Posts by Blake Coleman
How do you know that you’ve hired the right people?
We have been asked many times, how do you know if you’ve hired the right person? Our answer is simply when you can walk away from the business, check out for some R&R, and know everything is in capable hands. This past week, our co-founders took off to spend spring break with their families at Disney…
Read MoreFounders Friday: Women in VC
It’s another Women’s History Month-themed Founders Friday. Today’s feature is Women in VC. But what is Women in VC? Formally known as the Global Women in VC Directory, Women in VC is the largest community for female VCs. According to their application to join, the “directory is intended to increase collaboration, share deal flow, create connections, and provide more…
Read MoreWorld π Day
We couldn’t have a name like STEM Search Group and not celebrate World Pi Day. Most people know Pi equals 3.14, but how much do you know Pi? Well, don’t worry about answering that one. Instead, here are some things that we found to be fascinating about Pi… It is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its…
Read MoreFounder Friday: Melanie Perkins & Canva
Sticking with our Women’s History Month theme, today’s Founder Friday features Melanie Perkins, co-founder of Canva. For those that don’t create graphic and social media content, Cava is the “it” SaaS solution. Melanie’s story is awesome! Enjoy… The idea for Cavna came to her dating back to 2006. It was born out of the pain of teaching InDesign and Photoshop to…
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day 2022 – Break the Bias
This year’s International Women’s Day theme is Break the Bias. Within tech and other STEM-related careers, attracting and elevating women has been a hot topic for some time. It is excellent that we have resources like the IWD site (https://www.internationalwomensday.com/) with tons of great info and resources for everyone, but here are some things we…
Read MoreFounder Friday: Women in Startups
We thought we’d kick off Women’s History Month by sharing some great articles looking at the state of women in startups. The first place we’ll point you to is PitchBook‘s “81 female founders and investors to know.” They break down founders by focus area, which we like. Also, of the listed women, a good portion is investors, so…
Read MoreMarch is Women’s History Month
Women’s History Month kicks off in the US today. As our team works through how we will celebrate women in the tech and startup communities, we thought we’d share some helpful resources for others looking to do the same… PowerToFly‘s blog post titled “How These 30 Companies are Celebrating Women’s History Month in 2021” is a…
Read MoreSupporting Locally-Owned Black-Owned Businesses – Part II
As part of Black History Month, one of the things our team elected to do to celebrate the month was supporting local Black-owned businesses. We took a trip out to Mauldin’s Low Country Shrimper earlier this month. This past Friday, we ventured over to West Greenville’s M & J’s Wings & Plenty. And while we cannot get a physician…
Read MoreFounder Friday: The Launch of Black@
When our company first opened its doors, we primarily used LinkedIn to share our Founder Friday series. In January of 2021, we featured a startup from our hometown of Greenville, SC, Bandwagon. And while we love to celebrate what Bandwagon and their Founder & CEO, Harold Hughes, have built, Harold has a new initiative that we are excited…
Read MoreHow STEM Search Group Celebrated Black History Month
Black History Month ends Monday. We started this month off by highlighting “Ways Companies Can Celebrate Black History Month.” We thought we’d share what our team has done during BHM. We’re a fully remote organization, though all team members reside in Greenville, SC. We used BHM as an excellent reason to come together as a team to…
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