Innovation Center

Innovate Springfield to host February events featuring serial entrepreneur Paul Magelli

bwood8 — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 22:18:40 +0000

Innovate Springfield to host February events featuring serial entrepreneur Paul Magelli bwood8 Tue, 01/28/2025 - 16:18

Double Feature - Podcast & Workshop

lkurf2 — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 01:18:24 +0000

Double Feature - Podcast & Workshop lkurf2 Sat, 01/25/2025 - 19:18

Double Feature - Podcast & Workshop

Founders' Corner Live Podcast Recording

Date: February 13th
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (Recording starts at 1:00 PM)
Location: Innovate Springfield, 15 S. Old State Capitol Plaza
Be part of the live audience
Hear Paul's unfiltered stories of entrepreneurial challenges and triumphs

RSVP for Podcast Recording

Evening Workshop: Entrepreneurship - Myth vs. Reality

Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Innovate Springfield, 15 S. Old State Capitol Plaza
Transform your entrepreneurial mindset
Learn practical strategies from Paul's journey of building and selling multiple companies

RSVP for Evening Workshop

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Paul Magelli is a visionary entrepreneur renowned for his leadership in the technology and healthcare sectors. With over two decades of experience, he has successfully founded and scaled multiple companies to substantial exits. His achievements include:

Founded and sold Apertio to Nokia Siemens Networks for more than $200M
Served on the board during BroadSoft's $1.9B acquisition by Cisco
Built Apervita to serve 60% of U.S. hospitals
Currently directs Illini Angels, backing the next generation of groundbreaking startups

When

Thu, Feb 13 2025, 12:30 - 7pm

Location

Innovate Blog and Innovate Attend

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Innovation Center

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Innovation Center

Exclusive Private Markets Investment Panel

lkurf2 — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 01:04:45 +0000

Exclusive Private Markets Investment Panel lkurf2 Sat, 01/25/2025 - 19:04

Exclusive Private Markets Investment Panel

Time: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Date: February 12th
Location: Innovate Springfield, 15 S. Old State Capitol Plaza, by invitation only
Panelists:Paul Magelli, Greg Turk, Larry Sweat
Join an intimate gathering of qualified investors and selected entrepreneurs
Gain strategic insights from Paul's experience with multiple successful exits
Network with fellow investors over cocktails and hors d'oeuvres

Already invited? RSVP Here.

Not invited, but interested in attending? Apply for Consideration.

When

Wed, Feb 12 2025, 4:30 - 6:30pm

Location

Innovate Blog and Innovate Attend

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Innovation Center

Department

Innovation Center

Inside Angel Investing - The Illini Angels Case Study

lkurf2 — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 22:37:04 +0000

Inside Angel Investing - The Illini Angels Case Study lkurf2 Sat, 01/25/2025 - 16:37

Inside Angel Investing - The Illini Angels Case Study

Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM.
Day: February 11th
Location: Innovate Springfield, 15 S. Old State Capitol Plaza.
Get an insider's look at how angel investors evaluate and select promising startups.
Learn from real investment cases that shaped the phenomenal first year of Illini Angels.
Perfect for both potential investors and entrepreneurs seeking funding [RSVP for Angel Investing Case Study]

Join serial entrepreneur and investor Paul Magelli for an exclusive series of events. As founder of multiple successful ventures and Director of Illini Angels at Illinois Ventures, Paul brings decades of experience scaling companies, securing investments, and achieving successful exits.

We are Illini supporting Illini.

As bold as you are.

When

Tue, Feb 11 2025, 3:30 - 4:30pm

Location

Innovate Blog and Innovate Attend

Event Type

Innovation Center

Department

Innovation Center

Innovate Springfield to host pitch competition and keynote by former Redbox executive

bwood8 — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 21:33:27 +0000

Innovate Springfield to host pitch competition and keynote by former Redbox executive bwood8 Wed, 10/23/2024 - 16:33

Founders, Failures, and Fun

lkurf2 — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:05:03 +0000

Founders, Failures, and Fun lkurf2 Fri, 09/13/2024 - 12:05

Founders Failures and Fun

Abraham Lincoln at UIS

WHAT: Innovate Springfield, the University of Illinois Springfield’s business incubator, has teamed up with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, NPR Illinois, Sangamon CEO, Illinois Ventures and iVenturED to present the speaker series event “Founders, Failures and Fun.”

WHEN: 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, September 5

WHERE: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, 112 N. Sixth St., Springfield

DETAILS: Paul Couston, an early-stage entrepreneur and second-time founder, will be the featured speaker. Couston, who started with Optivolt Labs, a solar tech company serving the U.S. Air Force, now leads Ascent Integrated Tech. His latest venture aims to enhance firefighter safety by providing critical information about team location, health and environment during firefighting.

Couston is an industrial engineer who earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Grainger College of Engineering.

Attendees will gain insights from startup successes and failures, explore tech applications and network with professionals. The event will conclude with a cash bar happy hour.

The event is free and open to the public. Online registration is required.

When

Thu, Sep 5 2024, 4:30 - 6pm

Location

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, 112 N. Sixth St., Springfield

Department

Innovate Springfield

Innovation Center

Innovate Springfield partners to host “Founders, Failures and Fun” speaker series event

bwood8 — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:48:21 +0000

Innovate Springfield partners to host “Founders, Failures and Fun” speaker series event bwood8 Wed, 08/28/2024 - 08:48

Startup Roadmap

lkurf2 — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:46:08 +0000

Startup Roadmap lkurf2 Mon, 07/22/2024 - 12:46

Startup Roadmap

When

Thu, Jul 25 2024, 4:30 - 6:30pm

Location

Innovation Center

Department

Innovation Center

Sangamon CEO

khobb2 — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 17:53:27 +0000

Sangamon CEO khobb2 Fri, 06/07/2024 - 12:53

Sangamon CEO

is a non-nontraditional classroom experience for high school seniors, where young entrepreneurs are inspired to become leaders in their community.

Innovate partner's and hosts Sangamon CEO, this entrepreneurship education teaches seeks to prepare, especially youth to become entrepreneurs or entrepreneurial thinkers. Contribute to economic development and sustainable communities. The CEO program is much more than a textbook course. Rather, students are immersed in real life learning experiences with the opportunity to take risks, manage the results, and learn from the outcomes.The Sangamon CEO program is a high school and college-level accredited program that connects students to business and community leaders and allows them to experience the challenges and rewards of running a business. The program is a collaboration between businesses and school districts in Sangamon County and uses a competitive application process.

Our Story

“CEO” stands for Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities. The Sangamon CEO program is a year-long study of entrepreneurship for high school seniors from 10 area high schools in and around Sangamon County.

The program is accredited at the high school and college level, and it is managed by iVenturED, an Illinois education non-profit.

It provides not only dual-credit through local colleges but also team-building, leadership training, and community networking opportunities for 40+ students each year.

The CEO Program teaches Encouragement.

The CEO Program teaches Creativity.

The CEO Program teaches Leadership.

The CEO Program teaches Creativity.

More Information

Sangamon CEO website
Schedule: The CEO class meets five days a week for 90 minutes a day and is a year-long, two credit high school course.
Facilitator: A key part of the success enjoyed by the class is rooted in a Facilitator who challenges each individual student and can manage constant change in the classroom.
Students: The student selection process is a defined process. Students must submit a written request for admission, letters of recommendation and complete an entrepreneurial profile.
Classroom: The class meets downtown at the innovation center. This helps the students establish a common identity based on their CEO experience and a greater appreciation for our areas professional work environments.
Funding: Funding comes from Business Partners, the Community Foundation and student projects.
Mentors: CEO mentors help students immerse themselves in real life learning experiences with the opportunity to take risks, manage the results, and learn from the outcomes.

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Sangamon CEO teaches business concepts through experiential teaching. In CEO, you will learn problem-solving, teamwork, and critical thinking through hands-on instruction with subject matter experts and business leaders from throughout the community.

Skills you will Learn

Venture Investing
Marketing
Data Analyis
Accounting for Decision Making
Business pitching

Attend

khobb2 — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 17:36:19 +0000

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iSPI

As iSPI prepares for future relocation to the UIS Innovation Center, below are several professional development events happening at the university-led social innovation and business incubator's current location in downtown Springfield.

Innovation Center

Innovate Springfield to host February events featuring serial entrepreneur Paul Magelli

Double Feature - Podcast & Workshop

Double Feature - Podcast & Workshop

Founders' Corner Live Podcast Recording

Evening Workshop: Entrepreneurship - Myth vs. Reality

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Exclusive Private Markets Investment Panel

Exclusive Private Markets Investment Panel

Inside Angel Investing - The Illini Angels Case Study

Inside Angel Investing - The Illini Angels Case Study

Innovate Springfield to host pitch competition and keynote by former Redbox executive

Founders, Failures, and Fun

Founders Failures and Fun

Innovate Springfield partners to host “Founders, Failures and Fun” speaker series event

Startup Roadmap

Sangamon CEO

Our Story

More Information

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Skills you will Learn

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iSPI

Innovation Center Events

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