In this panel session, we'll have a regionally-focused discussion about startup communities. Join us for a conversation about the organizations and spaces in the southeast who impact their startup community and create connections to the broader ecosystem. We'll hear from Atlanta, Nashville, Charlotte, Greenville, and DC.
Erin Rosintoski Lewis is a leader in the Atlanta startup ecosystem, having spent the last decade helping local technology startups grow. With a degree in economics from Davidson College, a master's degree in city planning and economic development from Georgia Tech, and a love of technology and people, Erin brings a unique set of abilities to the startup world. As a member of the founding team at Atlanta Tech Village, Erin helped create a vibrant community that connected over 900 individuals in 250 companies to dozens of ecosystem partners and hundreds of millions of dollars in investment. At GuildQuality, Erin is creating a program to develop and nurture partnerships, advancing technology in the construction industry.
Now a fixture in Charlotte's tech community, Abigail Clark started her career as Manager of entrepreneurial hub, Packard Place and got hooked on building supportive, innovative and smart communities. From there, she used her operations expertise across a variety of industries including film & television and the non-profit sector; eventually finding herself back in the startup world. When she isn't connecting people and opportunities, she is working on her own payment platform startup, PayMySitter.
Eric Dodds was born and raised in Upstate SC, where he spent his early years hiking, mountain biking and dirt bike riding with his dad. Somehow he ended up at Clemson University, where he tutored calculus, studied marketing and matriculated summa cum laude. (We hear there was a lot of wake boarding, too.) After school Eric worked at a nationally renowned marketing shop, where he developed content, managed accounts and built strategies for companies like Best Buy and Doubleday. He crossed paths with Peter as The Iron Yard was being born and jumped ship to join as a partner and head of marketing.
Karen Houghton is the Director of Atlanta Tech Village. The Village is one of the largest coworking spaces and tech hubs in the US, housing over 250 technology startups and 900+ members in 103,000 square feet. From curating memberships resulting in $3.4M annual revenue to spearheading marketing initiatives, Karen strives to create a positive and supportive culture while promoting faster connections between ideas, capital, and talent to help Village startups in their quest to change the world. Karen is a relationships builder who holds a Masters Degree in Psychology and is passionate about innovation, community, and creating a brand that is strong, positive, and something Atlanta can be proud of.
Jared Marquette is the Director of Development for VilCap Communities, a new initiative of early stage investment fund Village Capital, which aims to connect cities to a national network of resources they need to grow and thrive. Jared also serves as a coordinator for Steve Case’s Rise of the Rest, a tour of startup ecosystems around the country that serves to highlight entrepreneurial activity and bring together startup communities. Prior to his current work, Jared served as the Director of Business Partnerships for the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, a nationally recognized front door for entrepreneurship and one of the 9 Google for Entrepreneurs’ Tech Hubs in their North American network. Jared has an MBA from the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver, which was recently recognized by Forbes as the 5th most innovative graduate program for entrepreneurs, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Kentucky. Jared also attended Forbes Under 30 Summit for the second year in a row this fall, even though he is 31. But don’t tell anyone. He currently lives in Washington D.C..
Ben Reeves is a Senior Associate in the Tenant Representation Group at Jones Lang LaSalle. Mr. Reeves has over nine years of transaction experience for companies of all sizes, including start-ups, professional firms and corporate office space users. Mr. Reeves has worked on numerous significant headquarter projects such as Alston & Bird and AGL Resources. In addition, Mr. Reeves has experience as a dedicated real estate provider across regional and national portfolios. Mr. Reeves currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Piedmont Park, is a member of the Atlanta Beltlines Young Leaders Council, the Atlanta Regional Commissions Millennial Advisory Committee and is an active member of the Urban Land Institute and the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors.
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