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Innovating Like a Boss. #WomanCrushWednesday: Meet Chandra Briggman   How I witnessed leadership magic in 3 powerful moves. Ready to meet a powerhouse who makes innovation look easy? Grab your popcorn 🍿 because Chandra Briggman is the star of this week's #WCW! 👑 Today is the Last Wednesday of the Month in June, and I've saved one of my favorite Woman Crush Wednesdays for this week and for one of the Lightning Round Hosts. Special shout-out to Maggie Brickerman! for inviting Sanicle Innovation Unleashed: ↳ As President and CEO of Activation Capital, Chandra has reshaped Virginia's innovation landscape. She’s basically the Beyoncé of biotech, bringing in over $111M in growth capital in 2022 alone. Every action is mission-centric and flawless. Strategic Pivot: ↳ Since 2020, Chandra has turned Activation Capital into the tech world’s ninja. Agile, lean, and laser-focused, raising $43M in growth capital. This organization is now prepped for tech world domination. Community Builder:  ↳ Chandra’s history in innovation roles is a journey of epic proportions. From the USPS Innovation Lab to Venture Café Cambridge, her dedication knows no bounds. She’s the hero creating an inclusive science and tech ecosystem, fostering high-paying tech jobs for all. If this doesn’t make you want to stand up and clap, I don’t know what will! Give it a like, comment, and share the love! 👍🗣📩  Who is your Woman Crush Wednesday? #productchaste #wcw

Seven years and counting as a female leader in a male-dominated industry! 👏 Needless to say, the road has been full of learnings, and as a way of celebrating #internationalwomensday I want to share my top four from the last year: 1. Try to think long-term success even when times are tough and short wins can help you faster. 2. Even the best start-ups, people, friends etc can and will fail sometimes. It is always okay to fail, if you learn something from it. 3. Take help from experts that have done it before. It will help you immensely and probably go a lot smoother than doing everything yourself. 4. Surround yourself with great people that you can get & give support, energy & laughs from, and rant to when you need to blow off some steam. Be the best supporter in any way you can today, and I will as well. #internationalwomensday2024 #femalefounder #cleantech #startupfounder #letssavesomewater #water 📸 Elin Tornblad

➡️ Excited to showcase another #expert supporting our #members in our new format: "Female Founder Office Hours" ✌ The idea: No fee, no strings, no judgment. We're here to help. Meet Mette, strategic #impact and #change leader. As a career #diplomat and #philanthropy advisor, Mette Ekeroth has built cross-sectoral alliances and #governmentpartnerships that create positive and sustained change for people and planet. If your venture has #impact at its core, Mette would love to work with you! Book her for conversations on theory of change, impact models and "who will fund this impact?" *** Want some insight by Mette on your start-up? If you're a female(-identifying) founder currently or formerly matriculated (drop-outs welcome!) or employed at University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, Harvard University, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley or Yale University, just send us a message and you can join our community FOR FREE. We're 115+ female founders, 70+ female researchers and 170+ female VCs, angels and next-gen investors in our #Whatsapp community, with private sub-groups and connecting overlap groups for the #bestnetworkever, growing daily 📲

🌟 Where Life Meets Opportunity: Greater Peoria! 🌟 If you follow Choose Greater Peoria it won't be a shock to you that our community is incredibly connected and collaborative. In #GreaterPeoria, life and business don't just coexist - they THRIVE together. 🏙️ ✨ This region is where innovation meets collaboration, creating a hub for professionals, entrepreneurs, and families to succeed. The latest Livability article is a showcase of why #GreaterPeoria is the ultimate destination to achieve work-life balance and work-life alignment for personal and professional growth. 💪 From world-class manufacturing 🏗️ and cutting-edge technology 💡 to vibrant arts 🎭 and outdoor adventures 🌳, there’s something here for everyone. Key highlights: ✅ A business-friendly ecosystem supporting startups and established companies. ✅ Top-notch education and workforce development programs preparing the next generation of talent. ✅ A cost of living that’s as appealing as the community itself. This is where forward-thinking companies like VirtuSense, NFW, Rheo Engineering, and many others are reshaping industries. Our region strongly focuses on diversity, inclusion, sustainability, and enrichment of society with a workforce to match any innovation and accelerated growth. 🌍 Greater Peoria is committed to building a future where everyone can thrive. ✨ Ready to join the movement? Explore opportunities, connect with like-minded innovators, and discover why Peoria is more than just a place – it’s a lifestyle. 📢 Check out the article and share your thoughts! 👇 https://lnkd.in/gYDNVbPT #GreaterPeoria #InnovationHub #WorkforceSolutions #EconomicGrowth #PeoriaProud #ManufacturingExcellence #MidwestStrong #MakeItInIllinois #MakeItBetterInGreaterPeoria #ChooseGreaterPeoria

Today is International Men's Day! At The Vertical, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and invaluable contributions of men in building a more sustainable, innovative, and inclusive world. This year, we're shining a light on men in tech and entrepreneurship who are driving change, breaking barriers, and building solutions for a better future. From climate innovators to groundbreaking tech founders, men are making bold moves that inspire us all. Did You Know? Over 50% of top climate risk startups are led by international entrepreneurs, many of them men who have taken risks, embraced challenges, and built global collaborations to solve pressing issues. Our Challenge to You: Let’s use today to: 1️⃣ Support the men in your life by checking in on their mental health. 2️⃣ Celebrate their wins, big or small. 3️⃣ Inspire them to keep pushing boundaries for the greater good. 💼 At The Vertical, we believe in fostering a community where men feel supported and empowered to innovate and lead. To every man out there, we see you, we celebrate you, and we stand with you. #InternationalMensDay #MenInTech #VerticalCommunity #InnovationForImpact

Houston’s innovation ecosystem gathered last week to celebrate the achievements, vision, and impact of our incredible community — and what a night it was! 🎉 We are so proud to share that: 🏆 Juliana Garaizar , our Founding Partner, was named Investor of the Year! This recognition speaks to her unparalleled commitment to driving meaningful change, supporting groundbreaking startups, and championing the energy transition. Juliana is more than a leader — she’s a visionary, a mentor, and a force of nature powering the Energy Tech Nexus mission. We couldn’t be prouder to have her at the helm! 🌱🚀 ✨ Energy Tech Nexus was also honored as a finalist in the Community Champion Organization category. This recognition belongs to every founder, advisor, and partner who has made ETN what it is today. This moment is a celebration of everyone’s contributions. Shoutout to our team Nada Ahmed Jason Ethier Payal Patel The energy in the room was electric, but what stood out most was the overwhelming sense of community and support. Whether it was cheering for each other from the audience or sharing ideas over conversation, Houston’s innovators proved once again why this city is unlike any other.🙌 A heartfelt thank you to Natalie Harms , Joey Sanchez , and the entire InnovationMap team for creating such a memorable event. To all the finalists and winners — your work inspires us, and we’re honored to be on this journey with you. Here’s to a future filled with collaboration, bold ideas, and shared success. The work doesn’t stop here, and we’re excited for what’s to come. 🙌💡 #HoustonInnovationAwards #InvestorOfTheYear #CommunityChampion #EnergyInnovation #HoustonEcosystem

We’re exactly 2 weeks out from #VentureNorth2024! Taking place on Sept 26 in Milwaukee, we’ll explore how strategic and thoughtful collaboration between venture capital and corporations can power the Midwest’s industries into the future.    Each week until the event, we're featuring some of the many sessions and speakers who will be with us later this month ⬇. Thank you so much to our speakers - we're honored to host you! 👩💻🛠️Future-Proofing Talent: Cultivating Culture & Skills for Tomorrow’s Workforce Explore the evolving landscape of talent management and culture, addressing challenges and opportunities shaped by AI, shifting education paradigms, and talent mismatches. Gain insights into strategies for managing talent, embracing technology, and preparing for demographic changes in the future of work. Rajesh Namboothiry // ManpowerGroup Eric Baumgartner // Milwaukee School of Engineering Rahil Siddiqui // Wilya Ashley Becker, PHR // Milwaukee Tool 🏛️🧬 Leveraging Federal Grants in Making WI a Biohealth Tech Hub This session will focus on Wisconsin’s efforts to become a leader in biohealth innovation. It will feature a presentation on a recent grant awarded to Wisconsin to advance its position as a tech hub in the biohealth sector, followed by a discussion with local and national stakeholders about the initiative’s objectives, key projects, and anticipated benefits for the region. Mara Lord // Medical College of Wisconsin Stone Paul A. // 5AM Ventures John (Jay) Hill // GE HealthCare Todd Asmuth // SHINE Technologies -------------------------- If you're a #CorporateInnovator, or #CorporateLeader trying to infuse innovation to propel your company forward, we'd love to have you - learn more here and request an invite at the top of the page: https://shorturl.at/96nTB. #VentureNorth2024 #MidwestInnovation #FutureOfWork #BiohealthTech #TechInnovation #CorporateVenture #TalentManagement #AIAndTalent #FederalGrants #BiohealthInnovation #WisconsinTechHub #VentureCapital #StrategicCollaboration #FutureIndustries #TechHubs #CorporateInnovation #StartupEcosystem #MidwestTech #StartupSuccess #CorporatePartnerships #MidwestGrowth #MidwestIndustry #Wisconsin

Sharing two observation from my travels this past week for #founders working to change some of our most consequential (but dare I say calcified) sectors:   1.   Solving hard problems requires innovation, yes, but also silo busting. Big companies and startups. Public sector and private sector. Venture capital and philanthropy. It is not just about building, selling and scaling your solution, it is about reshaping a system and specifically how that system works. As HBS Professor Dutch Leonard said, this will take a different type of leadership.     2.   This is why founders working on these hard problems need to understand public value and private value equation to get to scale; it is not stakeholder or shareholder, it is both. You will not reshape a system without deep conviction for change yes, but also deep curiosity, empathy and adaptation. Think of this as a variation of what Jim Collins calls the Stockdale Paradox. This is exactly why MassChallenge invests in efforts like CancerX Moonshot, NATO DIANA, and Together.Health - to break down silos and build access points that allow #founders solving massive challenges to succeed.  

TOMORROW 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲! We’re here to back the next generation of era-defining companies. An era where humanity thrives on industrial progress 𝙖𝙣𝙙 planetary health. To get there, we have to rebuild the fundamentals of our world’s largest industries - in the physical world. Our mission is to supercharge Europe’s most ambitious climate deep tech founders by leveraging the deep industrial access and high-growth scaling expertise of our Visionaries Club community, who are some of the world’s most influential industrial giants and unicorn founders. We believe in breaking the immanent trade-off between sustainability and affordability. Just as past industrial revolutions catalyzed the creation of trillion-dollar markets through novel inventions, the future we foresee will again turn to companies deeply rooted in science to shift paradigms. Check out our new website and become part of our journey: https://tomorrow.vc/ Finally, a big shoutout to the entire team at TOMORROW and Visionaries Club! I couldn’t wish for a better group of co-entrepreneurs to chase this vision with. Sebastian Pollok Robert Lacher Linh Seidel Justus Hagebölling Olivia Suchy Emilie Cousin Jacob Maximilian Hammerer

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