Athens 2015 Founder of the year will talk about hiring practices to entrepreneurs. Brandon Checketts will be at Rook & Pawn from 11am to noon today. He will discuss hiring practices to build the best team for startups. Rook & Pawn is located off 294 W. Washington St. in Athens.

“It’s about life experience and your ability to read a situation and learn quickly about what’s working and what’s not,” says Checketts.

Entrepreneurs and community supporters can network over coffee and discuss topics of interest.

“Any information I can get is helpful, I’m trying to just learn everything about it so I know what to do in the future,” says Makena Winsor, a University of Georgia student.

This event is right before Athens Startup week, a five day event that offers different opportunities for entrepreneurs. Startup week begins March 28th and ends April 1st.

Reporter Cameron Martinez will keep us updated as the event occurs.

By Alexander Contreras