Inclusive Entrepreneurship Panel Ft. Bjorn K. Simmons, Kela Ivonye, Kelli Jones and Tendai Charasika

Feb 22, 2018, 11:00 PM – Feb 23, 2018, 2:00 AM

February's fireside chat sponsored by PNC Bank at Gravely will be led by Brit Fitzpatrick, head of Business Development & Marketing at 1804 and founder of MentorMe. Joining her at the hearth: Bjorn K. Simmons - Hillman Accelerator Managing Director Kela Ivonye - MailHaven Founder & CEO Kelli Jones - Be Nimble & Disrupt Indy Founder Tendai Charasika - SuperFanU CEO

In-person event

About this event

Startup Grind is returning our most popular venue ever, Gravely Brewing Co. Per usual, bevvies and apps on us. Sponsored by PNC Bank, February's fireside chat will feature a panel of our region's top entrepreneurs, who will share their journeys as entrepreneurs of color.  

- Bjorn K. Simmons, Managing Director at Hillman Accelerator
- Kela Ivonye, Founder & CEO of Mailhaven
- Kelli Jones, Founder & CEO of Be Nimble and Founder of Disrupt Indy
- Tendai Charasika, CEO of SuperFanU

Brit Fitzpatrick, 1804's head of Business Development & Marketing and founder of MentorMe, will lead our discussion

Check out what happened

Speakers

  • Brit Fitzpatrick

    MentorMe

    Founder

  • Inclusive Entrepreneurship Panel

    Startup

When

When

February 22 – 23, 2018
11:00 PM – 2:00 AM UTC

Agenda

Happy Hour
Fireside Chat
Networking

Organizers

  • Adam Robinson

    Director

  • Lisa Bajorinas

    Lisa Bajorinas LLC

    Entrepreneur Advisor

  • Keionna Baker

    Team Member

  • Chase Barmore

    WhatConverts

    Team Member

  • Kevin Gibson

    Team Member

Global sponsor

Dell Technologies logo

Dell Technologies

Partner

Switcher Studio logo

Switcher Studio

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