With each episode of Make Startups, we explore the stories of founders, investors, philanthropists, and policy makers.

This episode features John Dearie, President at the Center for American Entrepreneurship and Co-Author of “Where the Jobs Are”. We learn about John’s evolution from working at the Federal Reserve, to CEO of the Financial Services Forum, to Founding the Center for American Entrepreneurship. We discuss the importance of startups in America, the role of government, and of capitalism itself.

Find out more about the Center for American Entrepreneurship’s Policy Framework and support their critical work by joining Team 500 at StartupsUSA.org

Produced by Augusta Podcasts Studio

Welcome to Make Startups, where Host Eric Parker talks to real entrepreneurs and leaders from around the world. The topics: All about how to improve YOUR startup experience.

This Episode Features a Roundtable with:

• Congressman Rick Allen - Representative Ga 12th
• Grace Belangia - Executive Director of TheClubhou.se 
• Chris Crozier - Mobile Mentors
• Shirlonda Evans-Mclain - Peacing Life Together 
• Eric Harrison - Moonrise
• Latasha N. Louis - Verbatim & LNL & Co.
• Jennifer Tinsley - FIELD

Prelude Conversation: Eric Parker & David Bash (Augusta Podcasts, LLC)

Eric started TheClubhou.se as a way to help Augusta, Georgia build a community of startups. Now, over 8 years later, Eric takes his Silicon Valley & Cyber City experiences to try to help people chart their own path to grow a business.

Produced by Augusta Podcasts, LLC