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Mentor Spotlight: Pareto Insight Founder Tom England

Posted on: May 29, 2026

RAMP mentor and Pareto Insight Founder Tom England has always wanted to be an electrical engineer. He earned his BS in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech in 1980 and launched career deploying his skills to help people solve problems. Eventually,…

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Alumni Update: Toni Sperry of Pod Farms

Posted on: April 27, 2026

Pod Farms, Inc. is continuing to make waves in the AgTech industry. The startup and RAMP alumni company specializes in vertical hydroponic growing systems for controlled environment agriculture (CEA) farms. Pod Farms was co-founded by Toni Sperry, an entrepreneur with a background in business and psychology and a passion for clean,…

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RAMP Alumni Code One Opens 100th Location

Posted on: April 6, 2026

In February 2026, RAMP alumni company Code One Training Solutions opened its 100th training center in Apex, North Carolina. The occasion was marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony that coincided with American Heart Month. Co-Founders Richard and Allison Shok began the company in 2007 as a dorm room…

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