First Friday: Your Small Business Resource

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First Friday: Your Small Business Resource
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Topic: Regional Partnerships at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center

Nashville Entrepreneur Center CEO Stuart McWhorter will be the featured guest at First Friday to speak about the Entrenpreneur Center-Williamson, Inc. partnership with PreFlight as well as other potential opportunities for entrepreneurs.

Speaker:


Stuart McWhorter
CEO
Nashville Entrepreneur Center
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As CEO of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Stuart McWhorter has more than 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship and early stage investing.
 
As co-founder, McWhorter served as Chairman and President of Clayton Associates prior to his appointment as CEO of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. Founded in 1996, Clayton Associates serves as an investment management company primarily focused on the early stage investment cycle in the healthcare and technology industries. Clayton Associates has managed five venture capital funds, which has invested more than $150 million in over 80 operating companies in the Southeast.
 
Prior to Clayton Associates, McWhorter was part of the founding management team of OrthoLink Physicians Corporation, where he served as vice president of managed care and vice president of development. Prior to OrthoLink, McWhorter served in various management positions with Tenet Healthcare-owned Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham, AL.
 
McWhorter also serves on the board of directors for FirstBank of Tennessee, 247 Sports Media, Haven Behavioral Healthcare, MedEquities Healthcare REIT, JumpStart Foundry and Lee Company.
 
McWhorter’s civic duties include serving on various past and present boards including: Belmont University, Clemson University Foundation, Tennessee Business Roundtable, Blood Water Mission, YMCA of Middle Tennessee, Nashville Public Education Foundation, Hospital Hospitality House, St. Luke’s Community Center, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and Nashville’s Agenda.
 
McWhorter has also served as adjunct professor at Belmont University teaching healthcare and entrepreneurship.
 
McWhorter received his master's degree in health administration from The University of Alabama-Birmingham and B.S. in management from Clemson University.