Techstars Startup Week Tampa Bay 2018: Full Schedule

9:00am EST

Design

Dreaming of solving a social problem and making a profit? Come explore the possibilities to use your entrepreneurial skills and create a new organization or add to an existing one. Get ideas and insight on choosing the right model, tax status and structure. Hear from existing social enterprise leaders as they share their experiences.

Speakers

Cliff Barsi

Metropolian Ministries

As Vice President of Food Services & Social Enterprise, Cliff Barsi brings a wealth of successful entrepreneurial experience to our ministry. In 2012, he launched Inside the Box (ITB) Catering after winning the first prize of $25,000 in a non-profit social enterprise business plan... Read More →

Kila Englebrook

Kila Englebrook is Social Enterprise Alliance's President and CEO. Prior to joining Social Enterprise Alliance, Kila led the Ashoka Support Network in the United States, engaging world-class business leaders in changing the world by working directly with Ashoka and Fellows. In her... Read More →

Matt Spence

Vice President, Community Impact, Community Foundation of Tampa Bay

Matt Spence joined the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay as its Vice President, Community Impact in February 2016. He oversees the Foundation’s grants program, which has provided nearly $200 million in funding to nonprofits since the organization’s founding in 1990. In addition... Read More →

Thursday February 15, 2018 9:00am - 10:00am EST
3 - Station House - 4th Floor

Social Enterprise, Panel Discussion

2:00pm EST

Attention

Get the attention your social enterprise deserves. Hear from a panel of three marketing experts on ways to promote your idea to build a strong business that generates profit and social good. Tips will include how to market locally and through social media.

Moderators

Joe Hamilton

Head of Network, Catalyst Metacities

A Catalyst Metacity is a virtual community that overlays and logically connects to a physical city. It provides tools, utilities and incentives to catalyze local content and value onto the platform.Metacity life thrives with information, entertainment, interaction, economy and all... Read More →

Speakers

Bailey Nicholas

High Risk Hope, Inc.

Bailey holds her BA in Religion from Wake Forest University and her MA in Arts Administration from Columbia University. She has worked and volunteered in the non-profit sector in the Tampa Bay Area since 2006 and is currently the Executive Director of High Risk Hope, a local nonprofit... Read More →

Ashley Ryneska

YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg

Ashley Ryneska is Vice President of Marketing for the YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg where she leads brand and organizational advancement for the local arm of the nation’s largest nonprofit. Her work has contributed to notable community recognition including the Tampa Bay Business... Read More →

Thursday February 15, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm EST
2 - Station House - Lobby

Social Enterprise, Panel Discussion

3:00pm EST

Money

Success for a Social Enterprise depends on a good model of earning money and having the greatest impact possible. Hear from our panellists how they have created a balance that works for them. Find out how they raised money to start their enterprise and how they spend money for greatest impact.

Moderators

Matt Spence

Vice President, Community Impact, Community Foundation of Tampa Bay

Speakers

Logan Fahey

Logan is an experienced business professional, entrepreneur and consultant with proven success across multiple industries. He is currently the Principal of Fahey Advisors, where he focuses his time on advising small businesses in areas of social impact, marketing and sales, and overall... Read More →

Christine Mendonca

Christine LeViseur Mendonça is the founder of Shore to Shore Advisory, an impact investment advisory firm, working exclusively with clients who want to align their capital with their values. Christine is also the CEO and co-founder of Humans on the Move, an social impact advisory... Read More →

Matt Zieger

Catholic Charities USA

Matt Zieger is the Senior Director of Impact Investing and Social Entrepreneurship for Catholic Charities USA. With a mission to reduce poverty in America, Catholic Charities is one of the largest nonprofit networks in the nation, serving more than 8 million people a year. In this... Read More →

Thursday February 15, 2018 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST
2 - Station House - Lobby

Social Enterprise, Panel Discussion