Cohort 5 Archives | Square One https://squareoneschool.com/portfolio_cat/c-5/ A Community For First-Time Founders Mon, 24 Jul 2023 16:18:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://squareoneschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-sq_0000_Group-2-32x32.png Cohort 5 Archives | Square One https://squareoneschool.com/portfolio_cat/c-5/ 32 32 Deniece Griffin https://squareoneschool.com/portfolio/deniecegriffin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=deniecegriffin Fri, 21 Jul 2023 00:14:33 +0000 https://squareoneschool.com/?post_type=portfolio&p=83949 Driven by her passion for empowering women aged 40+ with tailored fitness solutions and menopausal health support, Deniece embarked on a mission to create an inclusive community through Interval - a subscription-based menopausal health platform carefully designed to cater to the unique needs of women in this age group. With weekly workouts, motivation, coaching, and inspiration at its core, Interval aims to uplift and nurture women on their wellness journey, fostering a sense of belonging and support within the community.

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]]> Lauren Randolph https://squareoneschool.com/portfolio/lauren-randolph/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lauren-randolph Fri, 21 Jul 2023 00:01:21 +0000 https://squareoneschool.com/?post_type=portfolio&p=83946 As an event planner, Lauren recognized the lack of diversity in the food & beverage industry first-hand, so she and her co-founders built Kin Collective to lead the change by providing brand recognition and growth opportunities for Black-owned food and beverage companies. Kin Collective is committed to bringing quality artisanal foods to a wider audience while promoting an ever-expanding variety of small Black-owned businesses.

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]]> Naim Ali https://squareoneschool.com/portfolio/naim-ali/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=naim-ali Thu, 20 Jul 2023 23:54:45 +0000 https://squareoneschool.com/?post_type=portfolio&p=83942 Combining his passion for cars and expertise as a software engineer, Naim established Payote, a Web3 marketplace for automotive merchandise.

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]]> Melissa Brogdon https://squareoneschool.com/portfolio/melissa-brogdon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=melissa-brogdon Thu, 20 Jul 2023 23:47:11 +0000 https://squareoneschool.com/?post_type=portfolio&p=83938 Melissa Brogdon is the founder of FourthParty, a justice technology company on a mission to increase access to alternative dispute resolution services. FourthParty enables mediators to accelerate the dispute resolution process through the use of industry specific business management tools.

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]]> Shawanda Johnson https://squareoneschool.com/portfolio/shawanda-johnson/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shawanda-johnson Thu, 20 Jul 2023 23:40:20 +0000 https://squareoneschool.com/?post_type=portfolio&p=83933 Driven by her dedication to public health and a desire to provide safe solutions for individuals, families, and communities, Shawanda founded Picture Fresh. This pioneering venture focuses on developing an advanced air-purifier system that incorporates cutting-edge technology to guarantee the highest level of safety and purity for indoor air environments.

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]]> Vishwa Mudigonda https://squareoneschool.com/portfolio/vishwa-mudigonda/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vishwa-mudigonda https://squareoneschool.com/portfolio/vishwa-mudigonda/#respond Thu, 20 Jul 2023 23:33:02 +0000 https://squareoneschool.com/?post_type=portfolio&p=83929 As a student, Vishwa had a very difficult time finding out what was happening on campus, so he decided to build a platform - Kemnu. Kemnu is an engagement marketplace for educational institutions to improve student & community experience.

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]]> https://squareoneschool.com/portfolio/vishwa-mudigonda/feed/ 0 Sheila Jordan https://squareoneschool.com/portfolio/sheila-jordan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sheila-jordan Thu, 20 Jul 2023 23:22:35 +0000 https://squareoneschool.com/?post_type=portfolio&p=83915 Sheila Jordan, founder of Knowledge Architects, is transforming work training through immersive and innovative learning solutions. Knowledge Architects develops and deploys 3D/AR work instructions for transit industrial maintenance through tablets and headsets.

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]]> Elkanah Reed https://squareoneschool.com/portfolio/elkanah-reed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elkanah-reed Thu, 20 Jul 2023 23:09:11 +0000 https://squareoneschool.com/?post_type=portfolio&p=83914 Elkanah is the founder of WORKOPTI, a strategic planning and management platform that provides one-click business insights to increase productivity and reduce meetings. Since graduating from Square One, he's been accepted into several programs including Deloitte ScaleUp Program 2022, TAG Connect, Microsoft Black Partner Growth Initiative, and Google's Black Founders Exchange.

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]]> Alex Edquist https://squareoneschool.com/portfolio/alex-edquist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alex-edquist https://squareoneschool.com/portfolio/alex-edquist/#respond Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:53:09 +0000 https://undsgn.com/uncode/?post_type=portfolio&p=4142 Alex participated in Square One’s 5th Cohort. After leaving her consulting job to pursue her startup venture full-time, Alex launched Good Agriculture, a startup focused on supporting regenerative farmers with business services so they can produce food that regenerates ecosystems and nourishes people.

Just a few months after graduating from Square One, Alex got accepted into Techstars Impact Powered by Cox Enterprises raising $150K for her startup.

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