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Justin Bedecarre, CEO & Co-Founder of Raise Commercial Real Estate

Justin Bedecarre is the Co-Founder and CEO of Raise Commercial Real Estate,  a technology powered commercial real estate brokerage, working with companies like Palantir, Notion, and Brex to make searching and managing their workplace seamless and intelligent. Raise is backed by Point72, Founders Fund, and Initialized Capital. Prior to Raise, Justin was the Co-Founder of 42Floors and a broker at Cushman & Wakefield.

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Dustin Watkins, CEO & Co-Founder of DataBased

Dustin Watkins is the Co-Founder and CTO of DataBased, a data driven company that uses visualization tools that empower sales teams with performance standardization, development, and goal-setting efficiency. DataBased recently raised a $3M seed round with a $40M pre-money valuation with investors from SAP, HubSpot, Carta, Verizon, Klayvio, and Qualtrics. Dustin graduated from Brigham Young University in 2019 and resides in Lehi, Utah where the company is based.

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Jesse Randall, CEO & Co-Founder of Sweater Ventures

Jesse Randall is the CEO and Co-Founder of Sweater Ventures, a VC fund that gives access to venture capital to everyone, regardless of your wealth or accreditation status. Sweater raised $2.3M earlier this year in order to build the technology to put an investment team in the palm of your hands via a mobile app where you can keep up to date on your portfolio.

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Niji Sabharwal, CEO & Co-Founder of AgentSync

Niji Sabharwal is the Co-founder and CEO of AgentSync, an insurtech company he co-founded with his wife Jenn that grew from a valuation of $22M to $220M in just 8 months. AgentSync’s growth has caught the attention of well-known investors Marc Benioff, David Sacks, and Elad Gil who are now all investors in the company.

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Shaka Bahadu, COO & Co-Founder of Cipher Skin

Shaka Bahadu is the COO & Co-Founder of Cipher Skin, a high-tech company that revolutionizes the way data is collected and analyzed on the human body or any physical object. Shaka is an experienced operator and also holds several degrees including a Bachelor's from Harvard, an MBA from Stanford, and an M.D. from Weill Cornell Medical College in Manhattan.

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Chloe Kettell, CEO & Co-Founder of PolyPort

Chloe Kettell is the CEO & Co-Founder of PolyPort, a cybersecurity company designed for creatives to work, collaborate, and share safely. PolyPort is quickly gaining traction in the cybersecurity industry for its proprietary software protecting 3D assets and has won the SXSW Accelerator Pitch along with the SXSW Innovation Award in 2017. Chloe also served in the military as a Marine, was a previous fitness entrepreneur, and is now an avid skier and Olympic lifter.

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Alysha Cooke, Vice President of Finance at Thoroughbred Holdings

Alysha Cooke is the VP of Finance for Thoroughbred Holdings, an investment firm that has quietly invested $400M spread across five portfolio companies over the last 15 years in the energy sector. In her role as VP, Alysha has overseen $60M in acquisitions since joining the firm and sits on six corporate boards as part of her responsibilities within the company.

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Kwame Spearman, CEO & Co-Owner of Tattered Cover Bookstore

Kwame Spearman boasts the resume of resumes for higher education having graduated from Columbia, Yale, and Harvard. His interest in creating change through politics led him to getting a law degree where he then realized that some of the most effective politicians had a strong understanding of business which took him to receiving his MBA at Harvard.

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Phil Stern, Vice President at Mainsail Partners

Phil Stern is a Vice President at Mainsail Partners, a growth equity firm that has raised over $1.2B and invested in over 50 growing companies. Phil is an expert in growing software companies and prior to his current role in leading the Sales Center of Excellence at Mainsail he was the Head of Payroll Sales at Gusto and General Manager at Zen Planner.

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Devin Eldridge, COO of RADAR

Devin Eldridge is the COO of RADAR, a blockchain company that is focused on reshaping the financial industry. In just three short years, RADAR has helped users in over 175 countries trade $300M+ worth of digital assets. They have attracted over $13M of venture capital investment from prestigious investors such as Blockchain Capital, Elefund, SV Angel and numerous others. Prior to joining RADAR, Devin founded STOW IT where he is a board member.

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Matt Blomstedt, Managing Partner, SpringTime Ventures

Matt Blomstedt is the Managing Partner of SpringTime Ventures, an $8M seed fund focused on startups in the Mountain Region. His team has invested in over 20 startups including TrueCoach who sold to TSG earlier this year and SonderMind who recently raised $27M in their Series B. Prior to founding SpringTime, Matt worked in M&A in Oil & Gas for over 9 years in Texas.

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Casey Jenks, CEO & Co-Founder of TrueCoach

Casey Jenks is the CEO & Co-Founder of TrueCoach which was recently acquired by TSG for an undisclosed eight figure amount after only being founded in 2015. TrueCoach is a technology platform built for coaches and gym owners that delivers individualized training programs to clients no matter where they are. Casey is also a former CrossFit gym owner, outdoor enthusiast and married to Lindsey Jenks who is the CEO & Founder of Macrostax.

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Ben Rudman, Managing Partner of Charis Consumer Partners & CEO of Western's Smokehouse

Ben Rudman is the CEO of Western’s Smokehouse, a portfolio company of Charis Consumer Partners where Ben is the Managing Director and Founder. Prior to starting his own private equity firm, Ben worked in investment banking for 8 years at SDR Ventures after graduating from Cornell College where he played Varsity Baseball.

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Nicole Kennedy, CFO of FluentStream

Nicole Kennedy is a trailblazer in her industry and is one of the youngest female CFO's in Colorado. She has found a niche in high growth technology companies and currently serves as part of the executive team at FluentStream, a private equity backed cloud-based communications company. Nicole has also led finance at ThrivePass, Wishlist and Zen Planner where she oversaw the successful acquisition from Daxko.

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Dan Kasper, CEO of Wishlist

Dan Kasper is the CEO of Wishlist, an employee recognition software company, where he has overseen 345% growth in the last three years. Prior to Wishlist, Dan lead the Trust & Safety team at Airbnb after transitioning from the military where he served for six years in Special Operations within the NAVY. He is a leader, fighter, and a believer in advancing humanity through technology.

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