Next GEN - Greenville Entrepreneur Network

Next GEN - Greenville Entrepreneur Network An entrepreneurial support organization in Greenville, SC striving to connect, educate, and promote entrepreneurs and their ventures.

Meet Jack Teitel, Founder of Title AI. 12+ years turning AI ideas into production systems that actually ship, across hea...
08/24/2026

Meet Jack Teitel, Founder of Title AI. 12+ years turning AI ideas into production systems that actually ship, across healthcare, manufacturing, and beyond.

Jack's joining our panel on changing how we work, real talk on what AI implementation looks like once you're past the demo and into an actual business.

Join us September 15-16 in Greenville. Get your ticket: nextgengvl.org/next-venture-summit

Have questions about patents, trademarks, copyrights, or protecting your IP? Join us for Office Hours with Hunter Freema...
08/24/2026

Have questions about patents, trademarks, copyrights, or protecting your IP? Join us for Office Hours with Hunter Freeman of Kim, Lahey & Killough Law Firm, LLC.

Hunter is a registered patent attorney, experienced litigator, and certified mediator with 20+ years helping startups and growing companies navigate the legal side of their IP.

Head to nextgengvl.org/events/ to sign up for a time slot!

Meet Shannon Grant, Founder and Managing Partner of Rima Advisors, a strategic advisory practice helping founders and ex...
08/24/2026

Meet Shannon Grant, Founder and Managing Partner of Rima Advisors, a strategic advisory practice helping founders and executives navigate capital raises, liquidity events, and growth. She spent 18+ years in institutional finance, most recently as a Managing Director at Wells Fargo Securities, and has been an active angel investor for more than a decade, as a member of multiple angel investing groups and an LP in early- and late-stage venture funds.

A Howard University grad (BBA in Finance, four-year volleyball starter, three-year team captain) based in Charlotte, NC, she also sits on the Board of Directors of the Alexander Youth Network as Treasurer.

Shannon's joining our panel on changing the investment landscape at Next Venture Summit.

Join us September 15-16 in Greenville. Get your ticket: nextgengvl.org/next-venture-summit

Meet Allen Gillespie, CFA, Senior VP and Financial Advisor with Wealth Enhancement, one of the nation's largest independ...
08/21/2026

Meet Allen Gillespie, CFA, Senior VP and Financial Advisor with Wealth Enhancement, one of the nation's largest independent investment advisors. He co-founded an independent wealth management firm later acquired by Wealth Enhancement, and has served on the $50 billion South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission, including a term as its chairman. These days he's also building a sustainable aviation fuel project and developing his own AI agents for multi-strategy trading.

Allen's joining our panel on changing the investment landscape at Next Venture Summit.

Join us September 15-16 in Greenville. Get your ticket: nextgengvl.org/next-venture-summit

Got questions about patents, trademarks, copyrights, or protecting your IP? Bring them to Office Hours with Hunter Freem...
08/21/2026

Got questions about patents, trademarks, copyrights, or protecting your IP? Bring them to Office Hours with Hunter Freeman.

Hunter is a registered patent attorney, experienced litigator, and certified mediator with 20+ years of experience helping startups and growing companies navigate the legal side of their intellectual property.

Come with questions & leave with a little more clarity on how to protect the things you’re working so hard to build.

The sign up link can be found on our events page!

Meet Luke Doty, Co-Founder of ChiroHD, the Greenville-built EHR platform for chiropractic clinics that recently raised $...
08/20/2026

Meet Luke Doty, Co-Founder of ChiroHD, the Greenville-built EHR platform for chiropractic clinics that recently raised $26M to fuel its next stage of growth.

Luke's spent the last year rebuilding ChiroHD's systems from the inside out, and he's bringing that story to Next Venture Summit's kickoff fireside chat alongside Ryan Heafy (6AM City).

Join us September 15-16 in Greenville. Get your ticket: nextgengvl.org/next-venture-summit

Getting ready to raise? We’re bringing together four people with deep experience across investing, advising, and buildin...
08/20/2026

Getting ready to raise? We’re bringing together four people with deep experience across investing, advising, and building companies to talk about what it takes to be ready for the fundraising process and Match Day 2026.

Join us for a conversation with:

Margaret Gifford, Chief Investment Officer, Abundance Capital
Matt Bell, former Executive Director, SC Launch
Matt Dunbar, Managing Director, VentureSouth
Luke Doty, Co-Founder & President of ChiroHD

We’ll dig into the fundraising process from multiple perspectives, with practical insight you can take with you as you prepare to raise.

While this workshop is designed to prepare our Match Day founders, any founder is welcome to attend.

Meet Scott Meyer, Co-Founder of Chipp.ai, the first platform built to launch autonomous companies, letting any business ...
08/19/2026

Meet Scott Meyer, Co-Founder of Chipp.ai, the first platform built to launch autonomous companies, letting any business spin up AI agents to run development, marketing, support, and sales. Based in Fargo, ND, he's also monitored elections in Latvia, lived above the Arctic Circle, and written a travel guide.

Scott's joining our panel on changing how we work at Next Venture Summit.

Join us September 15-16 in Greenville. Get your ticket: nextgengvl.org/next-venture-summit

Meet Phil McCreight, Founder of Beer & Napkins, the Greenville-born movement turning bar-napkin ideas into real prototyp...
08/18/2026

Meet Phil McCreight, Founder of Beer & Napkins, the Greenville-born movement turning bar-napkin ideas into real prototypes. By day, he's VP of Continuous Improvement at Integrated Power Services, leading post-merger integration and organizational alignment across a fast-growing company, and he holds a Master's in Human Resource Development from Clemson University.

Phil's joining Ed Morrison for an interactive session on strategic thinking, structure meets spontaneity, right before we roll into Expert Match Day.

Join us September 15-16 in Greenville. Get your ticket: nextgengvl.org/next-venture-summit

John Lowe, former CEO of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams and our keynote speaker at last year’s Summit, captured it perfectly...
08/17/2026

John Lowe, former CEO of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams and our keynote speaker at last year’s Summit, captured it perfectly! Come experience it for yourself at the 11th annual Next Venture Summit, September 15–16.

🎟️ Get your tickets and join us: nextgengvl.org/next-venture-summit/

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
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