Entrepreneurship on the RISE
Entrepreneurship on the RISE, hosted by RISE Collaborative, tells the story of change-makers to advance the knowledge for rural ecosystem building. In each episode of this limited series, co-hosts Lauren Mathena and Jacob Dolence speak with industry leaders in Southern Virginia and across the country to hear how they are building up their local communities. Learn more at https://sovarise.com/
Episodes
21 episodes
Brandon Hennessey on Leveraging Data to Support Entrepreneurs
It is important to look at data for what it is and craft a narrative with the data and allow it to lead us toward innovation and growth. This week, season 2, episode 10 of Entrepreneurship on the RISE Podcast, is about leveraging data to suppor...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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36:58
Bethann West James and Hope Harris-Gayles on Creating Inclusive Entrepreneurial Support Networks
By working together and bringing entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders together with an interest in supporting Black and Brown-owned businesses and entrepreneurs, we can build stronger regional economies. This week, episode 9 of Entrepreneurship...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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41:09
Todd Waldo on Human Centered Solutions and Technology to Help Entrepreneurs Scale
Throughout the pandemic and subsequent years, we saw a shift in how businesses approached diversity and equity. However, it is clear that if we want to continue improving our ecosystems, we still have a long way to go before we can close that d...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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40:51
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Anand Macherla on How to Build a Resilient Startup Ecosystem
To create an ecosystem that is thriving, it’s important that ecosystem builders work together with the local community. Everyone impacted should have a voice and be made aware of the shifts happening in their rural community. This week, episode...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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40:33
Beth Zimmer on Reducing the Barriers to Entry for Rural Startups
Serendipity in ecosystem building is a huge underlying and immeasurable resource. It’s important to have communities that support amazing things coming together in a harmonious way. This episode of the Entrepreneurship on the RISE Podcast is ab...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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48:22
Eric Weissmann on The Value of Variety in Ecosystem Building
When you look at ecosystems in nature, like the rainforest, for example, it’s not all tall trees but a variety of different species that come together to create a bigger landscape. The same goes for our regional ecosystems. It takes every one o...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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50:10
Trinity Thorpe-Lubneuski on The Impact of Internet Access in Rural America
Those of us who have easy access to the internet often take for granted the benefits we reap from it. By providing equitable access to the internet across our rural communities, we are opening doors for these individuals to start a business, fi...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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40:58
Tara St. Clair on Fostering Collaboration and Connection while Ecosystem Building
For anything to come together in a short amount of time AND without funding, it takes a community of people believing in the same mission and working together to create a network of resources to act as a strong foundation. This week, season...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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45:53
Brian Deurloo on Secrets to a Successful Startup
When it comes to your startup, if you don’t have the passion behind what you’re selling, you’re not going to make it as far as you think. This week, season 2 episode 2 of Entrepreneurship on the RISE Podcast is about secrets to a successful sta...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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41:07
Anika Horn on Putting People First in Ecosystem Building
We often fall into this trap of only looking at the professional facet of a person rather than the people themselves. When you take the time to understand the person, what it is they want, and how you can support them, that is where the most al...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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44:18
Sheri McGuire on The Ever-Evolving Nature of Rural Ecosystem Building
You can't control an entrepreneurial ecosystem. It has its own form, its own life. It's the magic that happens when certain things and people come together. On episode 10 of the Entrepreneurship on the RISE podcast, one of those people, L...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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45:42
Baylie Evans on Generating Investment in Rural Entrepreneurs
What every ecosystem needs is a connector that builds this vast network of open doors for more and more people to access different people and resources they were never able to before. This week, episode 9 of Entrepreneurship on the RISE Podcast...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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45:02
Warren Reid on Present, Community-Centered Leadership
Not everyone has the privilege to travel the world, so it is even more important for the ones that can to bring some of that knowledge and perspective back to their small towns for the greater benefit. This week, episode 8 of Entrepreneurship o...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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32:07
Tad Deriso on Getting Connected within your Region
Connectivity is a key consideration when it comes to bringing new people, businesses, and job markets to the region and MBC works to do just that. That’s why episode 7 of Entrepreneurship on the RISE Podcast is about how MBC is allowing our reg...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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36:50
Bret Carpenter on Bridging the Resource Gaps in Rural Communities
Rural communities are so often left behind, but if we work to bridge the resource gap and empower these communities to work together for the common good, we can change the region as a whole. This week, episode 6 of Entrepreneurship on the RISE ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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53:20
Michael Scales on A Lifetime of Ecosystem Building
One of the most important considerations in economic development is securing those opportunities for generational wealth and development. Today’s guest is a perfect example of someone that not only has an impressive lifetime of economic develop...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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56:13
Joe Kirgues on Supporting the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
When you create a pipeline for the next generation of entrepreneurs to get the resources and support they need, you are able to make an immense impact on building and growing the community as a whole. This week, episode 4 of Entrepreneurship on...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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53:48
Startup Colorado on Working Together to Support Emerging Communities
When you foster relationships between entrepreneurs across different communities, the benefits span to everyone across the region and create a snowball effect for change. This week, episode 3 of Entrepreneurship on the RISE Podcast is about wor...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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52:27
Kristin Slice on Inclusivity and Accessibility in Entrepreneurship
It is so important for every type of entrepreneur to have a seat at the table because there is strength in experiences from all walks of life and that strength is going to be what keeps other entrepreneurs motivated to move ideas forward. This ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:00:23
Natalie Hodge on Representation of Small-Town Stories
When you think of television and film, your brain automatically connects to the big stories coming out of LA, but it’s the small-town stories that are the ones that hold so much value in their telling. This week, episode 1 of Entrepreneurship o...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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55:11