Ride the Scooter in the Rain – it’s a a core value of Skipper. It also serves to remind CEO/Founder Meggie Williams of where the business started. Early on in the business she took a scooter to walk the dogs. Inevitably some days it rained. It’s a way for her to remember who she and who the company is.
Skipper is after the trust of the Trust of the clients. It’s something you won’t question or doubt after listening to Meggie’s interview today.
Sebastian Williams – or as she refers to her husband, Seb – and Meggie have been on a wild ride since they first met in college. Back then they were working as a team for Senior Class President at UNC Chapel Hill and really haven’t stopped working together since then. Their skills complement each other well and they have an ability to put work at the door step before going home every night.
Their partnership has taken them from Chapel Hill to NYC, backpacking around the world on a shoe string budget, to Charlotte, down to Austin for the Techstars incubator program (where they roomed with fellow Charlotte startup couple Haley Bohon and her husband – Founders of Skillpop – and Dina Carey, CEO of Milkful, also a local CLT company).
Most importantly for Charlotte, though, it has led them to start Skipper (formerly The Waggle Company). They are one of a handful of Charlotte area companies the Charlotte Angel Fund has invested in. They are now in three cities – Charlotte, Austin and Dallas – and will be launching in Atlanta soon. They are very aware of their competition and are quite comfortable at how they are going to be able to win.
Before my interview, I had heard many people sing the praises of Meggie and Sebastian. Today I know first hand they are a team that is building something great. Now you get to hear about it too.
A few other local notes and comments:
Sam Smith of Vishion (local startup) and Collective Hustle is organizing a fantastic event called Seed the South. The goal with this effort is to bring investors and entrepreneurs in Charlotte and beyond together to begin to show off what’s here. The event is going to be on January 9 at the Foundation for the Carolinas and Sam is working on building a terrific list of speakers. There will be a pitch competition for 4 – 8 startups and other startups will have demo tables there too. It’s going to be a great way to start 2019 and I hope to see you there.
If you are a startup looking to learn more about the Seed the South opportunity, please register for the informational session on December 11 at Hygge. https://collectivehustle.us/events/participate-seed-the-south/
Thank you to Dan Roselli and his team at Packard Place for our first sponsorship. They have hosted more than 2 dozen of our interviews over the last couple of months and have offered one of their used Yeti’s for us to use with guests when we go offsite. They are a great community supporter for all things startup in Charlotte.
Speaking of Packard Place, come out to Packard Place Public House – December 4th 5:30pm – to listen to Dan & Alex, Co-Founders of 2ULaundry. It’s free but please register here:
https://www.meetup.com/packardplace/events/jwvczpyxqbzb/
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