PODCAST: Mike Costa Interviews Charlie Brock

  • Monday, November 4, 2024

Charlie Brock has made his mark supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystem, not only in Chattanooga, but all across Tennessee. Mr. Brock is the founder of Chattanooga Quantum Collaborative.

In this episode, he shares what it was like growing up in the Brock Candy family business, how he first got involved in the startup ecosystem as CEO of The Company Lab and then LaunchTN, and why he creates “intentional serendipitous collisions” for entrepreneurs.

He also discussed quantum computing and and how Chattanooga will benefit from the technology.

 

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