Jay Irwin is an adventurous soul who is determined to inspire people through wilderness experiences. During his 23-year career in the computer software industry, Jay created entrepreneurial initiatives within some of the largest software companies in the world. After a year-long sabbatical, Jay now combines his love of adventure with his desire to make a difference in the lives of others. He teaches audiences, from inner-city youth to executives, how to bring the gifts learned from wilderness experiences into daily life to create powerful and long-lasting change. He is the owner of CBST Adventures where he takes clients out of their comfort zone so they can experience the metaphors of nature.
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Andrea Baldecchi Feldman is a brand strategy and operational marketing executive and strategic advisor to emerging and growth businesses. She has more than 20 years of experience in CPG Brand Management and Strategic Advisory services from best-in-class corporate organizations such as Kraft Foods, Coty Inc, and JP Morgan, as well as various mid-market and entrepreneurial ventures. She has extensive experience in P&L holding brand management roles, brand strategy, innovation and new product development, product commercialization, and operational business advisory.
In 2016, Andrea co-founded IT WILL BLOOM, an advisory firm that provides Marketing and Financial advisory to early-stage companies. IT WILL BLOOM’s services include strategic planning and hands-on operational support that enables emerging and growth stage companies to accelerate growth.
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David Fairley is the Founder and President of Website Properties.
After graduating from UBC with a Bachelor of Commerce and Major in Marketing, he traveled extensively through parts of Southeast Asia, South Pacific, and Central America. It was during his travels that he made various contacts and connections that would lead him to start his first entrepreneurial venture. He created a business importing hammocks and selling a wide variety of styles via mail order, trade shows, and wholesale. Soon thereafter, he expanded operations establishing an online presence that eventually became Hammocks.com and would later be sold to the billion dollar company, Hayneedle.com.
Over the next six years, David personally developed, bought and sold Strollers.com, Drums.com, Unicorns.com and over 60 website businesses in multiple niches and of various business models.
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Ryan J. Coyne is a serial tech entrepreneur, mentor, father, and speaker with a passion for helping others use, understand and integrate technology solutions. Ryan is a highly effective communicator that has spent over a decade re-engineering the experience of coming into contact with new technologies and concepts.
Day-to-day, Ryan's responsibilities vary among the President of Infinite Tech, the President of Explorify 3D, the Director of Client Services of Topset, the Chief Technology Officer & Co-Marketing Committee Chair of LIincs.org, and the Director of Tech Strategy & Deployment of The Serhant Team. Ryan also speaks publicly and spends his time mentoring.
Based near New York City, his passion is reflected in an eagerness to assemble skilled individuals to explore big tech ideas and leave the world a better place through innovation, including a complete digital reimagining of the United States Postal Service. It's crazy enough to work, and he will convince you.
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Helping others when it comes to understanding and integrating technology solutions
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