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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing Katerina Axelsson and BOTTLEFLY

www.thebottlefly.com

An end-to-end solution for retailers, suppliers, and customers

BOTTLEFLY is a software for wine retailers, that drives sales through the in-store kiosk “Wine finder”. It recommends wine based on what’s currently in stock, and on the customer’s personal tasting preferences, price range, mood, occasion, and food pairing. Customers can walk into the store and be able to use the kiosk to find the perfect wine for them in their price range. A coupon is generated for the top recommended wine.

To learn more about BOTTLEFLY visit them at www.thebottlefly.com. I also recommend this 2015 interview with founder Katerina Axelsson by All the Swirl as a great introduction – http://www.alltheswirl.com/blog/7aedr5mry8y09p0s81y4a3p95x2t8f.

Please support Katerina and the BOTTLEFLY team by sharing this post with your extended social networks and consider joining their communities on FaceBook, tumblr and Twitter.

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Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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BOTTLEFLY is another SLO HotHouse supported company.

The SLO HotHouse is a community space created through the efforts of Cal Poly, the city and county of San Luis Obispo, the business community, and the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE). The goal of the SLO HotHouse is to support students and community members as they work to create new innovations and start entrepreneurial business ventures.

To learn more about the SLO HotHouse go to www.slohothouse.com.

Past and present SLO HotHouse sponsored companies include: Reduce.Reuse.Grow., Current Solutions, BoltAbout, Mantis, WhiteFox Drone Defense Technologies,FarmBot, HIGEA, gatherologie, SPECTRVM, MojaGear, InPress Technologies, Z Living Systems, BOTTLEFLY, Favor, LiftGator and ObserVR.

 

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing Paul Scott and MedSpark

www.medspark.ms

GIVE YOUR IDEA LIFE

MedSpark is a biomedical engineering firm focused on developing medical professionals’​ product ideas. CEO and Co-founder Paul Scott and the MedSpark team are passionate about making people’s lives better through innovation. They offer a streamlined process to captures the genius of an idea and expand its intellectual property value. They see their role as one focused on improving quality of life through innovation and leadership. They do this by enabling clients to evolve their product ideas into reality by integrating their innovative need-driven insights with MedSpark’s unique and efficient development process.

To learn mor about MedSpark, visit them at  http://medspark.ms

If you have any ideas for innovative medical products that you need help bringing to market, give them a call. Here’s their contact page http://medspark.ms/Contact.php.

Please support Paul Scott and the MedSpark team by sharing this post with your extended social networks and consider joining their communities on LinkedIn and FaceBook.

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing Matt Maxwell, Tavin Boynton and BoltAbout

www.boltabout.com

Empowering college students and commuters with fast, affordable and environmentally friendly electric bike transport

BoltAbout, is a startup business lead by Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo based entrepreneurs Matt Maxwell, Tavin Boynton that specializes in leasing e-bikes on a monthly basis, currently serving hundreds of customers in San Luis Obispo, California and they are primed to expand into two new California cities with similarly strong bicycle cultures.

To find out more about BoltAbout visit them at www.BoltAbout.com

Please support Matt and Tavin and the BoltAbout team by sharing this post with your extended social networks and consider joining their communities on FaceBook, Instagram and YouTube.

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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BoltAbout is a SLO HotHouse supported Startup company.

The SLO HotHouse is a community space created through the efforts of Cal Poly, the city and county of San Luis Obispo, the business community, and the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE). The goal of the SLO HotHouse is to support students and community members as they work to create new innovations and start business ventures.

To learn more about the SLO HotHouse go to www.slohothouse.com.

Past and present SLO HotHouse sponsored companies include: Reduce.Reuse.Grow., Current Solutions, BoltAbout, Mantis, WhiteFox Drone Defense Technologies,FarmBot, HIGEA, gatherologie, SPECTRVM, MojaGear, InPress Technologies, Z Living Systems, BOTTLEFLY, Favor, LiftGator and ObserVR.

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OUR Entrepid Network – Robert Kyler, Alexis Schomer, John Ikudaisi and RepWatch.co

image compliments of RepWatch

An IoT Enabled Real-time Physical Therapy Monitoring Platform

Rep Watch provides wearable technology that tracks physical therapy and fitness activities and a mobile app that helps users stay on track during injury rehabilitation and workouts

The brain child of co-founders Robert Kyler, Alexis Schomer, John Ikudaisi, RepWatch originated as a Startup Weekend Ventura County 2016 IoT application project created to foster efficient and successful recovery for patients involved in physical therapy programs. By combining different technologies and a user-friendly platform, RepWatch keeps physical therapists and patients connected via a real-time, wireless data stream to facilitate active monitoring of the patient’s condition and progress.

To learn more about RepWatch visit them at www.repwatch.co.

ASU Innovation Open finalists announced; groups will compete for $100,000 top prize, and RepWatch is one of them.

RepWatch, Startup Weekend Ventura County 2016 health care track winners, is one of five teams to make it to the finals of Arizona State University’s Innovation Open Competition. They are now in the running for the $100,000 1st place prize. Finals are April 2nd, 2017.

Please support RepWatch by sharing this post with your extended social networks and consider joining their communities on Linkedin.

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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RepWatch is a HUB101 supported company.

HUB101 is a community space created through the efforts of Cal Lutheran University (CLU), the city of Westlake, local business communities, and the CLU Center for Entrepreneurship. The goal of HUB101 is to support students and community members as they work to create new innovations and start entrepreneurial business ventures.

To learn more about the HUB101 go to www.hub101.la.

The 2nd Annual Startup Weekend Ventura County (SWVC2017) concentrating on technology applications for the Agricultural and Health Care industries is planned for April 21-23, 2017. For information about SWVC2017 visit here.

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing David Stover, Ben Kneppers and Bureo

www.Bureo.co

Bureo Skateboards. Make waves.

Co-founders David Stover, Ben Kneppers and the Bureo team is leading an effort to eliminate plastic pollution in OUR Oceans.

Bureo designs and manufactures a unique line of sustainable products sourced from marine debris such as fishing nets for the action sports industry. By offering recycled products, Bureo enables consumers to support recycling development and job growth. Bureo’s first product, a cruiser skateboard, is manufactured in Chile through the team’s initiative, ‘Net Positiva’, a program providing fishermen with convenient and environmentally sound disposal points. Bureo is now focused on the innovation and delivery of new and inspiring products.

To find out more about Bureo visit them at www.Bureo.co

Social Entrepreneurs Find Growth in Unexpected Places; Forbes.com DEC 22, 2016, article featuring Bureo and Salty Girls Seafood

Upstarts: Bureo Skateboards (on grindtv.com)

Please support Bureo by sharing this with your extended social networks, and consider joining their communities on Twitter, FaceBook, Instagram and Vimeo.

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Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing Veronika Scott and The Empowerment Plan

www.empowermentplan.org

CREATING JOBS THAT LIFT PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY

In their own words. Source: http://www.empowermentplan.org/about

The Empowerment Plan is a Detroit based nonprofit organization focused on permanently elevating families from the generational cycle of homelessness. We hire single parents from local shelters and provide them with training and full-time employment as seamstresses so that they can earn a stable income, find secure housing, and regain their independence. The individuals we hire manufacture a coat designed to meet the needs of those in the homeless community. The durable EMPWR Coat can transform into a sleeping bag at night or an over- the-shoulder bag when not in use. Since 2012, we have provided employment to 34 homeless individuals—all of whom have now secured permanent housing for themselves and their families —and distributed over 15,000 coats to those in need across the U.S. and Canada.

Our founder and CEO, Veronika Scott, was inspired to start The Empowerment Plan when a class at The College for Creative Studies in Detroit challenged her to create a product to fill an actual need in her community. Veronika took to the issue of homelessness and began spending time at a nearby warming center where the design for the EMPWR coat was born. While conducting her research, Veronika was angrily confronted by a homeless woman who stated that she did not need a coat—she needed a job. This is the moment that shaped the innovative business practices The Empowerment Plan would adopt upon establishment.

The Empowerment Plan is predominantly supported by donations from private individuals, large corporations and foundations. We also would not be able to accomplish all that we do without the help of local organizations. The Coalition On Temporary Shelter (COTS) assists us with employee recruitment and childcare needs. As our employees successfully transition from homelessness, Humble Design provides our seamstresses with appropriate furnishings and amenities for their new homes. Partners such as Pro-Literacy Detroit, Level One Bank, COTS, and 2-Way Communications LLC provide our seamstresses with on-the-clock, supplemental programming including GED courses, financial literacy classes, professional development seminars, and more.

We are committed to growing our impact beyond Detroit and believe our model can and should be replicated in communities near and far. By scaling our Detroit program, we are creating a workforce from a population many overlook. Homelessness should not be a life sentence.

To learn more about The Empowerment Plan visit them at www.empowermentplan.org. 

To support Veronika and The Empowerment Plan community, please LIKE and SHARE this post with your extended networks and join their communities on FaceBook, Twitter and Instagram. 

THANK YOU Veronica and The Empowerment Plan team for your inspiring LEADERship and example!

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing American Studio Artist and Producer, Curt Bisquera

www.curtbisquera.com

The Guardian of Tempo – Livin’ the Dream 

Born and raised in Santa Maria, Ca., Curt Bisquera is a master creative and innovative veteran in the music and entertainment industry. “Kirkee B.” has toured and/or recorded with international recording artists such as: Sir Elton John, Mick Jagger, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Morris Day and the Time, Josh Groban, Sarah McLachlan, John Legend, Lana Del Rey, Junkie XL-Hans Zimmer, Johnny Cash, Bonnie Raitt, Christopher Cross…and many more!

I first met Curt way back when at Santa Maria High School where I enjoyed the pleasure of his presence as a friend and member of my community, and his early bands and music. His passion for his craft and his creativity is sensational.

To learn more about Curt Bisquera and his incredible career visit www.curtbisquera.com

Please support Curt by sharing this post with your extended networks and consider joining Curt’s communities on FaceBook, Instagram and Twitter.

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Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing Wyatt Nelson, Zoheb Mohammed and Higea, Inc.

www.higeatech.com

CHANGING THE WAY THE WORLD CLEANS UP OIL SPILLS

 

CHANGING THE WAY THE WORLD CLEANS UP OIL SPILLS

Higea is an environmental engineering company utilizing the latest in magnetic polymer based technology to develop an innovative and sustainable solution for cleaning up oil spills. Higea’s magnetic polymer is applied over a spill area, exclusively absorbs oil, and forms a single, magnetic crust over the surface of the spill. The system can take contaminated water, magnetize the oil in the water, and then separate the fluids. This method is highly-efficient, can function in severe weather conditions, and is significantly less expensive than traditional oil recovery methods. 

In the news.

Higea has developed the most efficient method of cleaning oil spills by utilizing magnetics. Source – LACI (Los Angeles Cleantech Business Incubator), www.laincubator.org

To find out more about Higea visit http://www.higeatech.com

Please support co-founders Wyatt Nelson and Zoheb Mohammed, and the Higea team by sharing this post with your extended social networks and consider joining their community on Linkedin.

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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Higea, Inc. is a SLO HotHouse supported Startup company.

The SLO HotHouse is a community space created through the efforts of Cal Poly, the city and county of San Luis Obispo, the business community, and the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE). The goal of the SLO HotHouse is to support students and community members as they work to create new innovations and start business ventures.

To learn more about the SLO HotHouse go to www.slohothouse.com.

Past and present SLO HotHouse sponsored companies include: Reduce.Reuse.Grow., Current Solutions, BoltAbout, Mantis, WhiteFox Drone Defense Technologies,FarmBot, HIGEA, gatherologie, SPECTRVM, MojaGear, InPress Technologies, Z Living Systems, BOTTLEFLY, Favor, LiftGator and ObserVR.

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing Lucas Toohey, Jacob Copus and ObserVR

www.observr.tech

CHANGING THE WAY SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT IS CONSUMED 

In their own words; source – www.observr.tech/about/ –

ObserVR is an analytics platform for virtual reality that gives developers full visibility into how users actually experience their products. 

By tracking a user’s actions throughout their experience, we analyze use patterns over time. Developers can then identify in-app elements that increase activity or detract from the experience. These data-driven insights allow VR developers and content creators to measure user engagement and better understand what drives certain behaviors.

ObserVR is Changing the VR Industry – by clconti@calpoly.edu | February 28, 2017

To learn more about ObserVR visit www.observr.tech

Please support Lucas Toohey, Jacob Copus, and the ObserVR team by sharing this post with your extended social networks and consider joining their communities on Linkedin, FaceBook and Twitter.

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug

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ObserVR is a SLO HotHouse supported entrepreneurial business.

The SLO HotHouse is a community space created through the efforts of Cal Poly, the city and county of San Luis Obispo, the business community, and the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE). The goal of the SLO HotHouse is to support students and community members as they work to create new innovations and start entrepreneurial business ventures.

To learn more about the SLO HotHouse go to www.slohothouse.com.

Past and present SLO HotHouse sponsored companies include: Reduce.Reuse.Grow., Current Solutions, BoltAbout, Mantis, WhiteFox Drone Defense Technologies,FarmBot, HIGEA, gatherologie, SPECTRVM, MojaGear, InPress Technologies, Z Living Systems, BOTTLEFLY, Favor, LiftGator and ObserVR.

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OUR Entrepid Network – Introducing Leon Castillo and Popolo Catering

www.popolocatering.com

INNOVATIVE EVENT CATERING SERVICES WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH

One of the most popular and well-respected choices for catering services on the California Central Coast, Popolo Catering is a full service special events catering business. Lead by Owner/Chef, Leon Castillo, San Luis Obispo based Popolo’s reputation for quality service and a menu that includes a unique mix of Mexican, Italian, Santa Maria Style Barbecue, Rotisserie, and Fusion Cuisine specialty dishes keeps them busy supporting special events all year round at amazing private and public venues from Big Sur to Santa Barbara.

To learn more about Popolo Catering visit www.popolocatering.com.

Please support Leon and the Popolo Catering team by sharing this post with your wider social networks and consider joining their communities on FaceBook and Twitter.

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug