Middle Tech

Many words describe Don Skaggs: entrepreneur, inventor, consultant, and more. On this week's episode, we talk to the President of The Fulson Group about his past experience and current project helping entrepreneurs with business strategy, IP, and commercialization. Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com. Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_ Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

As huge as oceans are, the ecosystems within them maintain a balance that can be easily thrown off if caution is not exercised by the companies that provide us with our seafood. Sarah and Jacob created FlyWire Cameras to provide data and analytics that are used to verify sustainable fishing practices. Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com. Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_ Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

Landon Kasey of Reach Influencer Marketing is bringing awareness to the social influence space with his company currently going through VACE'S Bootcamp, as well as showcasing it himself though some promotion of Lexington nightlife. Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com. Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_ Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

Evan, Nate, Logan, and Nico break down some of biggest recent tech stories and give their takes on the issues impacting our lives. Topics include WeWork's meltdown, political ads on social media, and Google purchasing Fitbit. Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com. Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_ Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

Wes Holbrook has had his fair share of career experience, and it's led him to administering LUFCG's JOBS Fund along with Mayor Linda Gorton's CDO Kevin Atkins. On this episode, we explore how the Fund is supporting business expansion in Lexington and ensuring some of the city's most known startups are set up for success.  Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com. Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_ Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

Tony Schmidt, UK grad and ex-Microsoft employee, was the sole founder and employee of his lifestyle greek organization software company, GreekTrack, until he recently hired the second employee: his wife. The two are thriving with a lifestyle business powered by its unique product. Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com. Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_ Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

This week we're in Louisville talking to Jackie Willmot about XLerateHealth and capitalizing on the city's expertise in healthcare while applying startup mindsets to it.  Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com. Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_ Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

Koby Hastings is one of the most exciting young entrepreneurs in Lexington. His company, Leadrilla, is transforming and shining a light on a traditionally shady industry: insurance leads. But it wasn't a straightforward path to getting there... Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com. Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_ Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

The Governor's School for Entrepreneurs is fostering the next generation of startups and innovation throughout Kentucky. This week, we talk to Tasha Sams about how she's transformed the program and how its alumni are starting to have very real impacts on the state. Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com. Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_ Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

Nico Ferreyra is our new Louisville Business Development Rep. As we move into covering more stories in the Louisville market Nico will be crucial in forging relationships. Today we sit down with him and talk all about the multiple projects he's working on. Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com. Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_ Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

Louisville's Senex has been doing market research for years, and now they've found a way to productize it with Typ, allowing entrepreneurs and innovators to get invaluable feedback on the speed of a startup. Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com. Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_ Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

The uncut opinions of Drura Parrish on entrepreneurship an innovation in Kentucky. Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com. Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_ Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

Drura Parrish is a staple in the Lexington entrepreneurship space. After founding MakeTime and joining Xometry, he has a ton of controversial thoughts on entrepreneurship in this region and a whole.  Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com. Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_ Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

Have you ever seen a line of dump trucks just waiting outside of a construction site? Guess what, that's pretty inefficient. Meta Construction Technologies is here to fix that. Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com. Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_ Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

Traditional recruiting firms are inefficient, slow, and don't take good enough advantage of the wealth of data we now have available at our fingertips online. That's why Hunt Club is changing the game by digitizing networking and allowing anyone to refer their connections to top jobs. Visit Hunt Club at huntclub.com. Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social: Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com. Nate: twitter.com/nateante Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_ Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

On this episode of Middle Tech we’re switching it up a bit and exploring the history of the tech scene in Kentucky. Nate originally wrote this piece for his blog in 2017, and now this updated version is serving as the first in a new series of narrative deep dives into business subjects that impact your life. This is Middle Tech: Inspect. View the episode's full transcript. Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social:  Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod  Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod   Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com.  Nate: twitter.com/nateante  Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_  Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

AppHarvest just broke ground on what will be the world's largest greenhouse in Morehead, KY. With several environmental and political threats to our food supply, AppHarvest is hoping to make Kentucky the AgTech Capital of the World by creating fresh, quality produce that can be grown efficiently and safely within a day's drive of 75% of the US.  Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social:  Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod  Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod   Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com.  Nate: twitter.com/nateante  Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_  Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

Justin Hall of BitSource and Awesome Inc U sees the benefit of a technically skilled workforce for the modern era and is changing the landscape of Kentucky labor by teaching coding to everyone: from seasoned minors to young children. Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social:  Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod  Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod   Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com.  Nate: twitter.com/nateante  Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_  Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

Josh Lau of Lexington-based Nymbl Systems is changing the game for a myriad of businesses with his practice management software. But after raising money and building a team, the company is thinking about getting out of Lexington for a number of reasons. Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social:  Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod  Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod   Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com.  Nate: twitter.com/nateante  Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_  Logan: twitter.com/lojo23

Dean Crockett and Danny Perry both specialize in new forms of digital media and are based in Lexington, highlighting the continued top-caliber creatives that come out of the area. On this episode we talk everything from motion graphics, to drones, to content quantity, to VR, and so much more. Learn about what's next for Lexington creatives. Visit us at middletechpod.com  Follow @middletechpod on Social:  Twitter: www.twitter.com/middletechpod  Instagram: www.instagram.com/middletechpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/middletechpod   Send in your topic suggestions, feedback, and questions to us at middletechpodcast@gmail.com.  Nate: twitter.com/nateante  Evan: twitter.com/EvanKnowles42_  Logan: twitter.com/lojo23