Cookeville, Tennessee
Entrepreneurs, coaching entrepreneurs.
Everyone here has started something — software, retail, real estate, construction, a photography business, a non-profit. That is the point. You are not getting theory from someone who has only read about it.
The team
Jeff Brown
CEO & President
Thirty years of starting and running businesses — real estate, development, construction, mortgage, insurance, and a VR training startup. Jeff helped build the regional micro-loan fund and spends much of his time connecting local startups to outside resources.
Come to me about: Partnerships, regional connections, funding, and scaling up.
Tiffany Anton
Vice President
Tiffany joined in 2017 and founded Powered By Her, a women's entrepreneurship initiative that has since grown to an international audience. She helps people find the connections they need to solve whatever is in front of them.
Come to me about: Connections and community, women founders, and anything to do with WorkBase.
Luke Ramey
Entrepreneurship Coordinator
Twenty years in the Upper Cumberland and a Minneapolis native. Luke has founded a software company, a podcast production firm and a photography business, and coaches through the same decisions he has made himself.
Come to me about: Early ideas, working out whether a hobby could be a business, getting unstuck — and funding, including an introduction to Kelly at TSBDC when that is the right next step.
Joshua
AI Business Coach
Joshua is our AI coach, trained on the same curriculum and coaching approach we use in person. Free, no appointment, and it will not judge a half-formed idea. Start there and book a human when you want one.
Come to me about: Right now, at 11pm, when you do not want to wait for an appointment.
Who else you might meet
In partnership with TSBDC
Kelly Sullivan
Come to her about: Funding — loans, lenders, and what you can realistically borrow.
Behind the team sits a board of directors and a network of partners and sponsors across all 14 Upper Cumberland counties.
Pick whoever sounds right.
Coaching is free and there is no pitch at the end. If you choose wrong, we will point you at the right person.
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