







The purpose of this event is to promote personal and professional growth while inspiring innovation at all levels.

You will be exposed to many different people and companies in an environment designed to foster authentic relationships between one another.

This event is for anyone and everyone.

We are all part of the same economic ecosystem and it is important to recognize that the stronger we are as a community the stronger we are as individuals and as a shared economy.





Excited to announce over 80 mentors will be present on our expo floor! List below or view here





This FREE quarterly event will feature an expo floor and speaking panels where you can:

• Meet startups, investors, educators, businesses, & your government officials from across the region

• Discover job opportunities and ways to grow your career

• Showcase your business on our expo floor (small fee)

• Learn how to start and grow a startup

• Learn how to raise funds, plan for an exit, & find startups to invest in

• Enjoy the best food, wine, and brews that the region has to offer

• Connect with mentors offering free advice and consultation on our expo floor













Wavemaker wants to invest in our community startups and we are helping them find the best of the bunch.

If your startup is on our expo floor we will give you a chance to meet with Wavemaker. A select few will be given the opportunity to pitch.





SHOWCASE YOUR BUSINESS ON THE EXPO FLOOR

If you are interested in showcasing your business, you can purchase a ticket that includes a table or a 10x10' space for a booth (includes 1 table).

We also have vendor opportunities if you would like to sell alcohol, food, or merchandise! Just select the appropriate vendor ticket.

Every exhibitor will be included in the event program with a short blurb and your business URL.

Use your space on the expo floor to join our Mentor Matchup. It is a great way to showcase your expertise and value to the community while building trust to drive new opportunities your way.









and many more!

Full lineup and event schedule can be found here:

Event Program





Speaker Panels

LEARN FROM INDUSTRY INSIDERS AND INVESTORS

• Learn about the processes of starting a business

• Get fundraising strategies direct from investors

• Hear how to identify potential opportunities and risks

• Have an opportunity to ask the panel your own questions





Our first panel at 4pm is focused on Starting and Growing a Startup will feature:

Wes Bancroft founder of UpFounder and design partner at Peate Ventures

Cindy Rakowitz CEO,BR Public Relations; Founder & Executive Director, Fit 4 The Cause

Mark Goldstein Partner of Socal IP

Andy Smith CPA and founder of Numberwise

Our second panel at 5:30pm is focused on Fundraising, Exit, and Startup Investment Strategies and it will feature:





Rich Weir angel investor and serial entrepreneur

Donn Montoya angel investor and founder of Connect2all









82 Amazing Mentors to Meet!

Schedule and locations will be announced shortly and found in our Event Program available upon entry at the event.

You can view full descriptions by clicking here.





Alexandra Byrd http://linkedin.com/in/alexandra-byrd-a99ba6113 - Alternative Lending, Traditional Finance, Investment Expertise, Access to Multiple Funding Sources, FinTech, Media/Entertainment, and Tech space





Alexis Schomer https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexisschomer/ - Pitch Decks, Pitching, Website Development, Marketing Tips & Tricks





Amanda Santella https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-santella/ - Business Development in Marketing, Customer Retention, Customer Relationships





Anna Zalvovskaia https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-zalvovskaia-66bb04101/ - Developing Startup Businesses





Arash Yazdani https://www.linkedin.com/in/arash-yazdani-msc-79870054/ - Education, Administration and Operations Management in Private Middle School & High School Education, Graduate Level Scientific Research, Teaching in University, Wet Lab Work in Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Lab Research, Presentin Research, Writing Grants for Research Funding, Consulting, Business Development Planning, Process Optimization in the Private and Supplementary Education Industry





Avi Dukler https://www.linkedin.com/in/avi-dukler-154aa9 - Ideation, Growth Strategy, Building Successful Businesses from Just an Idea, Biotechnology, Precision Medicine, Digital Health, Clinical Laboratory, CLIA, FDA Regulations, Fundraising: Seed to IPO, Intellectual Property, In Licensing/Out Licensing, Mergers & Acquisitions





Bill Campbell https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-campbell-19388a111/ - Intellectual Property Law: Emphasis on Patent Prosecution, Trademark Prosecution, Copyrights, Trade Secrets, and Technology Transactions. Chemistry, Electrical, Mechanical, Photo-Optical, and Digital Imaging Devices.





Bill Riegler http://linkedin.com/in/bill-riegler-263475151 - Accessing SCORE, Small Business Consultant, Startup Mentor, Public Speaker, Instructor. Investment Strategies.





Brennon Cardone https://www.linkedin.com/in/brennoncardone/ - Contract Finance, Budget Analysis, IT Operations, Minimum Viable Products, Corporate Technology Development, Customer Care and Billing Systems. How to Find and Vet Co-Founders.





Brian Gant http://www.linkedin.com/in/gantbrian - Technology, Sales, Sales Management, Media Technology, Cloud Technology, Containerization, Cloud Billing, Cloud Automation, PaaS, SaaS, IaaS, Encoding, Transcoding, Storage, Storage Policy, Cyber Security, Digital Rights Management, CDN, Content Distribution, Growth Strategy





Casper Reaves https://www.linkedin.com/in/casper-reaves-958a57a/ - Financial Services, Electronic Materials, Real Estate, Semi Conductors, Business and Manufacturing Operations, Leadership, Management Marketing





Chris McMorran http://linkedin.com/in/christopher-mcmorran-21644a10 - General Business and Organizational Development, Finance, Marketing, Operations





Christy Zajack https://www.linkedin.com/in/christyzajack/ - Corporate Human Resources, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Management Consultant, Entrepreneuer, Business Owner, Legal Services, Employee Benefits, Business Benefits, Recruiting, Employee Experience and Employee Relations across Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Biotech, Hospitality, Aviation, Tourism, Nonprofit, TV, Film, and others





Cindy Rakowitz http://linkedin.com/in/cindyrakowitz - Corporate Leadership, Branding & Marketing, Philanthropy, Non Profits, Entrepreneur, Social Media, Fitness, Health, Wellness, Crisis Management, Communication, Networking





Colleen Andersen https://www.linkedin.com/in/colleena/ - Startup Development, Business Strategy, Product Development and Strategy, Partnerships, Marketing, Growth and Exit Strategy, Funding Strategy, Network Assistance, Analysis, Company Ethos Mentoring





Corinna Garza https://www.linkedin.com/in/corinnag/ - Everything Recuiting





Cynthia Rojas http://linkedin.com/in/cynthia-rojas - Brand Development, Marketing Strategy, Public Speaker, Digital Marketing Expert, Published





Dan DeMaggio https://www.linkedin.com/in/dandemaggio/ - Software Engineering, Internet of Things, Linux, AWS Cloud Computing, Electronics, Microcontrollers





David Cho https://www.linkedin.com/in/sircodealot/ - Blockchain Technologies, Community Organizer





Dustin Weissman, PsyD https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinweissman/ - Academic Tutoring, Psychology





Elaine Salewske http://www.linkedin.com/in/elainesalewske - Corporate Responsibility (at Global Pharmaceutical and Biotech Companies), Strategy, Issues Management, Internal & External Communications, Investor Dialogue, Public Relations, Journalism, Mass Communication, Business, MBA, Access to Public Resources, Chamber of Commerces





Eric Litwin https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericlitwin/ - Startup Development & Growth, IT, Scaling Teams, Software Development & Management, Corporate Environments, AWS Migration, Big Data Management





Fabien Reille http://www.linkedin.com/in/reille - Founder, Entrepreneur, Starting a Startup, Growth and Development Strategy, Business Models, Operations, Product Management. Online, Tech, Market Research, Advertising, Global, and Construction Industies.





Frank Huybrechts www.linkedin.com/in/frankfhuybrechts - Startup Business Operations, Financials, Organization





Geoffrey Prince https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffp/ - Product Management, Marketing, CTO Level Discussion & Decision Making, Technology Deployment & Management, SaaS, Startups, Entrepreneurship, Large Scale Project Management





Georg Winkler https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgwinkler7/ - Digital Market Research, Finding and Evaluating Competition, Researching Prospects, Library Research





Gerhard Apfelthaler https://www.linkedin.com/in/apfelthaler/ - Global Business Development, Managing a Multi-Cultural Workforce, Strategy Development, Team Building





Gregory Stephens, CLCS https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephensgregory/ - Identifying and Managing Risk to Sub Sequentially Purchase Insurance Properly, How to Leverage Risk for Benefits and Competitive Advantages







Ian Haga https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-haga-42154412/ - Legal Advice and Representation for Startups and Early Stage Companies, Negotiating & Drafting Contracts, Incorporation, Capital Raises, Mergers & Acquisitions, Liquidity Events





James Peters https://www.linkedin.com/in/salesandmarketingleader/ - Growing and Scaling Sales Teams, Creating Predictable Revenue





Janice Lee Miller https://www.linkedin.com/in/janice-l-miller-1986935/ - Business Transactional Work, Corporate Formation From Startup to Wind Down, General Legal Counsel, Corporate and Real Estate Transactions, Securities, Labor & Employment Law, Environmental Law, Licensing, Franchising, Drones, UAVs





Jeff Craft https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-craft-03977815 - Intellectual Property Law





Jeremy Faccone http://linkedin.com/in/jeremy-faccone-40ba8389 - Professional Guitar Player, Professional Music Production, Songwriter, Instrument Repair, Live Guitar Technician, Guitar Teacher, Music Publishing





Jesse Shapiro https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessershapiro/ - Marketing, Digital Marketing, Product Development, Iteration, Selling on Amazon, Fitness, Nutrition





Jesus Torres www.linkedin.com/in/jtorres1 - Regulatory and Legal Issues, Building Creative Revenue Models, Customer Discovery, Leader & Management, Diversity/Inclusion/Equity in Tech





Jill Evans https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-evans-a01b1722/ - Improv, Sales, Team Building, Employee Training, Writing, Entrepreneurship





John Carnett https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncarnett/ - Marketing, Public Relations, Social Media, Working with Influencers





Julian Kopald https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliankopald - Adtech, Endurance Sports, Wall Street, Payments, Crypto





Julie Broad https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliebroad/ - Writing, Self-Publishing a Book, Book Marketing. Using a Book to Get Paid Speaking Gigs, Attract Clients, Raise Money, and Get Media Opportunities.





Karin Lehmann https://www.linkedin.com/in/lehmannkarin/ - Matching People Up With the Right Business, Evaluating Business Ideas, Early Stage Planning, Evaluating Marketing Approach





Kathryn Duffek https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynduffek/ - Photography, Target Market Research, Storytelling, Video Marketing, Content Marketing, Relationship Building, Sales Techniques





Kevin Walker https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinwalkerboardwalk/ - Branding, Brand Postioning Strategy and Solutions, Entrepreneurship, Graphic Design, Corporate Identity, Innovation, Strategic Planning, Naming, Copywriting, Marketing, Public Speaker, Published Expert, Consultant





Kevin Yonei https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-yonei-210265/ - Paralegal, Picking a Law Firm





Kimberly Wright https://www.linkedin.com/in/vwkimberly/ - Organizational Development, Leadership, Marketing, Communications, Events, Fundraising, Nonprofit Management





Lisa Phillips https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisaphillipsmadheart/ - Chief Marketing Officer, Executive Producer, Product Development and Growth Strategy, Marketing Strategy--all things marketing





Lucas Nuttall https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucasnuttall/ - Commercial Real Estate, Marketing, Business Consulting, Navigating Local Government, Startup Operations, Management





Luis Montes https://www.linkedin.com/in/luismontes/ - Startups, Corporate Growth, Corporate Scaling, Corporate Sales, Corporate Operations, Leadership & Team Management, Strategic Partnerships, Capital Raises. Healthcare and Technology Expertise: Software, Medical Devices, Applications.





Lutz Lehmann https://www.linkedin.com/in/lehmannlutz/ - Business Plans, Finance Business Model Design, Exit Strategy Planning, Product Commercialization, Streamlining Organizations, International Business





Marc Honorof https://www.linkedin.com/in/marchonorof/ - Media, Entertainment, & Technology. Early Stage Conceptualization, Packaging/Positioning/Launching New Product, Strategic Partnerships, Growth Strategies





Mark Holmes - Software Engineer, Pursuing a Career in Software, Frontend Development





Mark Zand https:/www.linkedin.com/in/mark-zand-3b5a921 - Electronics, Hardware, Fintech, Internet of Things





Mascha Moore https://www.linkedin.com/in/mascha-moore-3a940015/ - Photo Art Direction, Photography, Post-Production, Mobile Development, UX/UI





Matt Schuberg linkedin.com/in/mattschuberg - Real Estate, Crowdfunding, Self Storage Industry





Matthew Bentley http://www.linkedin.com/in/mabentley85 - Web and Mobile Development, DevOps, Project & Task Management, Creating & Executing a solid and agile Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Collecting & Evaluating User Feedback to Strategically Grow





Megan Dickerson https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-dickerson-b4a672a9/ - Financial Literacy, How Money Works, Wealth Formula, Inflation, Taxes, Rate of Return, Compound Interest, Proper Financial Foundation





Michaela Thompson https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrt-studio/ - Marketing Specialties: Brand Partnerships, Social Media, Copywriting & Content Creation. Other Topics: How to Run a Hand-On Affiliate Program, How to Crowdfund Your Idea, Millenials & Women in the Ad Industry. Interests: Entertainment, Gaming, Toys & Collectibles, Subscription Boxes, Pets





Michelle Maurer https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-maurer-drph-mph-14222a29/ - Elderly Care, Small Business Management, Public Health





Myke Armstrong http://linkedin.com/in/mykearmstrong - Podcasting, Startups, Meditation, Work Life Balance, Starting Before You're Ready





Patrick Desbrow https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickdesbrow - Technology Management, Leadership





Paul Shrater http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulshrater - Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Supply Chains, Contract Packaging, Busines Growth, Experience Design, Operations





Pedro Almache https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedro-almache-927527113/ - Founding a Startup, Forming a Team, Software Development, Architecture, Programming, Resources, App Development





Phil Argue https://www.linkedin.com/in/philargue/ - Wealth Management, Algorithms, Team Management, Application Design and Development, Fintech





Phillip Broyles https://www.linkedin.com/in/pbbroyles/ - Product Management, Team Leadership, Digital Operations, E-Commerce





Rich Weir https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-weir-9ab43328/ - Fundraising and Associated Options & Strategies, Investment Strategies, Angel Investing





Rick Wilson http://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwilsonseniorsalesexecutive - Data, Lists, Leads, Aged Leads, Direct Mail, Telemarketing, Email Marketing, Email Broadcasts





Rob Bynder https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbynder/ - Branding, Web Design, User eXperience, Information Architecture, Digital Marketing, Inbound Marketing, Marketing Communications





Roy Bradh Nerijus Brazdziunas http://linkedin.com/in/roy-bradh-md-3786b74b - Physical Therapy, Social Entrepreneurship, Animation, Stress Reduction, Breathing Techniques, Healthy Habits, Relaxation Methods





Ryan Stomel http://linkedin.com/in/RyanStomel - How to Execute a Business Model That Makes Sense, Testing and Vetting an Idea, Business Strategy, Business Research, Market Research, Validation Tests, How to Start a Company with Minimal Revenue and Bootstrapped Development, Build or Buy Mentality in Hiring, Process Development





Sam Yacov https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-yacov-5bb2b821/ - Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Design, UX/User Interface, Product Design, Hiring, Team Building, Management, Social Media, Growth Marketing





Sepideh Yeoh https://www.linkedin.com/in/sepidehyeoh/ - Public Speaker, Life Coach, Published Author, Discovering Your Life Purpose, Exploring Passions, Pursuing Dreams, How to Gain Tools and Skills to Create Life/Work Balance, Making Peace with Change and Life's Transitions, Living a Fuller and More Meaningful Life





Shari Eskenas https://www.linkedin.com/in/shari-eskenas-524138104/ - Starting a Hardware Company, Bringing and Idea from Prototype to Production, Outsourcing, Working with Manufacturers, Product Design and Development, Successfully Crowdfunding on Kickstarter





Sriram Durbha https://www.linkedin.com/in/sriramdurbha - Machine Learning, Planning Kickstarter Campaigns, Game Design, Market Analysis, Development Strategy





Stan Shaul https://www.linkedin.com/in/stanshaul/ - Software Development, Software Startups





Steve Lackenby https://www.linkedin.com/in/slackenby/ - Launching a Startup, Software Develpment, Getting a Technology Product to MVP, Scaling a Startup (Product and Team)





Steve Morales https://www.linkedin.com/in/youdontknowsteve/ - Marketing Strategy: User Acquisition, Digital Marketing, and Advertising. Writing Marketing Plans and Go To Market Strategies. Growing Communities. Growing Social Media Followings.





Sunnie Schearer https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnie-schearer-a14b61114/ - Branding, Graphic Design, Going to Print, Entrepreneurship, Networking





Suresh Mohanakrishnan https://www.linkedin.com/in/suresh-mohanakrishnan-1180065/ - Mobile Application Development, Healthcare Applications, Product Management, Small Business Development





Taft Moore https://www.linkedin.com/in/taftmoore/ - Content Marketing, How to Turn a Facebook Like Into Revenue









Troy Wagne rhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/free-press-marketing/ - Sales and Marketing Expert





Vance Matrisciano https://www.linkedin.com/in/vance-matrisciano-57711732/ - Producer, Project Manager. Team Mangement, Agile Framework, Communicating Ideas, Public Speaking, Presenting to an Audience.





Wesley Bancroft www.linkedin.com/in/wesleybancroft - Creating and Launching Startups, Branding and Culture Building, Strategic Partnerships, Product Dsign, Product Mangement, How to Define Your Why (Your Purpose)





Yarone Goren http://linkedin.com/in/yarone - Validating Product/Market Fit, User Experience Design, Usability and Human Factors, Build Brand New Products and Services From Scratch















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