After 150 episodes covering all aspects of innovation in Fort Worth, the Innovate Fort Worth podcast is coming to an end. Thank you to all of our listeners, guests and supporters who have made this podcast possible over the last five years. Thank you to PNC Bank for serving as our faithful sponsor the last two years. And thank you to all of the HSC folks who made it happen: Kendel Rogers, Jamie Barnhart, Dr. Rob McClain, Alex Branch and Matt Havlik. Thank you also to Rob Upchurch from RobMakesPods Productions for making the show look and sound great for all 150 episodes.

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Meet The Honorable Mattie Parker, the Mayor of Fort Worth, a staunch advocate for innovation in our city. Mayor Parker is one of the most innovative mayors in the country and is currently seeking her third term as the Mayor of Funkytown, having served as the 45th Mayor of Fort Worth since 2021. She has been successful in implementing key efforts and community partnerships to bolster Fort Worth’s development, improve public safety, expand access to education and workforce opportunities, and advance the overall quality of life for all residents. Mayor Parker is a licensed attorney, with more than twenty years of experience in national, state and local public affairs, including her service as the chief of staff for Mayor and the Fort Worth City Council where she helped shape major policy decisions on a variety of complex issues. She was the founding CEO of Fort Worth Cradle to Career and the Tarrant To & Through (T3) Partnership. Mayor Parker provides and update on some of the recent progress in innovation in Fort Worth and provides a glimpse into the future about where she thinks our city is headed.

To learn more about the City of Fort Worth, visit https://www.fortworthtexas.gov

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Meet Lourdes Ramboa, an expert in entrepreneurial mindset education and design thinking principles that is bringing a new course to healthcare professionals in Fort Worth. Lourdes is a Senior Program Manager at HSC Next, where she works with students to help them think more like innovators and entrepreneurs that can solve real world problems and advance solutions for a healthier community. Originally from Panama, Lourdes most recently taught business and entrepreneurship at Tarrant County College and worked at buy.com, Elevate and with clients such as YUM brands, The Dannon Company, and the US National Guard. She shares about her experience in training all of us, yes, all of us, about how we can think and act like an entrepreneur, no matter what our background or experience level may be.

To learn more about HSC Next, visit https://www.hscnext.com