Aaron is a seasoned strategist, implementer, and connector with a deep understanding of the deal landscape. He brings together investors and founders, advising the latter on how to position their businesses for funding and scaling, while helping the former identify and understand opportunities. With a focus on Web3 since 2017, Aaron is a tech evangelist who believes in the transformative... read full bio
Adriana Gascoigne is the founder and CEO of Girls in Tech. As a woman in tech, Adrianas passion lies in bolstering opportunities around the empowerment, engagement, and education of women in tech. Previously, she worked as the Vice President of Marketing at SecondMarket, the global marketplace for illiquid assets. She was responsible for SecondMarkets marketing, branding strategy, event production, and... read full bio
Alicia Jones is a specialist in strategic planning, social media, project management, and marketing communications. Her experience as the national advertising manager of Honda automobiles led her to her current position as the Director of Marketing Communications and Branding at Hilti North America. Jones was also involved with social media for lines of Honada and Acura vehicles. This marketing specialist... read full bio
Barney “Alphari” Morris is a British esports player who is best known for playing League of Legends and is a Top Laner for Origen. Prior to playing for Origen, Alphari has played for teams such as Enigma Esports, Team Infused, To Infinity and Beyond, Banditos, and Misfits. Alphari’s achievements include placing first in the PGL Legends of The Rift Season... read full bio
Andre Guilhoto is a Portuguese League of Legends esports player who is currently the coach for team Origen. Prior to coaching Origen, Guilhoto has coached for Giants Gaming Spain, Giants Gaming, and FC Shalke 04 Esports. Over the course of his esports career, Guilhoto’s accomplishments include placing 1st-2nd in the EU CS Summer while with Giants Gaming, placing 1st in... read full bio
Andrea Vahl is a social media coach, speaker strategist, and is a co-author of Facebook Marketing All-in-One for Dummies. She uses her improv comedy skills to blog as an entertaining character named Grandma Mary, a social media educator. Vahl believes that social media is essential for any business and using it to promote is a must do to grow. She... read full bio
Corey Hammond is an accomplished entrepreneur and business leader, known for his expertise in the digital marketing and e-commerce industries. As the founder and CEO of WhyteSpyder, a leading digital marketing agency, Corey has spent over a decade helping businesses navigate the ever-changing digital landscape and accelerate their growth. Corey's passion for entrepreneurship began at a young age, as he started... read full bio
Andrew Hassen is the Founder and CEO of Angel Dough Ventures, the Co-founder of LaunchPad Long Island, and Founder of LI Startups. He has been optimizing websites for several years before Google was up and running. Since starting his business, Hassen was the founder of Prime Visibility and has worked with huge companies such as FOXnews.com, The Trump Organization, CIT,... read full bio
Andrew Mason is the founder and former CEO of Groupon, a Chicago-based website offering users deep discounts on local businesses. Since its beginning, Groupon has sold more than six million deals. With Groupon taking 50 percent of every deal, plus a small credit-card handling fee, Groupon's annual revenue is estimated to be $800 million. Since departing Groupon, Mason released a... read full bio
Angela Lanter is one of the most popular beauty and fashion bloggers today. She began her career as a hairstylist and makeup artist when she was only fifteen, continuing through college, and even after she embarked on a seven-year career in the insurance industry. Angela kept up on the latest beauty techniques by watching YouTube tutorials. She moved to Los... read full bio
Ann Handley is a very busy woman. She is the author of the book Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content and the co-author of Content Rules, a best-selling novel. Forbes cited her as the most influential woman in social media and Forbes Woman named her one of the top two women bloggers. Handley is also a... read full bio
Anna Akana is an American actress, filmmaker, producer, comedian, and singer who is best known for her self-titled YouTube channel that has over 2 million subscribers. While growing up Akana moved often as her father was an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. When Akana was around 18 years old her life hit tragedy when her younger sister committed suicide.... read full bio
April Underwood is passionate about platforms and partnerships. She is currently the Chief Product Officer at Slack and is a co-founder of #Angels. She has worked on Twitter's search partnership with various search engines, which led her to the director of business development with the company. She has worked a mass amount of online and technology based companies, building their... read full bio
Arnie Kuenn is the CEO of Vertical Measures, a content marketing agency with an SEO foundation, focused on helping their clients get more traffic, more leads, and more business. Arnie has held executive positions in the world of new technologies and marketing for more than 25 years and has gone on to start 5 successful companies. He is a frequent... read full bio
With the help of her popular series Murder, Mystery and Makeup, Bailey Sarian has swiftly become one of the most watched YouTube channels. Over 4.07 million more people have subscribed to Bailey's channel since the series began and the series has had over 60 million views. A successful Facebook Page for Bailey and the Murder, Mystery and Makeup series has amassed over 200... read full bio
Ben Casnocha is an award-winning entrepreneur and author from Silicon Valley. He is co-author with LinkedIn founder/chairman Reid Hoffman of the #1 New York Times bestselling book The Start-Up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career. He is also co-author of The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age based on his article... read full bio
Ben Mezrich has authored over a dozen books, including the wildly successful Bringing Down the House, which spent sixty-three weeks on the New York Times best-seller list. His book The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal debuted on the New York Times best-seller list and was adapted into the movie The... read full bio
Beverly Jackson is a marketing expert. From social media marketing to content strategy, Jackson has provided her insight into marketing for notable companies across the world. She is the current Vice President of Social Media Marketing and Content Strategy for MGM Resorts International, which is a conglomerate of resort brands including Aria, Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, and The Mirage.... read full bio
Biz Stone is an American creative director, software engineer, and businessperson. He is best known for co-founding Twitter and has previously been the creative director at Xanga. He studied at both Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts Boston but did not graduate. Stone started his career as a designer for Little, Brown and Co. From there, he earned his... read full bio
Named among Forbes' top 30 under 30, Blake Masters was a student at Stanford when his detailed notes on Peter Thiels (co-founder of PayPal) class Computer Science 183: Startup became an internet sensation. Masters and Thiel have transformed those class notes into a New York Times bestseller: Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future. Before... read full bio
