The Urban Community Newsletter is a monthly newsletter that features startup stories with Startup of the Month, massive professional development experiences with Humanoids of Huntsville, and a dynamic showcase of our greater impact in other hyper-local communities to reflect the innovation movement and startup growth ecosystem that fuels the Urban Engine economy.
The Urban Engine team loves this question.
We rarely hear the same answer twice.
After asking hundreds of people how they ended up at Urban Engine we began to realize the dynamic impact our work has on the communities we serve. So, we started to capture the stories of people in our networks and the unique ways our programs and resources have made a difference in their entrepreneurial journey. Thus, The Collective Ambition was born.
The Collective Ambition™ is Urban Engine’s central hub of impact stories. It is our collection of the notable people and ideas that inspire us to spark, fuel and ignite the next generation of visionaries through our community programming. You will find features of founders and their startup stories with a focus on how their professional developments make an impact in their local cities. Experience the waves of transformation these motivational influencers have stormed through their hard work.
When Jared and Cole Wasdin were looking for a new hometown, they wanted something that had a thriving startup culture and plenty of potential for growth. A small city with a hometown feel was high on the wish list, and proximity to family was a definite plus.
Read MoreBack when Kevin E. Fernandez was studying sports entertainment and management in Rhode Island, he probably never figured he’d end up in the insurance and financial services business. Or, for that matter, in Alabama. But one thing he always knew for sure…
Read MoreEarly last year, Andrey Biglari was looking for a specific type of USB stick when he ran into a problem. As a web developer, he wanted something that fit on his keychain to help him keep track of the drive easily. But after scouring the existing market, nothing seemed quite right.
Read MoreRead More“It’s pulling together elements for that specific product or that specific service or that specific person, finding what makes them unique, and then using the skills that you’ve acquired over your years of being alive to actually help them”
Within hours of first hearing about how to create her own board games, Carla Annabelle Kopp knew she was in love. But before she could turn her new passion into a startup, she had to embrace something she didn’t even enjoy…
Read MoreIf you’re an advertising type, you might know Nathan Klose's name from his work with brands like Disney, Marvel, ESPN and Books-A-Million. If you’re from Georgia, you may be able to spot his face as the bearer of Augusta’s best mustache in 2012 (no, seriously). And if you’re a regular at CoWorking Night, you probably remember him as that creative guy who loves to learn about stuff.
Read MoreAs an engineer by training, Shama Patel could have been intimidated when she took her first entrepreneurial steps into social media and marketing. Instead, she got educated.
Read MoreThe Collective Ambition is made possible through the talent and time of Urban Engine’s content team. Fire off your message to Emily, Dustin, and Michael by clicking the button below.
Urban Engine is a nonprofit organization that propels the growth of North Alabama’s economy and accelerate STEAM innovation by connecting aspiring entrepreneurs and established business leadership to educational resources, talent, and community.
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We aim to propel the growth of Alabama’s economy by connecting aspiring entrepreneurs and established business leadership to educational resources, talent, and community. Since 2015, Urban Engine has thrived with the collective ambition of more than 2,500 dynamic members of the community. We are people with big dreams and contagious energy who are dedicated to the development of building startup hubs through ideation acceleration. Urban Engine activates its mission by offering over 150 free innovation education events every year, including CoWorking Night™, 32/10 Business Leadership Series™, and OpenHuntsville™ — all of which are known as free community programs that focus on supporting high-growth technology startups, professional workforce development, and innovation competitions.
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