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Mohamed Kamara, founder and CEO of InovCares.Grounded in a sobering reality: The United States has the highest rates of maternal mortality in the industrialized world. In May 2017, having lost both his sister and aunt to preventable pregnancy-related causes, Mo found himself in a place with the motivation and determination to confront this maternal mortality crisis head-on.Mo ultimately founded InovCares to this end — to address the concerns of women of color who are, unfortunately, often dismissed in healthcare settings. Where in addition, many of them do not receive culturally humble and competent care that promotes trust between patients and providers. The cumulative effect of these dynamics is diminished confidence in healthcare, misdiagnosis, improper treatment, and, ultimately, worse outcomes for women of color and their babies — amounting to over $32B in total maternal morbidity costs across US births.InovCares' platform — which has already supported over 5,000 women of color with over 10,000 virtual consultations so far and is backed by organizations like Andreessen Horowitz TxO Fund, Ohio Impact Fund, and Jumpstart Foundry — is designed to minimize common barriers faced by pregnant and post-partum women by reducing costs, wait times and transportation needs, improving patient access to essential testing and prescriptions, providing a range of culturally competent specialists, and empowering and educating patients through easy access to online content.Mo's story is incredibly inspiring and it was a real pleasure to learn more about his journey so far.-----SPONSORS: JumpStartJumpStartLay of the Land is brought to you by JumpStart, providing services and resources to fuel the growth of technology startups across Ohio. JumpStart's experienced advisors offer personalized business services to help you overcome challenges and prepare to raise capital. With 1:1 advising, workshops, and accelerator programs, JumpStart has helped thousands of entrepreneurs — many of whom we've heard from here on Lay of The Land — transition from the early growth stage to venture-readiness. Additionally, founders can tap into a network of resources in marketing, software development, finance, and talent recruitment to drive their companies forward. to learn more about JumpStart please go to JumpStartInc.org/startups to get started today.-----LINKS:InovCares Website: https://www.inovcares.com/Connect with Mo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohamedkamara/InovCares on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inovcares-----Stay up to date by signing up for Lay of The Land's weekly newsletter — sign up here.Past guests include Justin Bibb (Mayor of Cleveland), Pat Conway (Great Lakes Brewing), Steve Potash (OverDrive), Umberto P. Fedeli (The Fedeli Group), Lila Mills (Signal Cleveland), Stewart Kohl (The Riverside Company), Mitch Kroll (Findaway — Acquired by Spotify), and many more.Connect with Jeffrey Stern on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreypstern/Follow Jeffrey Stern on X @sternJefe — https://twitter.com/sternjefeFollow Lay of The Land on X @podlayofthelandhttps://www.jeffreys.page/

Jumpstart Capital founder and Managing Partner Vic Gatto has been investing in early-stage health care businesses for nearly a decade. His organization — Jumpstart Foundry, Jumpstart Health Investors and Jumpstart Capital — works to bring innovation to what could be considered a timid but also complex industry. He talks about the formation and evolution of the venture capital firm, the opportunities he's seeing in these early-stage ventures as well as their challenges.

Eller Kelliher is the incoming Chief Investment Office of Launch Tennessee leading capital programs and investments in early-stage companies and venture funds. Eller is a native Tennessean and has been based in Nashville since 2015. Eller spent almost seven years with Nashville-based early-stage healthcare fund, Jumpstart Health Investors. She served as Managing Director of Jumpstart Foundry from 2018-2021 and in that capacity invested in over 120 pre-seed stage healthcare technology companies - advising founders in the areas of business operations, fundraising, go-to-market strategy, and team development. Prior to joining LaunchTN, she was a Partner with SeedtoB Capital, a Healthcare AI focused venture capital firm in Atlanta, GA. Learn more about the InvestTn Fund: WebsiteLearn more about the Launch Tennessee: WebsiteConnect with Eller Kelliher: LinkedInListen to all episodes of the Big Ideas Welcome podcast, available now on your favorite streaming platforms and at bigideaswelcome.com.This Big Ideas Welcome podcast is brought to you by Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, hosted and curated by KEC chief of strategy  Chris McAdoo, and produced and edited by Palm Tree Pod Co.

Haley Zapolski (Zap) is the Managing Director of Jumpstart Foundry, a Nashville-based healthcare pre-seed fund. Prior to joining Jumpstart Foundry, Zap made a name for herself in Nashville through her community building skills, often hosting dinners with founders in the ecosystem and providing introductions to help facilitate new connections. Our conversation with Zap focuses on how she leveraged her networking skills to build community and opportunity for herself, what makes Nashville an attractive city for healthtech startups, and the fund she is raising to invest in healthcare companies. Learn more about Jumpstart Foundry at jsf.co Connect with Zap on LinkedIn Visit us at MiddleTech.com Twitter Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Logan's Twitter Evan's Twitter Middle Tech is proud to be supported by: Our presenting sponsor, KY Innovation Endeavor Midwest

This Episode is packed with so much inspiration. I talk with Extraordinary Entrepreneur Marcus Whitney. He chronicles his journey from being a College Drop Out to now being a part owner of the Nashville Soccer Club, Jumpstart Foundry, and the all New Jumpstart Nova. He recently just raised 55 million dollars in Venture Funds to invest exclusively w/ Black Led/Founded Healthcare Companies.

Roger talks with Marcus Whitney about how to execute a strategy to recognize and perpetuate CREATIVITY within yourself and the organization and have a much more confidence level in regard to your personal & professional growth!Marcus is a self-taught software developer, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist with a track record of success in all areas.Prior to co-founding Jumpstart Health Investors, he was the Director of Technology and Partner at Emma Email Marketing, acquired by Campaign Monitor, and Co-Founder at Clariture Health, a HIPAA compliant digital ad management platform, acquired by Trilliant Health.Marcus is the founder and General Partner of Jumpstart Nova, the first Black healthcare venture fund in America, launched in 2020 to make seed and Series A investments in promising Black-led healthcare companies. Marcus was the founder and CEO of the Health:Further conference, which operated from 2015-2018, adding thousands of leaders in health innovation from around the country to Jumpstart Health Investors' network. As Founding Partner of Jumpstart Health Investors, Marcus was the initial architect of the algorithm used to score over one thousand early-stage healthcare companies for consideration by Jumpstart Foundry, the firm's pre-seed index fund.Marcus has made his mark on the city of Nashville through a variety of avenues. Marcus brought professional soccer to the city as co-founder and minority owner of Major League Soccer team, Nashville Soccer Club. Marcus is also a member of the board of the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation, and Launch Tennessee. Marcus is the author of the Amazon #1 best-selling book "Create and Orchestrate", about claiming your Creative Power through entrepreneurship. Marcus has been featured by Entrepreneur, CNBC, Inc., NPR, Fast Company, and The Atlantic.

Eller Mallchok is the Managing Director at Jumpstart Foundry. She oversees the strategic direction of each annual fund, leads fundraising efforts, and serves as the point of contact for all portfolio company founders. After earning a B.S. in Biology from Dickinson College, she made her way back home to Tennessee, where she has been deeply involved in the entrepreneurial and investment ecosystem. [00:01 – 07:47] Getting to Know Eller I welcome our guest for the episode, Eller Mallchok Eller talks about her background Her role at Jumpstart What encouraged her to become part of Jumpstart Foundry Investing with female founders and healthcare start-ups [07:48 –  17:25] Venture Capital Industry Eller’s experience as a woman in the industry Women representation in the venture capital industry Significance of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘Me Too movement’ in the investment world [17:26 –  32:51] Jumpstart Foundry The difference of Jumpstart Foundry from a Traditional VC Fund Typical volume of applications they receive Helping the majority of companies achieve “base hits” rather than one company to hit a homerun The power of the network they have at Jumpstart Foundry Healthcare industry in Nashville [32:52 –  42:51] Closing Segment Themes in management teams that prove successful Common things that result to startups failure If you were speaking to a student, a recent graduate, or a woman who wants to get into the Venture Capital Industry. What advice would you give? Connect with Eller. See Links Below. Final words Tweetable Quotes:  “I think women inherently have more experience and more exposure to healthcare decisions. They are typically the ones making the most health care decisions in their family unit. So they are acutely aware and understand healthcare.” -  Eller Mallchok “Two of the things that most often results in startups failing are: no market need and running out of money. So if you can address both of those potential points of failure, then you’re much better positioned for success.” - Eller Mallchok “the power of your network early on is very very real. Getting even just connected to people in this space is important, and doing whatever you can to bring value to them.” - Eller Mallchok  Resources Mentioned:  https://jsf.co/ (Jumpstart Foundry) https://www.dickinson.edu/ (Dickinson College) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Connect with Eller, follow her on https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellermallchok/ (Linkedin), send her an email at eller@jsf.co. Visit https://jsf.co/ (https://jsf.co/)  Connect with Excelsior GP: https://www.excelsiorgp.com/ (Excelsior GP Website) https://www.linkedin.com/company/excelsior-capital-gp/ (LinkedIn) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmreyaEmNbgq-6t86UtERSw (YouTube) Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-c-adams/ (LinkedIn) LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, AND LEAVE US  A REVIEW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or whatever platform you listen on. Thank you for tuning in and Stay Tuned for the Next Episode COMING SOON!

The journey from being an employee into a leadership role and entrepreneurship can be draining. Founders often lose focus on the importance of oxygen, hydration, sleep and hobbies outside of business. Scott and creative entrepreneur Marcus Whitney talk about well being and performance as well as the next level of maturity of the Internet and businesses we haven't seen before. Marcus Whitney is a creative entrepreneur who dropped out of college and taught himself software development, digital marketing, venture capital, deal-making, public speaking, convening, and leadership. Marcus is founder of Creative Power, author of "Create and Orchestrate," and founder of Jumpstart Foundry.Dive deeper into the episode here: http://bit.ly/2K3HAiTHave feedback? Connect with Scott Case on LinkedInVisit foundersfocus.com to join the live video sessions, watch past sessions, and see what topics are up next.

The story of how a lifelong entrepreneur revolutionized an industry by starting a business to solve an issue he noticed on day one of his professional career. In today’s episode of Real Wealth Real Health, we are honored to welcome Brian Fox, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Thompson Reuters and founder of Confirmation.com, a company that’s revolutionized standard audit procedures at the corporate level by leveraging the capabilities of the internet. Brian’s entrepreneurial journey has been life-long, with his grandparents consistently illustrating the power and importance of investing, encouraging the family to work toward financial freedom through sound investment decisions, particularly in real estate. Brian started his professional career in auditing, working with one of the top accounting firms in the country, and his experience performing bank account balance confirmations (required in every audit) exposed the extreme need for a more efficient and secure process. Brian saw that confirming account balances by post & fax was not only incredibly slow but also easy to commit fraud against. After learning that this issue was not unique to his own accounting firm, Brian returned to business school and was encouraged to apply this simple, brilliant insight into starting a company that eliminates the opportunity to commit confirmation fraud, while bringing confirmations from a months-long procedure to something that can be completed as easily as sending an email. Brian tells us about the challenges, both personal and professional, he faced in starting a business, and the various inflection points that were most influential in the development of Confirmation. Throughout this wide-ranging conversation, we touch on Brian’s decision-making as a business leader, how he plans & prepares for retirement, and his personal definition of wealth. Key Insights: · How a simple insight can become a game-changing business idea through perseverance and hard work. · The importance of your mindset, and how it can allow us to take meaningful action toward achieving long-term goals. · Why entrepreneurship is a great career path for ambitious individuals. · The importance of patience and strategic timing, as even ideas that appear to be “no-brainers” can take time to be adopted. · Practical advice for starting to build wealth, even at the early stages of your career. Subscribe to this podcast to build your healthy financial foundation through expertise, insights, strategies, tactics, wisdom, and inspiration from Alpha Investing’s community of professionals, advisors, investors, and members:   Apple — Spotify — Google — TuneIn — Stitcher Guest Bio: Brian Fox is VP of Strategic Partnerships at Thomson Reuters and the founder of Confirmation, the trusted global provider of digital confirmations, which sold in 2019 to Thomson Reuters. He is recognized as the creator of electronic confirmations and holds several patents on electronic audit confirmations. Brian is an industry thought-leader and frequent speaker on accounting and fraud issues. He has been named four times as one of the “Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting,” is a five-time winner of the accounting profession’s “Top 40 Under 40 CPA in America,” and was named as an Entrepreneur of the Year in Nashville.  Prior to Confirmation, Brian worked in audit for Ernst & Young LLP and in mergers and acquisitions for PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He is also one of the founders and a board member of Rivio.com, a joint-venture between the AICPA and Confirmation. He also serves as a mentor in the Inc. 500 Military Entrepreneurs Mentor Program, the Jumpstart Foundry, and the Nashville Entrepreneurship Center and is on the advisory board for the Nashville Capital Network. Brian is also a member of the AICPA and The Tennessee Society of CPA’s. Brian completed his MBA at Vanderbilt University and received a BBA in Accounting from Southern Methodist University.   Resources: Real Wealth Real Health Alpha Investing podcast@alphai.com www.newstandardequities.com

At just 20 years old, Marcus Whitney was a young father with another child on the way. He had dropped out of college, was working as a waiter and living in an efficiency hotel. But as Marcus, a now successful Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist explains, what you do when your back is against the wall makes all the difference. Listen as we discuss: Overcoming poverty, depression and past trauma to become a thriving individual and successful entrepreneur. How success can camouflage unaddressed trauma, showing up as Marcus teaches, in the form of some dysfunctional behavior that you probably don’t love about yourself. Marcus' book, Create and Orchestrate, an elegant and fresh business framework applicable across industries.  Honestly evaluating the "ROI" of your educational dollars.  Marcus Whitney is a self-taught software developer, was the head of technology at Emma Email Marketing, is the co-founder and co-owner of Jumpstart Foundry, one of the most active healthcare venture capital firms in the United States; is the CEO of Health: Further, a healthcare strategic advisory firm; and is co-founder and a part-owner of the Nashville Soccer Club, Nashville, Tennessee’s Major League Soccer Team. 

Their Stories of Success…  Erika Matallana, Daniel Oppong and Alessandra Alegre joined Her Story of Success CEO Leah Glover Hayes for a live panel discussion about “Navigating the Career Journey and Building the Right Support System to Thrive.” This event was created in partnership with Conexion Next, a network for Nashville’s young professionals.  Erika Matallana is the Director of Communications at Amedisys, a publicly traded healthcare company that provides home health, hospice and personal care. Before joining Amedisys, Erika spent almost 10 years working at HCA Healthcare, and she led the communications strategies for HCA’s Cultural Development and Inclusion group. Erika’s story of moving to the U.S. from  Bogotá, Colombia and working her way up the corporate ladder is so inspiring. She’s been honored for her communications work in both English and Spanish with awards including the Lovell Ethics Advocacy Award and the Literacy David Mejia Velilla Award.  Daniel Oppong is an EX Strategy Specialist at Limeade and the founder of OhanaHealth. He first developed a passion for healthcare innovation while working at Jumpstart Foundry, a seed-stage healthcare innovation fund. With OhanaHealth, Daniel is helping health tech companies find the top talent around the country through an innovative college student and recent graduate placement program. OhanaHealth also just launched its first product, a new tech platform that connects students with job opportunities. Alessandra Alegre is the Senior Manager of Special Services and Royalty Compliance at Tri Star Sports and Entertainment, where she works to help artists and entertainers connect all of their royalties. Alessandra moved to Tennessee from Lima, Peru for college 8 years ago, and she’s been an active member of the Nashville community ever since. Alessandra currently serves as the Chair of Professional Development for Conexion Next, and she’s also served with organizations like Musicares and the YWCA Junior Board.  In This Episode: Erika, Daniel and Alessandra open up about the challenges that come with being a person of color or an immigrant in the workplace, and they explain how they’ve overcome those challenges to build successful careers. They also offer advice for young professionals looking to build a stronger network or find a mentor. Episode Highlights: Taking pride in yourself and your work The power of mentorship What it’s like to be a person of color in corporate America How to build your network The importance of self-care

Last year, the SaaS company Curemint was just 1 person in Los Angeles. Now, it’s 15 people in Durham North Carolina. Brandon McCarty is CEO & Co-Founder. Curemint is the procurement solution for dental practices. Its intuitive ordering experience is optimized specifically for that sector. And the software increases spend visibility, automates workflows, and realizes increased operational efficiency. Its venture investors include Jumpstart Foundry and Cofounders Capital In this 20-minute conversation, Brandon shares how he’s scaled the team that’s drilling into the dental market.

Marcus Whitney, co-founder of JumpStart Foundry and co-founder and CEO of Health:Further, is raising his voice against what he sees as systemic racism in today's healthcare system. A self-taught entrepreneur and a consultant who helps healthcare companies navigate disruptive change, Marcus shares his perspective on what healthcare leaders should do to address inequities.

In this engaging banter between seven venture capital investors, you'll learn: 1) what these specific, active investors are looking for 2) do's and don'ts of raising venture capital 2) guidance for founders, especially founders of color and women, on how to succeed and thrive with authenticity. Speakers include: Allan Jean-Baptiste of KKR, who invests out of the $3B technology fund; Eller Mallchok who runs a premium healthcare accelerator in Nashville, Jumpstart Foundry, with an associated fund; Marlon C. Nichols, who runs MaC Venture Capital in Los Angeles; Richard Fraim, who invests out of Knoll Ventures early-stage fund in Atlanta; Tanya Sam, general partner at Atlanta's Ambition Fund, which invests exclusively in founders of color; Brittany Henry, who invests out Impact America's Fund in San Francisco; and moderator and general partner of Valor Ventures, Lisa Calhoun, who invests out of Valor's Inclusion Platform fund.

Hosts Tammy Hawes and Clark Buckner sat down with Health Further CEO and Jumpstart Foundry founder Marcus Whitney to discuss the ways companies can navigate marketing challenges and set themselves up for success. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask Siri or Alexa to “….Play HealthcareNOW Radio”. Find all of our show episodes on your favorite podcast platforms. www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

Season 2, Episode 4: As a healthcare entrepreneur and advisor, Marcus Whitney gets to use his own experience with technology and mental health to advance the healthcare field. So what does he think will it take to bring forward-thinking innovation and racial equity to behavioral health?   You can find out more about Marcus' endeavors, including Health:Further, Jumpstart Foundry and his podcast Marcus Whitney's Audio Universe at http://www.marcuswhitney.com.    To check out more episodes of the Beyond Theory podcast and find all kinds of other resources and tools from Meadows Behavioral Healthcare, visit http://beyondtheorypodcast.com.   Music from this episode provided by Soundstripe.

Parker & Jacob sit down with Eller Mallchock, the Managing Director at Jumpstart Foundry, a seed stage healthcare innovation fund. Eller talks about breaking into VC work, finding meaning in work and of course, fly fishing.

Marcus Whitney, CEO of Health: Further and founder of Jumpstart Foundry, joins Virsys12 CEO and founder Tammy Hawes for a conversation about digital marketing in the healthcare industry. Though healthcare companies have historically been slow to adopt the idea that they can and should employ marketing tactics, Marcus believes digital marketing is central to industry transformation. He unpacks some of the biggest challenges around healthcare marketing and encourages companies to get past those issues and start figuring out innovative solutions to shape the future of healthcare. 

In episode 7 of the Curve Benders podcast, I interview Marcus Whitney of Jumpstart Foundry and Health:Further on the future of Health. We discuss where healthcare has been, where it is today, and what lies ahead with the evolution of this incredibly complex, outdated, siloed industry in dire need of real innovation. You can learn more about Marcus and subscribe to his content here: https://marcuswhitney.com/ Here is also the Medicare Advantage example that Marcus shared during our time together: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/07/devoted-medicare-advantage-plan-covering-apple-watch-as-a-benefit.html?__source=twitter%7Cmain --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-nour/message

Marcus Whitney is President and co-founder of Briovation, an Innovation Catalyst company with the mission to be the catalyst of the world's most important health innovations. Through Briovation, Marcus is CEO of Health:Further, a strategic advisory firm working with leading healthcare organizations to navigate disruptive change for their benefit; as well as Founding Partner of Jumpstart, a new kind of venture capital firm focused on innovative, early stage healthcare companies. Jumpstart's seed fund, Jumpstart Foundry has a portfolio of over 60 companies including ScriptDrop, Life Detection Technologies and Sightbox (sold to Johnson and Johnson Vision). Marcus is also co-founder and co-owner of Nashville Soccer Club, the city's professional soccer franchise in the United Soccer League (USL). Marcus has been listed in the Upstart 100 by Upstart Business Journal, Power 100 by Nashville Business Journal, and has been featured in Techcrunch, Fast Company and The Atlantic. Marcus' first book, Create and Orchestrate, offers his story, philosophy and wisdom on capturing one's creative power through entrepreneurship. Once a college dropout who waited tables to take care of his family of four, Marcus taught himself how to code, then start businesses, then create things no one thought possible: from becoming an owner in a professional soccer team to being a founding venture capitalist of the most active healthcare venture fund in the United States. Learn more: https://marcuswhitney.com/

Some of Marcus Whitney’s projects: Jumpstart Foundry, a health innovation seed fund for great entrepreneurs. Jumpstart Capital, a health innovation venture fund for companies ready to scale. Health:Further, an inclusive community of people committed to a brighter future of health.  Nashville Soccer Club, Nashville's professional soccer club currently playing in the United Soccer League. The Unlikely Company, a public benefit corporation dedicated to inspiring and educating a new generation of entrepreneurs.  Show Notes: Visit us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter 44:10 – Quick Fire Questions Marcus Whitney’s Audio Universe THIS WEEK: Think about ways you can use the internet as a way to broadcast your personal brand. Begin getting people’s attention.

Marcus Whitney, Nashville, TN-based investor, entrepreneur, and president of Briovation talks about blockchain and emerging developments in health technology.  Briovation is a healthcare catalyst and the parent company of Jumpstart Capital (seed funding) and Jumpstart Foundry (mentor-driven accelerator for healthcare startups) and the Health: Further Festival held in Nashville late August and draws more than 2,500 healthcare leaders, investors, and innovators all focused on driving digital transformation in healthcare. Briovation recently announced its new umbrella initiative, Tokenizing Health, focused on analyzing, investing in, and providing open-source blockchain technology to healthcare companies nationwide to nurture innovation and create unity within the space. The Tokenizing Health announcement also includes the public launch of Solaster, Briovation’s first health blockchain invention. On today's tech podcast, Marcus also talks about the following topics: Blockchain’s impact on healthcare including Briovation’s effort to analyze, invest in and provide blockchain technology to healthcare companies nationwide. How blockchain will enable peers to transact directly with one another to develop an optimized, efficient health system. The most important peers in Briovation's view of the health economy are the patient and the provider. How a world where patients as customers, health care providers and the necessary value-adding services around patient / provider interactions, can transact (financially, data, bartering etc.) in a safe, trusted manner without having to rely on third parties. Why and how public, permissionless blockchains will transform health over the next ten years to be truly decentralized, consumer-centric and efficient. Marcus also reveals why the time is right for a new type of healthcare conference, why Nashville the ideal location and how Health: Further is designed to create new stakeholder networks that can improve patient care.  

Vic Gatto is the co-founder and CEO of Briovation, which launches and supports stratups that address flaws in the health ecosystem. Brio operates a number of brands and businesses, one of which is Jumpstart Foundry, a seed-stage healthcare innovation fund which has invested in many dozens of early stage startups to date. In the interview, Vic discusses the first company he co-founded in the 90s (and later sold), why he transitioned to venture capital, and more.   You can find both the show notes and photo I took of Vic on the Stories website, which is thestoriespodcast.com.

My guest today is Marcus Whitney of Jumpstart Foundry. Marcus is the co-founder of Jumpstart Foundry, a healthcare startup platform. He has made a name for himself as a serial entrepreneur and public speaker. He has recently joined the board of the USL (United Soccer League.) He has given a successful TEDx talk and has written the book Create+Orchestrate. It was funded by a Kickstarter campaign that reached its goal in 12 hours! On today’s episode Marcus tells us what the TEDx talk experience is like for the speaker and how he was able to use his talking points to develop Jumpstart. We discuss the crowdfunding campaign and the importance of “hustle” in business. Today’s points: Why Marcus became involved in the USL. How he prepared for his TEDx talk. How the TEDx talk changed Marcus’s business. What is Jumpstart Foundry? Why startups in the south don’t see the same funding as a coastal startup. What does “hustling” really mean in business? Create + Orchestrate and the Kickstarter campaign that began it. Going from a “wantrepreneur” to an entrepreneur. Mentorship vs. Inspiration If you would like to connect with Marcus Whitney, you can find him on twitter @marcuswhitney. Resources Mentioned Today: Jumpstart Foundry Create + Orchestrate April 2014 TEDx Talk If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, don’t forget to leave review in iTunes, I’d appreciate that. To listen to other Sell Personal episodes visit www.sellpersonal.com/podcast.

My guest today is Marcus Whitney of Jumpstart Foundry. Marcus is the co-founder of Jumpstart Foundry, a healthcare startup platform. He has made a name for himself as a serial entrepreneur and public speaker. He has recently joined the board of the USL (United Soccer League.) He has given a successful TEDx talk and has written the book Create+Orchestrate. It was funded by a Kickstarter campaign that reached its goal in 12 hours! On today’s episode Marcus tells us what the TEDx talk experience is like for the speaker and how he was able to use his talking points to develop Jumpstart. We discuss the crowdfunding campaign and the importance of “hustle” in business. Today’s points: Why Marcus became involved in the USL. How he prepared for his TEDx talk. How the TEDx talk changed Marcus’s business. What is Jumpstart Foundry? Why startups in the south don’t see the same funding as a coastal startup. What does “hustling” really mean in business? Create + Orchestrate and the Kickstarter campaign that began it. Going from a “wantrepreneur” to an entrepreneur. Mentorship vs. Inspiration If you would like to connect with Marcus Whitney, you can find him on twitter @marcuswhitney. Resources Mentioned Today: Jumpstart Foundry Create + Orchestrate April 2014 TEDx Talk If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, don’t forget to leave review in iTunes, I’d appreciate that. To listen to other Sell Personal episodes visit www.sellpersonal.com/podcast.

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 In this No More Reasonable Doubt episode we interview Marcus Whitney who from Jumpstart Foundry and The Unlikely Company. Want to learn more about how we are building a community to help young professionals of color have more impact at work?  Subscribe so you are always in the loop and get dope updates directly to your inbox: http://bit.ly/nmrdsupport .  Visit us at www.NoMoreReasonableDoubt.com  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/no-more-reasonable-doubt-podcast/message

36% of economic development pros say "it's quite likely" broadband can encourage entrepreneurship among underserved urban or rural individuals. Craig Settles' survey report cites another 14% have witnessed this personally. And over half say mentorships maximize broadband's benefits to startups and home-based businesses. Good news for Nashville, TN and other cities vying for Google Fiber.  Marcus Whitney, Co-Founder and CTO of the leading tech startup accelerator in the southeast, gives listeners his views on how Google Fiber can make a difference in the local economic scene. His Nashville-based Jumpstart Foundry has graduated 30 companies over the past five years. Whitney offers details on what specific steps local government and business leaders must take to ensure a broadband network leads to measurable success. Training in business management and using technology also are addressed. Communities cannot expect that merely having a network improves economies. Whitney and Settles explore how some of his other findings relate to Nashville and its broadband needs. Settles will release the full survey report April 9 during a keynote presentation at the Broadband Communities Summit along with Bill Sproull, Chair of the Board of Directors of the International Economic Development Council, sponsor of the report.