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I spent 5 years as a Managing Director with Ernst & Young's Venture Capital Group, 5 years at New York based private equity firm Spencer Trask and the last five years at Ryerson University teaching entrepreneurship. In over 15 years of seed investing, including 5 seasons of Dragons' Den, I've seen more than 20,000 pitches and helped fund more than a billion dollars in startups. I have three books on the topic of venture capital, entrepreneurship and pitching ideas. According to the December issue of Canadian Business magazine,I am one of Canada1s leading experts on raising Venture Capital and mentoring startups. In 2014, I was named Mentor of the Year by Startup Canada. ========================= Here is how others describe me: ========================= Dr. Sean Wise specializes in helping emerging and high growth potential organizations jump on the trajectory and turn a profit. His intense, entertaining and direct approach has earned him a loyal following of disciples who swear by his lessons and best practices for business success. With 15 years of seed funding experience, Wise has helped found five business ventures of his own to date, the first at age 16. When seeking the best in business, CBC recruited him as online host and industry advisor for their hit show, Dragons' Den. Dr. Wise held this post for the first five seasons of the show. Wise's third book, HOT OR NOT: how to know if your business idea will fail or fly! was released in 2012 and sold 30,000 copies in the first six months. A professor of entrepreneurship at the Ted Rogers School of Business at Ryerson, Wise majored in engineering and economics at Carleton University; earned a law degree and MBA from the University of Ottawa and recently completed his PhD in Business from the Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Wise http://www.100steps2startup.com https://www.amazon.com/Startup-Opportunities-Know-When-Quit/dp/1119378184/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1512663216&sr=8-1&keywords=sean+wise www.nakedentrepreneur.tv http://www.ryersonfutures.ca/

Tami Zhu is the general manager of Kika Tech’s U.S. headquarters based in San Jose, CA. A well-regarded media and business executive, Tami has an outstanding global track record across Asia, Europe, and the United States. Before joining Kika, Tami was the GM of an AI and robotics startup in San Francisco, where under her leadership, the company raised over $150M in VC funding, won multiple CES Innovation Awards for two consecutive years and became recognized as a dominant AI player in China. Prior to that, Tami was vice president, and one of the few Asian executives at IPG Mediabrands. At IPG Mediabrands she led the innovations of digital media with the focus in social media advertising. She also led repositioning of the company’s digital media business in China, achieving 90 percent year-over-year growth. Prior to Mediabrands, Tami held various executive positions including vice president at IAC/InterActiveCorp and head of AOL Ventures, where she was ranked the top female Asian executive in the company. Before that, she launched Excite@Home’s international joint ventures in the Netherlands, Australia, and Japan. Tami holds an MBA from MIT Sloan, which eventually propelled her into the entrepreneurial world. Prior to MIT, she was a C++ software engineer on the Borland C++ compiler team upon earning her master’s in computer science from University of California, San Diego. In addition to her advanced degrees, Tamiholds a bachelor of science in information sciences from Beijing University with an emphasis in computational linguistics and Chinese natural language processing. Tami’s worldly experience has influenced her love of language, especially Japanese and Spanish, while also helping her to deeply appreciate the technical nature of computing languages. Tami has been profiled in Travel Channel China, TechCrunch and Forbes. Ms. Zhu has also spoken at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s LabTech 2016 Conference, RoboBusiness PitchFire 2016, Stanford University, TiE Conference, 2016, Santa Clara and the SVC Angel Annual Technology Summit 2016, Silicon Valley. http://www.kikatech.com https://twitter.com/KikaKeyboard https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qisiemoji.inputmethod&referrer=5 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kika-keyboard-emoji-keyboard/id1035199024?mt=8

I love challenging what's possible and helping people achieve their highest potential. In a world where we are more connected than ever before, many are feeling more disconnected... from themselves, each other and the planet. Actively disengaged employees cost $450 billion to $550 billion in lost productivity per year in the US alone (Gallup, 2013), and depression is now the world's second leading cause of disability (GBD). So I embarked on a bold new project. My last project about bullying & suicide included my song Close To The Edge, which has reached more than 1.6m views on YouTube alone and been used in my speaking engagements along with projects across the globe to raise awareness of these challenges. But I knew there was more to be done. So I sold or donated 99% of the things I used to own in Australia and embarked on a global quest to empower people to achieve their highest potential and show first hand how in a distracted world, technology (when used purposefully), can actually improve our performance, mental health and depth of connection with each other. “This guy is a genius and total professional at what he does and the value he can add. He’s my secret weapon.” - David Pow Tabain, World Kettlebell Champion and Founder of The 30 Day Challenge. I tick things off my own bucket list and speak on stages as I travel the globe, and the latest music I recorded in LA about courage, curiosity, creativity and relationships, are used in my speaking engagements and can be performed live on a grand piano to leave a lasting and memorable impact on the audience. I believe that business should be done and life should be lived in a way that is not only good for you, but also good for others and the planet too. That’s why whenever I’m hired to speak around the world, part of the proceeds go to providing clean water for those in need. I love helping good people thrive, because when good people thrive, they do more good, and that’s what can truly change the world. https://thrivingcollective.com https://www.facebook.com/askcameronbrown https://twitter.com/askcameronbrown

Based in Atlanta and NYC, David Nethero is President of Nethero Management Company which is actively involved in high potential new start ups. In addition he serves as Managing Director at Golden Seeds, the largest angel investor network in the US. David authored Mental Mastery of Chemotherapy (www.yourmentalmastery.com) a book designed to help chemo patients develop and maintain positive mental imagery through the use of meditation. In 2001 David joined his wife Susan in the management of Intimacy, a retailer specializing in Bra Fitting and during the next decade grew the business to 18 stores nation wide with revenues just shy iof $40M. In 2012 they sold the company and remain on the Intimacy Board as minority share holders and play an active role as advisors and ambassadors for Intimacy. Guest lecturer at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. Prior to Intimacy, David had 25 years business and marketing leadership at Dow Chemical, Union Carbide, Amoco and British Petroleum. At these fortune 100 companies served in numerous senior executive positions including an M&A assignment while at Amoco focused on high performance specialty materials businesses for the semiconductor market and subsequently served as GM of the acquired company. https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidnethero/ Susan is An Entrepreneur, Investor, Keynote Speaker and Marketing Strategist, who is passionate about new business development and professional mentorship of entrepreneurs. Her career is best described in three chapters: THIRD CHAPTER- Mentor, Business Coach and Angel Investor for Women’s Owned Businesses Susan is managing director for Golden Seeds, angel investment firm, the largest angel firm in the country dedicated to funding women’s owned and managed businesses in the USA. Susan sits on Advisory Boards with Wise Investment Fund (ACE), Blamtastics, Garnish & Gather, and she advises consumer companies such as Julie Bee’s, Memi, and La Lure. Additionally, she is active Foundation board member of Committee of 200, the Regional Chair for Southeast, and the Membership Committee. SECOND CHAPTER- Entrepreneur/ Founder of Intimacy Specialty Stores Susan’s entrepreneurial experience in marketing, strategy and business development with Intimacy spanned a 20 year commitment where she built a specialty lingerie chain of 18 stores in major markets across the USA and grew revenues to 38 million in Sales. Her expertise in marketing, sales and customer satisfaction for this women’s brand helped Intimacy achieve national acclaim to aid in the national branding of the retail company. Susan was recognized as an expert in women’s self esteem and bra fitting across the globe, where she appeared as “the Bra Whisperer” on national shows such as OPRAH, DR. OZ, THE TODAY SHOW and many more ! FIRST CHAPTER - Corporate Marketing Executive with World Class Companies Susan also spent 20 years in the corporate world with executive strategic assignments for Marketing Corporation of America, Time life Video, and Xerox Learning Systems, who are all world -class marketers. She enjoyed new business development with a focus on building new brands and product lines through product development and marketing. https://www.linkedin.com/in/susannethero/

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