Kim Mahan’s Twitter bio reads, “I invest in people and make lots of things, including mistakes.” At MAXX Potential, a technology trade school of sorts, Mahan makes room for happy accidents, and she makes them profitable too. Virginia-based MAXX Potential takes tech job candidates and gives them more than training; it also gives them jobs so students can make money while they’re learning. As a self-taught programmer and mother of three, Mahan knows it’s important to make a living while learning new skills, and she’s made a way for her students to do just that. maxxpotential.com
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Innovators Changing the South
One thing we love about the South is that it’s always evolving. We cherish our traditions, but we’re also the first to cheer the rabble-rousers, the underdogs, the people who are shaping the South to be something new, something different, something we’ve never seen before