Oct 29, 2020, 10:30 PM – Oct 30, 2020, 12:30 AM (UTC)
Join us for a Fireside Chat as we recognize amazing #SGBlackLeaders with the Founder & Executive Director of Venture Catalysts, Monica Wheat! Monica is the Founder and Executive Director of Venture Catalysts, a non-profit venture and ecosystem development group. She is the Techstars Startup Programs Lead and Founding Co-Director of Startup Boost, a global Pre-Accelerator. Q&A following the chat
Join us for another virtual Fireside Chat on Thursday, October 29th! This month Startup Grind is celebrating Black Leaders Month, and we are thrilled to have Monica joining us for an interview and Q&A. As always, please sing up for a (FREE) ticket in advance so you can join the chat and submit questions for Monica.
RSVP: startupgrind.com/tulsa
❤️ our partners: Deep Fork Technology, 36 Degrees North, NextGen Tax Services, Indigo Technology, Black Women Business Owners of America, TYPROS Foundation, i2E, Inc., Holberton School Tulsa, True North Ventures, Stovall Center for Entrepreneurship, 1 Million Cups Tulsa, Harkey Productions
Schedule For Thursday October 29th:
5:30pm: Hellos
6:00pm: Fireside Chat with Monica Wheat and Alex Lobodiac
6:45pm: Q&A
7:00pm: Wrap Up + Networking
Monica Wheat is a Strategist, Educator, Investor, and Venture Developer. Monica is Founder and Executive Director of Venture Catalysts, a non-profit venture and ecosystem development group focused on investor/founder education, innovation hubs, and large-scale entrepreneurial initiatives for over 40,000 attendees. She is the Techstars Startup Programs Lead leading programs nationwide, and Founding Co-Director of Startup Boost, a global Pre-Accelerator. She served as a Consultant for Backstage Capital, co-producing their multi-city live investment tour and was the Managing Director of the Backstage Capital - Detroit Accelerator, a 4-city, global tech accelerator investing 3 months and $100,000 each in scaling startups for underrepresented founders.
She is a global speaker, judge, and consultant. Past clients have included Fortune 10 corporations, non-profits, school districts, tech accelerators, venture funds, and start-ups. She regularly speaks and consults at corporations & conferences on topics of emerging ecosystems, venture capital, digital innovation, and women in technology.
Her work has been featured in Crains, Huffington Post, Black Enterprise, and Forbes.
solutions@monicawheat.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/monicawheat
Twitter: @mwheat14
Instagram: @mwheat14
Backstage Capital Detroit
Managing Director
October 29 – 30, 2020
10:30 PM – 12:30 AM (UTC)
| 10:30 PM | Hellos |
| 11:00 PM | Fireside Chat |
| 11:45 PM | Q & A |
| 12:00 AM | Wrap Up + Networking |
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