This spotlight is part of the “PLACE Builders mentors” series. More information about the PLACE (Pava LaPere Award for Cultivating Ecosystems) Builders fellowship can be found here.
Paulo Gregory
Inventor | Founder | President of Cohado®
PLACE Builders mentor Paulo Gregory is the Inventor, Founder, and President of Cohado®, Cohado is the plan and the architecture to enact UBUNTU, the Zulu understanding that we are responsible for each other's well being.
Matched Fellow: Justus Pugh, Great Lakes region
"As is true with most of us, our gifts and challenges are often also aligned."
Paulo Gregory
PLACE Builders mentor Paulo Gregory had the opportunity to meet and connect with his mentee, Justus Pugh, at the Startup Champions Network conference and was impressed by Justus's energy. Their shared talents and passions made their pairing a natural fit. Paulo’s guidance focused on maximizing assets and minimizing waste, which resonated well in their mentorship. Paulo was able to guide Justus in managing his numerous projects, mapping the connections between them to identify leverage points and set priorities. Paulo shared that he looks forward to exploring future opportunities together. “We have a lot we share -- and a lot of potential collab to explore. It was a great match!!”
Meet the other PLACE Builders mentors:
Inspired by the legacy of Pava LaPere, forever Chief Ecosystem Officer and Co-Founder of EcoMap Technologies, as a tribute to her legacy of fighting for equal access to opportunity, the PLACE (Pava LaPere Award for Cultivating Ecosystems) Builders fellowship aims to catalyze more equitable entrepreneurial ecosystems by providing intensive training, peer support, and community pilots to eight selected fellows.
We invite you to support the inaugural PLACE Builders fellowship fund.