Van Tucker's guest appearances

Van Tucker

Unvalley

Marcus Whitney's Audio Universe

Disrupt the Continuum

Marcus Whitney

Chok Ooi

Arlan Hamilton

Chris Lucas

Jenny Blake

Laura Gassner Otting

Robert Harris

Scott Johnson

Shane Mac

Kristian Andersen

Sean Ellis

Ruben Harris

Jay Baer

Tim Kopp

John Somorjai

OwlTail

In the last decade, the cities of Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis, and Nashville have grown Tennesse tech tremendously, attracting skilled talent, founders, and investors from across the country. Today, we talk with a CEO of a public-private partnership with Entrepreneur Centers in seven regions across the state focused on connecting and nurturing innovative startups, and tight-knit communities—mixed with a healthy dose of Southern hospitality—that has become a secret weapon on their journey toward startup success. On today's episode of the Powderkeg Podcast, we're talking with Van Tucker, CEO at Venture Capital Firm, Launch Tennessee. As CEO, Van Tucker supports the mission and vision of making Tennessee the best state in the nation for startups by empowering a network of resources. Before joining LaunchTN in early 2020, Tucker served as founding CEO of the Nashville Fashion Alliance, a trade organization that raised international awareness of its $6B economic impact. Before that, Van was a cofounder of Avenue Bank as Chief Creative Officer, responsible for award-winning brand development. Tune in to hear more! In this episode with Van Tucker, you’ll learn:--- How the Volunteer State is creating the next wave of entrepreneurs--- The best ways to show support for underrepresented founders--- What makes Tennessee Tech special for incoming talent--- More on this year’s 36|86 Festival hosted by Launch Tennessee--- Van’s greatest vision for entrepreneurship and startups in TennesseeFiguring out your next career move doesn’t have to be so stressful. So why not try Powderkeg Matches?By joining Matches, you’re joining a community of thousands of top professionals in the Powderkeg community to get connected with outstanding people at the hottest tech companies between the coasts. Get matched with great employers, land your next major opportunity, and get started today!Please enjoy this conversation with Van Tucker!If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on iTunes. You can also follow us on Soundcloud. We have an incredible lineup of interviews we’ll be releasing every Tuesday here on the Powderkeg Podcast. Check it out at powderkeg.com/itunes.

In the last decade, the cities of Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis, and Nashville have grown Tennesse tech tremendously, attracting skilled talent, founders, and investors from across the country. Today, we talk with a CEO of a public-private partnership with Entrepreneur Centers in seven regions across the state focused on connecting and nurturing innovative startups, and tight-knit communities—mixed with a healthy dose of Southern hospitality—that has become a secret weapon on their journey toward startup success. On today's episode of the Powderkeg Podcast, we're talking with Van Tucker, CEO at Venture Capital Firm, Launch Tennessee. As CEO, Van Tucker supports the mission and vision of making Tennessee the best state in the nation for startups by empowering a network of resources. Before joining LaunchTN in early 2020, Tucker served as founding CEO of the Nashville Fashion Alliance, a trade organization that raised international awareness of its $6B economic impact. Before that, Van was a cofounder of Avenue Bank as Chief Creative Officer, responsible for award-winning brand development. Tune in to hear more! In this episode with Van Tucker, you’ll learn: --- How the Volunteer State is creating the next wave of entrepreneurs --- The best ways to show support for underrepresented founders --- What makes Tennessee Tech special for incoming talent --- More on this year’s 36|86 Festival hosted by Launch Tennessee --- Van’s greatest vision for entrepreneurship and startups in Tennessee Figuring out your next career move doesn’t have to be so stressful. So why not try Powderkeg Matches? By joining Matches, you’re joining a community of thousands of top professionals in the Powderkeg community to get connected with outstanding people at the hottest tech companies between the coasts. Get matched with great employers, land your next major opportunity, and get started today! Please enjoy this conversation with Van Tucker! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on iTunes. You can also follow us on Soundcloud. We have an incredible lineup of interviews we’ll be releasing every Tuesday here on the Powderkeg Podcast. Check it out at <a href="http://powderkeg.com/itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">powderkeg.com/itunes</a>.

#147: Why Tennessee Volunteered To Be The Next Home for Startups

Former CEO of the Nashville Fashion Alliance Van Tucker joined us backstage at the 36|86 Entrepreneurship Festival last year to discuss how the emerging independent fashion industry has become a significant economic driver throughout the state of Tennessee. Tucker also shared her experiences using collaborative networks to maneuver the ecosystem and why it’s crucial for fashion companies to “cross-pollinate” with related businesses like agriculture, manufacturing and even music to find creative solutions to common industry problems.

Former CEO of the Nashville Fashion Alliance Van Tucker joined us backstage at the 36|86 Entrepreneurship Festival last year to discuss how the emerging independent fashion industry has become a significant economic driver throughout the state of Tennessee. Tucker also shared her experiences using collaborative networks to maneuver the ecosystem and why it’s crucial for fashion companies to “cross-pollinate” with related businesses like agriculture, manufacturing and even music to find creative solutions to common industry problems.

Van Tucker backstage at 36|86

In this episode, I speak with the founder and CEO of the Nashville Fashion Alliance, Van Tucker. Van has a history of blazing trails in Nashville by being the banker who first started creating financing products for songwriters using their catalogs as an asset. She has been a rebel and brought creativity to the buttoned up world of banking, and now she has brought business acumen to the intensely creative fashion world. We have a great time talking about creative intent vs. creative action.

E5: Blazing Trails with Van Tucker - Creative Power Hour #4