The People, Companies, and Breakthroughs Moving Health Forward
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Featured Events
All events →Connect Labs Member Showcase
Connect Labs by Wexford marks its first year at The Pearl with a showcase of the companies growing inside it: a keynote from futurist Rebecca Ryan, member booths, and Demo Day Exchange, where guests invest simulated capital in the companies they like most. Advisory5 has a booth. RSVP on Luma by October 26.
From Product to Revenue
A free, hands-on 90-minute commercialization workshop for early-stage founders, led by Connect Labs member Fred Sheffield of 5 Stones Growth Systems. Work on your own company: why your market should care, the one customer to focus on first, the key influencer you need to reach, and how to get access to them. Leave with one specific action toward revenue. Limited to 20 founders.
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Spotlights
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The Missing Middle of Foot Care
In Matthews, Olena Burykina built a pedicure practice for the feet other salons send away. Now she is teaching other technicians how she thinks.
Recent Moves
View all →Charlotte Health Founders at Innovation Quarter
Connect Labs by Wexford and Advisory5 took a bus of Charlotte health founders from Connect Labs, gBETA Charlotte Health and Advisory5 to Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem. Hosted by Advocate Health and Sparq, with a visit to the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine and lunch with Wake Forest School of Medicine faculty.
Read more →gBETA Charlotte Health picks its fall 2026 cohort ↗
Carviq, ForesightCares, Global Bridge Pharmaceutical, Rethink Health and SonoVivo join the seven-week program at The Pearl. Fall Showcase is Dec. 9.
PitchBreakfast Charlotte, October 2026
With Juan Garzon away, Laura Smailes and the PitchBreakfast team ran October’s session at Sparkhouse West without missing a beat. Nexabi, Propera and Health Perspectives pitched, and the investor panel gave candid feedback.
Read more →Cram & Crunch at Carolinas College of Health Sciences
Carolinas College of Health Sciences hosted Cram & Crunch at The Pearl, organized by the college's events coordinator, Stephanie Suarez: a make-your-own cereal snack bar and Ike, a therapy dog from Invisible Paw Prints.
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