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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath IDEA’s May 3 IDEA Talk will feature the story of Greg Newman and his varied entrepreneurial ventures. While locally Newman is known as the owner of Desert Lake Technologies, a biotechnology company specializing in blue-green algae, his local endeavors represent only about ten percent of his business activity across the globe.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath IDEA’s Wednesday, March 1 IDEA Talk will feature the story of Zack Slizewski and his business endeavors with Bob Lazar at United Nuclear Scientific.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath IDEA’s first IDEA Talk of 2023 will offer the story of a third-generation family business - Howard’s Meat Company - featuring Jordan Howard, the current owner, sharing the company’s history and future outlook for Klamath Falls and beyond, on Wednesday, Feb. 1.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath IDEA announced Monday the season-opener for this year’s IDEA Talks, highlighting the journey of taking a business concept from Main Street to mainstream. Entrepreneur, business leader, and national outdoor industry advocate Mike Wallenfels will share his story and experiences at the Oregon Main Street Conference on Thursday, Oct. 6.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The next Klamath IDEA Talk will be held on June 15 and will feature the story of Brevada Brewhouse founders Seth Gretz and David Murphy. Additionally, the local student innovators and entrepreneurs who will be representing the community at the statewide InventOR competition will be pitching their concepts.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath IDEA announced today that it will launch the 2022 season of IDEA Talks on March 16 after a two-year hiatus. The event will feature a well-known entrepreneur, inventor, and author, Jeff Kirkham.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The entrepreneurial stories of two Keno, Oregon, residents will be shared at the January 15 Klamath IDEA Talk at MC’s on Main, 5:30 to 8 p.m., in downtown Klamath Falls.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The entrepreneurial story of Norm and Virginia Small, founders of Yummy’s Catering Cowboy Cuisine, will be told by Norm at the Oct. 16 IDEA Talk, 5:30 to 8 p.m., at MC’s on Main in downtown Klamath Falls.
Read MoreKlamath IDEA (Inspire Development, Energize Acceleration) will host its final IDEA Talk of the season on Wednesday, June 19, 5:30 to 8 p.m., at Sugarman’s Corner.
This month’s IDEA Talk will feature Allen Alley, managing member of The Alley Group and president of Obsidian Opportunity Funds.
Read MoreThis month’s Big IDEA feature is Jim Teece, a serial entrepreneur from Ashland, Ore.
Teece is the president and CEO of Project A, a global e-commerce digital agency and software developer that Teece founded with his wife in 1990. Current clients include McMenamins, Dr. Martens, City of Ashland Chamber of Commerce, City of Medford, and more than 600 others. Teece is also president and CEO of Ashland Home Net, where among their many services, he is
Read MoreThe Klamath IDEA (Inspire Development, Energize Acceleration) will host an IDEA Talk on Wednesday, Nov. 28 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at MC’s on Main.
This month’s Big IDEA feature is Norm Kester, founder of the of the Central Point, Ore., ophthalmic coatings company Quantum Innovations.
Read MoreThe Klamath IDEA (Inspire Development, Energize Acceleration) will host the final IDEA Talk of the season on Wednesday, May 16, 5:30 to 8 p.m. at MC’s on Main. This month’s Big IDEA featured speaker is Scott Allan, of the Bend, Ore., sensation Hydro Flask!
Read MoreThis month’s Big IDEA featured speaker will be Steven Lightman, president of Harry and David. Lightman’s experience spans success in industries including multi-channel marketing, private equity, apparel, and specialty food and gifts. In addition to the South Oregon favorite, Harry and David, Lightman’s fingerprints have been on companies such as Chadwicks, Casual Living, The Sharper Image, Crosstown Traders and Fingerhut Companies, Inc.
Read MoreThe Klamath IDEA (Inspire Development, Energize Acceleration) will host an IDEA Talk on Wednesday, March 21, 5:30 to 8 p.m., at MC’s on Main.
This month’s Big IDEA feature presentation is Leon Wolf of Oregon Best. Oregon Best connects clean-tech startups with state and federal resources, while preparing them for follow-on investment. Wolf is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Technology Transfer Research (STTR) support center manager.
Read MoreA packed house filled MC’s on Main to hear guest speaker Jim Coonan at the season’s first Klamath IDEA Talk. Coonan is a businessman, investor and entrepreneur from Tigard, Ore with investments in 30 startup companies. “The most important part of a business is the team.” says Coonan. “There are tens of thousands of great ideas, but a great team is what is going to make even a mediocre idea successful.”
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