Co-host
Lauren Mathena
Growing up in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Lauren has lived in the Cities of Danville, Charlottesville, and Richmond, Virginia and in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Today she develops entrepreneurship and digital skills programs for the SOVA Innovation Hub in her role at Mid-Atlantic Broadband Communities Corporation. She brings her experiences as a 3rd-generation entrepreneur, knowledge of the region and 15+ years in community engagement to her work as an ecosystem builder with RISE Collaborative.