ROYAL OAK - Tonya Matthews, PhD, joins Mike Brennan and Matt Roush on this episode of M2 TechCast to talk about the Michigan Science Center’s STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) outreach program. Matthews, the CEO, has reached out to 42 counties across the state so far. She created the innovative STEMinista program for girls
ROYAL OAK - Tom Kelly, executive director of Automation Alley, talks about an upcoming trade mission to Paris for the Air Show. It will be Tom’s first trade mission since he was named executive director of the 1000 member association last September. Big data, robotics, aerospace manufacturers are the target for this mission, Kelly said.
ROYAL OAK - Tech248 Director Greg Doyle interviews Mark Hillman, co-founder of MadDog Technology, one of the members of a group that represents 1000 companies. MadDog is in the historic Riker Building in downtown Pontiac, creating a world-class tech space, Hillman said. MadDog incubates and invests in software companies, some eight and counting. Former Compuware
ROYAL OAK – On M2 TechCast April 10, Michael Lomanaco from Open Systems Technologies will talk about how OST helps clients navigate the IoT space. Kathleen Norton Schock will update what’s happening with the Michigan Council of Women in Technology. Inforum’s Tember Shea will interview Stacey Matlen, the CEO of Cart Rides, a ride-sharing service
ROYAL OAK - Another great night as we chatted with Emily, Spencer and Randy (you’ll have to listen if you didn’t while we were live to understand that…) from our Ann Arbor crew as we talked about Monday's event in Ann Arbor at Pretzel Bell, as well as Dan from Visit Detroit to talk about
DETROIT - TechTown Detroit is one of several partners producing Erie Hack 2017: Innovation Around Our Great Lake presented by the Cleveland Water Alliance (CWA). Erie Hack is a data and engineering competition that is uniting coders, developers, engineers, and water experts to generate enduring solutions to Lake Erie’s biggest challenges. The competition includes $100,000 in prizes for
DETROIT - Caston Thomas, CEO of InterWorks Technology, thinks the whole hubbub in the press about Congress giving away our rights to online privacy is overblown. Plenty of other players than ISP’s have been gathering and selling our information to the highest bidder. That is just the price of being online. To listen, click on http://internetadvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1712-Privacy-Debate.mp3
LANSING - Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with trainer and leadership coach Kevin Suboski, to get his tips and advice on how to build a leadership team in your small business. To listen, click on https://www.sbam.org/Resources/tabid/97/ArtMID/2980/ArticleID/2787/Advice-on-how-to-build-your-small-business-leadership-team.aspx
ROYAL OAK - Oakland University’s Incubator is hosting a free Innovation Weekend April 7-9 that will teach entrepreneurs - from those with a napkin concept to a operational business - how to make it successful. You will learn how to evaluate the viability of new innovations, develop a business model, for them and communicate effectively
ROYAL OAK - Keith Brophy, executive director of the Michigan Small Business Development Center, interviews client Steven Molewyk, Chief Operating Officer of Towel Tracker, which uses RFID chips to track towels used by fitness clubs, hotels, and more. In telling his story, Molewyk said he channeled his mechanical skills into a successful career as a
