Leslee Hill & Brian Hodorek – Two entrepreneur stories, and a community of support

In Episode 51 we hear stories from two local entrepreneurs about how they got started, and how they arrived where they are today. Brian Hodorek of Ignite Orthopedics and Leslee Hill of the WEOC Women's Business Center chat with us about all things entrepreneurship, and how the K-County community and region supports entrepreneurs at every stage of business.

 

SHOW NOTES

Season 4

Episode #3 of the “Entrepreneurship Series”

• [2:35] Meet Brian Hodorek, President & CEO and Co-Founder of Ignite Orthopedics and Leslee Hill, Director of the WEOC Women’s Business Center, as part of the Northeast Indiana Innovation Collective (NIIC)
• [3:15] Learning from entrepreneurs in our own community
• [3:45] Who are Brian & Leslee?
• [5:50] What’s The NIIC?
• [8:00] Brian’s journey to Ignite Ortho
• [10:20] If I’m interested in entrepreneurship, where do I begin?
• [16:30] Why mentorship is crucial
• [22:50] Lessons learned during the entrepreneurial journey
• [26:30] “Expect the rollercoaster”
• [28:50] What makes Kosciusko County special
• [31:15] What “Clearly Kosciusko” means to Leslee and Brian

 

Additional Resources:

Indiana Small Business Development Center (ISBDC)

SCORE

OrthoWorx

Village at Winona