As the newly minted executive editor of the Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI), Monica Hooks is well aware she has a legacy to uphold. That mandate would shake anyone growing into…
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Cox Enterprises’ Cleantech Team On Green Investing, Long-Term Sustainability, and Turning Trash Into Electricity
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinIn a world where companies often ignore profit and raise more and more capital to double down on a specific vision, Cox Enterprises stands apart. The 120-year-old, family-run company has…
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Barry Givens, New Techstars Social Impact Managing Director, Is Seeking Startups For “People, Community, and Planet”
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinEarlier this summer, Cox Enterprises and global accelerator Techstars announced that they were extending their partnership to launch a second Techstars program in Atlanta, this one focused on social impact…
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Investor Real Talk: Professional Angel Charlie Paparelli On the Three Things He Looks For In Early-Stage Startups
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinInvestor Real Talk will dive into the deep end with the folks that hold the pocketbook in the startup world. We’ll get into angel funding, VC, growth equity, and even…
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Outgoing Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson Reflects On Innovation, Cooperation, and Waffle House As An Economic Growth Engine
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinWhen G.P. “Bud” Peterson was appointed President of Georgia Tech in 2009, the campus and surrounding neighborhood looked quite different than its 2019 iteration. Many of the skyline-defining buildings —…
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Former Humana CTO Aaron Gani Founds Virtual Reality Startup to Change Health Behaviors
by Muriel Vegaby Muriel VegaAaron Gani has always been a technologist, but it wasn’t until he caught what he calls the “healthcare bug” that he was exposed to what a massive industry chronic disease…
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How Former City of Atlanta COO Duriya Farooqui Curates Collaboration At the Point A Supply Chain Innovation Center
by Holly Beilinby Holly Beilin“For most of my career, I have been in these roles where I’ve had to galvanize and mobilize people with completely different backgrounds around these common causes.” Duriya Farooqui is…
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How A People Leader Who’s Worked At Starbucks, Sweetgreen, and Bellhops Thinks Companies Should Treat Frontline Workers
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinStarbucks made headlines in 2014 when it announced its College Achievement Plan, which allowed any employee who worked at least 20 hours a week to earn a bachelor’s college degree…