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Fireside Chat with Jenn Smith: Startups, Economic Development and Access to Funding.

**Jenn Smith joined the Chat** We were thrilled to welcome Jenn Smith, Director of Grow-NY, to Startup Grind Rochester and Metro Collective’s May Fireside Chat. 💬🔥 The chat took place […]

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Metro Collective Members Committed to Economic and Community Development

By Kathy Palokoff, goFirestarter Doug Rasmussen is a different kind of CEO. When talking about Margaret Riter, the Northeast Market Leader of his company, Steadfast City, he refers to her […]

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Fireside Chat with David Brown: Starting a Venture Capital Firm in Upstate NY

We were thrilled to welcome David Brown, managing partner at Impellent Ventures, to the March Fireside Chat. 🔥💬  Impellent Ventures is a fund that is supporting early-stage technology-enabled startups throughout […]

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Impact of Decision Making: The Crossroads of Success or Failure

When you enter a crossroads in your life, often you may feel overwhelmed. The hardest part is taking those first few steps. Gary Friedman, author and speaker, and Marie Rachelle, […]

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Grow Your Freelance Business with Marie Rachelle

Marie Rachelle is the Swiss Army knife of all things freelance, community building, public relations, and digital marketing/social media. As a full-time freelancer for over a decade, she is a […]

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A Simple Framework For A Solid Economic Development Brand

By Maureen Ballatori; published on Forbes.com Did you know that Austin, Texas, has two slogans? There’s the official slogan, “The Live Music Capital of the World.” Then there’s the slogan […]

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Making space for collaboration

By SMRITI JACOB | published in Rochester Beacon Maureen Ballatori is an entrepreneur whose ambitions extend beyond growing her own business. She aims to develop ecosystems for small businesses like hers to […]

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Fireside Chat with Heretto Founder, Patrick Bosek – Interviewed by Steve Hovagimyan

Patrick Bosek is a co-founder of Jorsek Inc, makers of easyDITA, a content management software. Steve Hovagimyan, the Director of Investment Origination and Business Development at Armory Square Ventures, invested […]

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UX & the Brain – Event Recap

We (virtually!) welcomed back Walt Disney Company UX Design Principal, Michael Rawlins on June 4th, 2020 to talk about UX and the Brain. A crucial part of being a UX […]

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Fireside Chat with Event Tech Company CEO, Travis Tucker

On June 17th, 2021, Metro Partner, Maureen Ballatori chatted with Travis Tucker, President + CEO of GTR Event Technology.  They talked about what this last year has been like for […]

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The TRUth About Real Estate in 2021 with TruAgent

Despite the world being hit hard by COVID-19 in 2020, the housing market is recovering from the economic impacts of the pandemic as home buyers have made a swift comeback. […]

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Latina Founders Fireside Chat with Megan Meza and Kayla Castañeda

Megan Méza is the founder of Bandida, a dairy-free Horchata Cold Brew Coffee. Bandida is special because they use coffee breaks to break the glass ceiling by partnering with diverse […]

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Fireside Chat with Pavan Kumar – From Founder to Funder with StartupGrind

Pavan Kumar is the embodiment of out-of-the-box thinking, and he always pursues ways to defy the status quo. He is an ex-founder, author, speaker & investor. He has over 20 […]

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Maximizing Social Media + Email Engagement with Port 100 Cowork

In a sea of demands for attention from cat memes, TikTok dances, and politics, maximizing social media and email engagement is super important and extremely beneficial when done correctly. In […]

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PR & Marketing for Small Businesses with Geneva BID

This event was designed to help small businesses maximize their PR and marketing efforts. Attendees dove into some tactics that covered maximizing customer engagement with limited time and money. We […]

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Reeves Wiedeman with the ‘Billion Dollar Loser’ story of WeWork

Reeves Wiedeman is a contributing editor at New York magazine. He has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, Harper’s, Men’s Journal, and other publications. […]

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Food and Beverage Startups Pitch Battle with StartupGrind

This event served as an opportunity for top startups in our community to come together to participate in an online pitch competition.  Teams in the Rochester, NY/Upstate area joined together […]

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Fireside Chat with Amazon Marketing Master, Annalisa DeMarta

Annalisa DeMarta is the founder of two successful, 8-figure businesses: Ridgeline Insights, an Amazon performance marketing agency dedicated to outdoor and lifestyle brands, and Lone Cone, a direct to consumer […]

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Getting More Done While Working From Home with DiSC Wizard, Nancy Roberts

Working from home might be the new normal for now, but it isn’t easy for a lot of people. This event provided attendees with insight on how to blend work […]

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AMA Series: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction to Improve Performance with Bani Aello

Life has pivoted quite a bit, causing many people to experience added stress, which in turn, can interfere with their performance. Mindfulness-based stress reduction is a combination of meditation, yoga, […]

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AMA Series: Grow Your Business By Starting A Podcast with David Mammano

Podcasts have become increasingly popular, and now more than ever people are listening to them to seek advice, as a form of entertainment, and as a way to unwind. In […]