Johnny is a majority owner of the largest, locally owned insurance agency in the Mid-South US, Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance, LLC. Born and raised in Memphis, Johnny attained the rank of Eagle Scout in 1973, graduated high school from Memphis University School in 1976, graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1980. He shares with [...]
Douglas Scarboro is part of the new innovative City of Memphis Office of Talent and Human Capital. The office was created by Mayor AC Wharton Jr. in 2010 to address Memphis’ key human capital needs by developing collaborative action around strategic problems with Memphis’ workforce. Specifically, the office provides strategic action and direction for partnerships that [...]
My post originally appeared on the Startup America Partnership Blog, but documents our efforts to grow startups in Memphis, TN over the past years — so I hope you will enjoy. Brad Feld, co-founder of TechStars, stated ‘that in order for a community to transform its entrepreneurial ecosystem six people need to work tirelessly without stopping or [...]
This motto that has been adopted by Austin, TX mostly due to its acknowledging culture of artistic and individual expression that continues to be liberal and progressive politically and socially in culture, in the arts, and in music. Austin is also considered weird due to the fact that it upholds an anti-corporation stance. In a [...]
The first annual Memphis GiveCamp is set to coincide with the National Day of GiveCamp, which will take place October 21, 22, and 23, in cities all over the country. GiveCamp Memphis is a weekend-long event where technology professionals from designers, developers and database administrators to marketers and web strategists donate their time to provide solutions for non-profit organizations. Since [...]
There have been a few interesting articles regarding Memphis and its local startup community in recent weeks. Below, I’ve compiled them, in case you missed them. I’ve included brief excerpts, follow the links below for full articles… Knowing When to Pivot by Eric Mathews It has been a tough yet rewarding five years. Looking back [...]
By James Dowd of The Commercial Appeal, posted 8/29/2011 Just four months and change shy of its fourth birthday, Memphis-based Resolute Interactive is being reborn as a new division within an existing local agency. The mobile application firm is merging with Lokion Interactive, company officials announced today. Founded in 2001, Lokion is acquiring Resolute’s client [...]
LaunchMemphis is pleased to announce the Fall 2011 “Season of Entrepreneurship.” As LaunchMemphis continues to expand and create a richer, more vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem, we have expanded our programming. One of our new programs, held the first Monday of every month, “Intro to #memtech” will offer a 2 hour intro to various coding and development platforms. [...]
LaunchMemphis Tech Cocktails – July When you move to a new city and have entrepreneurial aspirations, sometimes there is an internal struggle between shyness and business needs. I am the owner of 4LM Office, a new small business support and consulting business here in Memphis, and I was a bit apprehensive about attending another networking event [...]
The following is the third in a series of 3 guest blog posts by Cliff McKinney co-founder of Work for Pie, a Memphis-based startup cliff@workforpie.com . The first two blog posts can be found here: Part 1: “Buzz” and Part 2: “Support” So, if you’re just joining us I highly recommend you read parts 1 and [...]
