Tenth Street

A creativity hub

Let's fill the room with imaginative people and get started.

Tenth Street is a creativity hub of expertise in designing impact strategies for new or growing initiatives in technology-based economic development (TBED). Our approach leverages communications and relationship-building savvy. We work with you to create and boost outcomes-based programs that drive economic growth via innovation and entrepreneurship.

Since 2019.

Tenth Street is a start-up, too. If you don't dream, nothing happens, right?

Let's dream together. Let's get something started. Let's get growing. And let's watch the beautiful results unfold.

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Founder + CEO

Amy Love

With experience in starting up dozens of new initiatives over a 20+ year career, Amy Love has spent the last decade focused on technology-based economic development, most recently at the S.C. Department of Commerce under Governor Nikki Haley’s administration and at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC). Drawing on prior experiences at USDA Rural Development, Deutsche Telekom, and the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness, Amy has built a reputation as an authentic leader. She brings a special energy to amplifying the innovation rallying cry across communities, so that more entrepreneurs can thrive.

wow, what a nice thing to say!

"Amy has the entire tool kit of a leader --

the vision to see where to take a program, the ability to create and execute an operating plan, and the courage to lead her teams by example. As a fellow communications professional and entrepreneur, her work on both fronts makes her a great collaborator and mentor who I rely on to check my thinking."

- José Mallabo Chief Marketing Officer, Morehouse College

"Amy is one of those bright stars in the innovation and entrepreneurial space.

She is making things happen. Amy is constantly curious about best practices and maniacally focused on driving value for entrepreneurs, knowing that they'll drive the economic growth."

- Julie Lenzer, Chief Innovation Officer, University of Maryland

"Amy lights up an ecosystem!

Doing that needs confidence, empathy, vision, and grit. I find Amy Love thriving in bringing method to chaos and a healthy risk appetite to the world of startups in ways that are confident, intuitive, and empathetic all at once."

- Manoj Govindan, Venture Builder, Kashat Ventures

oh, More nice things?

"Amy is a proven leader in knowledge-based economic development.

She promotes a robust innovation and entrepreneurial climate and coordinates with public and private partners to provide critical resources to start-ups and entrepreneurs."

- Russell Cook, Managing Director, Comporium Ventures

"Amy is not only methodical, but also has fantastic EQ.

I've seen her navigate challenging situations and personalities with ease. She is thorough, conscientious, and passionate. As an entrepreneur, I respect her extensive experience with matrixed organizations."

- Jacqui Chew, Entrepreneur in Residence at ATDC, TEDxAtlanta Licensee

"Amy Love is a freaking rock star.

Smart, passionate, courageous, and focused on things that matter. Amy was my client, but I learned a lot from working with her. She knows how to make things happen."

- Robbin Phillips, Chief Love Officer and Founder, Brains on Fire