Celebrating Mississippi’s Innovators
These are just a few of the bright sparks of innovation in our state that we’re super proud to celebrate. If there’s someone who inspires you, let us know their story below
Dr. Nashlie Sephus
Founder, The Bean Path & JXN Tech District
Reshonda Perryman
Creative Design Manager & Iconic artist at Visit Jackson
Gary Butler
CEO of Camgian
Hagan Walker
CEO of Glo
Barrett Higgenbotham
Creative Director, Pathos Botanicals
Arden Barnett
Ardenland, Founder
MWB-powered Initiatives
Fast Forward Mississippi is an MWB-powered initiative that is working to develop and enact policies that talent attention and retention in Mississippi, an issue commonly referred to as “brain drain.” The initiative has focused on crafting legislation, working in an advisory capacity to several relevant committees and oversight boards dedicated to boosting Mississippi’s entrepreneur ecosystem.
Kids Code Mississippi is an initiative which promotes computer science education among youth. Our advocacy work led to the launch of Mississippi’s K-12 computer science education pilot, CS4MS, and has continued with hackathons for underserved communities, work spearheading the Congressional App Challenge in Mississippi, review of Mississippi Computer Science standards, and programs to raise awareness of CS education opportunities among Mississippi elected officials.
who inspires you
Let us know their story below.