{"id":1275,"date":"2022-12-19T16:23:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T16:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/williambissett.com\/?p=1275"},"modified":"2023-04-06T12:29:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T12:29:44","slug":"charlotte-angel-connection-episode-140-margaret-kochera-founder-of-magrik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/williambissett.com\/2022\/12\/19\/charlotte-angel-connection-episode-140-margaret-kochera-founder-of-magrik\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlotte Angel Connection Episode 140: Margaret Kocherga, Founder of Magrik"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dslc-theme-content\"><div id=\"dslc-theme-content-inner\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/williambissett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Margik-Logo_Full-Color.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1787\" src=\"http:\/\/williambissett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Margik-Logo_Full-Color-300x102.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/williambissett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Margik-Logo_Full-Color-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/williambissett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Margik-Logo_Full-Color-1024x347.png 1024w, https:\/\/williambissett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Margik-Logo_Full-Color-768x260.png 768w, https:\/\/williambissett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Margik-Logo_Full-Color-1536x521.png 1536w, https:\/\/williambissett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Margik-Logo_Full-Color-2048x695.png 2048w, https:\/\/williambissett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Margik-Logo_Full-Color.png 2928w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today we welcome <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/margaret-kocherga\/\">Dr. Margaret Kocherga<\/a> to the podcast. Margaret is the founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.margik.tech\/\">Margik<\/a>, a hardware tech company looking to make organic-based lighting mainstream.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A self-described \u2018accidental entrepreneur\u2019, Margaret started Margik while earning her PhD in Nanoscale Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. After founding the company, Margaret was awarded a <a href=\"https:\/\/ncidea.org\/\">NC IDEA<\/a> grant, completed the Department of Energy\u2019s Chain Reaction Innovation program, and even appeared on Amazon Prime\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unicorn Hunters<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> television series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We cover many topics in this episode, including how Margaret\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immigrated from Kyiv, Ukraine to Charlotte, NC at the age of 15<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recovered from an ACL tear that prematurely ended her ballet career<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discovered her passion for science out of necessity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navigated different funding sources and grants to finance Margik<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knocked on doors in Silicon Valley to land Margik\u2019s first commercial pilot<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026as well as how Charlotte can stop losing hardware tech startups to places like Silicon Valley, and more!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please enjoy this conversation with Margaret Kocherga.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">William Bissett is the owner of and an Investment Advisor Representative of Portus Wealth Advisors, a Registered Investment Adviser.\u202fRegistration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. 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Past performance is not, and should not be construed as, indicative of future results.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fcharlotteangelconnection%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fcharlotteangelconnection%2FEpisode_140_Charlotte_Angel_Connection_Podcast_Margaret_Kocherga.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fwilliambissett.com%2F2022%2F12%2F19%2Fcharlotte-angel-connection-episode-140-margaret-kochera-founder-of-magrik%2F\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"138px\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/charlotteangelconnection\/content.blubrry.com\/charlotteangelconnection\/Episode_140_Charlotte_Angel_Connection_Podcast_Margaret_Kocherga.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/williambissett.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1275-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/charlotteangelconnection\/content.blubrry.com\/charlotteangelconnection\/Episode_140_Charlotte_Angel_Connection_Podcast_Margaret_Kocherga.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_140_Charlotte_Angel_Connection_Podcast_Margaret_Kocherga.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/williambissett.com\/feed\/podcast\/?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93aWxsaWFtYmlzc2V0dC5jb20vZmVlZC9wb2RjYXN0Lw\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_googleplay\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Google Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Google Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/williambissett.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we welcome Dr. Margaret Kocherga to the podcast. 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