Circle Back: He built it, they came
On the latest episode of the EC’s podcast, serial entrepreneur Shannon Terry talks about building college sports companies and much more
Shannon Terry was far ahead of his time when he founded one of the earliest college sports recruiting news sites in 1996. This was only the first of several multimillion-dollar ventures he has launched and grown. Known today as one of the most influential people in online sports, Terry shares his success story in the newest episode of the Circle Back podcast from the Nashville Entrepreneur Center.
“The impetus for our business was the fact that I was a psycho college football fan,” Terry told Clark Buckner about what drove him to build AllianceSports, Rivals and 247Sports, as well as Comicbook.com and, more recently, Outsider and Spiny.ai. Also discussed: What he learned about creating an organizational culture from Lipscomb coach Don Meyer and how he assembled the template for his success in the early d
Circle Back: Systematic success
The latest episode of the EC’s podcast follows Beth Chase s journey with IBM through to the launch and growth of c3/consulting
Most know Beth Chase as one of the most successful women in Nashville, the founder of c3/consulting and the former board chair of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. But few know about how she got her start as a tennis star which included a stint at Nick Bollettieri’s IMG Academy and a sales rep at IBM.
In the latest episode of the EC’s Circle Back podcast, Chase tells the story of how she built a career, then conceived c3/consulting which quickly became one of the most successful woman-owned businesses in Nashville in her living room alongside the three women she handpicked as her partners.
CPR Wrap
CPR Wrap, a young company that markets a tool that guides people through cardiopulmonary resuscitation, has won the virtual pitch competition organized by the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. The honor means the company will receive a year-long Tennessee Titans sponsorship.
Founded by Felicia Jackson, CPR Wrap took home the win at the Pitch For Good: Tennessee Tough event Monday ahead of Nashville company Autism Possible, Expected Value and Filterjoy. In addition to the Titans, the Pitch For Good series was sponsored by Pinnacle Bank. The four finalists had been whittled down from the 16 winners from previous events and were judged by Launch Tennessee CEO Van Tucker, Jumpstart Health Investors founder Marcus Whitney and Titans Chief Legal Officer Adolpho Birch.
The founder of OhanaHealth is helping bring tech talent to town
Daniel Oppong is a problem solver with a network.
A former recruitment director for health care seed-stage investment fund Jumpstart Foundry, Oppong used his experience working in the startup space to become an entrepreneur. He says he strives to create meaningful solutions for real people: “For me, it’s mostly about following my curiosity doing things that I’m interested in with people that I enjoy.”
Oppong works his day job with a technology startup in Seattle, called Limeade, that focuses on employee wellness. When he’s not working on making the workforce happier and healthier, he’s striving to fill it with promising young adults. His latest venture serves as a major professional development and recruiting tool needed in an industry destined for massive change: the intersection of health care and technology.