Innova802
Rural Stories of Tech Entrepreneurship for all straight out of Vermont

Episode 174 Are We Here Yet?
Plus we celebrate the drummers! in The Jazz RoomWe joined Ace McArleton of Vermont-based New Frameworks to talk about their panelized building innovations for the housing marketplace. New Frameworks practices high performance natural building towards the construction...
Episode 173 Are We Here Yet?
Plus a Tribute to the Legendary Quincy Jones Combining an innovative material for construction, a resilient financial model and support for recycling and carbon mitigation. This firm epitomizes the Vermont ethos in innovation. Glavel is a construction materials...
Episode 167 Are We Here Yet?
How we Leverage Open Source for a Better Society ‘Open Source is a service to others without a clear or obvious return...’ Kendall Fortney is an artist and designer based in Vermont who is currently the Program Director for UVM's VERSO the open source program centered...
Episode 164 Are We Here Yet?
Plus Part I Orrin Evans in The Jazz Room Startup founders: today’s audio plat savoureux from the Innova802 crew focused on our guest Matt Cropp, executive director of the Vermont Employee Ownership Center (VEOC). We discussed why you need to consider your future exit...
Episode 161 Are We Here Yet?
Plus Jon Baptiste in The Jazz Room‘Quieting Our Human Cleverness….’ The team at Innova802 enter the solutions-driven world of biomimicry with Vermont entrepreneur Byron Garcia. Byron is the founder of Natural Designs where he and his team study the natural flora and...
Episode 159 Are We Here Yet?
Doug Merrill is Regional Innovation Officer for UVM in Burlington, VT. Doug is leading the charge for the Vermont GaN Tech Hub, a regional reshoring initative spurred on by the CHIPs legislation. Doug joined the Innova802 team to discuss the project's progress and its...