Brandon Cooper, founder and CEO of Study Placer, conceived the idea for his company’s signature product based on his own college experiences, turning his challenges with time management into a…
When University of Southern Mississippi Professor Fan Zhang found herself fielding endless student emails for her 100-person online class, she wished for a better way. Working with her undergraduate research assistant Sugam Panthi,…
The idea for Vertical Take-Off was born from a timely opportunity. While participating in a research-to-practice learning group, dyslexia therapist and nonprofit leader Leta Palmiter learned from Kelli Butler of…
When Marine Corps veteran and software engineer Andrew Mocol first encountered blockchain technology more than a decade ago, it wasn’t as a speculator—it was as a builder searching for better…
When longtime friends Alex Bucklew and John McAdory met for lunch in 2023, the conversation turned to a problem McAdory, a pharmacist, encountered daily—patients struggling to navigate the complex world…
When data engineer and entrepreneur Ricky Romanek began consulting for hospitals in 2022, he was shocked to find that many were still managing millions of dollars in insurance claims with…
When Julien Bourgeois was a teenager practicing basketball in his driveway, he knew he was putting up a ton of shots—but had no qualitative idea how many shots went in…
On Tuesday, August 12, you could feel the buzz of excitement in the 19th-floor Capitol Club overlooking downtown Jackson. Innovate Mississippi staff, statewide partners, and mentors gathered to welcome the…
