Kevin OBrien

CEO

Serial Entrepreneur. As MBA student, launched one of the most successful businesses started from the Southern Methodist University Business School. Director of New Ventures for $1B subsidiary of Cox Communications.

Drew Henry

CEO

Recognized as a leader in innovation, Revival Tea was named a 2022 Rising Star by the Spokane Journal of Business, awarded Best B2C Company by Ignite Northwest in 2024, and its founder serves as Honorary Commander of the 141st Airborne Ops Group USAF.

Renata Henderson

Co-founder | COO

BROOKE VAUGHN

FOUNDER / CEO

Cookie baker turned culture maker: Brooke prides herself in her famous chocolate chip cookie recipe, an unapologetically loyal PLEASE & THANK YOU® fan base, and a passion for building collaborative cultures and sustainable careers in the F&B sphere

Christopher Reyes

Chief Visionary Officer

Christopher connects art, technology and people through his music, films, festivals, and community projects. He began his career in interactive media in the early ‘90s producing for LucasArts, Ardent Media, Acclaim Entertainment, Phillips Interactive.

Sam Zeitlin

Co-Owner and CEO

StarChef's Rising Star Baker Award Winner 2021

Prime Hall

Founder & CEO

Former Marine Raider & Water Survival Instructor Who Has Helped 1,000s of Military, Professional & Everyday Athletes Find Calm in the Most Stressful Situations.

Khaliah O. Guillory

CEO + Founder

Professional napper and certified sleep coach. 25 years of industry experience. Oversaw $1B book of business in assets and 225 employees as VP at a Fortune 100 company. October 29 is Khaliah O. Guillory Day in Houston, TX.

Paolo Tiramani

CEO

An industrial designer and mechanical engineer Paolo holds over 150 patent fillings which have generated more than $1billion in retail sales. He has funded Boxabl to date through his intellectual property investment company 500 Group.

Karen Cooper

Founder/Owner

Karen is a recovering lawyer, who kicked Lee out of homebrewing in her Kitchen and helped him dream up Hopsters. Karen now runs brewery operations with a focus on Corporate and Customer Relations

mo hamzian

Cofounder & CEO

Mo is a London Business School Sloan Fellow. An established leader with 20 years of experience in nearly all things business. Mo excels at building businesses and creating value. He has successfully exited projects with a total value of over $150M.

Vanessa Braxton

Josh Hare

CEO

Creator of an award winning staple in the Austin beer scene. Built sustainable practices into all aspects of business (canning beer not bottling it, donating 1% of profits to environmental causes).

Jon Eric Wallace

CEO and Co-Founder

Father of three, married to Cinzia for 33 years through starting and operating a business together. 1984 Graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. Past Chair of Brewers Association Board, Longmont Economic Development Board and Colorado Brewers Guild Board.

Philip Michael

CEO, NYCE

As head of NYCE, Philip’s led NYCE to a record-setting raise, built the NYCE app, while adding $211M in AUM during a pandemic. Has 155K followers on Instagram.

David Gluck

Producer & General Manager

General Manager of "Chicago" in the West End; Managing Director of San Francisco's Magic Theatre; producer of numerous independent commercial theatre projects; former President of Theatre Bay Area.

Alex Burch

Owner

Former Wine Director at Bastion - Advanced Sommelier

Steven Smith

Founder and CEO

Creating Vegan Fine Foods, the first all-vegan market of its kind in the United States.