ROYAL OAK - Tember Shea, Director of Inforum’s InGAGE program, interviews Katie Bigelow, Founder, MettleOps, which recently secured a $9.1 Million contract with TARDEC to increase soldier survivability. Mettle Ops is a state and federal contracting entity of the larger Bigelow Family Holdings LLC. It is located in Sterling Heights where its team converges from
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Oct. 9, Tember Shea from Inforum’s InGAGE program will interview Christina York, Founder & CEO, ALTality & Spellbound Books, a semi-finalist in the 2017 Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. Social Media expert Melih Oztalay from SmartFinds Marketing in Birmingham will explain the difference between active and passive social media marketing.
ROYAL OAK - Inforum InGAGE Director Tember Shea interviews Sassa Akervall, CEO of Akervall Technologies, the manufacturer of SISU Sport Mouth Guards. Akervall ha become so successful, Sassa will be in California in November for the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum and National awards gala. ATI has been named to Inc. 5000’s fastest growing
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday, Tech248’s Irene Spanos will interview MatchRX CEO John Kello. Inforum’s Tember Shea will interview Master Class graduate Sassa Akervall, CEO of Akervall Technologies. Michigan Science Center CEO Tonya Matthews will talk about some cool programs scheduled including the Great Lakes Bat Festival. Plus Rave CEO Rick Darter will
ROYAL OAK - On Aug. 14, Linda Daichendt, CEO of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, will talk about a new partnership to promote STEM professional videos. Terry Croad, director of planning for the city of Southfield, will discuss plans for a walkable downtown district designed to attract young professionals and diverse economic activity. Tember
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast July 10, Tom Stewart, MSU Conquer Accelerator Program Manager, will talk about the four companies picked for the summer accelerator program. Michael Sanchirico, with Set Sail for Autism, and Nick Papadas with the Judson Center, will talk about how people with Autism Spectrum Disorder will participate in the Bell’s
ROYAL OAK - SnugLit, a wearable, portable solution to infant jaundice, is the latest product from TheraB Medical, an East Lansing startup. Its Chief Executive Officer, Alexa Jones, is working with Inforum’s inGage, a mentoring program for second-stage female entrepreneurs, to take her company to the next level. inGage Director Tember Shea interviews Jones on
ROYAL OAK - Inforum’s Tember Shea talks about a University of Michigan startup Stacey Matlen, CEO of Cart Rides, a ride-sharing service that drives patrons from their homes to some Detroit-area Meijer stores. The beta test has ended for the program and Tember updates the results. More information at https://cartrides.com/ To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2techcast-episode-77-inforums-tember-shea-with-stacey-matlen-cart-rides
ROYAL OAK - Tember Shea, director of the Inforum inGAGE program for second-stage women entrepreneurs, interviewed Parisa Soraya, co-founder and chief product officer for Find Your Ditto - a mobile platform that brings together people who share chronic conditions, such as diabetes. Find Your Ditto in December won the first annual global Lyfebulb/Novo Nordisk Innovation
ROYAL OAK - Tember Shea, director of the Inforum inGAGE, talks about how these training sessions can help women entrepreneurs rapidly grow their businesses. inGAGE provides confidential peer-to-peer founders forum where emerging second-stage entrepreneurs assess their companies’ operations, management, finances, and personnel to examine strengths and challenges. Through this process, participants can identify and formulate
