Q&A: Rachel Neill has startups on the brain

08 Jan Q&A: Rachel Neill has startups on the brain

Rachel Neill hasn’t always been a startup junkie. The health tech guru landed her first job in the criminal justice field, working as a research analyst with the National Council on Crime & Delinquency.

But since then, Neill has grown into a local entrepreneurial leader.

For the past four years, she has served as a senior officer with Nordic, a health care consulting company focused on Epic Systems’ software.

Neill also organizes 1 Million Cups, a weekly entrepreneurship meetup. Every Wednesday morning, business and nonprofit leaders give 15-minute presentations on their startup or project at the downtown Madison Public Library’s third floor. Neill has been at nearly every one of the events over the past two years, making introductions, kicking off discussions and directing people toward the free coffee.

Last week, the coworking group and startup hub 100state announced that Neill would be joining its board of directors.

And on top of that, Neill has recently shaken things up by leaving Nordic to launch her own startup, a staffing agency for health tech companies. She sees the new Carex Consulting Group as an opportunity to help Madison’s startup community thrive.

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