From Idea to Action: Stories from Alabama Innovators
From Idea to Action: Stories from Alabama Innovators is a podcast that highlights the people who are driving Alabama forward. We aim to showcase and connect the deep network of innovators, entrepreneurs, policy leaders, and advocates working to make Alabama an even better place. From Idea to Action: Stories from Alabama Innovators is powered by the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, a nonprofit organization with a mission to improve the human condition.
Episodes
20 episodes
Episode 19: Bill Poole and Cynthia Crutchfield
This episode features Bill Poole, Finance Director for the State of Alabama, and Cynthia Crutchfield, CEO of Innovate Alabama. These two Alabama leaders discuss how the State and Innovate Alabama support entrepreneurs, businesses, and commercia...
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Episode 18: Todd Greer with Innovation Portal in Mobile, AL
In this episode, we sit down with Todd Greer, Executive Director of Innovation Portal, a nonprofit incubator and innovation hub accelerating startup growth in the Gulf Coast Region. We discuss how to support small businesses and what it takes t...
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Episode 17: Sean Powers with The University of South Alabama
Description:In this episode, we sit down to talk with Sean Powers, PhD, Angelia and Steven Stokes Endowed Professor in Environmental Resiliency and Director, Stokes School of Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama. Over the course of ...
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Episode 16: President Jo Bonner with The University of South Alabama
In this episode, we sit down to talk with Jo Bonner, President of the University of South Alabama in Mobile, AL. We discuss President Bonner’s unique background and his goal to leverage South Alabama’s unique environment to attract talent, carv...
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Episode 15: Joe Kirgues with Gener8tor
In this episode, we sit down to talk with Joe Kirgues, co-founder of gener8tor, a venture capital firm out of Wisconsin. Even though he isn’t from Alabama, Joe and gener8tor are invested in success in the “flyover states” that are often overloo...
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Episode 14: Jason Greene with The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH)
In this episode, we talk with Jason Green, PhD, Dean of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) College of Business Administration. We talk about how UAH supports the next generation of the workforce, engages students with the mentality o...
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Episode 13: Charisse Stokes with TechMGM
In this episode, we sit down with Charisse Stokes, Executive Director at TECHMGM: an initiative to coordinate the efforts of many diverse partners around developing the tech and innovation ecosystem in Montgomery. We discuss what it means to pl...
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Episode 12: Jeff Helms and Russ Durrance with the Alabama Farmers Federation
In this episode, we sit down to talk with Jeff Helms and Russ Durrance of the Alabama Farmers Federation. We discuss the history of the Farmers Federation, how ALFA supports agriculture, farmers, and farming innovation in Alabama, and how a com...
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Episode 11: Darrell Ezell with HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
In this episode, we sit down to talk with Darrell Ezell, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. We discuss his background, how his travels all across the world ultimately brought him back to...
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Episode 10: Julian Waddell with Oakwood University and T.O. Guy
In this episode, we sit down to talk with Julian Waddell of Oakwood University and T.O. Guy. We discuss his background, how he became the Executive Director of OU Launchpad Entrepreneurship & Esports Center, and how an idea in college helpe...
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Episode 9: Fireside Chat with Jim Hudson of HudsonAlpha
The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology was founded to establish a lasting bioscience ecosystem in Huntsville. It was made possible by a deep appreciation for biotechnology, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a love for a hometown. HudsonAlpha ...
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Episode 8: Gregory Grossman and Candice Lee with Advancing Sight Network
In this episode, we sit down to talk with Gregory Grossman and Candice Lee of Advancing Sight Network. We discuss the mission of their nonprofit organization and how Advancing Sight is pursuing innovation in the eyebank industry.Dig int...
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Episode 7: Gary Zank with UAH and Future Technologies & enabling Plasma Processes (FTPP)
In this episode, we sit down to talk with Gary Zank with UAH and Future Technologies& Enabling Plasma Processes (FTPP) We discuss his recent grant from the FTPP, how his work with plasma brought him to the UAH campus, and ways in whic...
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Episode 6: Transformative Technologies Panel Part 2 Featuring Rebecca Vaught, Vincent Harrand, & Peggy Sammon
This special episode is from HudsonAlpha’s 15th Anniversary Series: Transformative Technologies. In part 2, we sit down with Peggy Sammon, CEO of GeneCapture, Rebecca Vaught, CEO of Van Heron Labs, and Vincent Harrand, VP/Technology Commerciali...
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Episode 5: Josh Clevenger with Khufu
In this episode, we sit down to talk with Josh Clevenger, Faculty Investigator at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. We discuss his unique background, how his work with peanuts brought him to the HudsonAlpha campus, and how the technology...
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Episode 4: Transformative Technologies Panel Part 1 Featuring Rob Seitz and Marshall Schreeder
This special episode is from HudsonAlpha’s 15th Anniversary Series: Transformative Technologies. In part one, we sit down with Rob Seitz, former CEO of Applied Genomics, and Marshall Schreeder, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development ...
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Episode 3: Greg Barker with the EDPA
In this episode, we sit down to talk with Greg Barker, President of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama. We discuss his twenty-plus-year background, ways the EDPA works in the realm of innovation, and how new startups can get involv...
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Episode 2: Peggy Sammon with GeneCapture
In this episode, we sit down to talk with Peggy Sammon, CEO & Co-Founder of GeneCapture. We discuss her unique professional background, how the idea for GeneCapture came to be, how programs like Alabama Launchpad helped propel some of GeneC...
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Episode 1: Troy Fountain with The Wiregrass Foundation
In this episode we sit down to talk with Troy Fountain, President of the Wiregrass Foundation in Dothan, Alabama. We discuss the different areas associated within the Wiregrass Region, the HudsonAlpha Wiregrass parternship, and what goals he ho...
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