Henry Nunn

  • Do Space launches no-cost virtual job interview lab, helping Nebraskans return to work

    Do Space launches no-cost virtual job interview lab, helping Nebraskans return to work

    For the approximately 19 million Americans without internet service, COVID-19 poses a stark roadblock to looking for work: the online job interview. As more companies switch to virtual interviews, jobseekers face a Catch-22. How can you get a job if you can’t do the interview online? How can you afford the internet if you don’t…

  • Hybrid85 passes profits onto farmers

    Hybrid85 passes profits onto farmers

    At the very top of the Nebraska State Capitol building stands a 32-foot tall bronze statue of the Sower, a figure representing agriculture’s vital role in the development of modern civilization. Maybe it wasn’t the best fit for the state license plate, but the Sower is an undeniable symbol of Nebraska. According to the Nebraska…

  • HerHeadquarters enriches women-owned businesses through powerful brand partnerships

    HerHeadquarters enriches women-owned businesses through powerful brand partnerships

    Carina Glover owned and operated a successful event planning business. She built her company from the ground up, working for free in the early stages of development, because she wanted to build a reputable name for her company. And she did. In her second year of business, she landed event planning contracts with the Grammy…

  • Creating a culture of self-care and wealth equity in the software industry

    Creating a culture of self-care and wealth equity in the software industry

    Gv Freeman wanted to cultivate joy and reduce suffering in the software industry. Having grown up feeling out-of-the-loop in Central Nebraska, the St. Louis-based entrepreneur burned extra hours to find opportunities in the tech industry. Self-care wasn’t a priority. It wasn’t even on his radar. In true startup spirit, he singlemindedly drove himself to build…

  • Juno launches subscription greeting card service for busy people, draws on expertise of working artists

    Juno launches subscription greeting card service for busy people, draws on expertise of working artists

    In our increasingly digital society, it’s easy to feel disconnected. Despite the ubiquity of social media and texting, nothing beats the thrill of face-to-face interaction, though a nice handwritten letter or a greeting card comes close. Jesse and Ross Harding, two brothers raised in Omaha, experienced such disconnection when they moved away from home. Living…

  • Greenlight Natural Opens CBD Dispensary in Benson

    Greenlight Natural Opens CBD Dispensary in Benson

    In 2005, Chris Potratz was deployed in Kuwait. The war in Iraq had already taken the lives of some 2,000 U.S. soldiers, and many of those who returned were plagued with anxiety, insomnia, and chronic pain, as Potratz was.  Upon completing his service, Potratz sought relief. He tried pharmaceuticals prescribed by the Veteran Affairs Medical…