North Bay NEXT 2024
‘Day of’ Conference Details
Conference Resources
NEXT Attendees - Browse & Message
WiFi - You can access wifi on campus by joining the open network named COM PUBLIC WiFi. If you are having difficulty connecting given the volume of attendees, you also can join COM EVENT WiFi which is password protected by using the passkey COM2024!
Note that the WiFi instructions printed on the back of your program are incorrect - you should just be able to join the COM PUBLIC WiFi network to get right on without registration or passwords.
Social Resources
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North Bay NEXT - LinkedIn is our platform of choice for the day. We encourage you to post pictures and commentary tagging our speakers, @ Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures, as well as utilizing the hash tags #northbaynext and #msiv.
Speaker Bios
9:15 AM Welcome
Conference Emcee: Mike Lewis, General Partner, Enjoy the Work
9:25 AM Keynote – Entrepreneurship, Impact, & Community
Speaker: Helen Russell, Co-Founder & Executive Chair, Equator Coffees
9:45 AM North Bay Startup Showcase – Group 1 of 4
Speaker: Jason Brooks, Fire Aside
Speaker: Ryan Johnston, Biotic Ferments
Speaker: Alison Donnally, JoeyCo
Speaker: Nic Barisone, High Camp Flasks
Speaker: Henry Wagner, Munera
10:15 AM Keynote – Building Local Startups Embedded in Community
Speaker: Jordan Kivelstadt, Co-Founder, Free Flow Wines & MSIV Venture Partner
10:55 AM Introduction to College of Marin
Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Eldridge, President, College of Marin
11:00 AM Fireside Chat – Insights Across Multiple North Bay Entrepreneurial Journeys
Speaker: Lily Kanter, Co-Founder & Former CEO, Serena & Lily
Moderator: Tina Sharkey, Co-Founder & Former CEO, Brandless
11:30 AM North Bay Startup Showcase – Group 2 of 4
Speaker: Jordan Tetrick, Satellite CPG
Speaker: Nanda Zaanen, Nutrive Health
Speaker: Troy Carter, Earthshot Labs
Speaker: Bryan Levenson, CYTK
Speaker: Jeremy Vaughn, Rimark
12:15 PM Small Group ‘Lunch & Learn’ Sessions
Table 1 - Bootstrapping - Myke Nahorniak, Co-Founder & Former CEO, Localist
Table 2 - Franchising - Anthony Vidergauz, President, Paradise Group Inc., Former CEO at California Closets
Table 3 - Aligned Capital Raising - Suzanne Kimbel, CEO at Old Sol Farms, Former CEO at Stonecrop Technologies
Table 4 - Generating Revenue - Patrick Peterson, CEO at Ceibaworks, Founder & Former CEO at Agari
Table 5 - Bootstrapping - David Shapiro, Founder & CEO at Cartelligent
Table 6 - Natural Products CPG - Wes Crain, Investor at C2G Ventures, Co-Founder at Navitas Organics
Table 7 - Coaching Corner - Sarah Schaaf, General Partner at Enjoy the Work, Co-Founder of Headnote
Table 8 - Product-Market Fit - Ravi Mohan, Retired VC, Co-Founder at Shasta Ventures
Table 9 - Category Design - Daniel Kushner, Designer + Entrepreneur, Founder & Former CEO at MONO
Table 10 - B2B GTM Planning - John Burns, Chairman of Illuminote, Former CEO at Sonim Technologies
Table 11 - AI & Creative Content - Rix Kramlich, CEO of DXM, Former CEO at Blurb
Table 12 - B2B Demand Gen - Kirsten Smith, Growth Advisor, Former VP B2B Marketing at Glassdoor
Table 13 - Build a Great CPG Business - Dave Hirschkop, Founder at Dave’s Gourmet
Table 14 - AI in Healthcare - Trevor McCaw, Founder & CEO of Clinops.ai
Table 15 - Wellness & Longevity - Gabe Turner, Partner at Sway Ventures, Former Exec. Dir., Draper Venture Network
Table 16 - Failure Points - Jeff Morgen, Principal at Morgen & Morgen, Former CEO at Hometown Heart
Table 17 - Legal at Startups - Christopher Gilkerson, President, Former GC and Chief Legal Officer, Charles Schwab
Table 18 - Community Building - Jon Mallon, Founding Member - City of Telosa
Table 19 - Succeed with the 6 Ps - Deborah Luster, Chief Impact Officer & Founding Team at Goodles
Table 20 - Building Your Business with Balance - Susan Griffin-Black, Co-Founder & CEO at EO Products
Table 21 - Scaling Sales - Adam Tanner, Product Advisor, Co-Founder at Waggl
Table 22 - Visual Media - Cliff Plumer, Startup Advisor & Media Executive, Former CTO, Lucasfilm + ILM
1:30 PM North Bay Startup Showcase – Group 3 of 4
Speaker: Smári Ásmundsson, NØRSE CØDE
Speaker: Hector Saldivar, Tia Lupita Foods
Speaker: Keira Kotler, Everviolet
Speaker: Peter Barrick, Rivalz
Speaker: Justin Dorfman, AssetMule
2:00 PM Sponsor Introductions - Elizabeth Murphy, VP Community, MSIV
Speaker: Lepage Center for Global Innovation - Wayne de Fremery
Speaker: Tri Counties Bank - Charlie Clifford
2:05 PM Fireside Chat – The North Bay Startup Flywheel
Speaker: Zachary Kushel, Founder & Managing Partner, Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures
Moderator: Brett Martinez, President/CEO, Redwood Credit Union
2:50 PM North Bay Startup Showcase – Group 4 of 4
Speaker: Maya Mikhailov, SAVVI AI
Speaker: Zach Hudson, Deft
Speaker: Eric Negrevski, Dorsa.ai
Speaker: Joe Luttwak, Lingrove
Speaker: Leanid Tsurankou, Qibus
3:20 PM Keynote – Solar Innovation & North Bay Startups
Speaker: Mike Miskovsky, Chairman & CEO, Ojjo