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In this episode of Startup State, host Laura Johns fills in for Gary Watts of Fuse.Cloud, to talk with Lobaki, Inc. founder Vince Jordan, about his journey to forming Mississippi’s first ever virtual reality content creation lab providing customized VR experiences for industrial training, education, healthcare and more. Vince talks about his entrepreneurial path, pivots, and challenges along the way; plus the future of virtual reality. This story will meet you in another dimension. lobaki.com | innovate.ms Let's Start Something Great.

In this episode of Startup State, host Gary Watts talks with Rocketing Systems co-founder, Shelby Baldwin, about the success of their product Buzzbassador, an e-commerce platform that automates the onboarding of brand ambassadors and influencers. Shelby explains how the idea emerged as a result of growing pains from another successful startup, a retail shopping site, and walks us through how she and her co-founders pivoted to create a broad-scale solution. buzzbassador.app | innovate.ms Let's Start Something Great.

In this episode of Startup State, host Gary Watts talks with Charlie Helms, founder and CEO of WSN Live, a turnkey streaming solution for schools and churches that allows clients to generate their own revenue. Tune in to hear Charlie’s story about how WSN Live evolved from a fundraising tool for schools to sell website advertisements to local businesses into a full-blown streaming network. wsn.live | innovate.ms Let's Start Something Great.

In this episode of Startup State, host Gary Watts talks with Conor Ferguson, founder and CEO of WISPr Systems, a startup founded while he was an electrical engineering student at Mississippi State University. Conor tells his story about how he utilized drone technology to create a unique solution to a common problem for wireless internet service providers, testing to find the optimal location. Tune in to hear Conor’s journey from idea to startup success. wisprsystems.com | innovate.ms Let's Start Something Great.

In this episode of Startup State, host Gary Watts talks with Bilal Qizilbash, founder and CEO of health sciences company Easy Kale. Bilal discusses the journey that led him from laboratory research to, to a patented health food product, to founding the Mississippi-based startup Easy Kale. Its quite the story. easykale.com | innovate.ms Let's Start Something Great.