Kim Lane, CEO of The Conductor

Today's guest is Kim Lane, CEO of The Conductor, which develops entrepreneurial and economic infrastructure. Kim has packed a TON into her 27 years! I'm quite jealous. :) Lots of show links for this episode! Music by Daryl Shawn:  darylshawn.bandcamp.com/music   www.arconductor.org/ AR Dept. of Economic Development: www.arkansasedc.com www.conwaycorp.com Conway co-working space: www.conwaycorp.com/node/401 www.kauffman.org Conway 125 Campaign: www.conway125.com Danish Minimalism: www.missminimalist.com/2010/02/minimalist-design-danish-style/ Invisible Children: invisiblechildren.com Schools for Schools: invisiblechildren.com/program/schools-for-schools/  Henry David Thoreau: “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things..” www.goodreads.com/quotes/8202-the-mass-of-men-lead-lives-of-quiet-desperation-what www.hendrix.edu www.heifer.org www.libertyinnorthkorea.org www.clintonfoundation.org www.arktimes.com Tales from the South: www.ualrpublicradio.org/programs/tales-south Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self Reliance: “Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.” www.brit.co Brit Morin: www.entrepreneur.com/article/313419 Eric Francis: www.linkedin.com/in/ericfrancis/#oc-background-section www.1millioncups.com AR Regional Innovation Hub: arhub.org AR Blue Cross Blue Shield: www.arkansasbluecross.com Google: startup.google.com Global Entrepreneurship Network: genglobal.org GEN Week Arkansas: www.arconductor.org/gew GEN Johannesburg: conwayscene.com/conductor-ceo-selected-to-join-us-delegation-to-global-entrepreneurship-congress/ UCA: uca.edu www.startupjunkie.org Startup Puddle: www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/06/135040-peer-to-peer-micro-credit-site-puddle-shuts-down/ Junior Achievement of Arkansas: www.juniorachievement.org/web/ja-arkansas/ JA High School Startup Day: www.arconductor.org/news-1/2017/3/3/the-conductor-junior-achievement-of-arkansas-partner-to-create-opportunities-for-youth-entrepreneurs Freakonomics Podcast, Taboo Trifecta: freakonomics.com/podcast/the-taboo-trifecta/ Period-proof underwear: www.shethinx.com Article on women’s share of VC investment: techcrunch.com/2018/11/04/female-founders-have-brought-in-just-2-2-of-us-vc-this-year-yes-again/ Women in top jobs vs. men named John: https://nyti.ms/2FcgugY Arkansas Fellowship: arkansasfellowship.org www.apptegy.com www.dillards.com Women’s Foundation of Arkansas: womensfoundationarkansas.org AR Small Business Development Center: www.asbtdc.org Small Business Administration: www.sba.gov USDA Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program: www.rd.usda.gov/recovery/rural.html Kim Lane: www.kimlaneco.com Share the Love Kidsclub: sharethelove.club Erin Conner: conwayscene.com/share-the-love-kids-club-erin-conner/ Arkansan of the Year: arkansaslife.com/kim-lane/ Arkansan of the Year (Stephanie Harris): arkansaslife.com/arkansans-of-the-year/