Innovate Fort Worth
Innovation is changing Fort Worth. Start-ups and a spirit of entrepreneurship are transforming the city known for Cowboys and Culture into a hub for innovative ideas and businesses. Innovate Fort Worth shares the stories of the city’s leading innovators, entrepreneurs and investors —and highlights the resources available to bring ideas to market.
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- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 155
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
The FoundHers Club: The Empire BuildHER - Sarah Castillo (FoundHER of Taco Heads)
Fort Worth Native, Sarah Castillo, is a serial entrepreneur who has built an empire across North Texas. It all started with making breakfast tacos for golfers at Marine Creek Golf Course, which led i…
#72 Cameron Fowler: Putting Fort Worth in the Hot Seat
The memories made at a football game or a concert are special. And Cameron Fowler is finding ways to personalize the experience to the audience. Cameron is CEO of Digital Seat Media, a tech startup p…
#71 Quentin Crawford: The Snack with a Catch
In the pursuit to find a healthier, but still tasty snack, Quentin Crawford is making jerky out of fish. The Good Jerky is providing meat lovers a chewy, smoky fish-based jerky that tastes like more …
#70 Austin Laramore: Not His First Rodeo
What started as a family business with Austin Laramore and his grandfather has grown into an innovative mechanism to help rodeo roping cowboys in the arena. The ChuteHelp Fully Automatic Chute uses s…
#69 Christina Brooks: Capital Friendly Fort Worth
When it comes to understanding the CDFI program in Fort Worth, Christina Brooks is the person to know. She discusses how investing patient and accessible funding into unrepresented communities can cr…
#68 Michael Sherrod: Innovator Dot Com
He’s a serial entrepreneur, TCU’s Entrepreneur in Residence, and one of the most seasoned innovators in DFW. Michael Sherrod talks about his career in media, how a car accident changed his life, gett…
#67 Josh Robertson: The Mist-ifying World of Healthcare Investment
When it comes to healthcare startups, Josh Robertson does it all. From a young age, he saw some of the biggest problems in healthcare, and he wanted to do something about them. His passion for helpin…
#66 Patrick Coddou: A Cut Above the Rest
In search of a better shave, this local entrepreneur designed a cutting-edge version of a classic product. Meet Patrick Coddou, the aerospace engineer turned entrepreneur who started a new, single bl…
#65 Jacob Demmitt: Winging it in Drone Delivery
#64 John Merris: Firing Up Outdoor Brands
#63 Alex Brammer: A Bit of Mining... In the City?
#62 Jon Weidanz: Weeding Out Cancer with Immunotherapies
Abexxa Biologics is changing how we treat cancer. Using immunotherapy, Jon Weidanz is treating cancer through novel biotechnology that targets cancer cells and boosts immune systems of patients. Jon …
#61 Austin Patry and Sophia Karbowski: Let's Roll (and Bowl)
What started off as a class project at TCU grew into a health food company that spans the nation. Austin Patry and Sophia Karbowski are the cofounders of Rollin’ n Bowlin’, the first acai bowl establ…
#60 Matthew Ciardiello: Pumped Up Energy Storage
When it comes to renewable energy, Matthew Ciardiello is in rarified air. He is the CEO of Terrastor, a solution for dependable, carbon neutral energy storage in the ground. His team’s extensive know…
#59 Darlisa Diltz: The Rising Queen of NTX Entrepreneurship
#58 Trey Bowles: Accelerating Physical Health
Meet the new Managing Director of the Techstars Physical Health Accelerator in Fort Worth, Trey Bowles. Trey brings his knowledge as an entrepreneur, investor, advocate, and ecosystem builder to the …
#57 John Sims and Lee Ann Cunningham: Speaking Up for Safer Care
SaferCare Texas is working to reduce medical errors and preventable harm in healthcare that affect 20 percent of the American population. John Simms and Lee Ann Cunningham are working to bring innova…
#56 Luke Hejl: A Timely Platform for COVID-19
Luke Hejl and his team at Timely MD were building a telehealth company focused on college students when the pandemic of 2020 hit. They had the right solution at the right time that allowed students t…
#55 Ranjan Misra: Seeing the Future of Immunotherapy
Local, pre-clinical biotech company AyuVis is at the forefront of finding new ways to fight diseases through immunotherapy. Former Alcon employee, Dr. Suchi Archarya, has discovered a method to enhan…
#54 Cameron Cushman: How to Deliver a Toothpick to Bono
In this episode, we literally flip the script and put our host in the hot seat. Marco Johnson, our very first guest on the show, serves as guest host as we interview our very own host Cameron Cushman…