Erik and Aaron discuss the impact of cancer, especially for parents who have lost a child to this disease, the need to help others, and the importance of exhibiting kindness in all you do while striving for greatness!
More about Aaron:
Aaron Horn is the Executive Director at The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo) in Cedar Rapids, which is the parent nonprofit of the Iowa Startup Accelerator and DeltaV Code School. Aaron earned his degrees in Management Information Systems and Entrepreneurial Studies at Iowa State University. He worked for Becker Underwood, an Ames based global ag company, for 12 years, and after its sale to BASF, he moved to Eastern Iowa to join a healthcare software startup as their Chief Information Officer. Aaron then spent two and a half years as Director of IT for the Iowa Interstate Railroad before moving from NewBoCo's Board Chair to full-time Chief Operating Officer in 2017 and then Executive Director in 2020. He also serves on the Board of Directors for nonprofits Miracle Travel Works in Des Moines, Candlelighters NYC in New York City, and Beat Cancer Today in Cedar Rapids.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hornit/
Twitter: @beatcancer, @newboco, @hornit
