Applications are being now accepted for the 2015 Pipeline Entrepreneurial Fellowship, which will mentor growth-stage entrepreneurs in a yearlong business leadership development program in Kansas City.
The application deadline is Oct. 20. First round interviews will be Nov. 12 and 13. Final round interviews will be Dec. 3 and 4.
Following the selection process, 10 to 13 new entrepreneurs will be invited to become Pipeline Fellows. They will participate in entrepreneurial workshops, receive advice from a national network of business experts and cultivate relationships among new and current Pipeline Members.
“Every year I am absolutely inspired by the quality and diversity of entrepreneurs we see during the application process,” Pipeline President & CEO Joni Cobb said in a release. “The region is boasting tremendous talent, our members continue to grow and begin again—and our partners are emphatic about our role in the ecosystem. It’s a great time to apply to become a part of this dynamic, growing family.”
Established in Kansas in 2006, Pipeline is an influential group of entrepreneurial leaders committed to creating high-growth companies. Pipeline’s 80 members employ more than 1,000 people in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, and they have raised more than $107 million in external capital since joining the organization.
“Pipeline is so unique,” said Pipeline member Toby Rush, CEO of EyeVerify in Kansas City. “And it truly is a fellowship, because you become connected with other successful entrepreneurs on so many levels—both personally and professionally. I can honestly say that Pipeline has not only made me a better entrepreneur, but a better person.”
Applying to Pipeline was “the best decision I made next to starting my own company,” said Pipeline member Paul Jarrett, CEO of Bulu Box in Lincoln, Neb. “It takes a village to raise a startup. And without Pipeline as part of our village, I don’t know where we’d be.”
Kevin McGinnis, vice president of Pinsight Media Plus, a division of Sprint and executive lead for the Sprint Accelerator in Kansas City, added: “Pipeline takes good companies and turns them into potentially great companies through the mentorship these people get. Simply put, this is where the Midwest’s entrepreneurs are getting it done.”
For more information about Pipeline and to apply for the Pipeline Entrepreneurial Fellowship, visit pipelineentrepreneurs.com.
