This week at 1 Million Cups we will be featuring Terri Zimmerman, CEO of Packet Digital, and Shawn Muehler, co-founder and CEO of Botlink – both Fargo based companies that are doing work in the drone industry. The event will be the kick-off for a drone-filled day, leading up to Fargo’s first annual Drone Focus Conference which will begin at 12 PM.

As with every first Wednesday we’ll also have a live job board, where employers can come up and share open positions in their company. We already know of 10. If you’re looking for a job, this is is where you want to be! See you there.

Terri Zimmerman, Packet Digital CEO

Terri Zimmerman has as been serving as CEO of Packet Digital since September 2013, furthering their mission to achieve power savings through autonomous system-level power management.

She has also served as COO and CFO of several companies, including CFO of Great Plains Software for 5 years.

Recently, she was featured as our Startup Spotlight of the month, where she shared a little about her personal life, how she is inspired, and her advice for entrepreneurs today.

Shawn Muehler, Botlink CEO

Shawn Muehler is a military pilot with the North Dakota Air National Guard who decided to put his ideas for drone software into action a little over a year ago, launching a startup now known as Botlink.

In November, Shawn took the stage at 1 Million Cups for the first time, spurring Botlink onto a fast-paced track that has landed them 500K in funding as well as articles in publications like UAS Magazine, Intelligent Aerospace, and Popular Science.

Now, he takes the stage for the second time to give us an update on what Botlink is doing, and illustrate how North Dakota can continue to be the predominant leader in the drone industry. And they’ve got some exciting news.

This is going to be a groundbreaking event! Don’t miss it.

(And bring your mug for the free coffee!)

Learn more about 1 Million Cups Fargo, here.

Photos courtesy of Terri Zimmerman and Shawn Muehler.