# Natalia Bishop

> Natalia Bishop is a Colombian entrepreneur and investor based in Louisville, Kentucky. She founded Story, a coworking and entrepreneurial community that grew out of a shared photography studio, and Level Up, an education business serving women. Her work has included a University of Louisville innovation role, a general partnership at Renew Venture Capital, mentoring, and chairing the board of Wild Accelerator.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Story; Board Chair at Wild Accelerator
- **Organizations:** Story Louisville, Chocolate Box Photography, Level Up, Wild Accelerator, Renew Venture Capital, University of Louisville, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Amplify Louisville, Russell Tech Business Incubator
- **Nationality:** Colombian
- **Education:** Associate degree in design (self-reported), Jefferson Community & Technical College, Culinary studies; not completed (self-reported), Sullivan University, Business administration studies (completion not independently established), University of Louisville
- **Known for:** Founded Story Louisville and the women-focused education business Level Up., Louisville Business First 40 Under 40 honoree., 2023 JFCS MOSAIC Award honoree.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Moved from Colombia to Louisville at age 17; worked at UPS while pursuing education.
- **—** — Worked in corporate retail before establishing Chocolate Box Photography.
- **2016** — Story’s own history dates its 1,500-square-foot shared photography studio to this year.
- **2017** — Story added 12,000 square feet at the Center by SIDIS.
- **2019** — Brought in Open Eye to help develop operations and services; Wild later found a home at Story.
- **2021** — Passed the Story CEO role to Lauren VanCleave in a planned succession, became board chair, and took an innovation role at the University of Louisville.
- **2022** — Publicly announced joining Renew Venture Capital as a general partner.
- **2023** — Named a JFCS MOSAIC Award honoree.
- **2025** — Identified as Story founder and CEO in January coverage; recognized among Louisville Business First’s Nonprofit Visionary Leaders, according to Wild’s biography.
- **2026** — Wild Academy launched a virtual platform with the WILLA AI business coach; Bishop was identified as Wild’s board chair.

## Achievements

- Founded Story Louisville and the women-focused education business Level Up.
- Louisville Business First 40 Under 40 honoree.
- 2023 JFCS MOSAIC Award honoree.
- Named one of Louisville Business First’s 2025 Nonprofit Visionary Leaders, according to Wild Accelerator.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Wild Accelerator announced Wild Academy, a virtual entrepreneurship platform featuring the WILLA AI business coach; February 27 coverage identified Bishop as board chair.
- **2025-06** — Appeared on Woman-Owned Wallet to discuss business risk, money, and whether venture capital suits a founder’s goals.
- **2025-05** — Xavier University’s Sedler Center newsletter thanked Bishop for hosting students at Story for panels with entrepreneurs.
- **2025-01** — A January 21 Spectrum News feature identified Bishop as Story’s founder and CEO and described her support for Louisville entrepreneurs.

## Links

- Website: https://www.storylouisville.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliabishop/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/natybishop

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Last updated: 2026-10-22