Jake Cantrell

March 12, 2024

Snapshot of the Conduit Initiative: A Multi-Pronged Approach to Entrepreneurship

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker There is no single way to build a tech entrepreneurship ecosystem. There is not a simple set of…

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January 15, 2024

Building a Tech Ecosystem: Ada’s New Wave of Community-Driven Meetups

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Technology work can be isolating, but it doesn’t have to be. While much of the work is done…

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August 11, 2023

Connection, Collaboration, and the Conduit Initiative: Bringing 21st Century Tech Entrepreneurship to Rural Southern Oklahoma

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker When the Ada Jobs Foundation received the Economic Development Administration’s Build to Scale Venture Challenge Grant in 2021…

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July 21, 2023

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…

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June 9, 2023

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…

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April 15, 2023

Investing in Innovation: Oklahoma Venture Resource Council Meets in Ada, Oklahoma

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker  The Oklahoma Venture Resource Council, or OVRC, is an organization that works to increase the number of funded…

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March 9, 2023

Press Release: Ada Jobs Foundation Welcomes Jake Cantrell to Team

ADA, OKLAHOMA – Jake Cantrell recently joined the Ada Jobs Foundation (AJF) as the new Scalable Investment Associate. In this role, Cantrell…

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