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AirTran GO Magazine sidebar on Keen Guides

The May 2011 issue of AirTran in-flight magazine lists Keen Guides as one of the “Game Changers” in the travel industry.

McNally listed as one of the Tech Titans “People to Watch”

The Washingtonian Magazine listed Catharine McNally as one of the Tech Titans “People to Watch.”

McNally featured in Winston-Salem Journal

WINSTON-SALEM, NC — March 11, 2011. Brief article about Catharine McNally’s AAPD Hearne Award and her work to increase accessibility in the arts.

McNally receives 2011 AAPD Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award

Washington, D.C. January 26, 2011. Press Release: Advocate, entrepreneur to be honored at March 15 event.

Elevator Pitch: Keen Guides

Inc. Magazine, December 1, 2010. Keen Guides makes iPhone travel apps for the hearing impaired. Can it get $1.2 million to cover more cities?

American Association of People with Disabilities Hearne Award Press Release

Hearne press release – Catharine McNally 2011 FINAL

Hear. There. Everywhere

DC Magazine, November, 2009. An unconventional app innovator aims for instant accessibility.

Nine Startups Present To The DC Tech Community At TECH Cocktail

TechCrunch, August 27, 2009. Though situated in the heart of Government 2.0, the private sector in Washington, D.C. has been a wellspring of new startups each quarter. TECH cocktail, a community building organization, looks to help entrepreneurs by giving them a place to share their latest creations with the local technology community.

Eight New Startups Pop Out Of The LaunchBox

TechCrunch, August 5, 2009. Washington DC based LaunchBox Digital, an early stage investment firm and incubator founded in 2007 by John McKinley, Sean Green, and Julius Genachowski (now the new head of the FCC and divested from LaunchBox), just wrapped up its second annual 12-week program. Modeled after Y Combinator, LaunchBox invests seed capital of around $20,000-$25,000 into teams, and provides them with 12 weeks of education, mentorship and access to a small army of advisers. Drawn from a pool of over 275 applicants, eight teams were selected to…

A Winning Plan

Georgetown Business, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, Spring 2009. Karen Borchert and Martin Franklin entered the MBA Evening Program at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business in 2006 with the near-term goal of acquiring skills to help them advance in their current jobs and the long-term goal of starting their own companies — someday.