Entrepreneurship, Resilience, and Community-driven Growth Engines

About this episode

Steve Glynn discusses his entrepreneurial journey and the importance of community in driving growth.

Today we meet Steve Glynn, the founder and Chief Milwaukee Officer of Experience Milwaukee , and the force behind Milwaukee's Walkers Point Innovation District . Steve’s entrepreneurial journey includes the start-up Sprinklr, a creative agency built by empowering college students. After selling the business, Steve shifted to connecting people, ideas and opportunity. In this episode, Steve shares his origin story, the resilience needed to build without an inherited network, and why community is the real growth engine. From margarita-fueled tech meetups to developing the Walker’s Point Innovation District, this conversation explores entrepreneurship, innovation, leadership, and community-driven growth. In this episode, we explore: (00:00) Experience Milwaukee and the power of giving back (04:18) The first iPhone moment that changed everything (07:00) Why entrepreneurship is really about human connection (10:43) Rebuilding connection through community and innovation (15:59) Building a vision while life keeps moving (18:31) Why you must participate in your own rescue (20:01) Survival, leverage, and the founder mindset Links mentioned in this episode: Connect with Steve Glynn on…

People in this episode

Host: Bill Mitchell

Guest: Steve Glynn

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• resilience
• community
• innovation
• leadership
• growth

Keywords

• entrepreneurship
• resilience
• community-driven growth
• innovation
• leadership
• Milwaukee

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Experience Milwaukee, Sprinklr

Places: Milwaukee, Walkers Point Innovation District

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