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OUR Entrepid Network – Robert Zacks, Jasmine McDermott and Z Living System

www.zlivingsystems.com

NATURE, MEET CITY

Z Living Systems’ co-founders Robert Zacks and Jasmine McDermott created the   the ZLS vertical Garden System with the vision of bringing nature back into our cities. The company designs, builds and maintains “living walls”. By installing plants such as grasses, lamium, ajuga, philodendron and maranta into exterior and interior walls, Z Living Systems infuses nature into the places where we live, work, and play.

Their focus is on developing and providing innovative living green wall technologies, educating people about living walls and helping to make buildings more environmentally friendly.

To find out more about Z Living Systems visit www.zlivingsystems.com.

Please support Zack, Jasmine and the Z-Living Systems team by sharing this post with your extended social networks, and consider joining their communities on Linkedin, Twitter and houzz.

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Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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Z-Living Systems is a 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 visit 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 Tim Leake and RPA

www.rpa.com

People First

When reflecting on his role, Tim Leake, SVP / Creative, Marketing & Innovation at independent advertising agency RPA says ‘I’m a little bit ECD (leading creative for our clients), a little bit CMO (leading our new business efforts) and a little bit Chief Innovation Officer (making sure we’re an agency built for the needs of tomorrow, not yesterday).’ That pretty much sums up the impression you get about the culture as a whole when visiting the RPA Headquarters. It’s all about people and values and creativity and passion unleashed. From an outsiders point of view, it’s quite fantastic.

In their own words: ‘We are hundreds of creative minds, collaborating together in sunny Santa Monica, California — where we’ve been based, and independently-led and -owned, for 30 years. We are driven by a mission to create ideas and experiences that put “People First,” within a culture that values our own people and empowers them to create best-in-class work. It’s a unique culture that nurtures enduring relationships — with our people and our client partners.’

To learn more about RPA visit https://www.rpa.com.

RPA in the news

Honda brings celebrity yearbook photos to life (Super Bowl Ad by RPA)

To support Tim and RPA, please LIKE and SHARE this post with your extended networks and join RPA’s communities on Linkedin, FaceBook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter.

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Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

 

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing Alec Avedissian and RAREFORM

www.rareform.com

ONCE A VINYL BILLBOARD, NOW A BAG

Founder  Alec Avedissian and the RAREFORM team like to break from convention and stand out from the crowd. They see every surface is a chance to express yourself. When you find your perfect RAREFORM bag or accessory, its story is different from any other and becomes yours to tell. Every bag started as a billboard. They hand-cut and craft unique designs to create high-quality products – backpacks, duffles, surf board bags, wallets, totes, sleeves, iPhone cases.

Visit RAREFORM at www.rareform.com. Support RAREFORM by sharing this post with your networks.

RARE FORM -As Seen on Shark Tank; Source the www.theacorn.com, 2017-03-16

Here’s a nice little RAREFORM intro video and their current discount offer to consider – https://www.facebook.com/rareform/videos/1389696207708353/

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing Jared Becker and Spectrvm, Inc.

www.spectrvm.co

Physically Feel Live Music!

The Spectrvm Pack lets you physically feel live music by vibrating the bass frequencies throughout your body in real time.

Spectrvm is a live music experience company, and the creators of the Spectrvm Pack. The Spectrvm Pack is the first technology that provides tactile feedback to live music. This means it will actually listen to live music, take the bass frequencies, and vibrate them throughout the body, allowing the user to physically feel the music they are hearing. Imagine being able to feel an intricate Red Hot Chili Peppers baseline, the thumping kick drum of Ziggy Marley, or the driving bass guitar of Iration. It is built into a fully functional hydration backpack designed specifically with music festivals in mind. The Spectrvm Pack offers attendees of music festivals and live shows a fully immersive and brand new way of experiencing music.

Please #SpreadtheVibe about founder and CEO Jerad Becker and team Spectrvm by sharing this post with your extended social networks. Join the Spectrvm communities on Linkedin, FaceBook and Twitter.

And visit www.spectrvm.co to sign up for a chance to win a free Spectrvm Pack and to be notified when they launch on Kickstarter.

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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Spectrvm is a 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, InPressTechnologies, Z Living Systems, BOTTLEFLY, Favor, LiftGator and OBSERVR.

 

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing Michael Dean, Rob Leclerc, Melissa Tilney and AgFunder

https://plus.google.com/+Agfunder

Equity-based Crowdfunding for Agriculture and AgTech

AgFunder is an equity crowdfunding site based in San Francisco. Founded in 2013 by Michael Dean, Rob Leclerc, and Melissa Tilney, AgFunder helps connect individual and institutional investors with high growth agriculture technology and food technology companies.[1] Unlike rewards-based crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, AgFunder allows investors to receive equity in return for their investment. The AgFunder platform allows investors to browse opportunities, participate in investor webinars, and review due diligence materials such as financials, product descriptions, and investor presentations. [2]

AgFunder is a premier marketplace for Ag and AgTech startups seeking to raise investment capital from accredited investors.

To learn more about AgFunder visit https://agfunder.com

Visit AgFundernews.com daily for original news on the agriculture technology (AgTech) industry, including the latest funding news and analysis of trends in the sector.

Please support Michael, Rob, Melissa and the AgFunder team by giving this post a LIKE, SHARE it with your wider social networks, and consider joining their communities on FaceBook, Twitter and Google+.

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Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

Credits:

[1] “AgTech Is The New Queen Of Green”, TechCrunch”, [2] “AgFunder Launches Equity Crowdfunding Platform for $6.7 trillion food ag industry”, Forbes

 

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing Rory Aronson and FarmBot

www.farmbot.io

HUMANITY’S FIRST OPEN-SOURCE CNC FARMING MACHINE

FarmBot is an open-source, scalable, automated precision farming machine. Think of it as a giant 3D printer, but instead of wielding a plastic extruder, its tools are seed injectors, watering nozzles, plows, sensors, and more. FarmBot’s mission is to grow a community that produces free and open-source hardware plans, software, data, and documentation enabling everyone to build and operate a farming machine. Its vision is to create an open and accessible technology aiding everyone to grow food and to grow food for everyone.

To learn more about FarmBot visit www.farmbot.io

FarmBot story –  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FarmBot

Please support Rory Aronson and the FarmBot team by sharing this post with your networks and consider joining their communities on Linkedin, FaceBook and Twitter.

Here WE Grow! 

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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FarmBot is a SLO HotHouse supported entrepreneurial business.

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 Natalie Edell and IndieU

www.IndieU.com

Connecting independent artists to college students

IndieU is a new music platform that connects independent artists to college students. Helping artists grow a strong localized college fan base while providing students with everything they need to know about their local music scene! www.IndieU.com

IndieU is an online music platform founded by Natalie Edell to connect independent musicians to college students, with the ability for users to follow the music tastes of their friends, create playlists, and stream/download thousands of independent songs for free. IndieU helps artists grow a strong localized college fan base while providing students with everything they need to know about their local music scene. IndieU has representatives in over 20 schools across the US.

With an interactive digital magazine and hundreds of articles to browse through, there are endless opportunities for new music discovery. IndieU also has plans to launch an event creation tool to enable students to create their own events, book local artists to perform, and share in the revenues generated by ticket sales.

Subscribe to the IndieU Weekly Word and checkout the new IndieU Introduces live concert series. Your really going to like this!

To learn more about IndieU go to http://indieu.co

Are you interested in becoming an IndieU Campus Rep? Check this out.

Please support IndieU by sharing this with your extended social networks and connect with Natalie and the IndieU communities on FaceBook, Twitter, YouTube andInstagram.

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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IndieU 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 entrepreneurial business ventures.

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

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing Jessie Becker and InPress Technologies

www.inpresstechnologies.com

COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING A DEVICE THAT WILL ERADICATE MATERNAL DEATH CAUSED BY POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE (PPH)

InPress Technologies is a medical device company working toward a solution to postpartum hemorrhage (PPH,) the number one cause of maternal death. Our single-minded focus is to improve radically the treatment path for postpartum hemorrhage from the traumatic, life-altering condition that it is today. With our simple, non-surgical device, we are devoted to improving the lives of women around the world.

Jessie Becker, co-founder and COO of InPress Technologies, was named one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in Healthcare in 2015.

Jessie was instrumental in starting the entrepreneurial movement at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. As one of the first employees of the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), she created and led programs for student entrepreneurs. Most notably, the SLO HotHouse, a business incubator and accelerator for the Cal Poly and the San Luis Obispo business community.

To learn more about InPress Technologies visit www.inpresstechnologies.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.

Please support InPress Technologies by sharing this post with your extended social networks.

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.

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing Stephanie Carmi, Christine Stahr and Cedar Ravine, Inc.

www.cedarravine.com

Keep it wild, child.

Based on creative inspiration and an eagerness to live creatively while exploring the world, Cedar Ravine offers a line of wallets, canvas bags, scarves, headbands, beanies, hand warmers and more that will warm your heart and soul.

Trail to tavern accessories for every adventure

In their own words: All of our designs are developed and inspired both by the material – the way it moves and feels, and the memories of places we love exploring. Our original collection is largely inspired by the rich hues of fall in North Carolina, the misty beaches of Northern California, the majestic Yosemite and the calm that is Joshua Tree National Park. Our products are designed to evoke the spirit of these natural wonders.

To find out more about Cedar Ravine visit them www.cedarravine.com. If you see something you like, use code ‘Entrepid1216’ for a generous discount off your first purchase.

Please support Stephanie Carmi, Christine Stahr and the Cedar Ravine team by giving this a LIKE, SHARE it with your networks and consider joining their communities on FaceBook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing Vanessa Ting, Norah Eddy and Salty Girl Seafood

Salty Girl Seafood is more than a seafood company – it’s a connection to the ocean, a relationship to where your food comes from, and a right to enjoy simpler, healthier ingredients on your dinner table. With every purchase, you’re driving positive change in our oceans and celebrating fishermen who harvest responsibly.

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

To learn more about Salty Girl Seafood visit them at www.saltygirlseafood.com

Specialty Food Association Announces 2017 Leadership Awards – Laura Johnsonand Norah Eddy from Salty Girl Seafood have been honored for Vision by the Specialty Food Association’s 2017 Leadership Awards.

Please support Vanessa and the Salty Girl Seafood team by sharing this with your extended social networks and join their communities on Twitter, FaceBook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug