👨‍💻 Co-founder of Reddit. First batch of Y Combinator (Summer 2005) and led the company to a sale to Condé Nast in 2006, returned as Exec Chair in 2014 to help lead the turnaround, then left in 2018 to do venture capital fulltime.

🦄 I’m an investor in startups —almost always at the earliest possible stage— first as an angel investor, then co-founder of Initialized, before splitting the firm in half to found Seven Seven Six.

First round investments include: Coinbase (NYSE: COIN), Opendoor (NASDAQ: OPEN), Instacart (NYSE: ART), Reddit (NYSE: RDDT), Gusto, Flexport, Ro, Flock Safety, Athelas, Rippling, Patreon, GOAT, Cruise, Feastables, and many more.

🗺️ Current: Founder of 7️⃣7️⃣6️⃣, a technology company that deploys venture capital.

💪 Strengths:
- Startups 
- Investing
- Company Culture
- Early Stage Marketing
- Growth Tactics
- Operations
- Fundraising
- Hiring & Managing

Looking forward to helping you in your business journey! I love helping entrepreneurs and my proceeds will go to my foundation that you can learn more about at 776.org

Founder of Reddit, Initialized, & 7️⃣7️⃣6️⃣ 
(100% to charity🎗)

Tech Entrepreneur + Investor

Heidi Zak is the Co-Founder and CEO of ThirdLove, a DTC women’s lifestyle brand focused on elevated essentials across bras, underwear, sports, and sleep, which are designed to support women feeling effortlessly comfortable and confident.

ThirdLove has raised over $68M and is the largest donor of intimates in the country, with over $50 million of products donated to date. 

Let’s talk about:

- startups
- e-commerce 
- fundraising
- growth
- hiring
- press
- marketing 

“I’m excited to connect and pay it forward to other people that are interested in business, career, or entrepreneurship”

CEO of Thirdlove, an e-commerce lifestyle brand that generates over $100M in revenue

CEO of Thirdlove

Co-founder & Chief Concept Officer of Sweetgreen. Valued at $5B+. 

Sweetgreen is a publicly traded restaurant company with over 200 restaurants across the country (NYSE: $SG).

We are on a mission to build healthier communities by connecting people to real food. 

Things I can advise on:
-Startups 
-Building a mission-driven lifestyle brand
-Raising Capital 
-Sustainability
-Food as Medicine 
-Navigating public markets
-Building a tech enabled business
-Automation
-Supply Chain
-Conscious Capitalism
-Working with Co-Founders

I am very passionate about sharing all of my learnings with others and hearing about other entrepreneur journeys. 

Excited to connect!

Co-founder of Sweetgreen. NYSE: $SG. Valued $5B+.

Co-founder of Sweetgreen

Nikita is the founder of Gas, a social networking app with 10 million downloads that was acquired by Discord. Before that, he founded TBH, which was acquired by Facebook.

Nikita is one of the most in-demand consumer, social, and growth experts in the world. In addition to being an entrepreneur, he’s an advisor to the world’s leading technology companies, including xAI, Coinbase, Solana, and many others. 

Nikita is most active on Twitter: @nikitabier

Things I can advise on:

- viral growth
- product development
- mobile and web designs
- community 
- fundraising
- growing your social following

Co-founder of Gas, acquired by Discord. Co-founder of TBH, acquired by Facebook. Angel Investor.

Entrepreneur. Founder of Gas (Acquired by Discord). Founder of TBH (acquired by Facebook). Angel Investor

Founder of Drybar (Sold for $255M) 

Grew Drybar to 150 locations across the US with products sold at Sephora, Nordstrom, Ulta Beauty, Macy’s 

Notables: 
Guest 🦈 on Shark Tank
Cover of Inc Magazine’s “How I Did This” issue
“100 Most Creative People in Business” by Fast Company
Featured on Fortune magazine’s “40 Under 40” list
Marie Claire’s “Most Fascinating Women” 
Inc. magazine “The 100 Women Building America’s Most Innovative and Ambitious Businesses.” 

Currently: Co-CEO/Founder of Messy, Co-Founder of Drybar, Squeeze, Becket + Quill. 

Things I can advise on:
- startup struggles 
- customer retention/service 
- the beauty industry
- product development 
- branding & PR
- how to get products into retail
- hiring
- franchising
- mergers & acquisitions
- growth 
- thinking outside the box 
- staying motivated 
- overcoming odds
- & more!

So many people helped me as I was building Drybar. I want to pay it forward and help inspire and motivate likeminded entrepreneurs like YOU to build your own dream!

Founder of Drybar (sold for $255M) Shark Tank Judge, NYT/USA Today Best Selling Author, Advisor

Founder of Drybar (Sold for $255M)

👋 I’m the Founder & Exec Chairman of Sift (sift.com), currently valued at $1.5B+. Sift uses realtime large-scale machine learning to help businesses prevent online fraud. As CEO, I helped scale us from idea to $100M ARR & 400+ employees, and raised $150M+.

I struggled with stress, anxiety, and depression for a decade. And made many mistakes. Please laugh at and learn from my pain 😭

I hope to provide loving Challenge & Support to help you be the very best human, and leader, that you can be. I believe that deeply understanding ourselves creates massive value for our businesses 🧘🏻

I *love* helping with:
- founder mental health and psychology (balance, self-worth, identity, emotional rollercoasters)
- mastering hard conversations
- building a high-performance, heart-centered culture
- inner work (ego, self-love, consciousness, spirituality, etc.)
- leadership & management

I can also help with:
- going from idea to $100M ARR
- scaling a B2B SaaS company from
0-400 employees
- all the other “business stuff” (fundraising, enterprise sales, product, GTM, org design, M&A, exec teams, etc)

Whoever you are… Keep going. You got this 💪💗🙏

👋 founded & led sift.com (AI security, $1.5B+) thru $100M ARR, 400 ppl

❤️‍🩹 struggled with depression

Founder & Exec Chairman @ Sift | B2B Company with a $1.5B Valuation

I’m the founder of Briogeo Hair Care, acquired by Wella in 2022. In under a decade, I bootstrapped the brand, raised $20M in private equity, and scaled it into a multi-million-dollar business available at Sephora, ULTA, Nordstrom, Saks, and Mecca.

I’ve been honored by EY, Inc., and Entrepreneur Magazine for my leadership in beauty and business—and I’m passionate about helping other entrepreneurs win.

Whether you’re building from scratch or scaling fast, I can help you with:
	•	Bootstrapping & fundraising
	•	Launching DTC or retail
	•	Building a standout beauty or other CPG brand
	•	Sourcing & product dev
	•	Team & growth strategy
	•	Influencer & marketing strategy
	•	Mergers & acquisitions

If you’re feeling stuck or seeking smart next steps, I’d love to help you unlock clarity and momentum.

100% of net proceeds from our session will support Room to Grow, a nonprofit serving families in need.

Founder of Briogeo (Acq. by Wella). EY Entrepreneur of the Year FL (2024). Let’s grow your biz 🚀

Founder of Briogeo Hair Care

Co-Founder of LegalZoom, which achieved a $2 billion IPO and revolutionized the legal tech industry.

Former CEO & Co-Founder of The Honest Company, leading the brand to a $1 billion IPO by redefining the consumer market for non-toxic family essentials.

Founder of ShoeDazzle, an innovative subscription-based fashion platform that pioneered the direct-to-consumer space.

Currently, CEO & Co-Founder of Arena Club, creating the future of sports memorabilia and trading card experiences.

Also, Founder and Managing Partner of BAM Ventures, an early stage venture fund focused on consumer products and consumer technology.

Serves as an Advisory Board Member at the Lowell Milken Institute of Business Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law, contributing over a decade of thought leadership to the legal community.

Started career in tax law at Skadden Arps and Deloitte, developing a robust foundation in corporate structure and strategy.

Things I can advise on:
✔️ How to start and scale startups
✔️ Fundraising from VCs and investors
✔️ Building a subscription-based business
✔️ Launching consumer-facing brands
✔️ Navigating IPO readiness and execution
✔️ Leadership strategies for CEOs
✔️ Scaling from early-stage to growth
✔️ & more

I am excited to share my insights and experiences to help you accelerate your entrepreneurial journey. Looking forward to connecting!

Co-Founder of LegalZoom ($2B IPO), The Honest Company ($1B IPO), ShoeDazzle, and BAM Ventures.

Co-Founder of LegalZoom ($2B IPO) and The Honest Company ($1B IPO).

Co-founder & CEO of MySpace, the world’s first major social network. Acquired for $675M. 

It was the #1 trafficked site in world, and was the major catalyst  for the Web 2 Movement.

Also co-founded Jam City (valued at $1B+), one of largest mobile game cos in world.  Billions of downloads and 25+ games created.. Developed and published 3 top grossing games globally in app store. Built and managed team of 1,400. Created original titles, and games based on top Hollywood IP.

Chris recently announced his newest two companies raising one of largest seed rounds of 2023:

Salt AI - An AI Platform for developers and product managers demoocratizing AI creation for all. Getsalt.com.

Champions Ascension - Web 3 protocol featuring UGC to create next gen of Entertainment. Champions.io

Things I can advise on: 
- Product market fit
- Team building
- How to avoid early mistakes
- Fund raising
- Early stage investing
- Business strategy
- Going from 0 to 1
-Going from 1-5
- Growth hacking
- distribution
- Mergers & acquisitions 

I am very passionate about sharing all of my learnings with others on similar journeys. Excited to connect!

CEO & Co-founder of MySpace (Sold for $675M & Jam City (2B+Rev) Time 100 Most Influential People

Former CEO and Co-founder of MySpace (Sold for $675M), & Jam City ($1B+)

Early Uber board member & Airbnb investor with $7B+ in returns and 93 exits across 200+ startups.

Co-founder of Sherpa Capital ($650M AUM), where he backed breakout companies like Slack, Robinhood, Warby Parker, and Opendoor.

Founder of Virgin Hyperloop and pioneer of 11+ industries including ride-sharing, cloud kitchens, and quantum computing.

Former Managing Director at Menlo Ventures, leading early investments in Tumblr, Parse (acq. by Facebook), Warby Parker, and Machine Zone.

Angel investor in Facebook, Postmates (acq. by Uber), Dollar Shave Club ($1B exit), Hims, and Truebill ($1.3B exit to Rocket).

Took D-Wave (QBTS) public via SPAC, co-founded Silicon Foundry (acq. by Kearney), and founded Edison Labs, Telly, and SLAI.

Named to the Forbes Midas List four consecutive years, with an 88% IRR and $3B+ distributed in profits to LPs.

Things I can advise on:
✔️ How to invest in breakout startups
✔️ Guidance on raising venture capital
✔️ Tips on launching new industries
✔️ Best practices for venture studios
✔️ Advice on building generational companies
✔️ How to scale from 0 to $100M+
✔️ Strategy for exits & acquisitions

Excited to help visionary founders scale bold ideas into world-changing companies. Let’s build the future together.

Early Uber board member & Airbnb investor with $7B+ in returns and 93 exits across 200+ startups.

Early investor in Uber, Airbnb, Hyperloop & more. Co-founder of Sherpa Capital.

Chairman of American Airlines (valued at $11B+). Largest airline in the world. 

Board Member at Intel ($100B+)
Board Member at Sierra Space ($5B+). 

Founder and CEO of G2 Equity Partners

Past: CFO (retired) of Boeing for 11 years, where he oversaw finance, strategy, and enterprise operations (valued at $115B+). 

Investor in 23+ startups. 

Advisor to numerous CEO and CFO’s in the private and public sector.

Things I can advise on:

✔️ Finance
✔️ Operations
✔️ Supply chain
✔️ Leadership Development 
✔️ Corporate Strategy
✔️ Communications
✔️ Investor Relations
✔️ Risk Management 
✔️ Business Development 

“I’m passionate about life long learning and assisting leaders reach their full potential by sharing my lessons learned, key traits and techniques. I look forward to connecting soon!”

Chairman of American Airlines (valued at $11B+). Fmr CFO of Boeing ($120B+). Co-Founder G2 Equity.

Chairman of American Airlines & Fmr CFO of Boeing

Co-Founder & CEO of RSE Ventures, with a portfolio of 100+ consumer and DTC brands.

Bestselling author of Burn the Boats: Toss Plan B Overboard and Unleash Your Full Potential (William Morrow, 2023), featuring insights from top founders, athletes, and artists on overcoming fear and going all-in.

*Every session includes a signed copy of the book.*

Learn more: www.BurntheBoatsBook.com

Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School, where I teach Moving Beyond DTC.

Host and Executive Producer of Business Hunters alongside Mark Burnett and MGM.

Partnered with Gary Vaynerchuk and VaynerMedia, the world’s largest privately-owned ad agency.

Investor in Milk Bar, BlueStone Lane, Magnolia Bakery, Momofuku, Magic Spoon, and many others.

Former EVP of the New York Jets and Vice Chair of the Miami Dolphins. Co-founder of Relevent Sports.

Ex-COO of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, overseeing redevelopment of the World Trade Center post-9/11.

Active partner in an early-stage metaverse fund.

Things I can advise on:
✔️ Startups
✔️ Sports business operations
✔️ E-commerce growth hacking
✔️ Pitching on Shark Tank
✔️ Scaling
✔️ Early-stage investing
✔️ Strategy & crisis management
✔️ Operations
✔️ M&A

Looking forward to helping you on your business journey!

Cofounder/CEO, RSE Ventures; Author, Burn The Boats; Host, Business Hunters; Guest Shark, Shark Tank

Co-founder/CEO of RSE Ventures

Andrew Chen is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and the lead investor in Intro (this app!).

He invests in consumer technology, including social, marketplace, entertainment, and gaming experiences.

He serves on the boards of Clubhouse, Substack, Reforge, Envoy, Maven, SandboxVR, Singularity6, and Sleeper.

His specialties are in growth, data, and marketing.

He’s the author of The Cold Start Problem, a book that shares how to jumpstart growth and how other established companies went from 0 to 1.

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and Lead Investor in Intro (this app!!)

Investor and Growth Expert

Co-founder of Nextdoor (valued at over $1B).

Took company from 0 to over $100M in revenue before listing on the NYSE ($KIND). Led product, growth, international expansion, marketing and operations. 

Prev: Head of product and marketing for Epinions and Shopping from pre-launch to the IPO and through the $620M sale to eBay ($EBAY)

Currently Venture Partner at Unusual Ventures.

Things I can advise on:
- startups 
- fundraising
- product 
- product marketing
- product market fit
- growth tactics 
- international expansion
- operations & scaling
- community building
- social apps
- early stage investing
- & more!

I love helping others, especially entrepreneurs and I look forward to helping you on your business journey!

Co-founder of Nextdoor. Investor. Board Member. Entrepreneur in Residence, Harvard University.

Co-founder of Nextdoor

Co-Founder of Casper (founding to $500M rev)

Investor in 150+ companies, including Affirm, Reddit, Ro, Relativity, Archer etc. I also coach ambitious founders on building world class companies. 

Things I can advise on:
- startups
- fundraising
- raise money vs bootstrapping
- selling your company vs IPO
- product 
- finding product market
- early stage investing
- operations 
- how to find great talent
- hiring & managing
- how to evaluate companies to invest in

I love helping others, especially entrepreneurs. I can’t wait to help you along your business journey!

Co-Founder of Casper. Investor in 150+ startups (Affirm, Reddit, Relativity, Ro, Tia) and Coach

Entrepreneur & Co-Founder of Casper (Valued at $575M at time of exit). Investor.

Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of The Honest Co. (a publicly trade company ($HNST) & Founder / CEO of PRIMA (acquired)

Purposefully building & leading transformational social enterprises to address the epidemics of today that are empowering people & planet to be healthier & thrive.

Investor, board member, activist, sustainability + enviro. health leader, best-selling author, & proudest father of 4.

Things I can advise on:
- Brand building (a unicorn brand from scratch)
- CPG product: ideation to commercialization
- Mission-led leadership
- Sustainability/ESG
- Strategic partnerships
- Plant botanicals, cannabis, & science-driven therapeutics
- Health & wellness industry & white space
- Conscious capitalism
- Retail distribution
- Early stage growth
- Optimizing over maximizing
- Raising capital
- Founder mindset, challenges, growth
- Customer experience / delight
- Obsessing over the details

I am super passionate helping, guiding, & openly sharing all I can with brand founders & executives. I’m curious about your needs/challenge to unlock meaningful insights & recommendations to elevate your journey even more :)

Founder of The Honest Co. (NASDAQ: HNST) & PRIMA (acquired); Board Member & Angel Investor

Co-founder of HONEST Co. (NASDAQ: $HNST) & Co-founder of PRIMA (Acquired)

Co-founder  and former CEO of OfferUp for more than a decade.  Currently Co-founder, CEO @ Juicer Energy. 

Experience building two sided marketplaces from the ground up. Have raised over $380M in financing from leading investors including A16Z, TRowe, Tiger, Allen.co, GGV, Coatue and more.  1 in 6 people over the age of 14 used OfferUp in 2021.  

OfferUp now facilitates billions of dollars in transactions every single month. We most recently branched out from shopping and now have a marketplace for local jobs, services, rentals. 

Will ride anything with a board (wake surf, skate, e foil, snowboard..).  

I love helping others, especially entrepreneurs! I look forward to helping you along your business journey 🙌

Founder @ OfferUp (largest local marketplace in U.S.) Top shopping app. 150M installs to date.

Founder @ OfferUp (largest local marketplace in U.S.) Top shopping app. 130M installs to date.

For over 25 years, Nate’s approachable and elevated design philosophy had transformed countless homes around the world through his design work, home collections, books, television shows and media appearances. 

Ever since his first appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show in 2002, Nate has become one of the world’s most recognizable interior designers and is included on the ELLE DÉCOR “A-List” and the AD100. 

His work has been featured in publications including Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, Harper’s Bazaar, VOGUE, InStyle, O Magazine and People. 

“My job as a designer is being able to tell my client’s stories through the things they choose for their home. What they’ve seen, who they’ve loved, and where they hope to go next.” -Nate

AD 100, Elle Décor A-List. Renowned interior designer with clients such as Oprah

Celebrity Interior Designer

Sami Clarke is a celebrity fitness & wellness creator. With a community of over 1 Million across her channels (IG, YouTube, TikTok), she is helping women all over to create healthy habits, build routines, and focus on how to build self confidence by becoming the best version of themselves! 

Sami also created FORM (@joinform), a hugely successful fitness and wellness app with a large community of women all centered around fitness, wellness, and food. 

Lastly, Sami has a strong understanding of what it takes to build a large and deeply engaged audience on social media, and how to leverage that to launch businesses or earn major brand deals. 

How I can help you:

- How to have a healthy lifestyle 
- How to have motivation and consistency
- What workout routines and nutrition looks like for you
- Upgrade your wellness routines

How I can help you as a creator & entrepreneur:

- Tips on choosing a niche
- How to create compelling content
- The right way to post
- How to maximize your reach on each new post
- Timelines & signs of success
- Getting brand deals and monetizing
- Building a company to benefit your audience
- Being a founder of a successful wellness platform

I am so excited to connect with you and help you on your journey!

Sami is a celebrity fitness & wellness creator (1M+ audience). Founder of FORM, a top wellness app.

Celebrity Fitness & Wellness Creator (1M+ Followers). Founder of FORM

Co-founder  of Byte  ($1B+ all cash exit without taking any VC funding). 

Ernst & Young Entreprenuer of the Year 

Founder & CEO of 180Fusion (sold to Fortune 500  company -Deluxe).

Prior, started career building startups to succesful exits for over a decade in Silicon Valley.

Currently:  Preparing to launch new start ups and sit on five Board's for leading Non Profits to give back. 

Investor and Advisor in a number of startups and growth stage companies. 

Guest Lecturer at Harvard Business School, USC Marshall , UCLA Anderson , and Univ of Arizona Eller.

Strengths
- Startups 
- Investing
- Operations 
- Hiring and management
- Early stage marketing
- Growth marketing tactics
- Successful exits
-Business Development

Looking forward to helping your on your business journey! I love helping entrepreneurs and I donate proceeds to the United Way to break the cycle of generational poverty.

Co-founder of Byte  ($1B+ all cash exit without taking any VC funding).

Founder, CEO of @Frame.io, an online video review and collaboration platform for creative professionals. Acquired by Adobe $1.3B.

Video Pro. Apple Design Award winner.

Things I can advise on: 
✔️ Fundraising from VCs
✔️ Raise money vs bootstrapping
✔️ Founder mindset, challenges, growth
✔️ Obsessing over the details
✔️ Scaling & operations
✔️ How to find great talent
✔️ Hiring & managing

I am very passionate about sharing all of my learnings with others on similar journeys. Excited to connect!

Founder, CEO of @Frame.io. Acquired by Adobe $1.3B.

Founder & CEO of PillPack (acquired by Amazon for $1B). 

Under his leadership, PillPack reached $1B in revenue within 10 years. 

At Amazon, TJ served as VP of Pharmacy, where he built and launched Amazon Pharmacy, and later as VP of Health, overseeing the launch of Amazon Clinic.

TJ is now a General Partner (Investor) at Matrix, focusing on healthcare and technology investments.

Experienced in scaling healthcare solutions and driving strategic growth for major companies.

Things I can advise on:
✔️ Fundraising for healthcare startups
✔️ Launching and scaling a startup
✔️ Building healthcare products
✔️ Mergers & acquisitions
✔️ Strategic partnerships
✔️ Navigating the healthcare industry
✔️ Exiting a business

Excited to help founders scale their businesses and innovate in the healthcare space!

Founder of PillPack (acq. by Amazon for $1B), former VP at Amazon Pharmacy. Now: Investor at Matrix

Founder & CEO of PillPack (sold to Amazon for $1B)

Co-founder & ex-CEO of VSCO, a photo social networking app. Scaled to 300M+ creators.

Raised $100M+ in funding and built a thriving subscription-based business.

Led teams through product launches, industry shifts, and global scaling.

Expert in product innovation, brand-building, leadership, and company growth.

Advises founders and executives on strategy, leadership, and building enduring brands.

Things I can advise on:
✔️ How to build a global brand
✔️ Guidance on scaling a subscription business
✔️ Tips on product innovation & growth
✔️ Best practices for company leadership
✔️ Advice on raising venture funding
✔️ How to build & lead creative communities
✔️ Strategy for long-term business success

Passionate about helping founders refine their vision, scale their businesses, and create lasting impact. Let’s connect!

Co-founder & ex-CEO of VSCO. Scaled to 300M+ creators, $100M+ funding.

Co-Founder of VSCO

Co-founder/CEO of Nanotrace (AI and nanoparticles to solve cancer) and Chairman, Co-founder, former CEO & President of ThirdLove. Valued $640M.

Former Partner at Sequoia Capital.

Master of Pitch Decks & Salesmanship 🎯🚀

DISCLAIMER: I will rip apart your pitch deck & destroy 'how' you pitch your company & yourself 😬

BUT we will rebuild all of it & your confidence will go from 0 to 100 💪

THEN you will close investors, partners, and talent at a much higher rate 🙌

Angel investments include: Function Health, Intro.co, Better help, Boom Aerospace, BetterUp, Liquid Death, Philz Coffee, Zoox (acq by Amazon), Jet.com (acq by Walmart), Postmates (acq by Uber), August (acq by Yale Locks/Assa Abloy).

Things I can advise on: 
✔️ PITCH DECK ADVICE
✔️ Salesmanship, how to pitch and how to close! 
✔️ How to hire a senior team and how to back channel them
✔️ Going from 0 to $1B
✔️ Scaling & operations
✔️ Revenue & growth
✔️ & more 

I am very passionate about sharing all of my learnings with others on similar journeys. Excited to connect!

Co-founder ThirdLove ($1bn rev) / Former Sequoia Capital / Master of Pitch Decks & Salesmanship 🎯🚀

Cofounder ThirdLove & Nanotrace / Ex Sequoia Capital / Master of Sales & Pitching

Expert Community Builder. Previously Global Head of Community at Dropbox & Wix.com

Founder of Edublin - the largest community of Brazilian expats (over 60 million YT views, 400K subs and 100 meetups done with at least 100 ppl each)

Advisor for tech, startups, enterprise and edtech communities.

Things I can advise on: 
- online communities
- ambassador programs
- community operations
- community strategy
- scaling support 
- best practices for building an audience
- social media strategy
- event planning
- product management
- how to create content that inspires
- video production
- & more  

I love helping others, especially entrepreneurs. I can’t wait to help you on your business journey 😊

Fmr Global Head of Community at Dropbox & Wix.com. Entrepreneur, Storyteller, & Community builder.

Award Winning Community Expert. Prev: Global Head of Community at Dropbox & Wix.com

Jaclyn is a serial entrepreneur with two multi-million dollar exits, an angel investor, a bestselling author and host of a top ranking business podcast (WorkParty).

Her latest company, Create & Cultivate, is a cult favorite brand hosting multiple events each year with a community of 1 million plus women, a line at Target, a top biz podcast, & more. On her podcast, she’s interviewed notable names such as: Issa Rae, Chelsea Handler, Meghan Markle, Martha Stewart to name a few. 

She is now passionate about paying it forward to entrepreneurs and self-starters with her female focused $20mm consumer fund New Money Ventures.

Things I can advise on:
- startups 
- community building
- event planning
- pitching 
- selling your business 
- marketing 
- growth strategy
- investing
- podcasts
- fundraising 

I love helping entrepreneurs and I can’t wait to help you in your business journey!

Founder of Create + Cultivate, Founder Of Cherub, Angel investor and Host of the Work Party Podcast

Entrepreneur, Investor, Best-Selling Author, and CEO

Dennis Crowley is a technology entrepreneur working at the intersection of the real world & digital world. His work focuses on creating things that make everyday life feel a little more fun and playful.

Dennis is Co-Founder & CEO at Hopscotch Labs, working towards building a "Marauder’s Map for AirPods." He is also the Co-Founder/Co-Chair at Foursquare, one of the world's leading location technology platforms. Previously, he founded Dodgeball, one of the first location-based mobile social services (acquired by Google in 2005) and co-created PacManhattan, one of the earliest "big urban games" (2004).

He is also the Co-Founder/Co-Chair at Street FC ("building the biggest football club on the planet") and the Founder/Chairman of Kingston Stockade FC, a semi-professional soccer team out of Hudson Valley, NY that competes in the 4th division of the US Soccer Pyramid.

He has been named one of Fortune's "40 Under 40" (2010, 2011), a member of Vanity Fair's "New Establishment" (2011, 2012), won the "Fast Money" bonus round on the TV game show Family Feud (2009), and was worth $400 on Jeopardy (2020). He was previously an Adjunct Professor at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP).

Founder of Hopscotch 🎧, Foursquare📱, Dodgeball 📟 (acquired by Google), Street FC & Stockade FC ⚽️

Founder of Hopscotch, Foursquare, Dodgeball (acquired by Google), Stockade FC (semi pro soccer team)

Founder of Native, an e-commerce deodorant brand that was acquired for $100M by P&G).

Investor in Manscaped, LiquidIV, Magic Spoon Cereal, Sunday, & many more

Things I can advise on:
- Startups
- Investing
- CPG industry
- Raising Venture vs Bootstrapping
- Product
- Performance Marketing (Ads)
- Early stage growth 
- Operations
- Community
- Customer experience

I love helping others, especially entrepreneurs. Looking forward to helping you on your business journey!

Founder of Native, an e-commerce deodorant brand (acq. for $100M by P&G). Angel Investor

Founder of Native (Acq. for $100M)

Former Head of Community at Notion (Valued $10B).

Ben joined Notion in 2019 and saw the team grow from 15 to 500+. He actively makes angel investments and advises a few select startups.

Investments: Deel, Masterschool, Kick, SellScale, Gynger, Pocus, Balance, Commsor, Luma, Landa, Equals, and 30+ more. 

He also is a former founder (Mapme), and previously led growth as the first marketing hire at atSpoke (acquired by Okta).

Things I can advise on: 
- Angel investing
- Ambassador programs
- Brand advocacy
- Community building/management
- Community led growth 
- Customer interviews & insights
- Influencer marketing
- Notion usage and templates
- Jumpstarting growth
- Strategic partnerships
- Scaling startups
- Remote work & team collaboration
- User onboarding & engagement
- Lessons from Notion
- Product Hunt launches
- & more 

I am very passionate about sharing all of my learnings with others on similar journeys. Excited to connect!

Former Head of Community at Notion (Employee #15). Growth Expert. Angel investor. Former founder.

Former Head of Community at Notion (Employee #15)

Former CMO of Stack Overflow (left role in December 2023).

Responsible for Stack Overflow growth through $1.8B acquisition and during $85M Series E.

Previously Head of Marketing at GLG, with agency experience working with TED, the Motion Picture Association, GE and more. 

Uniquely qualified to advise b2b2c companies focused on community marketing (especially to developers), with robust experience in brand building, demand generation, and internal / external communications. 

Have also built and scaled multiple marketing teams and can advise on organizational design.

Things I can advise on: 
- startups
- community building
- marketing and growth
- developer / technical marketing 
- crisis management
- personal brand / exec comms
- demand generation
- brand building
-  & more 

I’ve consulted for the portfolio companies of several VCs and served as an advisor to several seed stage / Series A startups. Excited to connect!

CMO at Stack Overflow through $1.8B acquisition. Community-oriented marketer and comms expert.

Former CMO of Stack Overflow ($1.8B Exit)

100% of funds earned from these calls will go to charity.

Founder of ZenAcademy, an educational community for anyone, anywhere, at any level to learn about NFTs & Web3.

You might know me from Twitter or X (@Zeneca, 370+ followers), or my Newsletter, Zeneca’s Letters (30k+ subscribers).

Investor in 50+ companies.

Things I can advise on: 
- Community building 
- Launching products in the NFT space
- Startup advice
- What investors look for in a company
- Go-To-Market strategies
- Crypto & Web3
- Investing in crypto
- Building an audience
- Personal branding
- & more 

I am very passionate about sharing all of my learnings with others on similar journeys. Excited to connect!

@Zeneca on Twitter. Founder of ZenAcademy, a community for all things NFTs & Web3.

Founder of ZenAcademy, a community for all things NFTs & Web3. @Zeneca on Twitter (370k+ followers)

Curiosity, creativity, strong instincts and an entrepreneurial spirit have led Geri to start one of the first fashion blogs on the internet, build and sell a digital media company (LEAFtv), launch one of the fastest growing clean beauty brands (Saie Beauty) and participate in businesses either as a consultant, advisor (Perelel, AYLO, etc.) and/or angel investor (AWAY, Regeneration.VC, Ashland Hard Seltzer, Malibu Mylk, Casa Del Sol, etc.). 

Having been immersed in the digital and CPG world for the last two decades, there’s a handful of topics Geri advises on:

-brand building
-creative direction 
-marketing & branding 
-ideation 
-digital strategy
-growth strategy 
-community
-influencer marketing 
-content creation 
-content strategy
-sustainability
-CPG specifically in clean beauty and wellness
-the digital/CPG landscape & trajectory 
-CPG investments 
- +MORE!

Geri is passionate about advising and working with entrepreneurs, brands and investors.

Brand Builder, Advisor, Angel Investor, Clean Beauty Expert & Content Creator

Entrepreneur + Creative Director

Serial entrepreneur, venture investor, experience designer, and cultural instigator. 

🚀 Co-Founder of global technology education company General Assembly (sold for $413M)

🎵 Co-Founder of international music/dance/wellness phenomenon Daybreaker

💵 Co-Founder of prolific community-powered venture capital firm Everywhere VC

🪑Co-Founder at sustainable furniture & design brand ZZ Driggs (Certified B Corp)

🎨 Board of Directors at NYC art & science powerhouse Pioneer Works

⭐️ Rolling Stone’s Innovators Shaking Up the Music Industry, Vanity Fair’s The Next Establishment, Forbes 30 Under 30, Inc. 30 Under 30, Silicon Alley 100

🔥 Builder of immersive worlds at Burning Man

🧞‍♂️ I also moonlight as a graphic designer, artist, and DJ

Areas I can advise on:

• Startups & Entrepreneurship
• Fundraising & Venture Capital
• Business Development & Partnerships
• The Founder Mindset
• Building Powerful Communities
• Designing Transformative Experiences
• Strategies for Scaling
• Growth & Expansion (Online + Offline)
• Visual Design & Brand Development

I love helping fellow entrepreneurs and others building the future. I am told by many peers that I have been invaluable to their careers and businesses. I would love to do the same for you. ✨

Co-Founder of General Assembly ($413M exit), Daybreaker, & Everywhere VC. Serial Founder & Investor.

Co-Founder of General Assembly (sold for $413M), Daybreaker, and Everywhere Ventures. Serial Entrepreneur, Venture Investor, Experience Designer.

👖 Founding CEO of Bonobos. First digital brand launched in the US. Acquired in 2017 for $330 million.

🦢 Founder of Red Swan. Angel and VC investor in 150 companies and 15 unicorns including Coinbase, Scopely, Warby Parker and Hinge.

🔥 Author of Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind. National bestseller. Memoir on my journey at the intersection of startups and bipolar 1️⃣ .

🥧 Founder and CEO of pie. A 🆕 consumer app focused on defeating social isolation. In beta in my hometown of Chicago.

🐘 Chairman of Monica + Andy. Series B funded organic baby apparel brand. Built digitally. Now in over 1000 Walmart stores.

🔮 Creator of “Ask Andy” - weekly advice column at Fortune Magazine.

Founder of Bonobos 👖($330M exit). Bestselling author 📕 Burn Rate. Investor in 15 $B co’s

Founder: Bonobos ($330M Exit). Author: Burn Rate.

Executive social media leader and operator with success in driving integrated marketing strategy and execution for Fortune 50 companies across tech (Verizon), beauty (Kiehl’s), sports (GoPro), and consumer packaged goods (Kimberly-Clark, ConAgra Foods).
 
15+ years at the intersection of culture, commerce and community. I believe that brands thrive when they’re tapped into the zeitgeist.

Led the strategy and execution for Verizon social campaigns that delivered 14 industry-first moments at Super Bowl 3x, Cannes 2x, Oscars 3x, Game Awards 2x, Grammys 3x, World Cup 1x. Activated a $1B sponsorship portfolio that reinforced Verizon value props and achieved +20% new audience social growth (NFL, Disney, Hulu, LiveNation, IndyCar, Riot Games, Epic Games, Apple, Google).

Oversaw global brand including social, influencer, creative, retail and experiential for Kiehl’s 67 global markets / geos. Would love to rabbit hole with you on all things skincare.

Built a GoPro global community of 30M and defined social approach for GTM campaigns including all Tier 1 product moments such as the HERO5 and first Karma Drone, which continues to be the most viewed GoPro video of all time – 35M views. 

I’m passionate about female founders and furthering women in sports. I’m a former Big Ten D1 athlete (soccer at Northwestern University) and this has informed my leadership approach and how I have successfully led peak performance teams.  

I love connecting with founders, small biz owners and marketing leaders who are looking for social marketing help and how to navigate the current landscape.

I’m here to share all of my learnings and tap into my deep network to connect you with even more resources.

Look forward to connecting!

What I can advise on:

· Transforming your small / medium / large social organizations

· Current POVs on social / digital marketing landscape and what not to do

· How to tap into the creator economy

· Org design (Social Media, Editorial, Influencer, Creative)

· Leadership principles for building and running a peak performance team

· Social channel strategy and KPIs

· Opening up my network and platform relationships to help you further your goals

· How to structure & negotiate social asks and social deliverables as part of a broader athlete / celeb / brand deal

· The NEW world of community management and how your brand can show up in a meaningful way on social (and how to integrate with your customer support team)

· Building an influencer practice and/or team from scratch (RFPs, selecting agencies, establishing OKRs, developing a brand playbook, creating a brand filter)

·  Executive brand presence (C-Suites on social)

·  Creating an Advocacy Brand Love platform (social influencers, celebs, current customers and employees)

CMO Consultant. Former Global Head of Social & Emerging Media Verizon, L’Oreal, Condé Nast, GoPro.

Former Global Head of Social & Emerging Media at Verizon, L’Oreal, Condé Nast, GoPro.

Celebrity Yoga + Holistic Life Coach and Founder of @getlovedup

Feat: Goop, Forbes, NBC, CBS, the Steve Harvey Show, Oxygen and countless others

Clients: Stevie Wonder, India Arie, P. Diddy, Ashley Judd, Rev Michael Bernard Beckwith and Les Brown

Certifications: Over 15 years of holistic studies. Registered RYT 500 yoga teacher, (with certifications in Ashtanga, Rayoka, SUP, AcroVinyasa and AYfit), NASM certified for personal training, and certified by The Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN).

Prev: an Olympic Track + Field athlete, then Koya was introduced to yoga after a debilitating track injury. Once recognizing the physical and mental benefits of yoga, she shifted her focus to yoga, personal training, & life coaching 

Things I can advise on:
- wellness 
- yoga
- nutrition
- holistic healing
- life coaching
- how to shift your mindset
- entrepreneurship
- podcasts
- mental health (for athletes)
- building community
- sustainable beauty
- eco friendly lifestyle choices

I love helping others and can’t wait to help you along your life’s journey!

Life Coach + Founder of @getlovedup, a Holistic Health School. Feat: Goop, NBC, Forbes, CBS & more

Celebrity Life Coach Yoga Teacher + Founder of @getlovedup. Feat: Goop, NBC, Forbes, CBS & more

Founder of Turo, the world’s leading peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace with a $1B+ valuation. 

Key leader in marketplace innovation, leading or supporting in over $500M in funding and establishing Turo as the market leader. Expert in the nuances of establishing and scaling a marketplace business. Experience running many key functional areas including product, marketing, and community. 

Partner at Lionheart Ventures, investing in early stage companies with a focus on mental and psychedelic therapies. Can advise on a successful fundraising strategy from the perspectives of both a VC and an entrepreneur. 

Founder of Jungle Gayborhood, a unique retreat for LGBTQ+ wellness and community in Costa Rica.

Consults on scaling startups, marketplace strategy, fundraising, product strategy, and innovation. 

Speaker on disruption in the sharing economy, future of work, and mobility solutions. 

Things I can advise on
✔️ Scaling marketplaces
✔️ Market entry and growth strategies
✔️ Fundraising for tech startups
✔️ Product strategy and user experience design
✔️ Mental health and psychedelic ventures
✔️ Brand building in early-stage companies
✔️ Strategic partnerships in mobility and insurance
✔️ Innovation in the sharing economy

Founder of Turo, world’s leading p2p car sharing marketplace ($1B+ valuation), early stage VC

Founder of Turo, the world’s leading peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace with a $1B+ valuation.

Founder & CEO of Dreamers & Doers®, an award-winning community and PR Hype Machine™ amplifying women entrepreneurs, investors, and leaders. 

Dreamers & Doers supports thousands of women in accelerating their impact and visibility, earning recognition from Google, Forbes, and WWD. 

Gesche’s insights have been featured on Bloomberg TV, CNNMoney, and in The New York Times, Huffington Post, and at the United Nations.

Gesche is also a Venture Partner at Republic, MBM Capital, and Calm Company Fund. 

Prior roles include senior positions in growth and strategy at venture-backed startups and five years as an investment professional at HealthCor, a $3B healthcare-focused hedge fund. 

Honors include BlogHer’s VOTY 100 Community Builder, WWD Empowered Woman of the Year, and Techweek New York Talent Cultivator.

Things I can advise on: 
✔️ Starting and scaling engaged communities
✔️ Community-driven growth
✔️ Subscription-based companies
✔️ Business- and team-building for bootstrapped companies 
✔️ Amplifying brand visibility
✔️ PR strategy & media relations
✔️ Gender gap & diversity initiatives
✔️ Navigating investor relations
✔️ Supporting female founders

Dedicated to empowering women to lead with impact and purpose.

Venture Partner at Republic, MBM Capital, and Calm Company Fund. Founder of Dreamers & Doers.

Founder of Dreamers & Doers, amplifying women entrepreneurs and leaders; Forbes Next 1000 honoree.

I’ve started (and successfully exited) 4 startups in domains as varied as developer tools, travel, and elementary education.

My most recent company, Seesaw, is used by over 25 million teachers, students, and families and grew to over $50M in ARR.

In between, I led the team that created Google Calendar and was a PM Director at Facebook responsible for the Facebook developer platform and Payments infrastructure.

Things I can advise on: 
- Startups and Startup Culture
- Product Management Careers
- Product & Design
- Community Led Growth
- Product Led Growth
- 0-1 New Product Development
- Ed-Tech
- Scaling & Operations
- & more 

I love helping startup founders and product leaders on their journeys and hopefully can help you learn from some of my experience!

Co-founder at Seesaw ($50M+ ARR) 4x founder with 4 exits. Created Google Calendar.

Co-founder of Seesaw ($50M+ ARR). 4x Founder With 4x Exits.

I help early stage founders (especially first-time founders) solve their growth & marketing problems. 

I’m one of the strongest evangelists of the “building in public” movement that helps founders attract early customers & investors by sharing their journey online as it unfolds. 

Served over 92 startups launch successfully (on platforms like Product Hunt) and attract 100s of paid customers. Also mentored ~500 founders globally through 10 cohorts of education programs resulting in $1.25m in revenue. Previously led high-profile positions as a director at startups like On Deck (funded by Founders Fund) and Day One (funded by Gary Vee). 

Built my audience from 414 people to over 49,000 followers on Twitter & 10,000 on my newsletter which opened up many doors for my career.  

Built a Top 10% podcast called Build In Public podcast by interviewing world-class entrepreneurs like Gary Vee & Alexis Ohanian and 82 others. 
Also a writer, angel investor, and growth advisor for startups from On Deck and Y Combinator.

Things I can advise on: 
- landing early customers 
- startup growth frameworks 
- building in public 
- building engaging communities 
- growing an audience on Twitter 

I love helping founders and can’t wait to connect!

Startup Growth Expert & Go-To-Market Strategy Leader, Startup Advisor and Podcast Host

Startup Growth & Go-To-Market Expert

Pivoted from Fashion to Tech to Beauty. 
Uchitel’s background is in fashion, notably at luxury clothing brand DVF—where she helped the company grow from $6 million in revenue to over $300 million in just 7 years

Partnered with Cassandra Grey and became CEO of Violet Gray. Violet Grey has earned itself a reputation as a reliable and trustworthy source for the best in beauty, along with juicy behind-the-scenes access to notable personalities

Currently the CEO & Co-Founder at THE BOARD, A modern consultancy community - offering best in class, on-demand DREAM TEAMS on a project basis

Things I can advise on: 
- startups
- the fashion industry
- marketplaces
- networks and community building 
- strategic partnerships
- & more  

I love helping others, especially entrepreneurs. I can’t wait to help you on your business journey 😊

CEO @THE BOARD - Former CEO Violet Grey & ONDA Beauty, CBO SPRING, SVP Global Sales & Strategy @DVF

CEO & Founder of THE BOARD, Former CEO of Violet Grey & ONDA Beauty, EVP of DVF

16+year digital marketing veteran with extensive experience across industry partnerships, sales, and project management.

MBA graduate of NYU Stern School with specializations in strategy and management. 

Former Division I varsity tennis Co-Captain at Penn State with competitive drive.

Things I can advise on:
- Ad industry partnerships 
- Digital Marketing 
- Career Advice 

I love providing career advice, offering networking and proving learnings/insights on Ad industry hot topics (ad industry landscape, industry partnerships). Hope to connect with you!

Ad Industry Partnerships

Founder of Good Culture, a cottage cheese brand, on a mission to create food with functional benefits, valued in the 9 figures.

Fundraised $82M to date from well known investors like General Mills, Manna Tree, and celebrity actress, Kristen Bell.

Former VP of Marketing at Honest Tea (Valued $1.8B).

Things I can advise on: 
-Startups 
-Building a mission-driven lifestyle brand
-Raising Capital 
-Sustainability
-Food as Medicine 
-Navigating public markets
-Building a tech enabled business
-Automation
-Supply Chain
-Conscious Capitalism
-Working with Co-Founders
- & more 

I am very passionate about sharing all of my learnings with others on similar journeys. Excited to connect!

Founder of Good Culture, a 9 figure brand. Raised $82M. Fmr VP of Mkting @ Honest Tea (Valued $1.8B)

Founder of Good Culture

Founder of Picatic (acquired by Eventbrite). Achieved a multimillion-dollar exit. 3X Founder, Angel investor, mentor, and certified business coach.

Passionate about paying it forward to entrepreneurs and self-starters. Areas of expertise include:

- Startups
- Community building
- Event tech & planning
- Pitching
- Pitch deck review
- Pitch feedback
- Mergers & acquisitions
- Marketing
- Growth strategy
- Investing
- Fundraising
- Accountability 
- Cofounder dynamics & management 
- Founder psychology and mental health

I love helping entrepreneurs, and can’t wait to support you on your business journey!

Founder of Picatic (acquired by Eventbrite). 3X Founder, Raised $5M. Multimillion-dollar exit.

Founder of Picatic, Exited to Eventbrite

Flourishing leadership and strategy advisor with 20+ years global experience elevating leaders & businesses across consumer goods and fashion. 

Worked with a wide range of companies including grassroots cooperatives, startups, Fortune 500, & Fortune 50 Industries with a combined worth over $10 Trillion (Fairtrade, Mondelez, Nike).

Former Senior Director of Responsible Supply Chain at Nike.

Former Global Sustainability Lead at Mondelēz International spearheading a $16B procurement sustainability strategy.

Former Head of Asia for Fairtrade International, co-leading $3B in global sales and developing a powerful coalition of 280K farmers and workers across 13 countries.

Founder of illumine.earth + multiple advisory roles

What I advise on:
 ✔️Personal leadership growth
✔️Flourishing mindset 
✔️ Building a powerful external presence and network 
✔️ Team culture & growth 
✔️ Strategy centred on purpose,  intention and resilience 
✔️ Sustainability, impact, systems change 

I love helping leaders flourish by unlocking big, bold, bright shifts in their lives, leadership, livelihood and enterprises.

Flourishing Leadership & Strategy advisor. Founder, illumine.earth. Fmr Nike, Mondelez Exec.

Founder, illumine.earth. Leadership and Strategy advisor. Ex- Nike, Mondelez

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Cofounder at Portola Ai

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Sr. PM at Microsoft

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Executive at Meta

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