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Alpharetta Tech Talk: Brock Kolls, Gr8BigIdeas

January 31, 2020 by John Ray

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“Alpharetta Tech Talk,” Episode 8: Brock Kolls, Gr8BigIdeas

Large corporations often struggle to develop and monetize the innovation which comes from technology breakthroughs. That’s where tech innovator Brock Kolls, comes in, connecting corporations with tech startups. Brock joined “Alpharetta Tech Talk” to discuss his work in closing the gap that lies between corporations and startups. “Alpharetta Tech Talk” is hosted by John Ray and broadcast from the North Fulton Business RadioX® studio inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Brock Kolls, Gr8BigIdeas

Brock Kolls, Gr8BigIdeas
Brock Kolls

Brock Kolls is founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Gr8BigIdeas®, located in Peachtree Corners, GA. As a serial entrepreneur and innovator, Brock helps companies develop market-changing technology by identifying and capturing intellectual property around breakthrough innovation. In addition, he has developed innovative tools and methods to bridge the gap between corporations and startups.

His startup experience includes raising more than $120 million in funding and a successful exit on NASDAQ. Brock invented a wireless cashless payment technology that is widely used today.

As a former Coca-Cola executive in Research and Development, Bock led a team of innovators in the design of cold drink equipment. One such innovation was the Coca-Cola Freestyle dispenser. Following Freestyle, Brock successfully grew Coca-Cola’s open innovation program. The program scouted for technologies to meet Coke’s business needs worldwide.

Having experience from both the startup and corporate perspective, Brock knows firsthand how challenging it is to get breakthrough innovations out of the lab and into the marketplace at a meaningful big company. He also understands the challenges and need to scale, and scale quickly. To address this challenge, he founded Gr8BigIdeas to partner with companies seeking to innovate in the technical community and created  TechConnectHub.com, an open innovation community. A focus has been growing the open innovation community and engaging with corporate partners to connect innovation needs with technical community solutions. In these endeavors, Brock has developed innovative tools and methods to bridge the gap between corporates and startups in completely new ways.

For more information, you can contact Brock through LinkedIn or email him directly. To learn more on Gr8BigIdeas, you can find their website here.

Gr8BigIdeas

“Alpharetta Tech Talk” is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®, located inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has grown to become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions with approximately $12.9 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you.

Filed Under: Alpharetta Tech Talk, North Fulton Business Radio, North Fulton Studio Tagged with: corporate innovation, entrepreneur, Gr8BigIdeas, innovation labs, North Fulton Business Radio, North Fulton Studio, open innovation, startups, tech community

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In addition to operating the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®, John Ray is the owner of Ray Business Advisors, LLC.
 
 Because pricing is the fastest way to change the profitability of a business, John advises business owners on how to change their pricing and make more money. His clients include attorneys, CPAs, consultants, technology companies, and retail store owners.
 
His blog, “The Price and Value Journey,” regularly features examples and stories which help business owners in their own pricing journey. John is also a speaker on pricing at numerous chambers, business events and seminars. John also helps small to mid-sized companies achieve their profit and growth goals as an outside CFO.
 
John is extremely active in the North Fulton community. He is on the board of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce (GNFCC), and serves in a variety of capacities there, including Chairman’s Circle, member of the Executive Committee, member of the Finance Committee, Chair of the Small Business/Entrepreneurship Economic Recovery Task Force, and Chair of the Small Business Awards Committee. John was named the 2018 Harry Rucker Jr. Volunteer of the Year by GNFCC.
 
In 2011, John founded Backpacks of Love, a grassroots, all-volunteer organization which serves children and their families in the north metro Atlanta area who are homeless or otherwise in severe need. Backpacks of Love delivers backpacks of food, purchased and packed by volunteer sponsors, to 18 different elementary, middle, and high schools in north Fulton County and Forsyth County.
 
In 2015, John was named Small Business Partner in Education of the Year by the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce for his work with Backpacks of Love. 
 
John is a Deacon in the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta and is currently assigned to Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Atlanta.

 

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