201. Middle Tech Live: How Kentucky's Startup Ecosystem is Setting Itself Up for Success feat. Monique Quarterman, Michael Lewis, and Brian Raney

<p>What is Kentucky’s startup ecosystem doing to set itself up for success? Logan Jones moderates a panel discussion on the pillars for a thriving startup community with those that are leading the charge on establishing them in this region.</p> <p>Our panelists include:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/monique-kuykendoll-quarterman/">Monique Quarterman</a>, representing the pillar of Diversity. Monique is the Deputy Executive Director in the Office of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Innovation aka <a href="https://www.kyinnovation.com/">KY Innovation</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-lewis-1a160578/">Michael Lewis</a>, representing the pillar of Education. Michael is the Co-Founder and President of <a href="https://thesis.education/">Thesis Education</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianraney/">Brian Raney</a>, representing the pillar of Community. Brian is the Co-Founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.awesomeinc.org/">Awesome Inc</a> &amp; APAX Software</li> </ul> <p>The panelists give us some insight into how far we’ve come in establishing those pillars, and where we go from here if we want to set ourselves up for success. This discussion was recorded live for Lexington Entrepreneurship Day on Wednesday, June 21st, 2022.</p> <p>Visit us at <a href="https://middletechpod.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MiddleTech.com&nbsp;</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.twitter.com/middletechpod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/middletechpod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/middletechpod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/middletech/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/lojo_ky" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Logan's Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter