Louisville, Ky., – Endeavor is expanding its U.S. presence with the launch of an office in Louisville, KY that will support high-impact entrepreneurs in the greater Louisville and Southern Indiana region. With the support of key business leaders and entrepreneurs, Endeavor Louisville will help multiply the impact of the region’s most promising companies. As Endeavor’s third expansion in the U.S. following offices in Miami and Detroit, the office will leverage the region’s entrepreneurial spirit to drive job creation, wealth creation, sustained economic growth, and a culture of giving back.
Endeavor is an 18-year-old, nonprofit organization that is leading the global movement to catalyze long-term economic growth by selecting, mentoring, and accelerating the best high-impact entrepreneurs around the world. In 2015, Endeavor was awarded the Henry R. Kravis Prize in Nonprofit Leadership for helping support entrepreneurs whose companies have generated nearly 400,000 jobs in economies around the world. Founded in 1997 by Linda Rottenberg and Peter Kellner, Endeavor has helped over a thousand of these entrepreneurs build more than 600 companies across 23 markets, which have generated combined revenues of nearly $7 billion in 2013.
Endeavor Co-Founder Peter Kellner will serve on the Endeavor Louisville board, which will be chaired by Humana Co-Founder David A. Jones, Sr.
The remaining board members are:
– Ryan Bridgeman, President of RJE LLC
– Henry “Hank” Dudgeon, III, Co-Founder of Rubicon Global
– Sandra Frazier, CEO & Managing Member of Tandem Public Relations
– Dan Jones, Founder and CEO of 21st Century Parks
– Kent Lanum, President and CEO of Paul Ogle Foundation
– John Schnatter, Founder and CEO of Papa John’s International
– Kent Taylor, Founder and CEO of Texas Roadhouse
Endeavor Louisville has received and gratefully acknowledges significant funding from the Paul Ogle Foundation, the James Graham Brown Foundation, the Blue Sky Network, and The Gheens Foundation. Endeavor Louisville will work to identify high-impact entrepreneurs in the region and provide them access to a global network of markets, industry leaders, investors, and talent, helping to expand their ventures into enterprises that can propel the local economy.
Mr. Jackson Andrews, formerly a partner and managing director at Spouting Rock Financial Partners, has been named Managing Director of Endeavor Louisville to oversee its successful launch and to identify promising entrepreneur candidates.
For entrepreneurs interested in learning more about Endeavor in Louisville, please contact louisville@endeavor.org. For more information visit EndeavorLouisville.org and Endeavor.org.
