The Smart Series
Connecting and Catalyzing Kentucky’s Human Capital
Inaugural Smart Series: February, 2011: Entrepreneurial & Innovation Ecosystems Explorations with Saul Kaplan
Saul Kaplan, one of America’s brightest entrepreneurial and innovation lights, Founder of the non-profit Business Innovation Factory out of Providence, Rhode Island and former Rhode Island Economic Development Commissioner (creator of RI’s strategic plan to build their Innovation Economy) is coming to Lexington, Feb. 7-8.
We connected Saul with Kentucky entrepreneurs, educational & student leaders, Mayors from both Lexington and Louisville – as well as with innovators from Ohio and West Virginia as Saul kicked off our inaugural Smart Series.
Read more Smart Series details…
RunTheBluegrass
Lexington, Kentucky’s signature Half-Marathon – and one of the most beautiful 13.1 mile challenges in all of America.
LeXenomics proudly hosts Lexington’s signature RunTheBluegrassHalf-Marathon in and around the iconic grounds of Keeneland Race Course.
In 2011, our inaugural year, 930 registrants from 21 states joined us for a beautifully sunshine-filled morning! And 2012′s “2.0 version” is being built to be even bigger and better!
Follow our race activities, partners and sponsors RunTheBluegrass’s facebook and twitter pages – and in the words of Mr. Chenery to his daughter Penny, owner of the famed Secretariat…
…You Run Your Race!
The Most Encouraging Kentuckian Award
Honoring He or She Who Encourages More Kentuckians than Anyone Else
Being introduced in November, 2011.
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Research
Ongoing
Without measurable benchmarks, we cannot track Lexington’s movement.
Studying Lexington’s economy using unique tools like an Economic Leakage Analysis, Quality of Life Index, Happiness Index and more traditional economic analysis is vital to informed decision-making by our entire community.
Some early samples of our researchhave already been published, here.
Community Partnerships
Ongoing
Supporting other positive initiatives & projects throughout the region is a top priority for LeXenomics. It is our Lexington and our Kentucky.
Our partnerships include, and have included:
Awesome, Inc.’s Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
The inaugural class of Kentucky’s Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame was inducted in downtown Lexington. We provided live-streaming, promotional and video support for one of the very best night’s in Kentucky history.
University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business & Economics
Under Dr. Ikenna Uzuegbunam, Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at UK, we have been guest panelists this autumn for 40-50 senior-level business students. In a day and age when college graduates have few jobs to find, and 80% Americans are dispassionate at work anyway, what better time is there to explore starting your own business?!?!?
Sunday, August 15, 2010
One of our community’s best connecting tools might be walking & running trails. (Outside of major sports like UK Athletics, of course!)
And Lexington’s west side has a brand new one, the Town Branch Trail.
Toward that, we helped Van Meter Pettit (Town Branch Trail’s Director), Dr. Lisa Broome-Price (UK’s Gaines Center Associate Director) and ProgressLex Vice Chair (and Masterson Station resident), Shevawn Akers, organize a fun, family-oriented event this August.
Previous Projects
2010 Economic Mayoral Forum
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
Jim Gray and Jim Newberry joined us at Base 163 for a unique event in Lexington, a live-streamed Mayoral Forum devoted specifically to “Building Lexington’s Future Economy.”
Using today’s social media technology, a ton of teamwork, and a gracious financial contribution, we were able to ask both Mayoral candidates pointed questions on how we must create good new jobs in Lexington’s changing economy – for the whole city (and world) to see.
Watch our 2010 Mayoral Economic Forum, here.
Kentucky & West Virginia New Economy Explorations
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
The state of Kentucky and Lexington welcomed our “New Economy” neighbors from Create West Virginiaand Vision Shared for a day of sharing insights, conversation and experiences to help grow our collective region in the 21st Century.
Thanks to the Kentucky Horse Park, the University of Kentucky and our many sponsors for making the day a success!
A snynopsis from the day’s explorations is here.
ProgressLex’s summation (from UK Professor Ernie Yanarella) is here.
