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We want to help the startups and entrepreneurs in the Fort Lauderdale area. If you have an idea, speaker, sponsor, or any way we can make Startup Grind better. Just email us. Seriously. You've actually read this far, take two more seconds and email us. There is a link below in the team section.

Upcoming Event

Thursday, October 26

Fireside Chat with Zia Bhutta of AutomateWork

Fireside Chat

Zia Bhutta is the CEO of AutomateWork, a company that focuses on “Smart Robotic Automation” and working with clients to integrate them effectively. Formerly he was a Co Founder at Synechron, one of the fastest growing It Consultancies in the world and who have an office in South Florida.

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Past Events

Fireside Chat with Alfonso Perez, CEO of Clinical Trials Companion

Fireside Chat with Alfonso Perez, CEO of Clinical Trials Companion

 Startup Grind Summer Social @ Tap 42. 1st drink on us!

Startup Grind Summer Social @ Tap 42. 1st drink on us!

 eCommerce Fireside Chat with Wren & Roch High Fashion with a purpose.

eCommerce Fireside Chat with Wren & Roch High Fashion with a purpose.

 Educational Technology Fireside chat with Maxeme Tuchman, CEO of Caribu Inc.

Educational Technology Fireside chat with Maxeme Tuchman, CEO of Caribu Inc.

 Artificial Intelligence Fireside Chat with Mallesh Murugesan of Chirrp.AI

Artificial Intelligence Fireside Chat with Mallesh Murugesan of Chirrp.AI

 Fort Lauderdale 2017 Kickoff with Don Cook

Fort Lauderdale 2017 Kickoff with Don Cook

 Jilea Hemmings (Greenie Tots, EsheConsulting)

Jilea Hemmings (Greenie Tots, EsheConsulting)

 Amanda Anthony (FlyInStyle)

Amanda Anthony (FlyInStyle)

 Gregory Sukornyk (Good World Games)

Gregory Sukornyk (Good World Games)

 Andre Melo (FoodOozle)

Andre Melo (FoodOozle)

 Paula Celestino (Crea7ive, Kloset Karma)

Paula Celestino (Crea7ive, Kloset Karma)

Team

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Bryan Dennstedt

Ft Lauderdale Chapter Director

Bryan is currently Partner at TechCXO where he is providing on demand CTO consulting services to distinguished clients in Healthcare and other industries. Previously the CTO at iPic Entertainment, providing the ULTIMATE cinema and restaurant experience with 15+ locations. At iPic, Bryan was responsible for all information technology operations, including product research and development, dev-ops, and the customer experience. He works on creating a culture of learning and growth, through actively promoting individual and team capabilities. Bryan is passionate about servant leadership. Bottom line, Bryan knows how to save money, add to shareholder value all while driving the team around him to success. Prior to iPic Entertainment, Bryan had spent the majority of his career deep in technology, holding a variety of roles. Most recently, Bryan was the CTO at MDLIVE a telehealth company, creating and building the team from seven to sixty plus team members. His vision and strategy took MDLIVE to the next level and helped close several rounds of funding. Prior to that, he worked at Pro-Med, where he was responsible for transitioning and stabilizing the entire company to a new SaaS platform from a client-server architecture. From 2008 to 2011, as CIO of City Power Marketing, Bryan lived in Philadelphia and managed all development and systems for their energy trading platform including a data center relocation to Fort Lauderdale. Bryan spent the first eleven years of his career traveling the world at IBM and Xerox corporations, where he was an architect and key contributor in both of their BroadVision e-commerce and portal practices. Bryan holds a BS in Information Technology from Rochester Institute of Technology.

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Christopher Malter

Managing Director

Christopher is a co-founder of The South Florida Accelerator (“TSFA”), a prominent accelerator based in Florida and Innovation Florida, a not-for-profit that serves to nurture the state of Florida’s innovation ecosystem by providing support in the areas of policy advancement, academic outreach, workforce development, talent acquisition, entrepreneurship and international collaboration. Both of these are leading organizations in the startup and company acceleration market in Florida and the Southeastern US, and have achieved significant mindshare with overseas companies aiming to enter the US market. Malter has 20+ years specializing in life sciences, technology/telecom, energy and aerospace. He has raised 50m+ in funding early stage companies in life sciences and tech companies. His successful track record for developing and enhancing overall corporate profitability in numerous start-ups and existing entities has afforded him an opportunity to work with high-profile government and business leaders and Fortune 500 companies. Malter is considered a thought leader in the healthcare and life science technology industries. He has worked with startups and major global players in the healthcare and life sciences area in a variety of roles including entrepreneur, investor, initiator of patent commercial development and advisor. He has extensive contacts in healthcare policy circles, having worked with Speaker Newt Gingrich regarding critical aspects of the healthcare market, and having been appointed Chairman of Florida Life Sciences Council by the Governor of Florida. He also has extensive expertise in the aerospace/aviation technology vertical as an investor and advisor to companies in multiple industry sub-segments. Presently, Malter generates great delight in supporting The Museum of Science and Discovery and the eradication of homelessness in South Florida. He is a loyal Temple U Owl.