Venture Capitalist. Social Entrepreneur. World Traveler. Mikayla Sullivan does it all.
Mikayla recently started a new position as an Associate for ISA Ventures (ISAV), a venture capital fund that invests in Iowa-based companies. Prior to joining ISAV Mikayla co-founded KinoSol while at Iowa State, where she received a degree in Global Resource Systems.
She was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence…
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Gabriel Glynn is a serial entrepreneur with multiple successful exits over his startup career. His current venture, MākuSafe, aims to reduce workplace accidents with a wearable device and SaaS platform. The company has developed a wearable technology and software platform that gathers human motion and environmental data to identify risk to labor workers. Earlier this…
Since 2016, Jill Wilkins has been the Events Director at NewBoCo — producing and running all of the nonprofits' major events including EntreFEST, ICR Agile, NewBoCo's Annual Meeting and more. NewBoCo recently announced multiple leadership changes including Wilkins being named as the company's new Chief Operating Officer.
Before her time with NewBoCo, Wilkins spent 10…
For more than two decades, Judi Eyles has been supporting student entrepreneurs at Iowa State University by providing them with the assistance, resources, and tools to launch their own ventures.
As the Director of ISU JPEC and of CyBIZ Lab, Eyles has been an instrumental part of creating a culture at Iowa State that encourages…
Lee Robinson does it all. A software developer, writer, videographer, and creator living in Des Moines, Robinson currently serves as a Tech Lead at Hy-Vee where he helps develop Aisles Online, Hy-Vee’s e-commerce grocery shopping platform.
Earlier this year, Robinson launched Mastering Next.js, an online series of video courses on React and Next.js. An ISU…
Mason Cook recently started a new position as the Director of gener8tor's gBETA Beloit accelerator in Wisconsin. Cook joined the gener8tor team after a seven-year career in business development and entrepreneurship in Des Moines. Previously owning a successful contracting business and later working for high-growth tech startup Dwolla, Mason now brings valuable experience to startups…
Mark Nolte is best known by most for his time leading the Iowa City Area Development Group (ICAD). Nolte spent fourteen years at ICAD, successfully driving local economic development and helping Iowa companies and entrepreneurs succeed.
More recently, Nolte joined North Liberty-based Moxie Solar, where he is serving as president of the company’s new manufacturing…