Can you tell us about your background and how you got into the drinks industry?
Jamele Favorite has surprised himself just how much he has enjoyed becoming part of the wine sector. Picture by Alec Arambula
I went to Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI. Received my bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. I found myself working in the hospitality industry at a few different hotels as a guest service representative and then a guest relations manager, becoming a leader in guest service both online through social media and throughout the hotel property. I found myself in the drinks industry mainly in part due to Music in the Bottle podcast.
Unique Study of Isolated Bobcat Population Confirms Accuracy of Extinction Model Science Center Objects
The reintroduction of 32 bobcats to an island off the coast of Georgia more than three decades ago created an ideal experiment to examine the accuracy of a genetic-modeling technique that predicts extinction of isolated wildlife populations. That’s the conclusion of Penn State researchers who continue to monitor the bobcat population on Cumberland Island National Seashore, and who conducted a study comparing and contrasting the Cumberland Island bobcats to a population of bobcats on Kiawah Island off the coast of South Carolina.
Reprint from The Penn State News, story by Jeff Mulhollem, The Penn State News.
Turner Novak is monetizing memes with venture capital
Banana Capital is an early-stage VC firm managing ~$10m. A key part of the fund s investing strategy: creating memes to get mindshare and win over both founders and other investors.
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Trung T. Phan
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@TrungTPhan
April 29, 2021
If you’ve been anywhere near tech Twitter over the past year, you’ve seen a viral tweet from Turner Novak.
The 30-year old investor pumps out investment memes and conjures up hysterical parodies of tech founding stories (seriously, read these and try not to laugh).
“Founding stories” for
It’s a very deliberate approach with an end goal in mind.
Grand Rapids Business Journal
Courtesy Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes
A Junior Achievement chapter will give high school students a taste of “Shark Tank” next month.
Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes, based in Grand Rapids Township, will host a virtual JA Pitch Day event for students to pitch their product and sales and marketing strategies to a panel of area business professionals and entrepreneurs on May 7.
Students will submit their pitch via video in advance of JA Pitch Day, incorporating a PowerPoint presentation that will demonstrate to the judges their motivations for creating that particular business, a current sales report and the strategic process behind their business plan, and the event will culminate in an online live awards ceremony and celebration at 1 p.m.
Jenn Jenich-Laplander
LAURIUM Aspirus Health is pleased to announce Mark Randell, DPT, has accepted its director of clinics role. Randell will be responsible for direct oversight of Aspirus Laurium Clinic, Aspirus Houghton Clinic, Aspirus Lake Linden Clinic and Aspirus Ontonagon Clinic.
Randell was born and raised in Atlantic Mine. He brings over 22 years of health care experience to Aspirus. Most recently, he was a physical therapist for UP Rehab Services. He also served as director of outpatient operations and post-acute care and as director of rehabilitation and sports medicine at UP Health System-Portage.
“Mark’s experience puts him in a great place to lead our clinics,” said Matt Krause, chief administrative officer. “We are excited to see the wonderful things he and the clinic team will do for our communities.”