Doyenne Triple Threat Venture Training Showcase

media release: Doyenne Group’s Fall 2025 Triple Threat Venture Training cohort will be highlighted at our virtual Showcase event taking place on Tuesday, November 11, 4:30-6:00 PM CDT. Sponsored by WEDC, MG&E, Bank of America, and Associated Bank, this event allows attendees to listen to 5-minute pitches from each entrepreneur followed by feedback from attendees. All attendees will have an opportunity to hear from all 4 participating founders. Since the launch of the program in 2020, 62 businesses and 73 founders have been part of the program. Based on tracking post-program, ~70% of businesses are still open 12-months post program and have increased revenues 2-3x over previous fiscal years.

The Showcase is the capstone event of the Doyenne Triple Threat Venture Training (entrepreneur & venture overviews below). Over the course of the 20 week program, the participants have explored their business models, their personal skills & talents within their ventures, developed a strategic plan for the next 6-18 months, and are now ready for the community to come and support their success and future growth. Participants who qualify and complete all aspects of the program also will be awarded a $2,500 unrestricted grant to support their continued success.

“This is our 10th cohort of the program, and every time I’m always amazed by the innovation, resilience, and impact their communities the entrepreneurs and their teams are accomplishing within the early- or scaling-stages of their businesses.” says Doyenne Executive Director Heather Wentler, “You never know who you’ll meet and how you can support these businesses through your talents and your network to help expand their reach and success.”

The Doyenne Triple Threat Venture Training Program works with outside partners for a holistic approach to launching, scaling, and day-to-day operating of an early-stage venture. Our partners include:

● Step Up Equity Matters

● Relumed

● KOKORO

● Numerous Doyenne Coaches & Mentors who volunteer their time in support of ventures All are welcome to attend the Showcase Event. Registration is free, with a $10 suggested donation to support the non-profit to be able to continue to provide high-quality work throughout the Wisconsin entrepreneurial community to ensure entrepreneurs from all backgrounds are able to thrive.  

Ventures presenting at the Showcase event:

● Danielle Lund Photography (Cambridge, WI)

Danielle Lund Photography is a full-service photography studio specializing in weddings, interactive event coverage, and branding portraits. Our approach blends candid storytelling with direction so people feel comfortable and confident in front of the camera. For weddings, we capture both the big emotions and the quiet, meaningful moments that tell your love story authentically. For businesses, we focus on marketing- and sales-driven images—whether that’s interactive coverage of corporate events or professional headshots and product images that help your brand stand out. Our interactive style makes photo sessions feel fun, engaging, and effortless while ensuring the final images are powerful tools for connection. At the heart of everything we do is creating timeless, genuine images that celebrate people, stories, and brands with authenticity.

● Sparkshare (Madison, WI)

Sparkshare's ComposeIQ is a SaaS platform that brings the power of GPT-5 into regulated environments like schools, hospitals, and government agencies, without data ever leaving the customer's cloud. Its zero-egress, full-sovereignty design ensures complete control over sensitive information. Every interaction is captured in a WORM (Write Once, Read Many) audit ledger, creating an immutable record that's regulator-ready. By combining compliance, transparency, and cutting-edge AI, Sparkshare gives institutions a safe and scalable entry point into generative AI. The result: faster innovation without compromising trust, privacy, or oversight.

● Spectacle Health (Fitchburg, WI)

Spectacle Health started as a defined contribution benefits administration platform, and when we entered the market, we built something different: voice AI that actually makes benefits understandable. While other administrators offer the same portals and call centers, our voice assistant handles complex, multi-part questions like 'Which plan covers my insulin and my daughter's therapy?' instantly, 24/7.

● Rowe Pottery (Cambridge, WI)

Rowe Pottery handcrafts functional pottery for the home and sells wholesale, web and direct to consumer retail. We are an American made, handcrafted alternative to mass produced dinnerware, bakeware and serveware at competitive prices.

● BelleMarie Bakery (Clayton, WI)

BelleMarie Bakery provides a long awaited bakery for the community and creates a cozy welcoming environment for people to come relax and enjoy company; we are a place for work-from-home individuals to escape into a new environment, and bring the community together in unique ways.

The application for the Spring 2026 Triple Threat Venture Training program will open in January 2026, with the program starting April 2025. Entrepreneurs who identify as women, non-binary, LGBTQIA+, and/or BIPOC+ leading scalable ventures who fit within the early-stage category of venture progress are encouraged and eligible to apply. Each program allows 6-8 ventures to participate based on program fit collected within the program’s application. More information can be found at https://doyennegroup.org/programs/triplethreatventuretraining