May 24, 2018, 12:00 – 3:00 AM (UTC)
Junction - Food, Stage, Bar, 628 8 Ave SW, Calgary, T2P 1G4
Startup Grind Calgary is excited to present Sandi K Gilbert and Mandy Balak on May 23rd! Sandi Gilbert is the Founder & CEO of SeedUps Canada and the Board Chair of Canada’s organization of Angel investors. Mandy Balak has is the founder and CEO of It's Date Night and The Ace Class as well as being the Executive Director of Best of Calgary.
Startup Grind Calgary is excited to present Sandi Gilbert and Mandy Balak on May 23rd!
Sandi Gilbert is the Founder & CEO of SeedUps Canada and the Board Chair of Canada’s organization of Angel investors. Sandi started her career in investment banking in Calgary, raising private capital for junior oil and gas companies. Her entrepreneurial ventures include a start-up telecommunication firm in USA and a document process outsourcing company in Canada which grew to $33M in revenue with four facilities across the country. In 2012, she turned her focus to broadening early stage companies access to private capital by introducing technology to make the capital raising process more efficient, compliant and accessible.
Mandy Balak is a leader in creating powerful brand connections and storytelling to millennials through events, content and unique experiences. She is the founder and CEO of It's Date Night (72.5k followers on Instagram) and The Ace Class as well as being the Executive Director of Best of Calgary.
We will also be featuring elleBiz, a network of female entrepreneurs who empower one another to be leaders in their industry, learn new ideas from each other and engage through events and discussions.
Join us for cocktails/snacks, community and these exciting premier fireside chats.
National Angel Capital Organization
Chair of the Board of Directors
It's Date Night
Founder & CEO
elleBiz
co-Founder
Thursday, May 24, 2018
12:00 AM – 3:00 AM (UTC)
| 12:00 AM | Cocktails and Hors D'Oeuvres |
| 12:30 AM | Introductory Remarks/ Intro to WiseChase TV |
| 12:40 AM | Feature Organization - elleBiz |
| 12:50 AM | Feature Fireside Chat - Mandy Balak |
| 1:10 AM | Q&A |
| 1:20 AM | Feature Fireside Chat - Sandi Gilbert |
| 2:00 AM | Q&A |
| 2:10 AM | Cocktails and Hors D'Oeuvres |
and Startup Grind Calgary Chapter co-Director
Director, Founder Institute Western Canada
Alish Group
Director
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