Paul Whitten was in makeup school on graduation day. Not because his grades were bad—they were fine, not great, but fine. The problem was attendance. He’d skipped so much school...

Almost 500 people showed up to GEODIS Park on December 3 for Nashville Entrepreneur Day. The Premier Club where Impact Grant pitches happened was standing room only. Three rows of...

Speed matters in fintech. But in fraud prevention, trust matters more. Lon Varns and Aries Fraud Solutions faced both challenges when they joined the Nashville Entrepreneur Center’s Project FinTech cohort....

The Nashville Entrepreneur Center’s growth-stage accelerator — 19 companies scaling what works. Meet the Spring 2026 Cohort Chase Michalek has founded multiple companies since 2019, including one sold to a...

The Nashville Entrepreneur Center’s early-stage accelerator — 30 companies ready to build. Meet the Spring 2026 Cohort In 2016, Jessika Cunningham arrived in the U.S. from Brazil through the Au...

The Nashville Entrepreneur Center’s healthcare accelerator — 22 companies building what’s next. Meet the Spring 2026 Cohort A practicing physician spent 17 years caring for the most medically fragile patients...

Michael Burcham was 31 years old, sitting in the parking lot of one of Nashville’s biggest investors, unable to turn his ignition. The investor’s first words had been: “What the...

In this heartfelt and humorous episode of the Circle Back Podcast, Cal Turner Jr.—Hall of Famer and former CEO of Dollar General—joins host Sam Davidson for a masterclass in legacy...

In this new episode of the Circle Back Podcast, host Sam Davidson sits down with one of Nashville’s most visionary social innovators—Rev. Becca Stevens, President & Founder of Thistle Farms....