Founder Win: Tracy Green and Nancey Flowers-Harris, Co-Founders of Vontélle Eyewear, Are On A Rocketship

Founder Win: Tracy Green and Nancey Flowers-Harris, Co-Founders of Vontélle Eyewear, Are On A Rocketship

The last two months have been like a rocket ship for Vontelle Eyewear. In late February, they appeared on the Kelly Clarkson show, and recently they landed a massive, exclusive three-year licensing deal with Paramount to create kid-friendly frames featuring Nickelodeon’s most popular characters. But these opportunities were the culmination of years of work. It ...

Founder Win | Scaling New Heights: Courtney Caldwell’s Journey from Mountain Tops to Revolutionizing the Beauty Industry with ShearShare

Founder Win | Scaling New Heights: Courtney Caldwell’s Journey from Mountain Tops to Revolutionizing the Beauty Industry with ShearShare

Courtney Caldwell is a woman that climbs mountains. Literally. Recently, she and her husband, Dr. Tye Caldwell, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. And when asked if she’d do it again, she smiled and said, “Absolutely.” "Climbing Kilimanjaro was the hardest thing I've ever done physically. While climbing up the mountain, you have to talk to yourself and ...

Founder Win: How to Make an Impact feat. Emily Brown

Founder Win: How to Make an Impact feat. Emily Brown

Emily Brown (Google for Startups Black Founders Fund III), the founder of Free From Market, is a force to be reckoned with. She is the passionate and dedicated founder of Free From Market, a company with a vision to bring inclusive access to healthy food and support to individuals with chronic conditions. And Brown and ...

Founder Win: Metric Mate x Shark Tank

Founder Win: Metric Mate x Shark Tank

We all know strength training is essential to any fitness routine, but it can be difficult to track progress and set goals. That's where Metric Mate (Techstars, Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs, ATDC), comes in. Metric Mate is a groundbreaking platform that makes strength training accessible to everyone by allowing users to turn any equipment ...