Innovate with Love
2023-01-27 11:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Parkway Suite 200, New Albany, OH, 43054, United States
Hybrid Format
Fri Jan 27, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Please register by 7 pm, Jan 26. Select either “In-Person” or “Virtual via Zoom.”
On the evening of Jan 26, we’ll send a reminder email (w/ Zoom link) to all registered.
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In this TIGER Talk, “Innovate with Love,” our presenter, Craig Turner, will explore practical advice and examples to inspire you and your organization to innovate based on the power of love.
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Craig Turner is Executive Director of the Edge Innovation Hub — an ecosystem for the future of food — and Chief Operating Officer of Agápe Automation — a company creating the Smart Kitchens of the future for pizza operators. Craig uses innovation process with customers to solve problems, create efficiencies, and transform organizations toward growth. Craig has a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication Design as well as a Master’s degree in Design Research & Development.
He has taught design, brand development, and innovation process at The Ohio State University and lives happily in Columbus, Ohio — the city he loves.
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Hybrid Format – Event Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch & Socializing (In-Person Participants)
11:50 am – Connect via Zoom (Virtual Participants)
11:55 am – Introduce Yourself to All (In-Person & Virtual Participants)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Craig
1:00 pm – Wrap

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CES 2023: What "Human Security For All" Means for Today's Business Leaders
2023-02-08 11:30 - 13:00
Hybrid Format
Wed Feb 8, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Please register by 7 pm, Feb 7. Select either “In-Person” or “Virtual via Zoom.”
On the evening of Feb 7, we’ll send a reminder email (w/ Zoom link) to all registered.
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From our TIGER Talk presenter, Brad Griffith of Buckeye Innovation:
“Our customers, employees, and shareholders are humans, contrary to how we sometimes treat them!
Rather than treating them impersonally, like users, resources, or even robots, we have an opportunity to recognize their humanity and address their innate need for security. The Consumer Technology Association set a theme for the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that encouraged exhibitors, presenters, and attendees to meet that human need for security.
Please join me to learn the consumer technologies that will disrupt all of our industries over the next decade and how we can apply technology creatively to improve equity, access, and belonging for all. From the Metaverse and blockchain to smart devices of every sort, I’ve seen some serious disruptive technology.
CES 2023 saw a big resurgence in exhibitors and attendees, marking a significant recovery from 2022. I attended virtually again this year with more comprehensive remote access to sessions than in any previous year. I will share highlights and lessons from the best keynotes and panel discussions as well as will review the practicality of several intriguing gadgets.
My favorite author, Clayton Christensen, said it well when he said, “You may hate gravity, but gravity doesn’t care.” Much like COVID variants, technology keeps changing. It’s a force we all deal with, and it’s important that we learn to predict some of the changes, prepare for what we can, and then expect the unexpected.
Join me to hear about what industry titans and startup entrepreneurs know to be the trends and strategies that will shape our future work and personal lives.
For the past 15 years, I have loved attending the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas because it’s my opportunity to absorb trajectory-altering lessons and insights from industry experts and thought leaders. These insights have changed the way I approach business strategy and have enhanced many aspects of the way I live my life. Traditionally the largest technology trade show in the world, this year’s third digital CES conference and trade show were different but still captivating. Next year I hope to return in person.
If you are a strategic thinker leading a team into a potentially volatile future, this talk is a must. I promise to share quotes, trends, and transformational lessons that will help prepare you for the next evolutionary and revolutionary changes in your company.“
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Brad Griffith is a lifelong entrepreneur. He grew up working for his dad’s veterinary hospital, learning the joys and challenges of business ownership. He believes in the power of entrepreneurship and innovation to drive meaningful change in our community. Brad is now President of Buckeye Innovation, the web strategy and engineering team he founded in 2009 to amplify the impact of innovative businesses and organizations through exceptional web engineering and design. His team of 16 includes designers and developers who love building and supporting websites, web applications, and mobile applications. Buckeye’s clients span many industries and include tech startups, libraries, and local and county governments among others.
Prior to starting Buckeye Innovation, Brad spent several years consulting and developing web applications in-house for a variety of companies including JP Morgan Chase, QUALCOMM, and the Go Big Network. He earned his Masters in Business Administration after completing his Bachelor’s in Electrical and Computer Engineering with honors, both at The Ohio State University. Brad has more than 28 years of web development experience and has worked from coast to coast with small and large companies, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and government agencies to build innovative web solutions. He lives in New Albany with his wife and two young daughters. He is an active Girl Scouts “Troop Cookie Dad” in addition to other community volunteer roles.
Brad was selected in 2020 to the inaugural class of the Columbus CEO Future 50. Buckeye Innovation was recognized in the 2022 Inc5000 as one of the country’s fastest growing private companies. Brad was also selected as a finalist for the 2023 Small Business Leader Award from the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, his second time as a finalist.
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Hybrid Format – Event Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch & Socializing (In-Person Participants)
11:45 am – Connect via Zoom (Virtual Participants)
11:50 am – Introduce Yourself to All (In-Person & Virtual Participants)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Brad
1:00 pm – Wrap
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Cash Flow and Value Creation
2023-02-17 11:30 - 13:00
FRIDAY 2/17/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
NOTE: This event will be IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany (8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054)
Please come ready to interact with our presenter and your fellow participants.
And, please arrive at 11:30 am. Enjoy lunch. Mingle. Make new friends!
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In this TIGER Talk, Eric Rucinski discusses cash flow and value creation in the context of critical business decisions, including those involving:
• Entire companies and divisions
• New product lines and markets
• Initiatives and investments
• Mergers and acquisitions (buy / sell decisions)
Mr. Rucinski describes the inherent deficiencies in relying solely on accounting information, and the unique benefits of higher-powered financial analysis. Going far beyond mere accounting (which is necessary, but not sufficient, for informed decision-making), he discusses cash flow and value creation in a comprehensive manner, synthesizing strategic, financial, and economic analyses and insights. Mr. Rucinski uses easily-understood analogues (e.g., buying a house) to provide a powerful, memorable framework for thinking about and improving complex business decisions.
Participants will leave with an enhanced understanding of cash flow, what drives it, why it is fundamental to value creation, and how it differs from often-used (but highly-flawed) metrics like EBITDA.
Participants will also gain a deeper appreciation for the importance and unique benefits of in-depth, fact-based financial analysis in making a wide range of high-dollar, high-impact, high-emotion decisions related to both their day-to-day operations and long-term term strategic objectives.
And, participants will be empowered to ask key questions of their employees and advisors that they previously never considered or knew how to articulate, to resist the urge to accept superficial information and conclusions, and to create and maintain a focus on value creation.
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Eric Rucinski is Founder and Principal of Advanta Consulting LLC, an independent consulting firm that focuses on strategy, corporate development, growth initiatives, M&A, financial modeling / valuation, investment decisions, capital structure, and special projects. He is a trusted senior adviser to top executives (including CEOs at public and private companies) and owners (including high-net-worth individuals and families). His 20+ years of experience includes high-impact full-time strategy, corporate development, and M&A roles at The Wendy’s Company, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, Limited Brands, Borden Capital (private equity), and Salomon Smith Barney (Wall Street investment banking).
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch & socializing
11:50 am – Guests introduce themselves to our in-person crowd
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Eric
1:00 pm – Wrap
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5G: Much More Than Just Fast; Leverage It for Business Success
2023-02-22 11:30 - 13:00
WEDNESDAY 2/22/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
Plan to interact with our presenter and your fellow participants.
Please arrive at 11:30 am. Enjoy lunch. Mingle. Make new friends!
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5G is a hot buzzword these days, but wouldn’t you like to understand how will it impact our lives and the world around us?
In this TIGER Talk, our presenter John Lackey will explain what 5G technology is AND how it’s going to impact each of us personally and professionally.
As background, John will start by reviewing the history of mobile technology and the basics of what makes a cell phone work. 5G is certainly fast, but it will also enable changes in many different industries. It will provide the infrastructure for future services that we can’t even imagine yet.
Participants will leave with an understanding of mobile communication 5G technology, the endless possibilities it can offer, and how it can be leveraged to enhance business strategies.
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John Lackey has over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications and software industry working for Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, and Nokia. He started his career working on robotics and computer vision systems. In the telecommunications sector he worked on development of database systems supporting 800 services, creation of one of the earliest distributed telecom architectures, fixed wireless products, and global deployment of 4G and 5G.
John has managed teams in multiple countries supporting system engineering, software development, quality testing and global deployments.
John earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, specializing in Robotics.
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch & socializing
11:50 am – Guests introduce themselves to our in-person crowd
12:05 pm – Hand-off to John
1:00 pm – Wrap
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6 Power Habits of Entrepreneurial Leaders
2023-02-24 11:30 - 13:00
FRIDAY 2/24/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany (8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054)
Come ready to interact with our presenter and your fellow participants.
And, please arrive at 11:30 am. Enjoy lunch. Mingle. Make new friends!
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Our TIGER Talk speaker Jon Iveson offers the following description:
Wikipedia states that “an entrepreneur is an individual who creates and/or invests in one or more businesses, bearing most of the risks and enjoying most of the rewards. The process of setting up a business is known as entrepreneurship.”
Jim Collins, author of the influential books Good to Great & Built to Last, defines leadership as “the art of getting people to want to do what must be done.” As such, “the number one responsibility of a leader – is to catalyze a clear and shared vision for the company and to secure commitment to and vigorous pursuit of that vision.”
Based on my learnings as the Founding Director of the Ohio State Fisher College Center for Entrepreneurship and my subsequent 18 years coaching small and mid-size growth companies, it appears that entrepreneurial leadership seems to emerge in enterprises when the founding entrepreneur shifts from the ”leader with many helpers” mindset to the chief executive mindset where he/she must build an “A” player leadership team capable of driving the strategic execution that will move the company to being a substantial commercial and societal impact.
We will discuss the 6 Power Habits that must be mastered to lead an enterprise on a sustainable successful journey.
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Jon Iveson is a Strategic Execution Coach with Assured Strategy.
Jon has been coaching entrepreneurs, executives, and leadership teams to deliver superior results and have distinctive impact for over 18 years. Prior to that, Jon coached leaders, managers, and aspiring entrepreneurs as the Founding Director of the Fisher College of Business Center for Entrepreneurship. He has many client case studies and testimonials from those 18 years that prove his profound value to clients in driving strategy, alignment, execution, and accountability.
Jon has worked with clients in a variety of industries. His progressive degrees in engineering and management systems from Clarkson University and education at The Ohio State University provides him with a unique understanding and influence regarding the psychology of team dynamics, team learning, team alignment, team accountability, team productivity, and team growth.
During his long career as a coach, Jon has helped client companies in fabrication, manufacturing, landscaping, aviation, healthcare, education, entertainment, software, banking, housing, marketing, HVAC, electrical, lighting, language translation, financial services, contact center, IT services, and the print services industries. His long-term purpose in life is to activate leadership passions, styles, and skills to do great things.
Jon has been certified in coaching through Franklin Covey, Scaling Up (previously known as Gazelles), Value Builder, Gravitas Impact, and Metronome United (i.e. 3HAG and Metronomics).
Jon’s specialties include:

Leadership and Management Team Alignment, Health, Accountability, and Performance
Healthy Constructive Conflict Facilitation
Strategic Thinking
Execution Excellence
Leadership Development, Growth, and Resilience
Strategic Execution
Advance Insights Assessment Expertise and Coaching
Executive Coaching
Public Speaking
Workshop Facilitation
Peer Group Coaching and Facilitation

As a spiritually inspired father, Jon is very engaged with his 17-year-old daughter and her activities. Jon also enjoys biking, hiking, and golf to stay physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually engaged outside of his coaching work.
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch & socializing
11:50 am – Guests introduce themselves to our in-person crowd
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Jon
1:00 pm – Wrap
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How EQ Can Impact Your Decision-Making
2023-03-03 11:30 - 13:00
FRIDAY 3/3/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany (8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054)
Come ready to interact with our presenter and your fellow participants.
And, please arrive at 11:30 am. Enjoy lunch. Mingle. Make new friends!
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In this TIGER Talk, learners will discover what EQ (emotional intelligence) is and how it impacts decision-making.
We will discuss and provide practical tips on how grow EQ and how to build a practice around it.
Learners will also discover how EQ impacts decision-making across all areas of life.
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Our presenter is Eric Pennington, the managing partner at Spirit of EQ and a certified practitioner in varied emotional intelligence, spiritual intelligence, and neuroscience tools. Spirit of EQ is an emotional intelligence data and people development company based in Columbus. The company helps individuals and organizations be smarter with emotions in-order to create stronger results and satisfaction. He has designed and delivered learning experiences for organizations across the spectrum of public and private domains. The experiences include coaching, group workshops and ongoing learning cohorts.
Eric has over 15 years of practical entrepreneurship and leadership experience inside of small and large organizations. He has advised multiple entrepreneurs and senior leaders through coaching and group facilitation. He is the author of the eye-opening book, The Well-Being Guide: Making the Most of Life and Work, based on personal experiences and as a follow-up to his earlier book, Waking Up in Corporate America.
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch & socializing
11:50 am – Guests introduce themselves to our in-person crowd
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Eric
1:00 pm – Wrap

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ESG: Moving Past Misconceptions to Create Sustainable Financial Value
2023-03-10 11:30 - 13:00
FRIDAY 3/10/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany (8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054)
Come ready to interact with our presenter and your fellow participants.
And, please arrive at 11:30 am. Enjoy lunch. Mingle. Make new friends!
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Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is a relatively new and fast-growing field that is receiving increased attention from investors, consumers, employees & candidates, industry associations, and politicians.
During this TIGER Talk, our presenter Matt Deptola of Brixey & Meyer breaks down the strategic planning framework, walks through its use case for business, and dispels common misconceptions highlighted in the media. By attending this event, you will gain a stronger understanding of ESG, its intrinsic tie to good business, and trends that may impact the ecosystem of innovators and entrepreneurs in New Albany, Columbus., Ohio, and far beyond.
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As a Senior Manager at Brixey & Meyer and the firm’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Services practice lead, Matt Deptola helps clients understand the growing field of ESG, assess their performance compared to ESG best practices, and develop & implement strategies that drive sustainable value for shareholders.
Prior to Brixey & Meyer, Matt spent 8 years at JobsOhio supporting financial incentive negotiations and statewide site selection projects alongside JobsOhio Network partners. Most recently, he served as the Director of Operations for JobsOhio’s project management team overseeing continuous improvement, training & development, and program management for the JobsOhio Growth Capital Fund.
Outside of work, Matt enjoys spending time with his partner Anna and their dog EJ, completing his MBA at Ohio State, working on house projects, and volunteering. Matt is a Columbus Business First 40 Under 40 honoree and is certified in Corporate Sustainability through the NYU Stern School of Business Center for Sustainable Business.
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch & socializing
11:50 am – Guests introduce themselves to our in-person crowd
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Matt
1:00 pm – Wrap

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Metaverse: Reality vs. Hype
2023-03-17 11:30 - 13:00
FRIDAY 3/17/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
Be ready to interact with our presenter and your fellow participants.
And, please arrive at 11:30 am. Enjoy lunch. Mingle. Make new friends!
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For many, the metaverse is a mysterious, far-off land.
Companies are making some big bets on the metaverse’s future, including Facebook‘s name change to Meta. Why? What do companies like Meta and others see? Learn from our TIGER Talk presenter, Ryan Frederick.
Ryan will explain why his firm, AWH, started working virtually in the metaverse, why some aspects of the metaverse will have significant value, and why other aspects are likely never to live up to the hype!
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Ryan Frederick is a strategist, technologist, speaker, and author. Ryan is a Principal at the technology consulting firm AWH. Ryan is also a strategy guide with the strategy consulting firm Simply Strategic. Ryan is the author of two books about starting and leading companies: The Founder’s Manual and Sell Naked. Ryan frequently speaks about creating digital products, leadership, and the future of work.
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing
11:50 am – Guests introduce themselves to our in-person crowd
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Ryan
1:00 pm – Wrap / T-Shirt Drawing / More Socializing

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Beyond ChatGPT: Threats and Opportunities of Big AI - Part 1
2023-03-22 11:30 - 13:00
WEDNESDAY 3/22/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
Be ready to interact with our presenter and your fellow participants.
And, please arrive at 11:30 am. Enjoy lunch. Mingle. Make new friends!
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Join Michael Compton as he examines the present and future of ‘Big AI’ in this 2-part series, which delves into the convergence of new deep learning AI models with unprecedented parallel computing power, massive datasets, and deep corporate investment that is poised to have a transformative impact on all of society.
In the first talk on Wed 3/22/23, Michael looks at the underlying technology, as well as infrastructure, behind the Big Tech language models and discusses the opportunities and challenges in integrating this technology into your business. He examines the sudden rise of transformers and their impressive capability to engage in complex human-like conversation. While this is a fundamental revolution in itself, transformers are not just limited to language but can disrupt almost every corner of our economy in only a few years.
In the 2nd talk in this series, 2 weeks later on Wed 4/5/23, we will look at the arrival of multimodal AI. Beginning with the new “AI Art” generators, we will then look at even more advanced multimodal AIs that can “think” across diverse forms of data, such as vision, audio, olfactory, chemistry, code, text, images, and many others. This 2-part series concludes by considering whether multimodal AI is a key stepping stone towards achieving an Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) that can perform any task that a human can, across a wide range of domains, with or without supervision.
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Michael Compton is a multi-talented expert in Service Design and CX Strategy who facilitates the development of new services and customer experiences in different cultures, sectors and categories, within cross-functional teams and production pipelines of different sizes.
As an entrepreneur, Michael has launched 4 different successful start-ups, 3 of them achieving annual multiple $MM revenues, while raising $10MM in venture capital. As an organization builder, Michael has navigated the change from lean start ups to structured management teams, as well as helping technical service firms become strategic consultancies.
Michael is CX Innovation Lab Program Manager for the Denison Edge program, operated by Denison University .
Among Michael’s previous roles, he served as Innovative Media Domain Expert for Amazon Web Services and Assistant Professor, Master of User Experience Design Graduate Program at Columbus College of Art & Design .
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing
11:50 am – Introduce yourself to our crowd (your “best 20 seconds”)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Mike
1:00 pm – Wrap / T-Shirt Drawing / More Socializing

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How to Make Money on YouTube - for Your Existing Business or a New Side-Hustle
2023-03-29 11:30 - 13:00
WEDNESDAY 3/29/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
Be ready to interact with our presenter and your fellow participants.
And, please arrive at 11:30 am. Enjoy lunch. Mingle. Make new friends!
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Join our presenter Scott Driscoll for this TIGER Talk where you’ll earn strategies for making money through YouTube’s Partner Program, sponsorships, and by promoting your business on YouTube. We’ll provide practical advice on how to get started, optimize titles to get clicks, and use YouTube’s research tools to find out what users are looking for. We’ll also dive into some interesting data, like how much top channels make.
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Scott Driscoll is a lifelong entrepreneur and video maker whose creations have been seen millions of times.
He originally started making “how-to” videos to promote an electronics company, and he has continued creating as a hobby and as side-hustle ever since. His explainer videos on electronics soldering and bitcoin have been near the top of Google for over a decade!
Scott is currently CTO at Reimagine Training, a startup dedicated to modernizing industrial training!
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing
11:50 am – Introduce yourself to our crowd (your “best 20 seconds”)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Scott
1:00 pm – Wrap / T-Shirt Drawing / More Socializing

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Beyond ChatGPT: Threats and Opportunities of Big AI - Part 2
2023-04-05 11:30 - 13:00
WEDNESDAY 4/5/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
Be ready to interact with our presenter and your fellow participants.
And, please arrive at 11:30 am. Enjoy lunch. Mingle. Make new friends!
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Join Michael Compton as he examines the present and future of ‘Big AI’ in this, the 2nd part of our 2-part series. This series delves into the seemingly rapid rise of new deep learning AI models with unprecedented parallel computing power, massive datasets, and deep corporate investment. Combined, these huge trends are poised to have a transformative impact on all of society!
In the 1st talk on Wed 3/22/23, Michael looked at the underlying technology, as well as the infrastructure, behind the Big Tech language models and he discussed the opportunities and challenges in integrating this technology into your business. He examined the sudden rise of transformers (Wikipedia definition) and their impressive capability to engage in complex human-like conversation. While this is a fundamental revolution in itself, transformers are not just limited to language but have the ability to disrupt almost every corner of our economy in only a few years.
In this 2nd talk on Wed 4/5/23, we will look at the arrival of multimodal AI. Beginning with the new “AI Art” generators, we will then look at even more advanced multimodal AIs that can “think” across diverse forms of data, such as vision, audio, olfactory, chemistry, code, text, images, and many others.
This 2-part series concludes by considering whether multimodal AI is a key stepping stone towards achieving an Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) that can perform any task that a human can, across a wide range of domains, with or without supervision.
Even if you missed the 1st talk in this series, you should still plan to came to this 2nd one. You will not feel lost and you’ll gain many important insights!
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Michael Compton is a multi-talented expert in Service Design and CX Strategy who facilitates the development of new services and customer experiences in different cultures, sectors and categories, within cross-functional teams and production pipelines of different sizes.
As an entrepreneur, Michael has launched 4 different successful start-ups, 3 of them achieving annual multiple $MM revenues, while raising $10MM in venture capital. As an organization builder, Michael has navigated the change from lean start ups to structured management teams, as well as helping technical service firms become strategic consultancies.
Michael is CX Innovation Lab Program Manager for the Denison Edge program, operated by Denison University .
Among Michael’s previous roles, he served as Innovative Media Domain Expert for Amazon Web Services and Assistant Professor, Master of User Experience Design Graduate Program at Columbus College of Art & Design .
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing
11:50 am – Introduce yourself to our crowd (your “best 20 seconds”)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Mike
1:00 pm – Wrap / T-Shirt Drawing / More Socializing

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The Wisdom of Peter Drucker for Nonprofits
2023-04-12 11:30 - 13:00
WEDNESDAY 4/12/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
Be ready to interact with Kerri, members of her team, and your fellow participants.
And, please arrive at 11:30 am. Enjoy lunch. Mingle. Make new friends!
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Peter Drucker is considered the father of modern management. He was a brilliant visionary and prolific author who influenced corporate America and the nonprofit sector.
Peter Drucker has been a perennial favorite of the Harvard Business Review (HBR). In fact, his “Managing Oneself” article made HBR’s list of the most impactful articles of the last 100 years.
But, it’s his thinking about nonprofit leadership, board governance, and mission impact that most inspires the work of Mollard Consulting. Join Kerri Mollard as she facilitates this TIGER Talk on the wisdom and relevancy of Drucker for nonprofit organizations.
If you donate to, volunteer at, or work for a nonprofit, you won’t want to miss.
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Kerri Mollard is the Founder and CEO of Mollard Consulting, a nonprofit partner. She is a respected authority on nonprofit board governance, planning, and fundraising, and has served more than 100 clients since 2003 and thousands more through workshops.
Prior to consulting, Kerri worked in positions as varied as public relations coordinator, box office manager, development director, and executive director. She has a master’s degree from Indiana University, a bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University, and a Certificate of Nonprofit Board Consulting from BoardSource.
In 2021, Kerri ran for office for the first time. She was sworn into office in January 2022 as Plain Township Trustee. And, we are proud that Mollard Consulting is an Innovate New Albany graduate company.
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing
11:50 am – Introduce yourself to our crowd (your “best 20 seconds”)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Kerri
1:00 pm – Wrap / T-Shirt Drawing / More Socializing

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Supply Chain 101: How the Pandemic Disrupted the Global Movement of Goods
2023-04-21 11:30 - 13:00
WEDNESDAY 4/12/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
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In 2020, the Global Supply Chain went from an almost unheard-of “industry” to something discussed daily in the national news cycle.
“Supply Chain Issues” were the cause of almost every problem consumers encountered, and these issues drove up the cost of goods to unprecedented levels.
Join Supply Chain expert Jeremy Banta for this TIGER Talk and find out how COVID-19 (and a ship stuck in the Suez Canal) caused months-long problems of global proportions!
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Jeremy Banta is a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel with over 30 years’ experience in civilian and military logistics. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management at Columbus State. His military career includes 15 years full time service in the Ohio National Guard as a senior logistician with deployments to Iraq and Kuwait. He serves the logistics industry by serving on multiple local school and organizational advisory boards, as well as being a member of Columbus Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the WERC Advisory Council and the CSCMP Academic Strategies Committee.
He’s also mildly obsessed with LEGO.
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing
11:50 am – Introduce yourself to our crowd (your “best 20 seconds”)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Jeremy
1:00 pm – Wrap / T-Shirt Drawing / More Socializing

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WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER: 5 Nutrition Strategies to Enhance Your DAILY Performance
2023-05-12 11:30 - 13:00
FRIDAY 5/12/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
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Innovate New Albany is excited to partner with the OSU Health and Fitness Center and Healthy New Albany to present this special TIGER Talk, which is part of our ongoing series “Healthy Habits for Innovators.”
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For you — a hard-driving innovator eager to contribute and succeed in today’s high-speed hard-driving economy — what slows your daily performance?
Low energy? Brain fog? Afternoon slumps? Aches and pains from inflammation? Poor sleep?
In this TIGER Talk, our presenter, Molly Linek, MPH, RD will dissect 3 major contributing factors that disrupt health, leading to poor productivity.
So, what to do?
Molly will supply several ways to win! You’ll walk away with FIVE pivotal nutrition strategies to enhance DAILY performance. These strategies have been chosen for their effectiveness at helping YOU THRIVE as YOU STRIVE to reach your goals!
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Molly Linek has been working in the nutrition field for over 25 years. After completing her graduate education in Southern California, Molly worked in the public health domain at not-for-profit organizations serving diverse low-income populations in Milwaukee, where she created an innovative HIV/AIDS nutrition intervention program.
Based on results achieved in Milwaukee, Molly was recruited back to California. While there, she ran a multi-million dollar grant, 5-A-Day Campaign, which created nutrition connections in food deserts at over 20 different farmers markets in a diverse set of communities – including Compton, East LA, and Santa Monica. Molly spearheaded high-impact initiatives which delivered positive changes at the grassroot level!
Over the years, Molly has created innovative, research-based, forward-thinking approaches to functional health.
Today, Molly works with individuals eager to reach and maintain their personal health. She serves as Registered Dietitian for The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Health and Fitness Center. She takes a functional, holistic approach to her practice with each person she encounters in order to create harmony and balance through nutrition.
Molly’s Degrees & Certifications:
BS – Bachelor of Science in Nutrition, Bowling Green State University
MPH – Masters of Public Health Nutrition, Loma Linda University, CA
RD – Registered Dietitian, American Dietetic Association
Certificate of Training Obesity and Weight Management, American Dietetic Association
Certificate of Training Sports Nutrition, American Dietetic Association
GFI – Certified Group Fitness Instructor, American Council on Exercise
RYT-200 – Registered Yoga Teacher, Yoga Alliance
CPT – Certified Personal Trainer, formerly thru the National Academy of Sports Medicine and the American Council on Exercise
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing
11:50 am – Introduce yourself to our crowd (your “best 20 seconds”)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Molly
1:00 pm – Wrap / T-Shirt Drawing / More Socializing

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Where’s the Money? Sources of Financing for Startups
2023-05-19 11:30 - 13:00
FRIDAY 5/19/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
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Learn the fundamentals of startup financing from Melinda Gloriosa of Rev1 Ventures. In this interactive TIGER Talk,, Melinda will share the many types of startup funding, key insights on projections and budgets, and some tips to help with your next pitch!
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As Director, Investment Funds at Rev1, Melinda Gloriosa is a dynamic member of the team. In this role, Melinda analyzes and manages investments in concept, seed, and early stage companies. Her responsibilities include conducting investment analysis, leading the execution of investment transactions including due diligence, cap table modeling, and more. In her work, she builds relationships with startups, venture funds and strategic investors, and other key stakeholders.
In addition to Melinda’s experience in investment management, she has significant experience in project and program management. Before Rev1, she advised and consulted for several startups and worked as a managing director in a regional investment firm. Her career includes project manager roles in healthcare and engineering. She also held multiple roles in manufacturing and R&D with American Honda Motor Company.
Melinda earned a BSME in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Toledo and an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University. She earned Project Management Professional Certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI).
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing
11:50 am – Introduce yourself to all fellow participants (your “best 20 seconds”)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Melinda
1:00 pm – Wrap / T-Shirt Drawing / More Socializing

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How AWS Is Helping to Shape the Future of Central Ohio
2023-05-24 11:30 - 13:00
WENESDAY 5/24/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
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Innovate New Albany is excited to partner with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to present this special TIGER Talk as a part of our ongoing series.
Data centers make possible everything that happens on the internet. Every business uses computers and data centers to operate their online applications, provide online services to customers, sell products online, manage inventory and run operations for their internal operations such as accounting, human resources, logistics and other operations. All this is done with data centers and is being done in New Albany and across Central Ohio.
The Columbus region was selected seven years ago by AWS to be the site for their third U.S. data center region, and the first one to be located in the Midwest. The presence of data centers in Central Ohio has helped pave the way for the many other high-tech facilities and jobs that are now coming to the area.
Our AWS presenters, Rocale Timmons and Nick Lee-Romagnolo, will be sharing insights on AWS’s local and regional impact in Ohio and the way AWS thinks about workforce development in its infrastructure regions . Come learn how AWS is playing a significant role in shaping the future of Central Ohio.
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Rocale Timmons is an Economic Development Principal for AWS. Rocale draws on more than 16 years of creating investment value, offering high-level strategic perspective and varied expertise on all facets of complex, commercial real estate projects. In her current role, she brings expertise, process, and resources to negotiations with AWS host communities and economic development organizations (EDOs) in support of the efficient, economic expansion and operation of AWS Infrastructure globally.
Prior to joining AWS, Rocale was the Sr. Vice President of Planning and Development at SECO Development and worked with a team of professionals to conceptualize, underwrite, design and execute SECO’s real estate requirements and planning initiatives. Development projects include: 4.5+ MSF of commercial space; 1,300+ multi-family units; and 250+ single-family dwellings, valued at $3+ Billion.
Rocale holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics with a minor in Urban Planning and an Executive Master of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Washington. She was also recently named one of Puget Sound Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” and Seattle Business Magazine’s “Daring Women.”
Nicholas Lee-Romagnolo is Program Manager for AWS Economic and Workforce Development team. In his current role, he works with the workforce development apparatus in AWS infrastructure communities, especially community colleges and vocational schools, to build, improve and expand pathways into high-demand roles related to the infrastructure of the internet. Previously, he worked with AWS to collaborate with Higher Education institutions to build flexible, stackable pathways in the teaching and learning of cloud computing competencies across states in the US. He comes to this work by way of public education, first as a 4th grade, middle school, and high school teacher, then as the founder of a Charter High School in East Palo Alto, CA. After his work in the Bay Area, he helped to build an online teacher professional development and media company called Teaching Channel and built curriculum and implementation resources for Agile Mind at the University of Texas at Austin. From 2014-2018 he was the Director of Mathematics, then Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Newark Public Schools in Newark, New Jersey.
Nick holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History with a minor in Biology from Stanford University and a Master of Arts in Education Administration from San Francisco State University.
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing
11:50 am – Introduce yourself to all fellow participants (your “best 20 seconds”)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Rocale & Nick
1:00 pm – Wrap / T-Shirt Drawing / More Socializing

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Humanizing Work
2023-05-26 11:30 - 13:00
FRI 5/26/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
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Is your favorite flavor of Agile work methodology resulting in process over people?
Is your contribution mired in man hours that inevitably turn into mythical man months?
Are human efforts in heroic zeros and ones measured in seemingly pointless (story) points instead of customer, business, and employee value (ROI)?
What began as a technology revolution has devolved into frameworks and processes that focus solely on mindless over mindful measuring, tracking, and projecting. And while many organizations find initial success that generates interest and demand for scaling agile and digital transformations, even more common is the ultimate disappointment in not achieving the desired outcomes promised by even the most well-intentioned technologists.
Please join Jariatu Mansaray and Charlotte Chang for this TIGER Talk and you’ll learn that all is NOT lost.
If we just look to our past we find evidence of achieving the outcomes we hope to see in our futures, both for organizations and as individuals. In today’s business landscape modern work is often misunderstood, applying archaic approaches and mandating standards based on a world that no longer exists. To effectively navigate where it’s going, being ready requires the often undervalued human skills of observation, adaptation, and evolution.
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Jariatu Mansaray is a people-focused product coach at Industrial Logic with a passion for empowering teams and driving results. She specializes in process operations and change facilitation among dynamic organizations. As a Co-Founder and the Executive Director of Black Tech Columbus, she is focused on creating community and job and career advancement opportunities for minorities in the Central Ohio technology community. As an agile coach and product consultant with a background in chemical engineering and trauma-informed counseling, Jariatu began her career in technology focused on finding and implementing outside-of-the-box solutions for organizations of all sizes. From training startups in cloud technology to managing cybersecurity programs for one of the country’s largest financial institutions, she is focused on using Agile methodologies to ensure effective outcomes. When she isn’t working, she spends her time trying new restaurants and traveling with family and friends.
Charlotte Chang is an Experience Director with nearly 20 years of experience in technology and product strategy. She enjoys working with executives, managers, and teams to create Systems of Compassion that provide a sustainable, humane, inclusive experience for all contributors throughout product development. Recently, her experience has focused on launching new products, marketing and brand management, and designing change within organizations. Previously, she has worked with companies across multiple countries, industries, and company sizes, performing every role on a delivery team: iteration manager, product designer, user experience, business analyst, developer, and tester. Learn more at Charlotte’s website, The Passionate Pragmatist.
And, OK … time for two truths and a lie: Charlotte’s work was featured in the New York Times, Charlotte has two cats, or Charlotte enjoys a quality high five. Come to this session to discover the truth!
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing
11:50 am – Introduce yourself to all fellow participants (your “best 20 seconds”)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Jariatu & Charlotte
1:00 pm – Wrap / T-Shirt Drawing / More Socializing

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Meet Our Partners at Ohio SBDC
2023-06-09 11:30
FRI 6/9/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
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In this TIGER Talk, Kevin Hammond and Roberta Winch from the Ohio Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Columbus State Community College, will share insights into the wide ranging services that the SBDC offers to business owners and aspiring owners here vin Ohio.
Presentation will cover the following aspects of the SBDC:

Mission & Goals
Types of Companies Served
Specific Services Offered
Special Export Programs for Ohio Companies
Economic Impact

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Kevin Hammond has been a business management consultant for 13 years, mostly focused on small businesses and start-ups. Kevin has been on the SBDC team for almost ten years as a consultant. Prior to consulting, Kevin was in financial services at Chase Manhattan. Kevin earned his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Ohio Dominican University and his MBA from Capital University.
The Ohio SBDC is part of America’s SBDC national network comprised of over 1000 Centers across the U.S. including 28 in Ohio. The Ohio SBDC Network provides one-on-one advising, by Certified Business Advisors, at no cost and conduct no or low cost business training.
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Roberta Winch is a NASBITE Certified Global Business Professional with over 15 years of experience in international business. Her private sector experience includes the international luxury and aspirational fashion industries where her business travels took her throughout Asia and Central and South America. She has worked and resided in New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, Tokyo, Japan and Brussels, Belgium. Her current role as the Ohio SBDC, CSCC Director, Export Assistance Network has allowed her to assist a variety of industries with a diverse range of exporting initiatives. Roberta earned her BA in International Studies from American University in Washington D.C. and her MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing
11:50 am – Introduce yourself to all fellow participants (give us “your best 15 seconds”)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Kevin & Roberta
1:00 pm – Wrap / T-Shirt Drawing / More Socializing

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Stock Options for Startups
2023-06-14 11:30 - 13:00
WED 6/14/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
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Thinking about offering equity in your startup to founders, consultants, or employees?
Michelle Murcia and Arthi Rathi will walk you through how to do it right, right from the start.
From founder’s stock to restricted stock to stock options, Equity-Based Compensation can be a mystery. In this TIGER Talk, Michelle and Arthi will cover the differences and help you navigate the rules to help you with strategies that work great for startups!
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Michelle Murcia is the Founder+CEO of Book+Street, a scrappy startup that works with startups to help them navigate the numbers. Michelle has served as a C-level consultant to early-stage start-up companies since 2013 providing strategic financial services as their contract Chief Financial Officer.
Throughout her career, Michelle has designed, implemented and administered multiple equity-based compensation programs, including ISO qualified and non-qualified stock option programs, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, and phantom stock plans. In 2003, she received the designation Certified Equity Professional (CEP), a recognized certification in the subject of equity-based compensation, from Santa Clara University. Michelle is a Certified Public Accountant (Ohio), earned a BS in Business Administration with an emphasis in Service Sector Management from California State University, San Marcos, and an MBA from The Ohio State University.
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Arthi Rathi is a CFO at Book+Street, working with startup businesses in Ohio and the Midwest. A CPA by background, Arthi climbed the ladder in Big 4 consulting and at a Fortune 25 company and has over 15 years of financial, operational and management experience. She is a strategic problem solver delivering financial value through a deep understanding of business and collaboration.
Arthi enjoys helping clients weave their stories through numbers to help business partners craft new ventures, grow businesses and showcase their value. Through her work, she has gained advanced skills in technical accounting, revenue recognition, deal modeling, and strategic finance. She loves working with startups because it allows her to solve problems creatively by rolling up her sleeves, diving into data and learning through cross-functional teamwork.
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing
11:50 am – Introduce yourself to all fellow participants (give us “your best 15 seconds”)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Michelle & Arthi
1:00 pm – Wrap / More Socializing

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The Semiconductor Supply Chain
2023-06-23 11:30 - 13:00
FRIDAY 6/23/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
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Central Ohio changed forever with the announcement of Intel selecting the region as the location of its new $20 Billion semiconductor manufacturing facilities. And while the facilities alone are a big deal, they come with new and expanded suppliers, logistics providers, and a host of other support needed to build them and keep them operational.
Come learn how the supply chain for the the “Ohio One” mega chip project will play a huge role in shaping the future of Central Ohio.
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Jeremy Banta is a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel with over 30 years’ experience in civilian and military logistics. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management at Columbus State. His military career includes 15 years full time service in the Ohio National Guard as a senior logistician with deployments to Iraq and Kuwait. He serves the logistics industry by serving on multiple local school and organizational advisory boards, as well as being a member of Columbus Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the WERC Advisory Council and the CSCMP Academic Strategies Committee.
He’s also mildly obsessed with LEGO.
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing
11:50 am – Introduce yourself to our crowd (your “best 20 seconds”)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Jeremy
1:00 pm – Wrap / T-Shirt Drawing / More Socializing

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Leapfrog Your Competition to Higher Growth (Hybrid Event)
2023-06-28 11:30 - 13:00
WED 6/28/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
HYBRID Event via Zoom and @ Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
Select either “In-Person” or “Virtual via Zoom.”
Either way – be ready to interact with our presenters and your fellow participants.
In-Person: arrive at 11:30 am. Zoom: log in at 11:45 am. Everyone: mingle & make new friends.
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Join Dawn Cunningham and Marilyn Weiss to learn how Fortune 100 companies utilize Growth Frameworks to guide their growth strategies.
Growth Frameworks organize and build upon what you already know, identify gaps, ensure against blind spots, and translate that knowledge into actionable business strategies that drive intentional growth.
Come to this TIGER Talk and you’ll leave armed to make informed decisions that are grounded in customer and consumer insights and inspired by marketplace trends.
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Dawn Cunningham is the former Chief Insights Officer at 3M and an accomplished marketing professional and thought leader with over 25 years of Marketing, Analytics and Customer/Consumer Insights experience. In her role at 3M, she was responsible for setting the short and long-term strategic direction for Customer Insights – with a vision of moving from ‘I think to I know’ with a customer-first perspective. Dawn and her team evolved the strategic application of Insights across a variety of areas such as New Product Innovation, Brand Building, Customer Journey Mapping, and Communication to name a few.
Before that, Dawn was a leader in the Consumer Insights organizations at General Mills and Airborne with experience on such notable brands as Cheerios, Yoplait, and Progresso. She has worked in multiple B2C and B2B industries and has led Insights and Analytics organizations in Latin America and the UK. Dawn lives in Minneapolis and is married with three children.
Today, Dawn works with SIVO Insights and business leaders who want to successfully transform insights into strategic growth maps using frameworks that work.
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Marilyn Weiss co-founded SIVO Insights 14 years ago and today finds meaning in the Visionary role to see what’s next. From the “Voice of the Patient” as an ICU nurse, to the “Voice of the Consumer” in her work at General Mills and to the “Voice of the Client” as an entrepreneur, she has always valued deep understanding of others and amplified what matters most.
Marilyn values the intersection of ideas, and where passion intersects with purpose. She leans into the quote below by Howard Thurman that has served as the foundation of SIVO to attract the right people for the right seats.
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing
11:50 am – Introduce yourself to fellow participants (your “best 15 seconds”)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Dawn & Marilyn
1:00 pm – Wrap / More Socializing

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Charge Ahead: Electric Vehicle Charging Opportunities
2023-08-16 11:30 - 13:00
WEDNESDAY 8/16/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
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Join us for this educational TIGER Talk where our presenter, Cory Miller, will explore varied aspects of electric vehicle (EV) charging.
Discover how large the EV market is projected to be, explore the Midwest’s current EV charging infrastructure, and learn the need-to-know basics of charging.
And, especially for businesses, property owners/managers, and developers, learn how to generate revenue from charging stations and technologies while also improving customer experience!
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Cory Miller is dedicated to improving EV charging infrastructure in the Midwest. He began his career as a mechanical engineer at The Ohio State University’s Center for Automotive Research (CAR), developing technology for optimized charging, residential energy management, and battery degradation modeling.
In 2022, Cory founded PlugOp Technologies, developing an intelligent charge management system for multi-family shared parking. Additionally, Cory plays a crucial role at Heartland Charging Services, a leading Midwest charging station installer and service provider.
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing
11:50 am – Introduce yourself to our crowd (your “best 20 seconds”)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Cory
1:00 pm – Wrap / More Socializing

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The Power Within: Leverage Strengths to Drive Your Business Success
2023-08-18 11:30 - 13:00
FRI 8/18/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
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Please arrive at 11:30 am. Enjoy lunch. Mingle. Make new friends.
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Get ready for a transformative experience as business adviser Rick Coplin helps you tap into your unique superpowers and those of your team members, enabling you to align each person’s strengths with the achievement of your strategic objectives.
In this TIGER Talk, Rick will focus on leveraging the CliftonStrengths assessment. He will also be talking about several other common assessments including Myers-Briggs, DISC, Working Genius, and Predictive Index, all of which he believes are valuable.
We encourage you to register for this event right away. Those who sign up early will be offered an opportunity to complete their own CliftonStrengths Assessment prior to this talk.
Discover how strengths-based leadership boosts engagement, collaboration, and productivity, creating a powerful environment for success. Don’t miss this opportunity to cultivate your own strengths-based organization equipped to thrive in today’s competitive landscape!
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Rick Coplin advises business owners, helping them be the leader that their company, team, and family deserve. Rick’s typical clients have been in business for more than a decade and seek his advice on driving growth though communicating vision, driving culture, enhancing employee growth, and fostering innovation.
Rick also leads Denison University‘s Entrepreneurship and Consulting programs and is an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at The Ohio State University.
Rick and his wife Kim have been married for 36 years and reside in Granville, Ohio. They have three children, two impressive young men (27 and 24) and one KICKASS daughter (20).
You can connect with Rick via LinkedIn or his website: https://www.RickCoplin.com .
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing
11:50 am – Introduce yourself to our crowd (your “best 20 seconds”)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Rick
1:00 pm – Wrap / More Socializing

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Meet the Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
2023-08-30 11:30 - 13:00
WED 8/30/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
Be ready to interact with our presenter, Jeff Spain, and your fellow participants.
Please arrive at 11:30 am. Enjoy lunch. Mingle. Make new friends.
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Join our presenter, Jeff Spain, to learn about the valuable services offered by the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) at Columbus State Community College, a full-service solutions provider that supports Central Ohio manufacturers. From consulting and product development to education and talent acquisition, MEP partners with organizations to grow their manufacturing business.
MEP has a straightforward mission: to strengthen and empower U.S. manufacturers. It is a unique public-private partnership that delivers comprehensive, proven solutions to U.S. manufacturers,
MEP’s most important goals, for the manufacturers it serves, include:

accelerating growth
increasing the productivity
increasing innovation
most importantly, increasing profitability

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Jeff Spain is Senior Director, MEP at Columbus State Community College.
Jeff has spent over two decades at Columbus State, working with Central Ohio employers to plan, develop, and manage hundreds of strategic initiatives, workforce, and economic development projects. In addition to his work with industry, Jeff serves as an adjunct instructor at the College, where his research and practice have focused on applied customer service, leadership, and personal productivity training.
As the Senior Director of the MEP at Columbus State, Jeff leads a team with the mantra: “One partner, multiple service solutions.”
Learn more about MEP at Columbus State at MEP.CSCC.EDU .
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing
11:50 am – Introduce yourself to our crowd (your “best 20 seconds”)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Jeff
1:00 pm – Wrap / More Socializing

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Why Focusing Solely on Revenue May Be Killing Your Company
2023-09-06 11:30 - 13:00
WED 9/6/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
Be ready to interact with our presenters and your fellow participants.
Please arrive at 11:30 am. Enjoy lunch. Mingle. Make new friends.
Business owners understand the importance of revenue and sales in growing their business. It’s fun to watch your business thrive, but what about your company’s infrastructure?
Have you ever thought: “Hey, we’re growing! We’ll focus on that boring operational stuff later.”? It can be put off for only so long before you’re forced to face it. And, it usually happens in the form of an expensive, disruptive “OH, NO!” moment.
That moment could be:
• Needing to scale up to deliver on a new contract
• Needing money to expand or even just to make payroll
• Your best employees start jumping ship
• Being sued by a former employee or a customer
• Getting a letter from a government agency, etc.
It doesn’t have to be bad news, but it usually is unexpected.
In this TIGER Talk, Diana Dibble and Molly Gimmel will make the often-tedious topic of business operations accessible and fun. Their in-the-trenches expertise will help you understand the infrastructure and other essentials that will keep you in business and thriving for the long haul.
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Diana Dibble is the CEO of Tripod Coaching & Consulting LLC™, which opened in 2022. It was founded from her passion for business operations, which she has been doing for decades. Tripod provides business operations services, and they are experts in Planning for the “What If”™. Throughout her career, Diana has found that revenue generating activities are usually a business’ priority. However, focusing solely on revenue may be killing the company. That’s where Tripod comes in. They are really good at what they do, and they make biz ops fun… or at least more fun.
In addition to Tripod, Diana is President/Co-Founder of Design To Delivery Inc (D2DInc). D2DInc is a government contracting firm founded in 2001. They provide acquisition and program management support services to US federal civilian and defense agencies. In addition, D2DInc recently launched the Small Business Superstore as a new line of business to resell products to the federal government.
Throughout her career, Diana has been recognized with local and national industry awards including the Enterprising Women’s 2020 Enterprising Women of the Year award, the 2022 National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Woman Business Owner of the Year award as a top 3 finalist, and the NAWBO Greater DC Chapter 2023 Entrepreneur of the Year award as a top 3 finalist. D2DInc has also received numerous awards since its founding including being recognized on Inc Magazine’s INC5000 list of the fastest growing US privately held firms for 4 consecutive years.
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Molly Gimmel is CEO/Co-Founder of Design To Delivery Inc (D2DInc), an award-winning firm that provides program and acquisition management support services to Federal government agencies. Molly has been working in the field of government contract and acquisition management since 1991. Before co-founding D2DInc in 2001, she spent eight years working in the government practices of three of the “Big Five” accounting/consulting firms. D2DInc appeared four times on the Inc 5000 list of fastest growing privately held companies in the US, from 2014 thru 2017. D2DInc was ranked #32 on the Women Presidents Organization’s list of Fastest Growing Women Owned Companies in 2016.
In 2021, Molly founded the Vellamo Leadership Institute to bring together like-minded individuals who strive to grow as leaders. She believes that fostering a network of support empowers people to expand their influence and enjoy rewarding careers.
Molly is the author of Master Your Mindset: How Women Leaders Step Up published in April 2022. In this book, she explores the unwritten rules of successful female leadership. Through interviews with powerful women from all walks of life—large corporations, small businesses, non-profits, Hollywood, politics, and more — Gimmel reveals the mental attitudes that define effective leaders. Filled with personal stories, humor, and profound insights from the trenches, Master Your Mindset shows you step by step how to connect with yourself and with those around you in authenticity, confidence, and integrity to become the best leader you can be.
Molly holds a Masters of Science in Contract & Acquisition Management from Florida Institute of Technology, and a Bachelors of Business Administration in Marketing from the College of William & Mary. She has a Graduate Certificate in Leadership from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management.
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing
11:50 am – Introduce yourself to our crowd (your “best 20 seconds”)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Diana & Molly
1:00 pm – Wrap / More Socializing

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How Clever, Inventive, and Original Thinking Can Resolve Wicked Problems
2023-09-22 11:30 - 13:00
FRI 9/22/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
Be ready to interact with our presenter, Tom Gattis, and your fellow participants.
Please arrive at 11:30 am. Eat lunch. Mingle. Make new friends.
Master storyteller Tom Gattis will share stories of human ingenuity in an entertaining and enlightening presentation based on the premise that ingenuity comes from clever, inventive, and original thinking. These stories from our past and present revolve around design, innovation, and ingenious thinking that has impacted modern society.
Tom will also provide a peek into the upcoming Say Hi to the Future Activation, to be held in Columbus on October 26, 2023 And he will introduce Catalyst – the Human Ingenuity Game, the newest product created by his firm, Spyder Works. Catalyst is designed to help organizations think differently to resolve their wicked problems.
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Tom Gattis is a Partner and the Chief Design Officer for Spyder Works, a business consulting firm, and the creator of Say Hi to the Future activations. Tom is a former Dean and a current Design Professor at the Columbus College of Art & Design and a former AVP of the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Tom speaks internationally on design and innovation, its impact on business, and the value of using gamification to resolve wicked problems.
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing
11:50 am – Introduce yourself to full crowd (your “best 15 seconds”)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Tom
1:00 pm – Wrap / More Socializing

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The Future of Communication and AI
2023-09-27 11:30 - 13:00
WED 9/27/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
Be ready to interact with our presenter, Bill Balderaz, and your fellow participants.
Please arrive at 11:30 am. Eat lunch. Mingle. Make new friends.
Please join us for this TIGER Talk. You’ll learn about the changing world of communications, including new technologies, AI, more ways to connect, and better methods for understanding data.
By the end of this session, you’ll be able to spot useful technologies for communication strategies, understand how to use your own data for marketing, grasp the basics of AI in communication, make the most of various communication channels and use the latest data tricks to track how people feel and how their business is doing.
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Our presenter, Bill Balderaz is the President and Founder of the Inc. 5000 company Futurety, a data analytics and marketing consulting firm.
Futurety specializes in serving regulated industries, including healthcare, pharma, finance, government and medical devices. Previously, he was the founder and president of Webbed Marketing which went from a one-man consultancy to one of the fastest-growing interactive marketing agencies in the Midwest.
Bill loves working with startups and companies at their earliest stages of innovation and development. He has spoken at more than 150 conferences across the United States. His topics have included:

how to get people interested in your company
how to sell things
how to use the internet to make your business better

Bill has also been highlighted in more than 100 news stories including in The Wall Street Journal and on NPR.
Outside of work, Bill does important things to help others. He’s part of a group that helps kids with cancer and he helped start a group that supports kids with serious illnesses.
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing
11:50 am – Introduce yourself to crowd (your “best 15 seconds”)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Bill
1:00 pm – Wrap / More Socializing

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25 Amazing Innovators & a Liberal Arts Major Walk Into a Bar: Lessons on Leadership & Growth from "Innovation on Tap"
2023-10-04 11:30 - 13:00
WED 10/4/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
HYBRID Event: When you register, select “In-Person” or “Zoom.”
Either Way: Be ready to interact with our presenter, Eric Schultz, and your fellow participants.
In-Person: Arrive at 11:30 am. Zoom: Log in at 11:45 am. Everyone: mingle & make new friends.
Pull up a barstool and settle in for an hour of conversation about innovation and leadership as told by 25 highly accomplished entrepreneurs — living and dead — gathered in a virtual barroom. Eric Schultz sketches the history of American innovation in his latest book, Innovation on Tap: Stories of Entrepreneurship From the Cotton Gin to Broadway’s Hamilton.
For this TIGER Talk, Eric will choose a handful of stories from the book — including a look at how community played a critical role in creating Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton — with takeaways that you can apply immediately to your start-up or innovation project.
“Think of business history as one giant laboratory,” Schultz says. “None of the experiments can be replicated exactly, but many can provide valuable insights into your current innovation and entrepreneurial challenges.”
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Eric Schultz earned his BA Degree in History at Brown University and might have spent a career in the ivory tower of academia, but wandered into a GMAT test one Saturday and ended up with an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Consequently, he devoted his career to leading high-growth technology businesses, including as CEO of Sensitech, a venture-backed “supply chain visibility company,” which was ultimately acquired by Carrier Corporation.
In addition to authoring Innovation on Tap, Schultz is co-author of Food Foolish: The Hidden Connection Between Food Waste, Hunger, and Climate and King Philip’s War: The History and Legacy of America’s Forgotten Conflict.
Schultz lives surrounded by STEM professionals, including a father, wife, and daughter who are all engineers, but he has always found ways to mix history and business. He remains convinced that liberal arts majors are essential players in the global innovation community!
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing
11:50 am – Introduce yourself to fellow participants (your “best 15 seconds”)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Eric
1:00 pm – Wrap / More Socializing
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The State of Venture in Ohio® - 2023
2023-10-20 11:30 - 13:00
FRIDAY 10/20/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
Be ready to interact with our presenter and your fellow participants.
And, please arrive at 11:30 am. Enjoy lunch. Mingle. Make new friends!
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This is the 2023 edition of Lindsay Karas Stencel’s annual talk on The State of Venture in Ohio ®.
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For the 6th year in a row, Lindsay will walk attendees through the status of VC funding in Ohio, discussing new venture fund formation, large exits, and investments and places where the state can continue to develop and grow. She will weave in some pop culture references, leave plenty of time for Q&A, and definitely keep the FUN in FUND.
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Lindsay Karas Stencel is a Partner in the New Ventures practice at the law firm of Thompson Hine and chairs the firm’s fund formation subgroup. She advises entrepreneurs, investors and fund managers on venture capital and startup matters, venture capital fund formation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, federal and state securities filings and compliance, including public and private securities offerings, and corporate organization and governance matters.
Prior to joining Thompson Hine, Lindsay served as a Partner and Chief Legal Counsel at a Midwest-focused venture capital firm that invests in pre-seed, seed early stage and growth stage technology companies serving several industries. There, her efforts primarily focused on deal structuring, portfolio management, limited partner relations, fundraising and exit transactions.
Simultaneously, she ran her own private practice representing emerging and diverse venture fund managers across the country, startup clients and founders, investors, and small businesses, assisting with venture fund formation and strategy, strategic deal formation, unique deal structuring and other corporate legal matters.
She also acquired significant experience while serving as Chief Operating Officer and Fund Manager, and subsequently Chief Investment Officer, Chief Legal Officer, and Managing Partner for a venture development organization in upstate New York, where she led that firm to have one of the most active seed funds in the country and spearheaded the formation and development of the largest seed fund in the history of the area.
Lindsay’s unique blend of legal, fundraising and operational experience as a founder and venture capitalist provides her with the ability to acutely understand the issues facing her venture and startup clients. She understands firsthand the matters most important to her clients and can creatively solve problems and efficiently design solutions to rapidly close transactions for investors and entrepreneurs alike.
Lindsay teaches “Venture Capital and Dealmaking” at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, where she also frequently guest lectures on contract drafting and preferred securities issuances. She also owns her own fitness facility. Lindsay is a national speaker on topics of women and diversity and inclusion in finance, venture capital, venture capital deal structuring and startup investing.
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Event Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch and socializing
11:50 am – Introduce yourself to fellow participants
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Lindsay
1:00 pm – Wrap

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Learn How to Grow Your Business with SBA Funding from The Nation’s Largest SBA Lender
2023-11-01 11:30 - 13:00
Wed 11/1/23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
IN-PERSON at Innovate New Albany, 8000 Walton Pkwy, Suite 200, New Albany, OH 43054
Be ready to interact with our presenter, Paul Collinsworth, and your fellow participants.
Please arrive at 11:30 am. Eat. Mingle. Make new friends.
Please join Paul Collinsworth of Huntington National Bank for this practical TIGER Talk about financing the growth of your business with loaned capital from the US Small Business Administration (SBA), including: its advantages, when to consider using it, and how to and how to be successful when using it.
Who Should Attend:

Anyone interested in starting a business, either franchise or non-franchise business.
Anyone interested in purchasing an existing business. Either a franchise or non-franchise
Anyone interested in “buying out” a business partner.
Anyone interested in recapitalizing their business.
Leaders of businesses experiencing rapid growth.
Leaders of businesses that are leasing their space & are considering purchasing RE to house their operation.

Key Takeaways:

When SBA loans are the right tool to purchase or grow a business.
The preparation needed, if you’re aiming to purchase am existing business.
The preparation needed, if you want to start a business.
What banks are looking for when evaluating businesses that are seeking loans.
How to succeed in securing & using SBA loaned capital.

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Paul Collinsworth is a VP, SBA Lender with Huntington National Bank. Huntington is the nation’s #1 SBA lender. Paul has focused on SBA lending since 2016.
Prior to that, Paul spent 6 years at Huntington in Middle Market lending to larger institutions and businesses. And previously, he spent 10 years as a Business Banker working with small businesses.
In the 1990s, Paul worked as a loan officer at the U.S. Small Business Administration. Today, as an SBA Lender with Huntington, he routinely finances: business acquisitions, start-up business loans, partner buy-outs, businesses in need of working capital, and businesses needing capital to finance the acquisition of real estate and/or equipment.
Paul earned his BA in Economics at Kenyon College and his MBA in Finance at The Ohio State University.
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Like all TIGER Events, this one is FREE.
Timeline:
11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing
11:50 am – Introduce yourself to our crowd (your “15 Seconds of Fame”)
12:05 pm – Hand-off to Paul
1:00 pm – Wrap / More Socializing

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