Simeon Banister, the incoming CEO and President of the Rochester Area Community Foundation (RACF). Simeon is a Rochester native and a product of the Rochester City...
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Hear a frank assessment of Rochester’s technology attributes from Steve Hoover, Katherine Johnson Endowed Executive Director of the recently announced Global...
Congrats to Tina Paradiso, founder of Imprintable Solutions for winning the Social Enterprise Pitch Battle. All the startups had a great pitch and are going to make a...
RocGrowth Friends, We have taken a pause to reflect upon the transformative period induced by the pandemic. Initially, our programming shifted to support the...
RocGrowth Video 2021/06/03 * Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation: Rochester Success Stories
Amy Bach, Founder and Executive Director of Measures for Justice, and Jaime Saunders, President and CEO of United Way of Greater Rochester, discuss their...
RocGrowth Candids 2021-04-08 * Making Real Change: Diversity in the Workplace
RocGrowth Virtual Candids RocGrowth’s mission includes a commitment to promoting greater equity in our community. We also attempt to empower the new leaders...
RocGrowth Candids 2021-02-18 * Marijuana Legalization: Opportunities and Challenges
Hear Zach Sarkis, founder of NY HempLab, and Jason Klimek, Esq., Chair of the Cannabis Practice at Boylan Code LLP, to discuss the likely legalization of marijuana in...
RocGrowth Candids 2021-01-12 Virtual * Building World-Class Companies in Rochester: Jay McHarg
Hear Jay McHarg, CEO, AeroSafe Global, describe how his company is playing a critical role in distributing the COVID vaccine throughout the U.S. Having raised over $125...
RocGrowth Candids 2020 -12-15 Virtual * Innovation and Public Media: Norm Silverstein
Norm Silverstein, CEO of WXXI, has been one of the most impactful and underrecognized innovators in our community. Celebrating 25 years as the leader of an organization...
RocGrowth Virtual Candids – 2020-11-17 – Building World-Class Companies in Rochester: Austin McChord and Nick Conn
Hear Austin McChord, founder of $4.5 billion publicly-traded Datto, describe why he has returned to Rochester to build his next billion dollar company. He will be...