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Abby Kursel (Taubner)

Abby Kursel (Taubner)

Partner at gener8tor | Supporting communities by supporting startups, musicians, artists and jobseekers

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesMarketing & Advertising
Company
gener8tor
Title
Partner
Seniority
Partner
Department
Design
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Industry
Marketing & Advertising

About

I am a partner at gener8tor, a turnkey platform for the creative economy that connects startups, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, universities and corporations. The gener8tor platform includes pre-accelerators, accelerators, corporate programming, conferences and fellowships focused on entrepreneurs, artists and musicians. At gener8tor I am predominantly responsible for the gBETA program (www.gbetaaccelerator.com), a free, seven-week accelerator for early-stage companies. Each program is capped at five teams, and requires no fees and no equity. I initially joined the gener8tor team for two programs as an intern, working directly with gener8tor’s startups making sales calls, creating content, filling sales funnels and developing marketing strategies. After graduating from UW-Madison in May 2014 with a BBA in Marketing, I came on full time as Program Manager where I helped plan, schedule and run each of gener8tor’s two annual programs, recruit startups to future programs, and organize…

Experience

Partner

gener8tor

Present

Managing Director of Gbeta

gener8tor

gBETA is a free, six-week accelerator for early-stage companies. Each program is capped at five teams, and requires no fees and no equity. (www.gbetaaccelerator.com) gener8tor is a nationally ranked accelerator that invests in high-growth startups. Twice a year we invest up to $140K in each of five startups who receive a concierge experience during our 12-week program. gener8tor supports the growth of these startups through our network of experienced mentors, technologists, corporate partners, angel investors and venture capitalists. (www.gener8tor.com)

Program Manager

gener8tor · Milwaukee, WI

gener8tor is a nationally ranked accelerator that invests in high-growth startups. Twice a year we invest up to $140K in each of five startups who receive a concierge experience during our 12-week accelerator program. gener8tor supports the growth of these startups through our network of experienced mentors, technologists, corporate partners, angel investors and venture capitalists.

Marketing Intern

gener8tor · Madison, Wisconsin

Podcast Host

Startup Parachute

Startup Parachute is a weekly college podcast that highlights the entrepreneurial adventure that is happening on virtually every campus in the US and beyond. Our mission is to inform, inspire and celebrate what it takes to become the next business rockstar. In that process, we capture part of the climb to success through interviews, discussions, and engaging stories from those student-led startups and business icons from each campus. In addition, each week we will feature top venture capitalists who help fuel those revolutionary ideas and entrepreneurial spirit. As a host, I interviewed our entrepreneur and venture capital guests, and then added my expertise to record the final edits of the show.

Public Relations, Vice President

Hollywood Badgers of UW

Networked with UW alumni working in the entertainment industry and other industry professionals to set up guest speakers and other opportunities for members. Reached out to various student organizations across campus to collaborate on productions.

Networking and Events Committee

Mu Kappa Tau, Professional Honorary Marketing Society

Coordinate trips to marketing companies in Chicago and plan student organization events.

Director of Madison Operations, Content Production & Acquisition

TownSpot INC · Madison, Wisconsin

Beverage Services

The Legend Clubs

Provided beverage services for members at an elite country club.

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration- Marketing

Arrowhead High School

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