WILMINGTON – The PBS reality show “Start Up,” which profiles entrepreneurs across the U.S., is putting a magnifying glass on the southeast in its ninth season.
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Girard and Tracey Newkirk Genesis Block has formed its board of advisers, which will provide strategic counsel on the company’s mission to build the entrepreneur class and lower barriers to entrepreneurship, according to a news release.
The board will further advance Genesis Block’s vision of being the anchor institution for minority and women business services and economic development in southeastern North Carolina, officials said in the release.
The board members are: Joseph “Joe” Finley, co-founder of CastleBranch and tekMountain; Karl Ricanek, co-founder and CEO of Lapetus Solutions; Deb Hays, a New Hanover County commissioner and Realtor; Albert Steed, president and CEO of Hybrid Athlete Foundation; Terry Espy, founder and president of MoMentum Companies; Wayne Hippo, managing partner of PS Solutions; Tracey Newkirk, co-founder and president of Genesis Block; and Girard Newkirk, co
BIO Girard Newkirk is the Co-founder and CEO of Genesis Block. He is also the Founder of KWHCoin and is a native of Pender County. He moved back to the Wilmington area by way of San Jose, California in November of 2018. In 2019, his c Girard Newkirk is the Co-founder and CEO of Genesis Block. He is also the Founder of KWHCoin and is a native of Pender County. He moved back to the Wilmington area by way of San Jose, California in November of 2018. In 2019, his company KWHCoin won the Coastal Entrepreneur Award for Emerging Company which focused on the companyâs work with combining renewable energy and blockchain technology to provide off-grid energy solutions. In 2020, he was named to the Top 100 Business Leaders in Wilmington by the Greater Wilmington Business Journal for his work with Genesis Bock and Building the Entrepreneur Class. Genesis Block, in partnership with NC IDEA and New Hanover County, has developed the Genesis Block Back on the Block Minorit
By Christina Haley O Neal, posted Jan 25, 2021 Tiffany Cripps aims to grow the reach of her self-care products and services business with a stand-alone location and additional retail locations.
Health Begins From Within is a one-woman company run by Cripps, who is working out of her Wilmington home. She said she hopes to take advantage of local resources being offered for Health Begins From Within as one of 10 businesses recently selected to participate in Genesis Block s minority business accelerator.
The first round of Genesis Block s Back on the Block Minority Accelerator will begin Thursday, said Girard Newkirk, co-founder of the business, which he started with his wife, Tracey Newkirk.