Bunker Labs is proud to welcome our first cohort of Veterans in Residence since joining Syracuse University’s D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF). These 110 entrepreneurs will spend the next 10 weeks going from ideation or early start up and working toward growth as they acquire basic skills necessary for entrepreneurship, and validate their ideas in the marketplace.
We’re so excited to meet all the new cohort members, and encourage you to help us congratulate all the new members of the Bunker Labs family and see who you might be able to help.
Meet the 24A Veterans in Residence Cohort Members
Jennifer Adam, Simyli
Montez Alford, CORT Collaboration of Resources & Technology LLC
Jennifer Apgar, 2xmybiz.com Marketing
Tony Arce, TFOCB – The Face of Community & Business
Chandler Archuleta, Crooz Coaching
Skye Bailey, Brooklyn B.A.R. Productions, LLC
Justin Bartlett, Blunch
Willie Bass Jr., The WC Group
Joel Belton, Ice of the Pines & Codename Purple
Kent Bey, Project Love Coalition
Marella Big Mountain, rightnextdoor.com
Olivia Bowen, Smiles By: Olivia
Harold Bowser, Simple2Clean, LLC
Joshua Bozeman, 9 Parabellum Stones Media
Joey Brown, Wonder System Marketing
Matthew Carr, Optimal Outcomes
Markel Carroll, Fedology LLC
Ty Carson, WorkSphere
Monica Charlot, 5 Senses Caribbean LLC
Jonathan Cleck, Clexi LLC
Dawn V Collins, Birth Matters b/c Family Matters™ LLC
Rhonda Cory, The Branded Board
Rick Cruz, Consolimate
Tracy Daniel-Ukinamemen, Connect Healthcare
Kimberly Davis, Black Butterfly Creations LLC
Derrick Davis, LIT LED Solutions LLC
James Dewitt, Poplar LLC
Renee Dickerson, Her Services Matters
Damion DiGrazia, SDVO Technology Services
Shawn Dominik, StF Custom Baits
Orighoye Dore, Chef Nylah
Anna Drake, Military Overseas Birth and Family Center
Stanley Edmond, Humanity to the Rescue (HTTR)
Alphonso Edwards II, AEII Designs
Joseph Esplin, Hommati #258
Dave Esra, Bobi, Inc.
La Terrance French, Lazy Lister LLC
Jennifer Garrett, Elevate Your Hustle
Basso Ghee, GD Resources LLC
Luana Goss, Yonder Imaging
Gerald Griffith, Corridor Publishing
Brian Guillen, Forged Fathers
Kenneth Guinn, HEMPPowered Performance
Ericka Hopkins, Ricky’s Stationary Shoppe
Justin Horton, Outland Recruiting LLC
Brian Ingram, GR8T Design
Charles Irving Stokes III, The Deborah Lockwood Company
Imoni Jenkins, iesj
Barbara G Jones, Africa Business International
Thomas Jones, Foundation
Kaspars Jurjans, Sveiks Cowboy
Douglas Katz, Redleg Innovation
Todd Keyser, B Prepared
John Kritzer, Kritz Blue Line LLC
Jorie Ann Labonte, Jorie Ann Labonte
Hemalatha Lingamaneni, BookEase
Shanyse Lingham, Shanyse Lingham
Larissa Martinez, Sweet Girl Ice
Mark Matthew Steils, Gluten Free Steils
Timothy May, Mayhue Holdings
Morad Mclah, GAGD
Jasmine Mclaurin, Jasmine inventions
Ashleigh McNair, Muse Studio Co.
Erika Mendoza-Montez, Modern Mailers
Shawn Michael Harbert, 5 Delta Enterprises
Mark Milhouse, Watch My Page, LLC
Yolanda Monahan, YoBandz, LLC
Timothy Montjoy, Montjoy App, LLC
Cornelia Murphy-House, 3Maries, Inc.
Michael Murray, Authored, LLC
James Nash, Uncle J’s Coaching
Yohance Omar Nelson, Slabulous BBQ Sauce
Cassidy Nolan, Mach 1 Hot Sauce
LaTrease Price-Gistard, ACI Mortgage LLC
Marco Prima, Prima Etchworks
Grant Rogers, Maven Scouts
Alonzo Roscoe Wright, Garden’s Harvest Media Co.
Zigmund Rubel, Forsight Digital, Inc.
Thalya Sant’Anna, Luta Homes
Emilie Schario, Turbine
Edward Sean Lanier, Resolve Solutions Incorporated
Alex Sebby, Words of Veterans
Irvin Shell, Ifi Heritage Center Inc.
Scott Showers, Rolla Woodworks
Rashanda Siska, High Pressure Designs
Jerrod Smith, LoneStar Valor Funding
Milcah Ssebbowa, Precious Prosper Enterprise
Tim Swaney, Watchur6
Ann-Marie Talley, The Art & Butta Unboxing Experience
Dierdre Tinsley, The Sweetest Spot
Jeevan Traboulay, G.I.V.E (Great Individuals Value Everyone)
Latasha Turner, The Peace Bridge
Ikem Uge, BagSpace LLC
Frederick Ward, I Handy Man Serve
Krystal Waters Howard, Sky Krystal Krafts
Rodney West-Estell, Arzita’s
Linda Williams, Groove and Move
Ruebin Williams, Resolution 2 Realty
Roberta Wilson, Pop-Up Bites
Jasper Woods, J&M Woods Transportation LLC
Nancy Zellers, RESPECT DEI
Ideation-Phase Cohort Members
Some of the new Veterans in Residence members are still in early ideation phase, and don’t have their company’s concept fully worked out just yet. The program will give them all the skills they need to recognize entrepreneurial opportunities in the market and develop them so they’re ready to launch and start generating revenue. We’re excited to help them choose their path at this first step on their entrepreneurial journey!
Phillip Bouyer, Joshua Brooks, Shawn Dickens, Lydiah Owiti, Sonia Padilla, Katherine Phillips, Chanesha Scott, Joseph Shaw, Andre Thomas, Kathryn Vicks, Gabriel Woodman
Build Your Business in 10 Weeks!
Are you a veteran or military spouse ready to launch or grow your business? Veterans in Residence (ViR) is an interactive 10-week virtual program for founders in the early stages of launching or coming up with the idea for their business. You’ll learn from some of Syracuse University’s best from the comfort of your own home, gaining the necessary skills for a successful, sustainable career in entrepreneurship. Fill out an interest form today and make that business dream a reality!