on FaceBook, Instagram and YouTube.

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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BoltAbout is a SLO HotHouse supported Startup company.

The SLO HotHouse is a community space created through the efforts of Cal Poly, the city and county of San Luis Obispo, the business community, and the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE). The goal of the SLO HotHouse is to support students and community members as they work to create new innovations and start business ventures.

To learn more about the SLO HotHouse go to www.slohothouse.com.

Past and present SLO HotHouse sponsored companies include: Reduce.Reuse.Grow., Current Solutions, BoltAbout, Mantis, WhiteFox Drone Defense Technologies,FarmBot, HIGEA, gatherologie, SPECTRVM, MojaGear, InPress Technologies, Z Living Systems, BOTTLEFLY, Favor, LiftGator and ObserVR.

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OUR Entrepid Network – Robert Kyler, Alexis Schomer, John Ikudaisi and RepWatch.co

image compliments of RepWatch

An IoT Enabled Real-time Physical Therapy Monitoring Platform

Rep Watch provides wearable technology that tracks physical therapy and fitness activities and a mobile app that helps users stay on track during injury rehabilitation and workouts

The brain child of co-founders Robert Kyler, Alexis Schomer, John Ikudaisi, RepWatch originated as a Startup Weekend Ventura County 2016 IoT application project created to foster efficient and successful recovery for patients involved in physical therapy programs. By combining different technologies and a user-friendly platform, RepWatch keeps physical therapists and patients connected via a real-time, wireless data stream to facilitate active monitoring of the patient’s condition and progress.

To learn more about RepWatch visit them at www.repwatch.co.

ASU Innovation Open finalists announced; groups will compete for $100,000 top prize, and RepWatch is one of them.

RepWatch, Startup Weekend Ventura County 2016 health care track winners, is one of five teams to make it to the finals of Arizona State University’s Innovation Open Competition. They are now in the running for the $100,000 1st place prize. Finals are April 2nd, 2017.

Please support RepWatch by sharing this post with your extended social networks and consider joining their communities on Linkedin.

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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RepWatch is a HUB101 supported company.

HUB101 is a community space created through the efforts of Cal Lutheran University (CLU), the city of Westlake, local business communities, and the CLU Center for Entrepreneurship. The goal of HUB101 is to support students and community members as they work to create new innovations and start entrepreneurial business ventures.

To learn more about the HUB101 go to www.hub101.la.

The 2nd Annual Startup Weekend Ventura County (SWVC2017) concentrating on technology applications for the Agricultural and Health Care industries is planned for April 21-23, 2017. For information about SWVC2017 visit here.

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing David Stover, Ben Kneppers and Bureo

www.Bureo.co

Bureo Skateboards. Make waves.

Co-founders David Stover, Ben Kneppers and the Bureo team is leading an effort to eliminate plastic pollution in OUR Oceans.

Bureo designs and manufactures a unique line of sustainable products sourced from marine debris such as fishing nets for the action sports industry. By offering recycled products, Bureo enables consumers to support recycling development and job growth. Bureo’s first product, a cruiser skateboard, is manufactured in Chile through the team’s initiative, ‘Net Positiva’, a program providing fishermen with convenient and environmentally sound disposal points. Bureo is now focused on the innovation and delivery of new and inspiring products.

To find out more about Bureo visit them at www.Bureo.co

Social Entrepreneurs Find Growth in Unexpected Places; Forbes.com DEC 22, 2016, article featuring Bureo and Salty Girls Seafood

Upstarts: Bureo Skateboards (on grindtv.com)

Please support Bureo by sharing this with your extended social networks, and consider joining their communities on Twitter, FaceBook, Instagram and Vimeo.

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Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing Alex Henige and Reduce.Reuse.Grow.

www.reducereusegrow.org

Sustainable Packaging Restoring Landscapes

Founded by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate Alex Henige, Reduce. Reuse. Grow.(www.reducereusegrow.org) aims to become the World’s most recognized sustainable packaging company. Through their “Buy a Cup, Grow a Plant ™ Program” for every 100% compostable packaging product sold in a given community, a plant is planted in a local restoration project.

Whale Rock Reservoir near Cayucos in San Luis Obispo County, California is the company’s pilot restoration site. The team will plant 1-3 acres totaling over 500,000 new native plants to help reduce runoff and improve the wildlife habitat at this location.

Please support Reduce.Reuse.Grow. by sharing this post with your extended social networks. Please also consider joining their communities on Linkedin, FaceBook and Twitter.

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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Reduce.Reuse.Grow. is a SLO HotHouse supported Startup company.

The SLO HotHouse is a community space created through the efforts of Cal Poly, the city and county of San Luis Obispo, the business community, and the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE). The goal of the SLO HotHouse is to support students and community members as they work to create new innovations and start entrepreneurial business ventures.

To learn more about the SLO HotHouse go to www.slohothouse.com.

Past and present SLO HotHouse sponsored companies include: Reduce.Reuse.Grow., Current Solutions, BoltAbout, Mantis, WhiteFox Drone Defense Technologies,FarmBot, HIGEA, gatherologie, SPECTRVM, MojaGear, InPressTechnologies, Z Living Systems, BOTTLEFLY, Favor, LiftGator and OBSERVR.

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing Veronika Scott and The Empowerment Plan

www.empowermentplan.org

CREATING JOBS THAT LIFT PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY

In their own words. Source: http://www.empowermentplan.org/about

The Empowerment Plan is a Detroit based nonprofit organization focused on permanently elevating families from the generational cycle of homelessness. We hire single parents from local shelters and provide them with training and full-time employment as seamstresses so that they can earn a stable income, find secure housing, and regain their independence. The individuals we hire manufacture a coat designed to meet the needs of those in the homeless community. The durable EMPWR Coat can transform into a sleeping bag at night or an over- the-shoulder bag when not in use. Since 2012, we have provided employment to 34 homeless individuals—all of whom have now secured permanent housing for themselves and their families —and distributed over 15,000 coats to those in need across the U.S. and Canada.

Our founder and CEO, Veronika Scott, was inspired to start The Empowerment Plan when a class at The College for Creative Studies in Detroit challenged her to create a product to fill an actual need in her community. Veronika took to the issue of homelessness and began spending time at a nearby warming center where the design for the EMPWR coat was born. While conducting her research, Veronika was angrily confronted by a homeless woman who stated that she did not need a coat—she needed a job. This is the moment that shaped the innovative business practices The Empowerment Plan would adopt upon establishment.

The Empowerment Plan is predominantly supported by donations from private individuals, large corporations and foundations. We also would not be able to accomplish all that we do without the help of local organizations. The Coalition On Temporary Shelter (COTS) assists us with employee recruitment and childcare needs. As our employees successfully transition from homelessness, Humble Design provides our seamstresses with appropriate furnishings and amenities for their new homes. Partners such as Pro-Literacy Detroit, Level One Bank, COTS, and 2-Way Communications LLC provide our seamstresses with on-the-clock, supplemental programming including GED courses, financial literacy classes, professional development seminars, and more.

We are committed to growing our impact beyond Detroit and believe our model can and should be replicated in communities near and far. By scaling our Detroit program, we are creating a workforce from a population many overlook. Homelessness should not be a life sentence.

To learn more about The Empowerment Plan visit them at www.empowermentplan.org. 

To support Veronika and The Empowerment Plan community, please LIKE and SHARE this post with your extended networks and join their communities on FaceBook, Twitter and Instagram. 

THANK YOU Veronica and The Empowerment Plan team for your inspiring LEADERship and example!

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug