Meet the first face of Hatch.

Producer Tim Scott sits down with Hatch director Keith Glines and the newest team member, Sydney Davis, to talk about what’s happening behind the scenes at Hatch.

Sydney shares how she went from student entrepreneur to becoming the first official team member at Hatch, what drew her to the entrepreneurial path, and what excites her most about being part of the community.

Along the way, the conversation touches on the changing mindset of young entrepreneurs, the rise of the gig economy, and what it looks like to step into opportunity early and build something of your own.

💡 In this episode:

• How Sydney Davis got connected to Hatch
• What stood out during her internship
• Building a business while still in school (Sydney Letters)
• Why more students are choosing entrepreneurship
• The shift toward the gig economy
• What it means to be the “first face” of Hatch
• Early glimpses of what’s coming with the new space

About Sydney:

Sydney Davis is an entrepreneur and graduating student from the University of South Alabama with a focus in entrepreneurship. She is the founder of Sydney Letters, a creative business specializing in signage, murals, and custom design work, along with an Etsy shop featuring faith-based designs and apparel.

🔗 https://sydneyletters.company.site/

She now joins Hatch as its first official team member and community manager.

About The Hatch Podcast

At the intersection of innovation, creativity, and community — The Hatch Podcast shares stories from founders, scientists, and artists shaping the future of Alabama’s Gulf Coast.

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🔗 Learn more: hatchfairhope.com

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Produced by Tim Scott for The Hatch Podcast Network.

This episode is something a little different.

We’re calling it Inside Hatch — a quick, in-the-room snapshot of what’s been happening across the Hatch community.

Instead of a traditional interview, this one is built from real moments at recent meetups and events — talking with people, capturing conversations, and getting a feel for what’s actually happening on the ground.

In this episode, we drop into:

• The Lower Alabama AI Meetup (LAAI), where builders and business owners are exploring how AI fits into real-world workflows
• The Women’s Entrepreneur Network (WEN), where founders are sharing ideas and supporting each other
• Marketing for Humans, focused on practical strategies and real conversations around growth
• Energy (EOS), helping business owners bring structure and clarity as they scale
• The Hatch Music Accelerator finale at Dauphin Street Sound in Mobile

It’s a mix of voices, perspectives, and momentum — all happening right here in the Hatch ecosystem.

Links:

See upcoming events and meetups:

👉 https://hatchfairhope.com/events

About The Hatch Podcast

At the intersection of innovation, creativity, and community — The Hatch Podcast shares stories from founders, scientists, and artists shaping the future of Alabama’s Gulf Coast.

🎧 Follow us on your favorite platform and share an episode to help us grow.

🔗 Learn more: hatchfairhope.com

📩 Contact: team@hatchfairhope.com

Produced by Tim Scott for The Hatch Podcast Network.

What does it take to bring a medical device from concept to the operating room?

For Endeavor Orthopedics, it starts with solving a problem surgeons face every day.

In this episode of The Hatch Podcast, CEO Greg Parranto and CTO Ryan Stafford share how they developed a new approach to treating avulsion fractures—one of the more difficult injuries to repair—and how their technology is already delivering strong clinical results.

Since completing Hatch’s first life sciences cohort, the team has raised funding, performed hundreds of surgeries, and is seeing significantly lower reoperation rates compared to traditional methods.

But beyond the technology, this conversation also explores why they chose to build in Alabama. From the region’s growing infrastructure to its entrepreneurial energy, Greg and Ryan explain what makes this an ideal place to launch and scale a healthcare company.

This episode breaks down the journey from idea to impact, what it takes to build in healthcare, and where Endeavor is headed next.

💡 In this episode:

• What avulsion fractures are and why they’re difficult to treat
• How Endeavor developed a platform that addresses both bone and soft tissue
• The path from early concept to FDA clearance and commercialization
• Early clinical results and what they mean for patients and surgeons
• Raising capital and scaling a healthcare company
• Why Alabama is becoming a place to build in healthcare
• What’s next for Endeavor’s product pipeline

About the Guest

Greg Parranto is the CEO of Endeavor Orthopedics, where he leads the company’s growth, fundraising, and commercialization efforts. He brings experience from both military service and leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson.

Ryan Stafford is the Chief Technology Officer at Endeavor Orthopedics, where he leads product design, engineering, and development. He has deep experience in orthopedic innovation and medical device design.

🔗 Learn More

Endeavor Orthopedics: https://www.endeavorortho.com/

Follow Endeavor Orthopedics on LinkedIn for updates and clinical insights

About The Hatch Podcast

At the intersection of innovation, creativity, and community — The Hatch Podcast shares stories from founders, scientists, and artists shaping the future of Alabama’s Gulf Coast.

🎧 Follow us on your favorite platform and share an episode to help us grow.

🔗 Learn more: hatchfairhope.com

📩 Contact: team@hatchfairhope.com

Produced by Tim Scott for The Hatch Podcast Network.