11/09/2026
🎉 Clay County, come meet the people behind 13 local businesses and big ideas!
Join One Clay County for the Fall 2026 Launch + Leap Community Showcase this Thursday at EKU Manchester. Meet the entrepreneurs, discover what they’re creating, and hear what’s next for their businesses. Bring a friend, grab lunch, and help us cheer them on!
📅 Thursday, November 12, 2026
🕧 12:40 p.m. Lunch and networking
🎤 1–2:30 p.m. Community Showcase
📍 EKU Manchester, 50 University Dr., Manchester, KY 40962
🎟️ Free and open to everyone!
👉 Register for the Community Showcase here:
https://ntn96.share.hsforms.com/25SXeJioHRBSlidyao3Furw
🚀 Meet the Launch Fellows building businesses from the ground up
• Rebecca Owens — Brewed Journeys
• Loren Sizemore — Clay Commercial Cleaning
• Wesley Smith — Wild Forever By Wes
• Steven Woods — Loose Goose Adventures
📈 Meet the Leap Fellows growing their existing businesses
• Roxana Abner — Diamond Bar C Farms
• Shannon Marie Garrett — Shannon Marie Art
• Amy Garrison — The Roost on Fox Hollow Ink and Stitch
• Kristy Garrison — Gypsy River Farm & Vineyard LLC
• Jordan Jackson — Mountain Mug Coffee Truck
• Richard Jones — Transformed Fitness LLC
• Kaylee Mathis — PopTop Drink Co
• Jared Smith — J-Rod Customs and Repair
• Megan Smith — Pink Door Bakehouse
Know someone who loves supporting local businesses? Tag them below and invite them to join you!
Questions? Email Luke Howard at [email protected].
📸 Photos may be taken for promotional and communications purposes.
Brewed Journeys Clay Commercial Cleaning Wild Forever By Wes Loose Goose Adventures Shannon Marie Art The Roost on Fox Hollow Ink and Stitch GypsyRiver Mountain Mug Coffee Truck PopTop Drink Co. J-Rod Customs and Repair The Manchester Enterprise Manchester/Clay County, Ky. Chamber of Commerce Clay County Fiscal Court City of Manchester, Kentucky. City Hall Manchester Tourism Commission
