Mentor Spotlight: Pareto Insight Founder Tom England
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,…
Read MoreAlumni Update: Toni Sperry of Pod Farms
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,…
Read MoreRAMP Alumni Code One Opens 100th Location
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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