Cody Blankenship won $1,500 in start-up capital for his business idea presented at the Vol Court pitch competition on October 3.

This one-of-a-kind program offers tracks for both aspiring leaders and established leaders to learn together, grow their networks, and challenge each other while working alongside subject-matter experts, mentors, and professional coaches. 

After a successful summer investing series for women hosted by Let Her Speak, the Knoxville resource for women entrepreneurs announced it's launching a monthly finance series. 

The recent UT, Knoxville graduate is a double winner of student competitions for a rechargeable hand mixer that is completely modular.

“The Permission Slip Conference,” set for December 4, aims to inspire and empower women to bring their dreams to life.

A doula can do many things but acts mainly as a support system to the mother before and after birth. Roberts is a birth doula, a postpartum doula, a fertility doula, a lactation specialist, and teaches infant CPR. Basically, she does it all.

“My life has been a crash course in stress, burnout, trauma, and mental illness,” she says, adding that it was “a course that almost cost me my life.”

More than just putting on a play, Pamela Savell’s Maryville-based theatre education program 'The Adventure Playhouse' extends well outside the black box.