Serial entrepreneur
Jeremy Fojut, the co-founder and chief executive officer of
The Like|Minded Company;
Justin Nicols, the founder and CEO of Milwaukee-based
Sift Healthcare; and
Glenn Reid, funder of Milwaukee-based
Marathon Machines Inc., will be recognized for excellence in entrepreneurship at the BizTimes MediaÂ
Innovation + Entrepreneurship Forum, to be held at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee on Dec. 8.
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Justin Nicols[/caption]
The Like|Minded Company is a software platform that utilizes algorithms to connect individuals within an organization to help them meet and form lasting relationships with their colleagues.
Fojut is also co-founder and chief idea officer of
NEWaukee, and co-founder of
Newance,
Place Based Development and
Art Milwaukee. Like|Minded's other co-founders: Benjamin Juarez and Angela Damiani, will also be recognized.
Founded in 2017, Sift Healthcare is a data science company that helps health care providers receive increased patient payment and payer reimbursement. Earlier this year, it closed a $9 million Series A funding round. Last year it completed a $2.5 million funding round.
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Glenn Reid[/caption]
Marathon Machines recently launched a new model of its combined washing machine and dryer.
Reid created the combined washing machine and dryer, which can provide data to its users via a smartphone app.
Earlier in his career, Reid was director of engineering, consumer applications, for Apple Computer and spearheaded the creation of iMovie 1.0.
At the Innovation + Entrepreneurship Forum Fojut, Nicols and Reid will share stories and lessons learned from their entrepreneurial journeys.
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Also planned for the Innovation + Entrepreneurship Forum, Oldenburg Group founderÂ
Wayne Oldenburg will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Theresa Nemetz, the founder and president ofÂ
Great Lakes Shore Excursions andÂ
Milwaukee Food & City Tours, willÂ
receive the Regional Spirit Award.
In addition, three businesses will receive innovation awards:
At the Innovation + Entrepreneurship Forum leaders from those companies will talk about their innovations, and how they innovate.
The Innovation + Entrepreneurship Forum is sponsored byÂ
Johnson Financial Group andÂ
Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C. In addition,Â
Vistage is a supporting sponsor for the event.
Click here to register for the event.