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NYC Founder Speaker Series & Networking
New York Entrepreneurs, Startup & Business Coalition
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DownToDash
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Thursday, Feb 27,
Time - 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EST)
Microsoft
11 Time Square
New York, NY 10036
6:00- 7:00 pm- Meet & Greet7:00- 8:30 pm- Speaker Address + Q&A8:30- 9:00 pm- Networking
Agenda & Learning:
Starting a business & the mistakes to avoid
What can companies do to get off the ground & raise VC money
Hosting events with the right partnerships
Marketing ideas for startups
How to get featured in popular publications
Speakers:
Rachel Trobman - Co-Founder & CEO of Upside Health
Rachel Trobman is the founder & CEO of Upside Health, a software company reducing the economic & emotional burden of chronic pain. Upside Health's product, Ouchie, is currently used by tens of thousands of patients at health systems including Mount Sinai & Columbia Memorial Hospital & has been recognized by Bayer G4A, eyeforpharma, Yale University & the National Institute of Health. Prior to forming Upside Health, Rachel was a seasoned media executive & journalist who worked at NY1 News, NBC News & the New York Times.
Michael Marra - Founder & CEO of Entre
Michael is a 4-time founder & currently the CEO of Entre. As a former civil engineer & real estate investor, he worked on major projects & was part of a team that has purchased over 300 Properties since 2011 worth over 22.8M. Leveraging his experience in problem solving, he is now focused on connecting & helping entrepreneurs. His app & network Entre allows entrepreneurs to easily connect, learn, & build business all in one place. The Entre community consists of over 25,000 entrepreneurs from 60 different countries. He has hosted & spoken at 130+ Events for entrepreneurs in Pittsburgh, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, San Diego, Washington D.C. & Miami.
Jaryd Hermann - Co-Founder & CEO at WECAST
Jaryd is the co-founder & CEO at WECAST Inc, an automated talent agency & marketplace for on-camera talent. In 2019, he moved from South Africa to New York City to scale the startup to the United States. He is also the founder & editor of The Unlearnt, a blog, & a publication that focuses on topics around mindset, personal growth, entrepreneurship, & philosophy. He's deeply passionate about learning & unlearning, health, & finding the best bagel & slice in New York.
Haley Hoffman Smith
Haley Hoffman Smith is the best selling author of women's entrepreneurship book Her Big Idea & was recently named by Forbes as one of today's most influential female speakers. She is a graduate of Brown University, the founder of Her Big Lash, a two time TEDx speaker & an avid writer. At Brown, she started the first women's entrepreneurship incubator & the Her Big Idea Fund in partnership with Brown's Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship. Now, she runs a PR & content creation company, helping entrepreneurs gain the exposure & influence they deserve
Steve Wood - Founder & CEO of ATLAS
Steve is the Founder & CEO of ATLAS, a startup focused on organizing public policy data as an alternative to public opinion polling, & Vice President & CIO of the Liberland Aid Foundation, a humanitarian aid group providing relief to areas facing disaster or economic blight & advancing human rights across the globe.His years of experience implementing systems, conducting research, processing data, & engaging in entrepreneurial pursuits have resulted in massive growth everywhere he has worked & yielded new Federal laws. He is the author of Data in Decline, which details how & why traditional opinion polling no longer works as well as how it can be fixed, & over a dozen national policy reports. Steve also provides consulting services to organizations engaged in processing legislative & research data.
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