Business for GOOD Summit–Lessons in Financial Inclusion
On May 2nd, 2025, Drake University’s Zimpleman College of Business hosted its 2nd annual Business for GOOD Summit, including Tory Flynn, Chief Sustainable Officer at Hillenbrand, a $3 billion industrial equipment and systems powerhouse; Mikala Demet, CEO of Big Grove Brewery, and Alicia Simmons, Senior Sustainability Manager at Frontier Co-op. Among the speakers at this year’s event, Bill Witherspoon, Sky Factory founder, addressed both students and members of the community on the topic of financial inclusion, staff motivation, and recruitment.
“When I started Sky Factory 22 years ago, I had no financial backing or investors. Although I’d started several successful businesses, I built up Sky Factory from the ground up, earning business and building a reputation until I could afford to scale up the company,” said Bill. Learn More
ENTER SPACE: Nautilus Book Awards GRAND Winner
Enter Space: Stories from the High Desert, a short story and photography memoir designed by Sky Factory founder Bill Witherspoon, was selected as the Grand Winner of the 2025 Nautilus Book Awards for its beautiful concept of a book as an art piece.
On its 25th anniversary, the Nautilus Book Awards, which celebrates and honors books that support conscious living and social justice, selected Enter Space by Bill Witherspoon as the GOLD Winner in the Memoirs & Personal Journey category.
Most remarkably though, among the nearly one thousand entries received across its 35 categories, the editorial jury selected Enter Space as the 2025 Grand Winner for its subject matter, both in narrative and visual expression, as much as for its unique craftsmanship—five accordion-folded themed volumes nestled in a clamshell box—which allows for a unique tactile and spatial experience. Learn More
JCHC Foundation Golf Tournament Supports Rural Hospital
On May 30, 2025, a Sky Factory participated in Jefferson County Health Center (JCHC) Foundation’s annual DIVOT Classic at the Fairfield Golf & Country Club. For the 2nd year in a row, Sky Factory fielded a multi-disciplinary team with players coming from Graphics, Engineering, Accounting and Production. Learn More
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