Proud to be part of a growing community
I’m a proud member an ever growing entrepreneur/technology community in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Eastern Iowa’s Creative Corridor. I do everything I can to empower the community’s growth as it will provide the sustainable organic growth by the next generation of builders who will support our community’s economy for years to come.
Amazing opportunities
Below you’ll find listing and quick descriptions of endeavors I am directly involved with leading or supporting. Follow the various links below to see how you can get involved!
Groups & events I’m involved with:
Newbo Open Coffee Club #NBOCC
Popular Open Coffee group meets the 2nd and 4th Fridays, 8am at Brewhemia Cafe in NewBo. It is a casual discussion about entrepreneurship, startups, technology, marketing, share events, news, jobs, etc. Come and have a cup of coffee with like minded people.
Vault Coworking & Collaboration Space
Vault is a community of founders, innovators, entrepreneurs, starters and creatives. In short, we're big idea people, and we're building the bright future of Iowa together. Join the community and get connected to inspiring people, new opportunities, resources for your projects.
Creative Corridor WordPress Meetup
This meetup is for those in Eastern Iowa wanting to learn how to leverage WordPress - web's most popular Content Management System (CMS). All are welcome, novice - intermediate - advance WordPress users, web developers, and those simply interested in learning more.
CoderDojo Cedar Rapids
Young people between ages 5-17 learn how to code, develop websites, apps, programs, games & more. Dojos are run by & taught at by volunteers. CoderDojo makes development and learning to code a fun & sociable experience. Join us for the next event – it is free for kids (& their parents)!
Google Developers Group Cedar Rapids
Google Developer Group (GDG) Cedar Rapids is for techies, developers, and business people who are interested in Google's technology; everything from the Android, App Engine, and Google Chrome platforms, to product APIs like the Maps API, YouTube API and Google Calendar API.
Startup Weekend Iowa City
Startup Weekend is a global network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals, teams and communities. Come share ideas, form teams, and launch startups.
Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids
Startup Weekend is a global network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals, teams and communities. Come share ideas, form teams, and launch startups.
Dev/Iowa
Emphasizing fundamental web development skills and industry practices this full-time nine-week training program offers the most efficient way to become a full-stack web developer. Filled with hands-on programming, industry mentors and projects, the Bootcamp provides a skill-set heavily sought after by employers across the state and the rest of the world.
EntreFest
EntreFEST is the largest gathering of Iowa entrepreneurs and the people who support them. The annual conference includes breakout sessions, keynote talks, meetup groups, and special parties. Dedicated conference tracks are offered for small business owners, high-growth startups, women business owners, corporate innovators and community champions fostering entrepreneurship in their community.
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