_ "When you empower Memphians to be innovators, you solve Memphis problems becasue you see what you're closest to."_

Is Memphis fertile ground for innovators? Entrepreneurship is rooted in innovation and job creation, two things that are critical to economic development and economic mobility. We’re chatting with experts on how collaboration and access are transforming the ways that Memphians are moving and shaking whole industries. Joining us for this conversation are Anthony Young of Epicenter Memphis and Audrey Willis of Code Crew to dig deeper into how collaboration and training can prepare a pipeline of talented individuals to live, work, play, and thrive right here in the 901.

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

• Teachers' Lounge on September 10
• Memphis 101 on September 17
• TEDxMemphis: The miXtape
• Epicenter Memphis
• Code Crew
• LITE Memphis
• Junior Achievement
• Previous conversation S3E30 on the ethics of AI
• Audrey Willis was named as the Community Leader of the Year in Memphis magazine's MEMTech Awards
• Congressional App Challenge
• Code Crew's Annual Hackathon
• ZeroTo510
• Patents2Products Post-Doc program at The University of Memphis
• Frayser Connect
• MedHaul

This episode is made possible in partnership with Independent Bank.