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You know Patrick Leahy for his 48-year run in the U.S. Senate, but there is so much more to love about Vermont’s most influential and beloved leader. Join us for this extra special episode and learn about how the Senator was able to connect with his constituents on a deeply personal level, making a huge impact in Vermont and nationally. Oh and trust us, you don’t want to miss his story about former President Barack Obama singing him “Happy Birthday”. 💙 🎂 https://lnkd.in/esM5UDA2 Sam Roach-Gerber David Bradbury UVM Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport State of Vermont #startherepodcast #patrickleahy #ussenate #vermontentrepreneurs #vermontstartups

Meet Stephanie Lowe, Executive Coach and Founder of Higher Resonance Consulting. ⭐ Prior to coaching, she worked for 30 years in HR, where she specialized in talent development and organizational culture. Read the full interview to see why she became an executive coach! 👀 Fun Fact: Steph also owns Woodman Hill Orchard in Vergennes! 🍎 This is the third and final part of our coaches series. If you missed the other two, find them in the comments below! https://lnkd.in/eWg3kQr3

Meet Alexa, Leadership Coach and Founder of Alexa Cole Consulting ⭐ This is the second part of our coach series. These stories highlight different styles of coaching, what they look like, and the misconceptions that people have about the profession. https://lnkd.in/gKY4yBet #leadershipcoach #burlingtoncoaches #vermontentrepreneurs

🛌 Midd Innovation Alumni Entrepreneur update 📍 Biggabed is a Midd-student-founded business that provides a full-service product that turns the standard Twin-XL beds in the dorms into a more comfortable Full-XL bed, adding 16” of space. They now serve students at 19 (!!!) schools across the US, have a wonderful team of over 25 Campus Directors across these locations, and will improve sleep for over 700 students this upcoming school year. Biggabed was founded at Middlebury College in our very own Hadley hall by Adam W., originally class of 2022 who “febbed” due to COVID. As a first year in 2019, Wisco was tired of sleeping in the Twin-XL beds in the dorms. After some late-night chats in the dorms with close friends and hallmates where the idea originated, Wisco went about pursuing an initial prototype. The very first version was designed in the FIC Makerspace and made of 3D printed “hooks” and broken hockey sticks, which Wisco had access to as a member of the Men’s Hockey team. After receiving the hub’s MiddChallenge summer grant, Wisco continued prototyping. After plenty of pitching to make initial sales in the first year of operation at Midd, Biggabed rented just over 80 beds for its first year of operation in 2019-2020. That winter, Wisco joined MiddEntrepreneurs, an Innovation Hub J-Term class taught by Sam Roach-Gerber and David Bradbury of VCET. Wisco says, “That class was an integral part in helping turn Biggabed into an actual functioning company, instead of just a project that I begged my friends to use. Looking back on it now, every single one of those lessons and ideas discussed has been utilized by Biggabed over the last few years.” With its continued growth five years in, Biggabed is facing new organizational challenges including competitors, scaling manufacturing, finding people to run Biggabed at new schools, and the cost of expansion. Wisco says, “The whole point of Biggabed is to be run by students, for students. I want Campus Directors at all our schools to take ownership and have an entrepreneurial experience running the business, just like I did. Here at Middlebury, we’ve become and will continue to grow as a core part of the Midd community, which is my proudest accomplishment by far.” You can still order a Biggabed at Middlebury for this upcoming year, although they’re almost sold out, and the team is always looking for Campus Directors to start Biggabed at new locations. Reach out to [email protected] to get in touch with any questions! 

For the second year in a row, Vermont is showing up on the Inc. 5000 list. Congrats to our Fluency fam on being #910 of #5000! Your growth as a company is inspiring! Keep on going.💫 #scalehere #vermontentrepreneurs #vermontbusiness

We are always so proud of this hardworking team. How did they get on this list for the second year in a row? Tune into Matt Murray's #starthere episode attached in the comments! 🎙 #widewailscales

You hear the term "business coach" a lot in the entrepreneurial space, so we thought it would be good to get the inside scoop on what that means. Fun fact: it can mean different things! We interviewed three coaches who work out of VCET to hear what coaching means to them and what it looks like. First up: Peter Anderson, Executive Coach and Founder of Inner Citadel Consulting ⭐ #businesscoach #vermontcoaches #executivecoach #startups https://lnkd.in/ePurGT2P

August 2024 Edition Some Gems: 💎 VCET is hiring! 💎 Sam wants to give you some advice 💎 A spotlight on climate tech investor David Aronoff 💎 Start Here podcast episode #92 with Alejandro Bergad, Sunsoil

Great people like venture investor and mentor David Aronoff make VCET the resource of choice for #Vermont entrepreneurs. He's a Vermonter, University of Vermont grad, accomplished climate and technology investor, mountain biker and pay-it-forward kinda guy. Check out our first VCET board member spotlight and learn more about why David chooses to volunteer his time at VCET 🧡 https://lnkd.in/eNc2_qzj

VCET is great because of its people. David Aronoff of My Climate Journey is one of those people. He's a Vermonter, UVM grad, investor, and pay-it-forward kinda guy. Check out our first board member spotlight and learn more about why David chooses to volunteer his time at VCET 🧡 https://lnkd.in/eNc2_qzj