In this episode, Aaron interviews Kory Baily, CEO of Upsurge Baltimore, about his journey from a football scholarship at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill to becoming the new CEO of Upsurge Baltimore. Kory shares his vision for the company's future and discusses Baltimore's potential to become the next tech hub. Tune in to hear more about Kory's story and insights on the tech industry. #UpsurgeBaltimore #TechHub #Leadership #Entrepreneurship 

With over a decade of leadership in both early-stage startups and big tech, Kory Bailey has emerged as a thought leader on equitable economic growth and the biggest advocate for the tech community in Baltimore. A 2022 Technical.ly RealLIST Connectors Award winner and 2023 RealLIST Tech Community Leader of the Year nominee, Kory is the CEO of UpSurge Baltimore, an ecosystem building organization with a vision for Baltimore to be recognized as the first Equitech city in the world. A new model for American innovation. UpSurge's mission is to mobilize the tech ecosystem around startups by strengthening its culture and connectivity, with an intentional focus on strategies that produce better outcomes for Black, women, and other underestimated founders and leaders.