Endeavor Midwest

"My belief is, if you want to see our area grow, we have to support entrepreneurs in whatever their needs are." - Matt Thornton, Endeavor Midwest Board Chairman ?? We had the utmost pleasure hosting 150+ people to celebrate 10 years of Endeavor Midwest last week. Thank you to everyone who attended, and who has played a role in helping us support high-growth entrepreneurs over the past decade ???? Our new Managing Director Justin Brown set the tone for our next decade: "As we transition from our first 10 years to our next our mission stays the same in each of our communities, we work with those who choose businesses that choose scale over stagnation, entrepreneurs that choose risk over comfort." Read more about the evening from Stephen Schmidt at Louisville Business First: https://lnkd.in/g4GVX2eS

"My belief is, if you want to see our area grow, we have to support entrepreneurs in whatever their needs are." - Matt Thornton, Endeavor Midwest Board Chairman ?? We had the utmost pleasure hosting 150+ people to celebrate 10 years of Endeavor Midwest last week. Thank you to everyone who attended, and who has played a role in helping us support high-growth entrepreneurs over the past decade ???? Our new Managing Director Justin Brown set the tone for our next decade: "As we transition from our first 10 years to our next our mission stays the same in each of our communities, we work with those who choose businesses that choose scale over stagnation, entrepreneurs that choose risk over comfort." Read more about the evening from Stephen Schmidt at Louisville Business First: https://lnkd.in/g4GVX2eS

Today is THE DAY! ??? We are so excited to be celebrating 10 years of Endeavor Midwest with over 150+ founders, board members, mentors, and supporters of high-impact entrepreneurship. Beyond everyone who has bought a ticket and supported our first decade, extra thanks to our 10 Year Celebration partners for helping us make this event happen: PRESENTING SPONSORS: → Ankur Gopal, CEO of Interapt → Kimberly Halbauer, Regional President at Fifth Third Bank SUPPORTING SPONSORS: → Greg Pope, Office Managing Partner at EY → Doug Grissom, Senior Adviser at Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC → Brook Smith, Founder of RSLP Ventures If you have your ticket - we'll see you tonight! If not, there's <10 tickets remaining: https://lnkd.in/gQDVZGFb

Today is THE DAY! ??? We are so excited to be celebrating 10 years of Endeavor Midwest with over 150+ founders, board members, mentors, and supporters of high-impact entrepreneurship. Beyond everyone who has bought a ticket and supported our first decade, extra thanks to our 10 Year Celebration partners for helping us make this event happen: PRESENTING SPONSORS: → Ankur Gopal, CEO of Interapt → Kimberly Halbauer, Regional President at Fifth Third Bank SUPPORTING SPONSORS: → Greg Pope, Office Managing Partner at EY → Doug Grissom, Senior Adviser at Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC → Brook Smith, Founder of RSLP Ventures If you have your ticket - we'll see you tonight! If not, there's <10 tickets remaining: https://lnkd.in/gQDVZGFb

We are thrilled to announce that Tony Capucille and Kent Cissell, co-founders of EightTwenty, have been selected as Endeavor Entrepreneurs! ?? Named after the fact that sunlight takes eight minutes and twenty seconds to reach the Earth, EightTwenty Solar is a vertically-integrated solar provider designed to serve commercial SMBs, nonprofits, and residential communities across US states traditionally underserved by solar. Cissell and Capucille join the global Endeavor network through the regional Endeavor Midwest affiliate office based in Louisville, Kentucky. They are the 22nd and 23rd entrepreneurs selected into Endeavor from the region, joining other high-growth founders like Kaveh Zamanian (Rabbit Hole Distillery), Julia Regan, MBA (RxLightning), Stacy Griggs (El Toro Marketing), Travis Holoway and Rodney Williams (SoLo Funds), and more. Endeavor Entrepreneurs around the world have had a significant track record of impact: they have created 4.1M jobs, generated over $50 billion in revenue in 2023, and are helping build sustainable economic growth in their home countries and communities. We are extra excited to announce this on the eve of Endeavor Midwest's 10 Year Celebration! Read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/g-6-d2du Jackson Andrews Justin Brown Jake Budler Brightwell

"History tells us that the next big, impactful companies will be built by entrepreneurs right here. This was a big motivation for our past board, this is a big motivation for our current board, and it continues to be a big motivation for our entrepreneurs. Endeavor provides regional, national, and global network effects – it is unparalleled.”’ - Endeavor Midwest Founding Managing Director, Jackson Andrews ?? It is almost the LAST CHANCE to get a ticket for our 10 Year Celebration on Thursday 11/21. You'll hear from amazing founders and Endeavor leadership, including: → Julia Regan, MBA, CEO of RxLightning → Ankur Gopal, CEO of Interapt → Matt Thornton, Principal of Thornton Capital (Endeavor Midwest Board Chair) → Brook Smith, Founder of Smith Manus And of course, our founding and current Managing Directors - Jackson Andrews and Justin Brown ?? Get your ticket: https://lnkd.in/gQDVZGFb

THIS THURSDAY ?? Tickets are moving fast and there's only a few left. Get yours for our 10 Year Celebration on 11/21!

Listen to our new Managing Director Justin Brown talk with Endeavor Entrepreneur Nick Mattingly - Create I Share I Host I Earn ?? Check it out ??

One. Week. Until. Endeavor Midwest officially celebrates our 10 Year Anniversary next Thursday! ?? Over the course of a decade, the entrepreneurs we serve have created: - 1,975+ high-quality jobs - $345M in annual revenue - $1.2B in capital raised This speaks volumes for the impact that high-growth entrepreneurs can have when they dream bigger, scale faster, and pay-it-forward. You can read more in Unparalleled: Endeavor Midwest 10 Year Report (link in comments ??) Tickets are moving fast. Grab a spot to celebrate Midwest entrepreneurship with us here: https://lnkd.in/gQDVZGFb

NEXT WEEK! Join us for a celebration of 10 years supporting high-impact entrepreneurs across the Midwest ?? In addition to celebrating Endeavor Midwest's first decade alongside founders, mentors, and board members, we will have remarks from our current Board Chair, Matt Thornton, and our previous Board Chair, Brook Smith. Matt Thorton shared in our recent 10 Year Report: "Everything goes back to the entrepreneur... At the end of the day, Endeavor Midwest is here to serve entrepreneurs. Endeavor helps entrepreneurs grow their businesses, which in turn grows jobs, which in turn grows wealth, right inside of our community." ? Tickets are selling fast, over 100+ are already booked. Get yours now! https://lnkd.in/gQDVZGFb Jackson Andrews Justin Brown Amplify Startups Larry Horn Middle Tech Evan Knowles Logan Jones Jake Budler