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SUMMARY:2025 Pizza and Pitch Competition
DESCRIPTION:Got an idea? Hungry for more than just pizza? \nJoin us for Pizza and Pitch\, a high-energy evening where students\, startups\, and community members come together to pitch\, learn\, and connect. Whether you’ve got a big idea or just want to see what’s cooking in Eastern Kentucky’s entrepreneurial scene\, you’re invited! \n📅 Date: December 1\n🕕 Time: 6-8 p.m.\n📍 Location: FaithLife Market (130 Division St\, Pikeville\, KY 41501)\n🎤 Hosted by: SOAR Innovation\, ARC POWER\, BitSource\, University of Pikeville\, and the Start Something Entrepreneurship Club \nWhat to Expect \n\nLive pitches: Hear from two student teams from the University of Pikeville’s New Venture Creation course\, plus open slots for local entrepreneurs and community members to share their ideas.\nNetworking and collaboration: Meet mentors\, partners\, and peers who are passionate about innovation and small business growth.\nFree pizza! Because great ideas deserve great fuel. 🍕\n\nWho Should Attend \n\nAspiring entrepreneurs and innovators\nUniversity of Pikeville students\nLocal business owners and community members\nAnyone curious about startups\, scalable ideas\, or supporting homegrown talent\n\nWhy Attend \nPizza & Pitch is more than a pitch event. It’s a celebration of ideas\, creativity\, and the entrepreneurial spirit thriving in Eastern Kentucky. Come support emerging talent\, get inspired\, and maybe even spark your next big idea. \n👉 RSVP to pitch or attend!
URL:https://soar-ky.org/soar-event-calendar/2025-pizza-and-pitch/
LOCATION:Faithlife Market\, 130 Division St\, Pikeville\, 41501\, United States
CATEGORIES:SOAR event,SOAR Innovation
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SUMMARY:Idea Validation Bootcamp
DESCRIPTION:2025 Founders Fit Bootcamp Series \nSession 6: Idea Validation Bootcamp\n📅 Date: December 18\, 2025\n🕒 Time: 3:30 p.m. ET\n📍 Location: Online Zoom Meeting (link provided upon registration)\n🎟️ Cost: Free \nJoin us for the sixth session of Founders Fit Bootcamp\, a monthly webinar series from SOAR Innovation designed to equip early-stage entrepreneurs with practical\, actionable tools to build and grow their business in Eastern Kentucky and beyond. \nHealthcare executive and entrepreneur John P. Reinhart will bring real-world insight into testing\, refining\, and validating business ideas. With deep experience building and scaling education\, health\, and workforce platforms\, John will share practical ways to pressure-test your products\, services\, and messaging so you can move into 2026 with clarity and confidence. \nYou’ll learn how to: \n\nCreate and interview with a set of discovery questions\nSet up and conduct customer and prospect interviews\nRecord\, measure\, and make changes based on what you learn\n\nSave your spot: https://soar-ky.org/soar-innovation/founders-fit-bootcamp/ \nAbout the speaker\nJohn P. Reinhart\, CPA\, MBA is a healthcare executive and serial entrepreneur with extensive experience in digital health\, workforce development\, long-term care\, and aging innovation. He is Partner & President of CNAonline.com (Academic Platforms)\, which operates an exclusive national partnership with the American Health Care Association (AHCA) to develop and deliver hybrid\, pre-licensure Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) training programs and related education technology services. \nJohn currently serves as an Executive-in-Residence (EIR) supporting the NIH National Institute on Aging\, working through BioHealth Innovation and the NIA Office of Small Business Research\, where he advises early-stage companies on commercialization strategy\, health policy considerations\, and scaling innovations for aging populations. \nHe is a Co-Founder and Board Member of Thrive Center Inc.\, a nonprofit focused on advancing innovation in aging and caregiving\, and a Partner & Manager at Extract Wellness. Earlier in his career\, John co-founded InnovateLTC\, an international center dedicated to validating and accelerating new products\, services\, and technologies for long-term care\, and held senior innovation and executive roles in healthcare organizations based in Kentucky and beyond. \nJohn holds a BS in Accounting from the University of Kentucky and an MBA in Healthcare Sector Management and Policy from the University of Miami\, and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
URL:https://soar-ky.org/soar-event-calendar/idea-validation-bootcamp/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:SOAR event,SOAR Innovation,Virtual and In-Person Trainings
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