15 Aug WisBusiness: the Podcast with Laura Strong, Forward Festival
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Laura Strong, board member for Forward Festival.
Strong, a strategic advisor for Madison-based firm Archeus Technologies, previews next week’s Forward Festival — an annual celebration of startups and entrepreneurship held in and around Madison. The event series includes dozens of gatherings throughout the week, covering a wide range of topics from cybersecurity to AI and more.
“This is Wisconsin’s largest celebration of innovation and entrepreneurship, and we continue to expand every year and evolve, actually quite a bit,” she said. “This year, for example, we have a number of events around the more artistic, creative side of entrepreneurship — so improv, being an author, investing in art.”
One of the premier events happening next week is the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce’s Pressure Chamber competition, a pitch contest that gives startup leaders a chance to tell their story and earn a spot on an upcoming trip to Silicon Valley. Six finalists have been selected for the event, being held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Majestic Theatre.