Inside Aggie Square: Sacramento’s $1B Innovation Engine with Monique Brown

In this episode of The Mark Haney Show, we go on location to Aggie Square—UC Davis’s game-changing innovation district in Sacramento. Monique Brown—Knowledge Community Director at Wexford Science & Technology and Co-Founder of the Growth Factory—joins me to unpack how this $1.1B project is transforming the region.

Monique offers a behind-the-scenes look at Connect Labs, an eight-story innovation center built to retain and attract startups, researchers, and investors right here in Sacramento. We explore how Aggie Square is connecting university research with real-world entrepreneurship, offering plug-and-play lab space, venture capital support, and a vision to make Sacramento a national leader in life sciences and health innovation.

You’ll learn:
• Why founders are now staying in Sacramento
• How UC Davis, Wexford, and VCs are working together
• What makes Connect Labs a magnet for startups and global talent
• How this project is creating jobs, revitalizing Oak Park, and building the
Backyard Advantage on a national scale

Website: https://www.wexfordconnectlabs.com/sacramento
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquebrown/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wexford-science-&-technology-llc/

🎙 If you care about the future of innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic development in Sacramento, this is a must-watch.

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