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Kick Start Your Start-Up:
Panel and Coaching Workshop
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| Date: |
Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
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7:00 PM - Networking and Refreshments
7:30 PM - Panel Discussion on Bringing a Start-Up to Life
8:15 PM - Real-Time Coaching in Small-Table Groups
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| Location: |
Chill Desserts
125 Kearny Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 433-1233
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| Price: |
Everyone is welcome!
$10 includes Chill's exotic all-natural dessert sensations
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| Description: |
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Venture Capital • Lingerie • Actuarial Services • All-Natural Desserts.
The common thread? — Successful Bay Area entrepreneurs!
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Meet the founders of four vibrant small businesses in this unique workshop featuring:
- Networking with refreshments by Chill Desserts
- Panel discussion on bringing a start-up to life
- Real-time coaching in small-table groups.
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| Panelists: |
Trang Nguyen recently opened Chill Desserts, a specialty dessert café offering exotic all-natural delectables in the Financial District that just won KRON4's "Best of the Bay" for Best Frozen Yogurt/Ice Cream! Trang has an MBA from the University of Michigan and worked at Kraft, Best Buy and Revlon before launching Chill. Visit www.chilldesserts.com
Jennifer Lynne Matthews is an educator and fashion designer. She runs Porcelynne Lingerie and East Bay Fashion Resource in Oakland. Jennifer graduated from New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology and for two years operated the retail Porcelynne Designer Collective in the Mission. Her new book, Fashion Unraveled: How to Start, Run and Manage an Independent Fashion Label, will be available at the end of January. Visit www.porcelynne.com and www.eastbayfashionresource.com
Lauren Okum recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of Premier Actuarial Solutions in San Francisco. Lauren attended Harvard Business School and previously worked with Mercer, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Pension Specialists, Inc. She is an Enrolled Actuary, Member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and Associate of the Society of Actuaries. Visit www.premieractuarial.com
Kelly Krpata, Partner at Krpata Capital Partners, is a venture capital and private equity consultant to the renewable energy, clean technology and clean coal industries. He previously founded 8 Track Mind Clothing in San Francisco and also worked at Bear Stearns and the National Broadcasting Company. Kelly has an MBA from the University of Michigan. |
| Social Benefit: |
Proceeds from this event will be donated to Emanu-El Neighborhood Food Pantry. Part of the San Francisco Food Bank Neighborhood Grocery Network, Emanu-El offers free groceries to those at risk of going hungry. |
