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Woman with long dark hair and glasses sitting in a wheelchair in a bright studio space, surrounded by colorful paintings and art supplies.

Dimelza Broche

  • Art Incubator
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Louis Bryant

  • LJB Productions
  • Igniting Ideas Cohort 4, Spring 2025
Naomi Burnell smiles at the camera, wearing dark sunglasses and a cream knit sweater.

Naomi Burnell

  • Igniting Ideas Cohort 6, Summer 2026
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William Chapman

  • Voyagician
  • Igniting Ideas Cohort 3, Spring 2024
Man sitting in a wheelchair wearing a teal shirt and tie, smiling outdoors in front of large stone steps.

Nicolas Comstock

  • “Let’s Get Real with Nick.”
  • Igniting Ideas Cohort 2, Fall 2023
Garica Coney smiles at the camera while wearing a black chef’s uniform, white chef’s hat, and gloves behind a catered buffet table.

Garica Coney

  • Universal Skillz Ent. DBA Nature Foods
  • Igniting Ideas Cohort 6, Summer 2026
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Cat Contillo

  • Chronically Empowered Pathways
  • Igniting Ideas Cohort 5, Fall/Winter 2025-26
Smiling man wearing a red plaid shirt, seated indoors near a couch and wall.

Jon Crais

  • Crazy Crais’s Coffee
  • I2i Pilot Cohort, Spring 2020
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Heather Croas

  • Igniting Ideas Cohort 3, Spring 2024
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Kevin Cross

  • Essential Kanekeeper
  • I2i Cohort 5, Fall 2022
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Curtis Darlage

  • We(Re)Store.Tech
  • The Blaze Business Accelerator, Cohort 6, Fall 2024
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Mariah Davis

  • Moodydraws
  • Igniting Ideas Cohort 4, Spring 2025
Trevor stands outdoors in front of greenery, smiling beside a large metal container, with several stacked bars of soap displayed next to it.

Trevor Dealy

  • Trev’s Trades
  • The Blaze Business Accelerator, Cohort 6, Fall 2024

Trevor Dealy

  • Trev's Trades
  • I2i Cohort 4, Spring 2022
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Makini Diaz

  • Sign-n-Voice Xchange
  • Igniting Ideas Cohort 1, Spring 2023