ROYAL OAK - Michelle Richards Executive Director of the Great Lakes Women’s Business Council announces a big event coming to Detroit June 19-21 at Cobo Center. Her group is partnering with the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council to give Michigan Women-Owned Businesses a chance to do business with national companies. To learn the details, click
ROYAL OAK - Warner Norcross + Judd’s Lisa Zimmer explains how the age of pension plans has come to a close and has been replaced by “defined contribution plans” and “financial wellness plans” with an eye on how small and mid-sized tech companies should begin planning to attract and retain employees in a competitive market. Zimmer is
ROYAL OAK - Emily Heintz talks about her new project, EntryPoint, that seeks to fill the gaps in Michigan entrepreneurial ecosystem. Joe Melnick outlines his new project to create a consortium of creative entrepreneurs. Ned Staebler will explain why TechTown will buy NextEnergy and turn it into an innovation center. Ahmed Alomari introduces Cybernoor, the Oracle
ROYAL OAK - Lawrence Tech’s Sabrina Collins joins M2 TechCast to talk about LTU’s summer computer camps. CloudTech1’s Rick Beckers announces new products offered by his Managed Service Provider. Richard Stiennon will scare our pants off disclosing the latest cyber threats. Michigan Professor David Brophy announces the presenting companies at the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium.
ROYAL OAK - Airfoil’s Senior Vice President, Amy Bryson discusses how the latest tech trends and skills are building the next generation Silicon Valley, outside of California. In this podcast, she explores how technology is changing how business gets done and how businesses are created. This is true for Michigan-based companies, as well as global brands.
ROYAL OAK - Milan Stevanovich, vice president of global strategy for the Detroit Chinese Business Association, discussed the recent Detroit-China Cross Border Investment Summit he hosted at NextEnergy on April 19 that featured a full day focusing on collaborative investment opportunities between the U.S. and China. The TED-style conference emphasized collaborative investment opportunities in the
ROYAL OAK - Oakland County Tech248’s Greg Doyle interviews Yerko Sepluveda, creator of BackBeat, who benefited from the Oakland Entrepreneurial Alliance. BackBeat is a wearable, portable rumble pack and practice amp for bassists that turns every low note you play into a vibration you can feel. BackBeat has raised nearly $130,000 in a Kickstarter campaign.
ROYAL OAK - Kathleen Norton-Schock joins M2 TechCast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to talk about her podcast series, Diva Tech Talk, and the latest happenings with the Michigan Council of Women in Technology, including summer Science Technology Engineering and Math summer camps for high school girls. To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/internet-advisor-755109612/m2-techcast-episode-124-kathleen-nofton-schock
ROYAL OAK - Lawrence Technological University’s Sabrina Collins will talk about the summer computer camps for high schools kids. MISBDC’s Joshua Marko will highlight the Michigan Celebrates Small Business Event in Lansing. Michigan Science Center’s Charles Gibson will explain what happened during the ITC Go the Distance On Informal Learning event. Warner Norcross + Judd’s
ROYAL OAK – On M2 TechCast Monday at 2 pm, Kathleen Norton-Schock returns to update the latest interviews on Diva Tech Talk, and the latest happenings with Michigan Council of Women In Technology. Oakland County Tech248’s Greg Doyle interviews Yerko Sepluveda, creator of BackBeat, who benefited from the Oakland Entrepreneurial Alliance. Jeremiah Staes, Editor of
