Meet the Founders - Speaker Series & Networking Event

NYC FOUNDER SPEAKER SERIES & NETWORKING   NEW YORK ENTREPRENEURS, STARTUP & BUSINESS COALITION [https://www.eventbrite.com/o/new-york-entrepreneurs-startup-amp-business-coalition-9879419208] & DOWNTODASH [http://www.downtodash.com/]  IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY TO DISPLAY YOUR COMPANY AT THE EVENT, email US here - sama@downtodash.com   THURSDAY, FEB 27, TIME - 6:00 PM TO 9:00 PM (EST) Microsoft 11 TIME SQUARE  NEW YORK, NY 10036   6:00- 7:00 PM- MEET & GREET 7:00- 8:30 PM- SPEAKER ADDRESS + Q&A 8:30- 9:00 PM- NETWORKING   Agenda & Learning:  Starting a business and the mistakes to avoid What can companies do to get off the ground and raise VC money Hosting EVENTS WITH THE RIGHT PARTNERSHIPS Marketing ideas for startups How to get featured in popular publications   SPEAKERS:        RACHEL TROBMAN – CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF UPSIDE HEALTH  Rachel Trobman is the founder and CEO of Upside Health, a software company reducing the economic and emotional burden of chronic pain. Upside Health's product, Ouchie, is currently used by tens of thousands of patients at health systems including Mount Sinai and Columbia Memorial Hospital and has been recognized by Bayer G4A, eyeforpharma, Yale University and the National Institute of Health. Prior to forming Upside Health, Rachel was a seasoned media executive and journalist who worked at NY1 News, NBC News and the New York Times.    MICHAEL MARRA – FOUNDER AND CEO OF ENTRE Michael is a 4-time founder and currently the CEO of Entre. As a former civil engineer and real estate investor, he worked on major projects and was part of a team that has purchased over 300 Properties since 2011 worth over 22.8M.  Leveraging his experience in problem solving, he is now focused on connecting and helping entrepreneurs. His app and network Entre allows entrepreneurs to easily connect, learn, and build business all in one place. The Entre community consists of over 25,000 entrepreneurs from 60 different countries. He has hosted and spoken at 130+ EVENTS FOR ENTREPRENEURS IN PITTSBURGH, NEW YORK City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, San Diego, Washington D.C. and Miami.   JARYD HERMANN – CO-FOUNDER AND CEO AT WECAST INC.  Jaryd is the co-founder and CEO at WECAST Inc, an automated talent agency and marketplace for on-camera talent. In 2019, he moved from South Africa to New York City to scale the startup to the United States. He is also the founder and editor of The Unlearnt, a blog, and a publication that focuses on topics around mindset, personal growth, entrepreneurship, and philosophy. He's deeply passionate about learning and unlearning, health, and finding the best bagel and slice in New York.      Haley Hoffman Smith Haley Hoffman Smith is the best selling author of women's entrepreneurship book Her Big Idea and was recently named by Forbes as one of today's most influential female speakers. She is a graduate of Brown University, the founder of Her Big Lash, a two time TEDx speaker and an avid writer. At Brown, she started the first women's entrepreneurship incubator and the Her Big Idea Fund in partnership with Brown's Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship. Now, she runs a PR and content creation company, helping entrepreneurs gain the exposure and influence they deserve STEVE WOOD - FOUNDER & CEO OF ATLAS  Steve is the Founder & CEO of ATLAS, a startup focused on organizing public policy data as an alternative to public opinion polling, and Vice President & CIO of the Liberland Aid Foundation, a humanitarian aid group providing relief to areas facing disaster or economic blight and advancing human rights across the globe.His years of experience implementing systems, conducting research, processing data, and engaging in entrepreneurial pursuits have resulted in massive growth everywhere he has worked and yielded new Federal laws. He is the author of Data in Decline, which details how and why traditional opinion polling no longer works as well as how it can be fixed, and over a dozen national policy reports. Steve also provides consulting services to organizations engaged in processing legislative and research data. ABOUT DOWNTODASH:  DownToDash is an app to meet people based on activities. You can post a specific plan, for example Tennis on Thursday at 5pm, and meet people in your location who are down to do the same activity! We also curate weekly experiences for our users based on availability and location preferences. To buddy with with people to attend the EVENT & to stay updated on future EVENTS, check out the app! App Store [https://apple.co/2HnLuw4] Google Play Store [https://bit.ly/2FrQSSl]