After a period of rapid growth for The Speak Easy, Julie Heath wants to refocus its energies on membership development and providing startups in central Indiana the resources necessary to grow.
The former executive director of the Speak Easy died in January after a battle with ovarian cancer.
The “Hutt Fellowship” would be one of the first moves aimed at establishing an enduring legacy for the well-known entrepreneurism guru who died Saturday at 28.
Hutt was the change we wanted to see, and there is plenty of wisdom that can be drawn from her work helping build Indianapolis’ innovation community.
Hutt, credited with much of the co-working site’s success, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2013. A year ago, she told IBJ that cancer “doesn’t have to define who you are and it doesn’t have to keep you from making an impact on the community that you want to make.”
Danielle McDowell, 31, is best known locally for co-founding and selling hair products website Loxa Beauty to an industry giant in 2013.
All have led some of the most promising companies and organizations in the city’s burgeoning tech space for at least three years—bootstrapping and collectively raising more than $12 million in venture capital and employing about 150 people along the way.
I recently spent a few hours at the newest, oldest and biggest co-working spaces to see what all the hype is about.
Denver Hutt, the first director of the popular SoBro co-working space, plans to pass the reins in the next few months.
There’s a lot to be said for surrounding one’s self with people smarter than you. Why? Because it’s really wise to do so. It is also wise to pay attention whenever a publication offers a list of advice from successful leaders. This year’s Forty Under 40 group is no exception.
Denver Hutt, 27, executive director of The Speak Easy, leads a collaborative work space that empowers entrepreneurs.
The executive director of a co-working space for entrepreneurs is particularly motivated to leave an impact.
