Tom Savoca, founder of urbanHive, proved to be a great addition to our 2017 Elevator cohort. urbanHive is an innovative solution to the modern hiring process providing both organizations and job seekers with skill-based matching and efficient trial hiring. Tom joined the Elevator family to expand on his already growing social enterprise and gained an invaluable experience.

All it takes is an incredible idea and community of supporters to inspire entrepreneurs and changemakers like Nicole Lee of Warrior Moms into action. Warrior Moms works to celebrate single moms of Cincinnati neighborhoods and to help them be successful. We sat down with Nicole to discuss all that she has already accomplished and what’s in store.

In less than a year, Women of Cincy grew into a media outlet focused on Cincinnati women getting things done and launched a consulting agency, Notice, to elevate local women-owned, women-led, women-empowering businesses and initiatives. Founders Kiersten Feuchter and Chelsie Walter are leading a team of writers, photographers and other creatives to leverage the power of storytelling to build empathy across all kinds of divides.