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How Dr. Jakita Thomas Is Reframing Esports Education For Underserved Communities

How Dr. Jakita Thomas Is Reframing Esports Education For Underserved Communities

Combining both her academic passions and her gaming background, Dr. Jakita Thomas is working to transform the future of esports. Pharaoh’s Conclave, a non-profit she started with her husband Erich, has set a goal of placing 500 Black and Brown youth in esports career opportunities over the next

How Atlanta-based Brightwell Navigated Pandemic Travel Uncertainties

How Atlanta-based Brightwell Navigated Pandemic Travel Uncertainties

Travel-focused startups across the world had to navigate uncertain waters over the course of the pandemic. As international borders slowly re-open, we caught up with one Atlanta-based FinTech team dedicated to streamlining payments for cruise ship workers. Despite pandemic-related slowdowns, Brightwell just announced a new partnership

Jeff Perkins Is Bringing His Marketing Mind To The ParkMobile CEO Seat

From rolling out new partnerships to being part of an international acquisition, ParkMobile has been full steam ahead in 2021. Now, CMO Jeff Perkins is moving into the CEO seat as the Atlanta-based "smart parking" app looks to navigate the post-pandemic business boom. Perkins has been

Contributor Article: The Technological Shift Propelling Social Good

Contributor Article: The Technological Shift Propelling Social Good

As business shifts over the course of 2021, we are dedicated to hearing from tech leaders about what trends they are seeing in their industry. John McNeel, Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman of in/PACT, provided his insight on the emerging PurposeTech space and what it looks like in our

Moving From Security To Connectivity, NC Entreprenuer Leads Team To Improve Senior Tech Gap

Moving From Security To Connectivity, NC Entreprenuer Leads Team To Improve Senior Tech Gap

Even before starting his latest venture, K4Connect, Scott Moody had logged an impressive entrepreneurial journey across the Southeast. He took AuthenTec, a Florida-based tech security startup, public in 2007 before it was acquired by Apple. The more than 230 patents to AuthenTec’s name became the basis for Apple’

Interested In Angel Investing? Atlanta-based Knightley Wants To Make The Process Easier

Interested In Angel Investing? Atlanta-based Knightley Wants To Make The Process Easier

As a startup founder and previous due diligence analyst, Graham Gintz has experienced fundraising pain points from both sides of the table. “Most of the time, it's because people start pitching investors too early. Maybe they don't have the right narrative or they don't

North Carolina mobile hiring app acquired by Hireology

North Carolina mobile hiring app acquired by Hireology

"As the economy reopens in the wake of the COVID pandemic, employers face a new challenge: Finding enough people to hire," says Adam Robinson, CEO of Hireology. The NFIB reports that 46 percent of small business owners have job openings they cannot fill even while raising pay. Against