Founders Connect brings entrepreneurs, business owners, and aspiring founders together to learn from one another and strengthen Topeka’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Next event
Thursday, September 17
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · The Pavilion at Redbud Park
The Founder's Blueprint
Featuring Fatima Luthi, Pedro Concepcion & Nancy Lopez
Founders Connect is a founder-centered gathering built around real stories, practical conversation, and useful connection. To protect the quality of that room, we ask everyone to follow a few simple expectations.
Come ready to listen, ask thoughtful questions, and learn from the founder being featured.
Founders may speak openly about challenges and work still in progress. Treat those conversations with discretion.
Thoughtful questions, practical resources, relevant introductions. Leave the room better than you found it.
Established founders, early-stage builders, students, side-hustlers, and people still exploring an idea.
Introductions, resources, and a follow-up the next day are the point. The best connections here continue after 7:30.
Founders Connect is built by founders, for founders. The room depends on how each person chooses to show up.
All three are Topeka founders and Omni Circle members, running Founders Connect alongside their own businesses.
We’ll email you first when registration opens for a new event.
Every month, our featured founders share what they're building, what they've learned, and how the community can support them.
The Founder's Blueprint
Build, scale, fund, lead
Founders at various stages of building a business serve on a panel, sharing their stories, insights and tips, then engage the audience in conversation around growing your business. We'll also have questions and structured discussions at your tables to keep the conversation going.
Fatima Luthi
Pedro Concepcion
Nancy Lopez
Thursday, October 15
Hosted by Lyndsey Bibler
Thursday, November 19
One year of Founders Connect
This month’s founders and venue are still being confirmed. Register and we’ll email you as soon as they’re announced.
The details for this one aren't settled yet. We announce each month once it's confirmed.
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