- Welcome.StartUp Toledo is a celebration of Toledo’s StartUp community, innovators, entrepreneurs and creatives who are driving the new economic engine of the Toledo Region.Join our monthly meetups for inspiring presentations, networking and community-building opportunities.
- Join us Thursday.
Thursday, July 27th | 6:30 PM - ? | Manhattan’s Pub ’N CheerYou’ve seen the headlines, you’ve read the stories. American retail is deflating faster than Kermit at a Macy's Parade. Our own corner of the globe is not immune as we’ve watched stalwarts like The Anderson's General Store, Sears and Kmart shutter. Others can’t be far behind.
What’s the solution? UberRUSH home delivery? AmazonWholePaycheck bricks and mortar (with a side of organic, fair trade guac)?
Enter the not-so-humble pop-up shop. You’ve seen these too, dotting mall corridors like some modern, Americanized, Turkish bazaar. But whose job is it to make pop-ups the savior of retail?
We’re glad you asked.
Join us as we meet the CEO of JBC & Associates (and former Hickory Farms veteran), Jim O’Neill. Jim will take us on a ride through today’s retail landscape, and explain how his company brings new visibility to product and service brands through the use of pop-ups, kiosks and other innovations.
We’ll see you at Manhattan’s. Bring a friend.
- Past SpeakersEngaging, informative, inspiring... StartUp Toledo guest speakers embody the “You Will Do Better In Toledo” spirit.Explore our growing list of past speakers below, and tell us who you'd like to see and hear at future events.
- Mark Frasco - COACT
- Jeremy Caverly - Quicken Loans
- Kirk Kern - Dallas-Hamilton Center, BGSU
- Thomas Gibbons - Toledo Warehouse District Association
- Leslie Adams
- Dr. Romules Durant
- Marty Porter - Toledo School for the Arts
- Brad Vriezelaar, Director of New Media, The Toledo Blade
- Scott Biddle, Black Cloister Brewing Company
- Adam Sattler, Village on Adams
- Dan Stever of Roost
- Scott & Dave Ramsey, Ramsey Brothers Restoration
- Matt Braun, Magnate Interactive
- Max Lambdin, Cherry Street Mission Ministries
- Alex Catchings
- Carl Nelson, Imagination Station
- Jill Bunge, Food For Thought
- The Honorable Mike Bell - Former Toledo Mayor
- Scott Delaney - Avalon Sustainability
- Graphite Design + Build
- Toledo Tech Academy FIRST Robotics Team
- Blaine Graboyes - Beyond Gaming
- Anneliese Grytafey - ECDI
- Kyle Lentz and Connor Kress of Hephaestus
- Todd Ahrens, Director of Development at The Toledo Museum of Art
- Amanda Zuehlke of Toledo Streets Newspaper
- Claire Coder, There's a Badge for That, Aunt Flow
- The Center for Family & Privately-Owned Business at UT
- Keith Burris, The Toledo Blade
- Bill Anderson, Dale’s Bar and Grill
- Adam Levine, The Toledo Museum of Art
- Maya Ramirez, Toledo School for the Arts
- Jamie Wright, Tatsu
- Amanda Thompson, H.O.O.V.E.S.
- Jeffrey Potter - Potter Technology
- Rebecca Singer - Center for Innovative Food Technology
- Neil Reid - University of Toledo
- Toledo City Councilwoman, Sandy Spang
- Milt Baker - Blue Water Satellite
- Tom Brady, Plastic Technologies Inc.
- Larry Burns, VP External Affairs at University of Toledo
- Paul Sullivan, AIA
- John Hartenburg, Knot & Rope Supply
- Will Lucas, Classana
- Jake Spencer & Jacob Parr of Sparr Games
- Joe Gough of Homeward Healthcare
- Justin Hammerling of ProMedica Innovations
- Central Classic Cars & Genius Garage
- Matt Buchanan, Buchanan + Nipper
- Tim Story
- Ben Treece, Treece Investments
- Tom Burden, Grypmat
- Sponsored by:StartUp Toledo sponsors seek to make a difference in our region by supporting not only big ideas, but ideas in action — and the passionate individuals behind them. Want to sponsor StartUp Toledo? Download a brochure and contact us!
- ResourcesPeople are always asking us for direction on startups, talent, funding, you name it. We love connecting people, places and things in the Toledo Region, so we’ve cobbled together this handy collection of links. As always, contact us if you're feeling lost.
- StartUp Toledo Switchboard (Ask/Offer Connector)
- LaunchPad Incubation Program (LPI)
- Toledo Chamber of Commerce
- Toledo Community Foundation
- Toledo Port Authority
- Maumee Ventures Fund
- UT Office of Governmental Relations
- Tech Toledo Startup Roadmap
- Toledo Matters Podcast
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