In January, 50 Builders from across the Heartland joined our Idea Accelerator program, powered by our work with Heartland Forward.
The Idea Accelerator—a rapid-pace, 90-day, virtual program to get your idea off the sidelines and into action. All fueled by up to $5,000 in non-dilutive Pebble Funds. We help our Builders put your idea into action in a no-cost, no-risk way. They learn and then apply world-class entrepreneurial ways to run short, high-impact tests of their ideas.
This group of Builders as been on fire from the beginning! And we’ve been excited to see them getting the attention of press all around the country. We’ve gathered their coverage here to spread the word about their ideas and ventures. We know there will be more press to come as they continue to apply their learnings and take bigger and bigger next steps.
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Erica Ayala, Tulsa
- Lynx’s Sylvia Fowles Does Not See Final Season as a Victory Lap, New York Times by Erica Ayala, May 8, 2022
- Devils to have first all-woman digital broadcast team, NHL News by Mike Morreale, March 8, 2022
- Riveters’ Black Rosie Jersey is a Big Step in Hockey Representation, The Hockey News by Ian Kennedy, February 25, 2022
Jenae Goodin, Oklahoma City
- Builders + Backers Makes Impact in OKC with First Cohort, Velocity by Marcus Elwell, April 25, 2022
Jelena Beidman, Iowa City
- Pearson Education manager wants to help women break the glass ceiling, Corridor Business by Noah Tong, April 26, 2022
Hunter Solano, Tulsa
- Tapping local businesses: A tool to create equity for college athletes, Sports Business Journal by Hunter Solano, April 20, 2022
Ty McMahan & Brandon Kobs, Oklahoma City
- Finally Friday with Jason Scott & The Hight Heat, NPR Live Sessions recorded at Ty & Brandon’s Allsweet Studio
Amber Norrid, Tulsa
- Local Revitalize Community Garden in Green Country, KHRH Online, April 17, 2022
- Locals work to turn around community gardens, KJRH Online, April 17, 2022
Britt Parrish, Tulsa
- Builders + Backers: The Plant Queen is ruling her ‘Plant Parenthood’ empire, Fox23News, April 4, 2022
- 6 Trendy Plants That Are Actually Easy to Care for, The Spruce by Taylor Fuller, March 10, 2022
Tanisha Bankston, Oxford
- Breaking the Silence, Local author creates podcast to help abuse victims, survivors, Oxford Eagle by Maya Martin, March 31, 2022