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The Innovators Podcast — 80 episodes

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Podcast 80 - Scott Grimes, Superintendent of the Ames Community School District

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Podcast 79 - Quinn Mitchell, Co-Founder of Cota Hydration

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Podcast 78 - Student Innovator Allyson Reinert, Founder of Mystic Eco

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Podcast 77 - Paul Gormley, Project Manager for the Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS)

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Podcast 76 - David Spalding, Vice President of Economic Development and Industry Relations

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Podcast 75 - Chris Sievers, Talent and Technology Leader at John Deere

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Podcast 74 - Student Innovator Ryan Ryherd, Founder of Central Iowa Sod

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Podcast 73 - Billie Asmus, Founder and CEO of Repaint Studios

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Podcast 72 - Student Innovator Boluwarin Ojo, Founder of SparkDefy

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Podcast 71 - Student Innovator Kailey Stevens, Founder of Bolded K Studio

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Podcast 70 - Student Innovator Ella Janssen, Founder of Monologue

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Podcast 69 - Student Innovator Madison Green, Founder of Perfect Motion

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Podcast 68 - Nadilia Gomez, Chief Technology Officer of Iowa State University

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Podcast 67 - Student Innovator Jesse Williams, Founder of Dinder

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Podcast 66 - Dr. Martin Gross, Founder and CEO of Gross-Wen Technologies

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Podcast 65 - Student Innovators Gabe Hoehl and Stephen Peterson, participants of Make to Innovate

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Podcast 64 - Brent Williams, Founder and CEO of Benekiva

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Podcast 63 - Student Innovator Nathan Van Thomme, Founder of Heat Halo

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Podcast 62 - Zackry Brannen, Founder of Perfect Plantista

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Podcast 61 - Dakota Belling, Founder of Bovi-Jet

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Podcast 60 - Dr. Jennifer Margrett, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education

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Podcast 59 - Zack Smith, Co-founder and CEO of Stock Cropper, Inc.

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Podcast 58 - Student Innovator Grant Veenstra, Founder of Frozen Gains

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Podcast 57 - Student Innovator Spenser Leise, Founder of Songbird Music Decor

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Podcast 56 - Student Innovator Henry Shires, Co-Founder and CEO of Casmium

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Podcast 55 - Cultivation Corridor Interns Lauren Zaabel and Ryan Konecne

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Podcast 54 - Student Innovator Ella Schulte, Founder of 'You'

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Podcast 53 - Anuj Sharma, Director of FAST TrAC at ISU

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Podcast 52 - Student Innovators Alana Corwin, Founder and Jamal Beavers Jr., Director of Public Relations & Product Development of Apricity

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Podcast 51 - Student Innovator Jonathan Duron, Founder and CEO of TagLink

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Podcast 50 - Nick Peterson, Strategic Partnerships Manager at Alliant Energy

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Podcast 49 - iSO-FORM: Nick Klein, Partner/Director of Creative Services & Jack Nelson, Senior Medical Animator

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Podcast 48 - Nigel Reuel, Founder of Skroot Laboratory Inc.

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Podcast 47 - Brent Shanks, Co-Founder of Pyrone Systems

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Podcast 46 - Student Innovators Mia Nichols, Founder and CEO of C'est La Crêpe

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Podcast 45 - Student Innovators Thomas Collins and Michael Joensen, Founders of Tom Collins Soap Co.

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Podcast 44 - Blake Price, Founder and CEO of Plant Nannies

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Podcast 43 - Andrew Nguyen, Founder and CEO of Chingu BBQ

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Podcast 42 - Rebekah Sletten, Public Affairs Manager for Cultivation Corridor; Lex Kassel and Olivia Staudt, NextGen Innovation Interns

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Podcast 41 - Chris James, Founder and CEO of True360

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Podcast 40- Patrick Schnable, Co-Founder and CEO of Dryland Genetics

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Podcast 39- Clayton Mooney, Co-Founder & CEO of Clayton Farms

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Podcast 38 - Daniel Oh

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Podcast 37 – Craig Rupp, CEO of Sabanto

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Podcast 36- Colin Hurd, CEO of Mach Inc.

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Podcast 35- Ty Cook, Supply Chain Specialist at Pivot Bio

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Podcast 34 - Mike Roof, Chief Technology Officer Vaccines & Immunotherapeutic at Iowa State University

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Podcast 33 - Megan Sweere, Program Coordinator at ISU Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship

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Podcast 32 - James Oliver, Director of the Iowa State University Student Innovation Center

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Podcast 31 - Max Mussell, Founder of TipTop

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Podcast 30 - Adam Jackson and Sarah Lagomarcino, The Iowa State University Research Park Senior Interns

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Podcast 29 - Kevin Kimle, Rastetter Chair of Agricultural Entrepreneurship at Iowa State University, Director of the Agricultural Entrepreneurship Initiative, and Teaching Professor in the Department of Economics.

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Podcast 28 - Tracy Uhlman, Senior Director of Strategy and Project Management of the Americas Cultivation Corridor

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Episode 27 - Billi Hunt, Executive Director of the America’s Cultivation Corridor

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Episode 26 - Abigail Miller, Former Research Park Intern

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Podcast 25 - Katherine Richardson Bruna, Iowa State Education Professor

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Podcast 24 - Cystarter Students, Eric Diaz, Abraham Polonia-Suarez, & Jacob Schmieder

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Podcast 23 - Cystarter Student, Kendra Boone

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Podcast 22 - Sara Wollner, Regional Team Leader & Global Planner at Syngenta

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Podcast 21 - Cystarters Students, Gabe Huinker & Isaac Bradford

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Podcast 20 - Lisa Shimkat, Iowa State Director for SBDC

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Podcast 19 - Cystarters Students, Mason Weh and Jo Allen

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Podcast 18 - Ethan Pitt, Technology Client Advisor for SBDC

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Podcast 17 - Cystarters Renew Bamboo & Core Living Compost

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Podcast 16 - Max Mussell, Founder of Updo

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Podcast 15 - The Senior Interns of The Iowa State University Research Park

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Podcast 14 - Chris James, Founder of True360

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Podcast 13 - Shane Rothlisberger, Founder of Versalifts

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Podcast 12 - Diana Wright, Program Coordinator for the ISU Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship

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Podcast 11 - Ray Schmidt, Founder of Farm Story Meats

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Podcast 10 - Priyankaa Krishnan, Entrepreneur and ISU Student

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Podcast 9 - Tom Swartwood, Entrepreneurship Fellow and Professor

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Podcast 8 - The Stockguard Team

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Podcast 7 - Morgan Fritz and Jacob Schrader, Student Body President and Vice President

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Podcast 6 - Kenny Kyle, General Manager at the TMC Student Training Center

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Podcast 5 - Rick Sanders, President and Director of the ISURP

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Podcast 4 - Judi Eyles, Director of the ISU Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship

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Podcast 3 - Clayton Mooney, Co-founder of Nebullam

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Podcast 2 - Jim Fay, ISU Alum & Entrepreneur

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Podcast 1 – Alison Doyle, Chief Relationship Officer at the ISURP