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From Idea to Implementation: Two Founders Prepare to Launch Patient Engagement Platform with Clinical Partner to Create a Pathway to Better Health

Co-founders Nate Fells and Jerald Todd founded MappedOut Health, a patient engagement and education platform that aids clinicians and healthcare professionals in helping their patients make meaningful behavior changes leading to better health outcomes. Their user-friendly platform addresses signific...

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IA Interviews: Namida Lab

David Sanders, Director of Innovate Arkansas (IA) at Winrock, interviews the founder and CEO  of Namida Lab, Omid  Moghadam, and Chief Scientific Officer and inventor of Auria, Anna Daily. Namida Lab has a mission to develop early screening tests for cancer. Their product Auria is the first home bio...

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IA Interviews: FemHealth Founders

David Sanders, Director of Innovate Arkansas (IA) at Winrock, interviews the founders of FemHealth Founders: April Roy, Elizabeth Prenger, and Natalie Shew. Each of them is running their own startup company and have encountered many of the same pain points while building their own businesses in wome...

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IA Interviews: Josh Smith, Metova

David Sanders, Director of Innovate Arkansas (IA) at Winrock, interviews Josh Smith, IA Software Development Industry Fellow and CEO of Metova. David and Josh discuss advice for approaching development of a new app and the importance of focusing on customer discovery.

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IA Interviews: Alan Gardner, RxResults

David Sanders, Director of Innovate Arkansas (IA) at Winrock, interviews Alan Gardner, CEO of RxResults, a pharmacy risk management company that manages pharmacy costs for plan sponsors and its participants. RxResults uses evidence-based pharmacy risk management to meet the challenge of ensuring acc...

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IA Interviews: Edwin Ortiz, Rejoicy

David Sanders, Director of Innovate Arkansas (IA) at Winrock, interviews Edwin Ortiz, founder and CEO of Rejoicy, a platform where bakers, makers, movers and shakers can set up an e-commerce site in less than 10 minutes. David and Edwin talk about the early pivots in the business, the company’s part...

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IA Interviews: Cartwheel Studio

David Sanders, Director of Innovate Arkansas (IA) at Winrock, interviews Joshua Stanley and Amanda Earhart of Cartwheel Studio, a Northwest Arkansas-based startup studio that focuses on B2B SaaS companies. Josh is the founder of Cartwheel and Amanda is the Entrepreneur-in-Residence. The startup stud...

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Four Questions With Mike Smith, Innovate Arkansas Advisor

Mike Smith is one of the core Innovate Arkansas advisors who brings more than 20 years of business advisory experience to the team. Mike works with Innovate Arkansas companies on positioning, leadership, and capital.Mike is a former senior vice president in the Corporate Finance Group of investment...

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Four Questions with Josh Smith, Innovate Arkansas Software Development Industry Fellow

Josh Smith joined the Innovate Arkansas team in late 2019.  In his role as Software Development Industry Fellow, Josh advises Innovate Arkansas companies and their leaders on the circuitous process and the factors that affect bringing new technology to market.Josh is an Arkansas native and mili...

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IA Interviews: The CEO Tech Forum

David Sanders, Director of Innovate Arkansas (IA) at Winrock, interviews Mike Smith and Tim McFarland, leaders of the CEO Tech Forums for Innovate Arkansas clients. If you’re the busy leader of a dynamic organization, it’s hard to find the perfect time, environment, and people with whom to process t...