Lunch with an Entrepreneur

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From ride sharing to real estate to healthcare technology, Cape Girardeau has some innovative people doing incredible things. Join these entrepreneurs and more for lunch and find out what new businesses are being built right here. Bring your own food and enjoy the conversation. Dr. James Stapleton will also give a brief update of our entrepreneurial community.

A little about our featured Entrepreneurs:

Nishant Bhardwaj – Founder, The Society of Prints

Bhardwaj is an e-commerce entrepreneur, investor, mentor and speaker. He's the founder of one of the fastest growing on-demand apparel brands online: The Society of Prints. He's an adviser to some of the top online clothing brands such as teespring.com and has worked with celebrities and athletes like Maroon 5, Odell Beckham Jr. and Rob Gronkowski to grow their social media revenues.

Glenn Campbell – Co-Founder and Employee #1, Lids

Campbell co-founded Hat-World in the early 1990s, which later became Lids and now has over 1,000 stores across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. In 2004, Nashville, Tennessee-based and publicly traded Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) acquired Hat World, Inc.

Lindy Duncan – Founder, Duncan Innovations

Duncan is the founder of Duncan Innovations, a software development company that uses proprietary technology to provide predictive analytic and revenue management cycle solutions to medical services provides across the U.S.

Gunnar Knudtson & Kyle Campbell – Local Market Managers, carGO

Gunnar and Kyle are the local market managers for carGO, an on-demand transportation network company that connects local riders to drivers in smaller cities. Drivers use their personal vehicles to deliver safe, convenient and affordable transportation.

Stephen Meyer – Founder, Impress

Meyer is the founder of Impress, an early stage startup developing technology revolutionizing the way companies recruit and hire programmers.

Jared Ritter – Realtor, Ritter Real Estate

Ritter, The Bright Blazer Broker, launched his real estate career full-time just six months ago and has already made a splash with his innovative approach and strong early success. Ritter did $5.5 million in sales with more than 40 transactions in 2016, making him one of the top ten producing agents in the Cape Girardeau area.

Dana Thomas – Owner, BOLD Marketing

Thomas launched BOLD Marketing in 2008 as a solo entrepreneur focusing on healthcare marketing. The company now has two locations, clients across the country and nearly 20 employees. BOLD continues to work with healthcare companies while also expanding to service many other industries.

Jason and Amanda Todt – Founders, Cosmetic Car Tech

The Todt’s are the founders of Cosmetic Car Tech, a platform that helps connect vehicle owners with minor repairs needs to trusted local technicians. The platform uses an automated retail customer referral engine to generate leads for local techs who often are forced to deliver wholesale services.

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