David Chang / Entrepreneur & Angel InvestorDavid is an entrepreneur and angel investor who has held operating roles at six startups and invested in 60 companies. He was most recently the Chief Executive Officer of Gradifi, which was acquired by E*TRADE. Previously, he was Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Harvard Business School and Director of the Babson Summer Venture Program. (more…)
Chris Gannon / Bolay RestaurantsChris Gannon, CEO of Bolay Restaurants, lives his life with a focus on all things large and small that makes the seemingly ordinary, extraordinary. “Make it craveable” says Gannon, quoting his father and Outback Steakhouse Restaurateur, Tim Gannon, who is a legend in the industry, in part, for inventing Outback’s highly popular and ubiquitous Bloomin’ Onion. But what makes a dish, a meal and a location craveable starts well before the first plate hits the table. (more…)
Ray & Diane Donahue / Peninsula Paint Co.Ray and Diane Donahue know their paint! This West Sound couple, who call Kingston, Washington home, own five paint stores. Their stores range from Gig Harbor to Bainbridge Island, under the moniker of Peninsula Paint Co. (more…)
Jenni Bonura / Harry Norman, REALTORS®As President and CEO for Harry Norman, REALTORS®, Jenni Bonura oversees the operations of 14 sales offices while also managing partnerships in the mortgage, title and insurance ventures as well. She takes an active role in every aspect of the business and has experience with various facets of the business. In particular she enjoys luxury home marketing and sales, new home and high rise marketing and sales management,and also coaching the current and next generation sales leaders. (more…)
Jackie Wood Baker / SparkWood EventsJackie Wood Baker is the founder and Chief Experience Officer of SparkWood Events. She brings over 25 years of corporate marketing, strategy and event planning experience. With positions at both large corporations such Starbucks and Washington Mutual in additional to start-ups such as Qpass and Kozmo, she provides the leadership and overall big picture thinking for the team in addition to event execution. (more…)
Davinder Singh / Stage TENStage TEN is a live streaming platform to create, distribute and discover interactive and transactable content. We enable creators, brands and retailers to monetize their content and interactions through various mechanisms such as eCommerce transactions, tipping/ donations, pay per view and pay to play. (more…)