Sojern grew from Omaha, Nebraska to be a global company valued at $350 million by 2018. The company originally launched with a boarding pass advertisement product and data partnership, later pivoting to connecting with travelers as they search and book their trips online. Today Sojern's global coverage includes offices in Omaha, San Francisco, New York, Paris, London, Dubai, and Singapore. Gordon Whitten, Sojern's founder who started the company from a literal napkin idea, now runs I See It Venture alongside some of his original Sojern team.

Speaker: Chad Reelfs - Investor and Advisor for I See It Ventures Business Accelerator and Granary District Real Estate Project in Ralston's Qualified Opportunity Zone.

Chad helped start Sojern with Gordon Whitten in 2007 and worked for him at Intuit. Chad has personally closed and grown millions of dollars in revenue each year, while consistently hitting and exceeding multimillion-dollar sales quotas. He helped build and scale Sojern to a $350M valuation in 2019. He has been a part of building and scaling several $100M businesses. Chad is working with investors and helping to scale our I See It Ventures accelerator companies.

Where: I See It Ventures, 7305 Main St, Ralston, NE 68127

When: June 17th, 6:00 - 7:00 PM CDT

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