Ecosystem

Education and Outreach: High School Entrepreneurship Efforts with the Conduit Initiative Staff
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker One of the main goals of the Startup Conduit Initiative for Southern Oklahoma is to support entrepreneurs, specifically…

The Water Science Academy: A Thirst for Hands-On Science
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Few issues are more important to the survival of the human race than water sustainability. Water is essential…

Globo Custom Games: Spreading Family Fun Through Innovation
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker When Kevin Myers took a job at Legalshield in 2008, he never dreamed that within fifteen years he…

Cooperation, Collaboration, and Building a Better Tomorrow: Bringing Leaders Together at the Quarterly Roundtable
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker To help create scalable tech startups throughout rural Southern Oklahoma, it is necessary to build an ecosystem that…

From Junior Programmer to Tech Entrepreneur: Simon Hamilton’s Perfect Partition
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker For Simon Hamilton, tech began at home. Simon, a junior at Latta High School, grew up watching his…

Billy Hamilton: A Passion for Entrepreneurship
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Chahtapreneur is a combination of two words: Chahta, which is Choctaw for Choctaw, and Entrepreneur. This re-branding provides…

Stacey Oakley: Ecosystem Builder in Action
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker If you are in the Ada area and don’t know Stacey Oakley, chances are high that you know…

Kiamichi Tech Center Atoka Campus: Innovation, Creativity, Experience
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker As Greg Davidson, campus director of the Kiamichi Technology Center (KTC) Atoka campus, gives a tour of his…
Environmental Resource Technologies: Safe Water, Rural Opportunities
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker “If it wasn’t for hauling hay, I wouldn’t be here,” Tim Hensley said with a chuckle. Sometimes the…

Casey Black: Determining Challenges, Finding Solutions
By: Sunnie Dawn Smith Raising the next generation of entrepreneurs is no simple task. However, Casey Black is an educator with Ada…