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PLS Sponsors Kids Idea Tank
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CHICAGO, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ PLS is proud to be the presenting sponsor and corporate financial sponsor of the 2021 Kids Idea Tank - the third annual entrepreneurship competition for kids age 8-13.
The event will take place on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 5 p.m. EST over Zoom. Finalists will pitch their ideas to a panel of Judges giving them a chance to learn, develop and sharpen their entrepreneurial skills. Competition prizes include: $1,000 to the winner, $500 to 2nd place, $500 to the audience favorite.
This year, 2021 Kids Idea Tank will feature an all-female judge panel including: Alli Webb, co-founder DryBar and Squeeze; Nykia Wright, Chief Executive Officer Chicago Sun-Times; Stacy Madison, founder Stacy s Pita Chip Company and BeBOLD Bars; and Patricia Clahar, educator & founder of The Dream Chasers Club.
Parag Desai Named Chief Strategy And Digital Officer At Genesco
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Nashville-based Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) announced that Parag Desai has been named Genesco s senior vice president - chief strategy and digital officer. He previously served as senior vice president, strategy, and shared services since December 2014.
Parag Desai, Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Digital Officer, Genesco Inc.
In this newly created role, Desai will continue to provide critical leadership in executing Genesco s footwear focused strategy and building its shared technology, logistics and analytics platforms. Since joining Genesco in 2014, Desai has overseen the continued advancement of Genesco s technology and the acceleration of our supply chain and driven critical corporate initiatives and business development opportunities. Genesco s past digital and supply chain investments allowed the co
New Managing Director to Lead Maine Venture Fund
Joe Powers to lead organization starting July 1, 2021
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PORTLAND, Maine, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Joseph Joe Powers has been named the new managing director of Maine Venture Fund (MVF), a state-sponsored venture capital fund. The decision comes after a nationwide search prompted by the decision of the organization s first Managing Director John Burns, CFA, to semi-retire after 20 years at the organization s helm.
Powers joined Maine Venture Fund in 2019, most recently serving as principal, where he oversees deal structuring and relationships with multiple portfolio companies. Prior to MVF, he worked for a number of startup technology companies, including Tesla, Zoox, and Clean Marine Energy. Powers was raised in rural Vermont and is an alumnus of Middlebury College (BA) and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (MBA). In his spare time, he mentors entrepreneurs at SCOR