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Overcoming Impostor Syndrome and Maintaining Your Mental Health as a Founder

With a dynamic blend of techie and professional business acumen, Sky Kelley, Head Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) at Nike Valiant Labs, is here to share what it takes to put the action into your company’s traction plan. Listen up for tips on how to analyze your customers, build upon key core metrics and elevate your business.

Blockchain & NFT Startup Ecosystem: Building Traction & Momentum

Blockchain and NFT’s are rapidly changing the start-up game with new categories of business and services! Join us for a discussion and Q&A with Kyle Hill (Head of Crypto at TROIKA), D’ontra Hughes (Founder & CEO of SPARE), and Barbra Bickham (Founder & CTO of Trailyn Ventures) on building your crypto business, defining and shaping your business model, unpacking the scale of crypto, breaking down crypto markets, and setting yourself up for success in the crypto landscape.

Building Relationships with Investors with Shawn Gunn, CEO of PLLAY Labs

Shawn Gunn (CEO of PLLAY Labs) brings awareness to the technological revolution happening in Los Angeles; while educating prospective candidates about the types of skills needed to be competitive in the job market so that communities are informed about the way to market themselves to prospective employers.

Brand Storytelling: 5 Essential Tips for Your Startup’s Success with Alexandra Zatarain, Co-Founder of Eight Sleep​

There are essential questions to attribute your startup’s success. How should Founders tell their brand story? What role does product play in the brand story? What are tactical ways to drive momentum? How should Founders think about their brand message and brand promise? How did your brand story evolve in the first couple of years of building and growing your startup? Sit down with Alexandra Zatarain (Co-Founder of Eight Sleep) to discover the answers to effective brand storytelling.