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Upcoming Events

Friday, July 14

The Summer Social (#yesphx)

Party

#yesphx is thrilled to announce the entrepreneur and business summer party: The Summer Social! This epic collaboration brings all our communities together in celebration of entrepreneurship, innovation and Arizona’s extreme generosity. Please join us Friday, July 14 2017, as we take over The Saguaro Hotel in Downtown Scottsdale.

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Thursday, August 24

Matthew Likens (Ulthera)

Fireside Chat

Join us on August 24th for a fireside chat with Matthew Likens, President and CEO of Ulthera. The Mesa-based medical device company had a $600M exit in 2014 to Germany-based, Merz Pharma GmbH. In 2012, he was named one of Arizona’s Most Admired CEOs by the Phoenix Business Journal. He was named Ernst Entrepreneur of the Year in 2015. We sure love hearing success stories like this!

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Past Events

Nathan Mortensen (Tallwave Capital)

Nathan Mortensen (Tallwave Capital)

 Courtney Klein, CEO and Co-founder of SEED SPOT

Courtney Klein, CEO and Co-founder of SEED SPOT

 Josh Reeves, CEO and Co-founder of Gusto

Josh Reeves, CEO and Co-founder of Gusto

 Ryan Deiss, CEO and Founder of DigitalMarketer

Ryan Deiss, CEO and Founder of DigitalMarketer

 Jim Deters (Galvanize)

Jim Deters (Galvanize)

 Jim Prendergast (317 Ventures)

Jim Prendergast (317 Ventures)

 Ben Hindman (Splash)

Ben Hindman (Splash)

 The Winter Social (yesphx)

The Winter Social (yesphx)

 Jim Goulka (Arizona Tech Investors)

Jim Goulka (Arizona Tech Investors)

 Jenny Poon (CO+HOOTS)

Jenny Poon (CO+HOOTS)

 Jeremy Young (Tanga)

Jeremy Young (Tanga)

 Spencer Thomason (Clean Router)

Spencer Thomason (Clean Router)

 The Summer Social (#yesphx)

The Summer Social (#yesphx)

 Justin Gray (LeadMD)

Justin Gray (LeadMD)

 Cristine Vieira (Find Your Influence)

Cristine Vieira (Find Your Influence)

 Paul Gilbert (RightBio Metrics)

Paul Gilbert (RightBio Metrics)

 Gabe Cooper (Virtuous CRM)

Gabe Cooper (Virtuous CRM)

 Jeff Katz (Investor)

Jeff Katz (Investor)

 Heidi & Brad Jannenga (WebPT)

Heidi & Brad Jannenga (WebPT)

 The Winter Social (#yesphx)

The Winter Social (#yesphx)

 Daehee Park + JT Marino (Tuft & Needle)

Daehee Park + JT Marino (Tuft & Needle)

 Mario Martinez (Mrtnz Ventures)

Mario Martinez (Mrtnz Ventures)

 Derek Andersen (Startup Grind)

Derek Andersen (Startup Grind)

 Bret Larsen (eVisit)

Bret Larsen (eVisit)

 EBQ Summer Party #yesphx (BBQ hosted @ Infusionsoft)

EBQ Summer Party #yesphx (BBQ hosted @ Infusionsoft)

 Hamid Shojaee (Pure Chat)

Hamid Shojaee (Pure Chat)

 Sharon Lechter (Co-author, Rich Dad Poor Dad)

Sharon Lechter (Co-author, Rich Dad Poor Dad)

 Gregg Scoresby (CampusLogic)

Gregg Scoresby (CampusLogic)

 Rick Smith (Taser International)

Rick Smith (Taser International)

 Matthew Lesko (Information USA)

Matthew Lesko (Information USA)

 Greg Head (Infusionsoft)

Greg Head (Infusionsoft)

 Dan Tyre (HubSpot)

Dan Tyre (HubSpot)

 Bob La Loggia (AppointmentPlus)

Bob La Loggia (AppointmentPlus)

 Alan Lobock (Worthworm)

Alan Lobock (Worthworm)

 Brian Smith (Grayhawk Capital)

Brian Smith (Grayhawk Capital)

 Doug Ducey (Cold Stone Creamery)

Doug Ducey (Cold Stone Creamery)

 Pat Sullivan (Contatta + ACT! + SalesLogix)

Pat Sullivan (Contatta + ACT! + SalesLogix)

 Trish Bear (I-ology)

Trish Bear (I-ology)

 Gabriel Hyams (Pinnacle Transplant Technologies)

Gabriel Hyams (Pinnacle Transplant Technologies)

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Christina Kehoe

Phoenix Director

Christina Kehoe is the Phoenix Chapter Director of Startup Grind and leads Community Operations at Bevy. She is a community engagement practitioner, passionate about diversity and inclusion, small business, and startups. Christina is an absolute tech nerd, a hockey fan in the desert (go Coyotes!), and relentless optimist. After graduating with her MBA, Christina went on to be a Consultant at Infusionsoft, a sales and marketing automation software company based in Chandler, Arizona. She has helped hundreds of small businesses develop and execute marketing automation strategies. This led her to her role in Partner Communications. Think of her as the Swiss Army Knife of the customer/partner experience, marketing, and community.

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Christie Simmons

Regional Director

Part efficiency nut, part branding fanatic, part dance devotee and definite business addict; Christie Simmons loves everything entrepreneriffic. Through her varied experiences building her own businesses, working for Fortune 100 companies and coaching passionate business owners Christie developed a knack for helping business owners create more success. She also helped savvy entrepreneurs take things to the next level as an Executive Director in Entrepreneurship at Arizona State University. She does lots more cool things you can learn about at hichristie.com.

From the Blog

Three Intellectual Property Mistakes That are Killing Your Startup

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Mary Juetten 2015-05-22T17:18:26+00:00
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Phoenix Is Heating Up and Investors Are Taking Note

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Christie Simmons 2015-05-21T13:08:17+00:00
The startup entrepreneur scene in Phoenix just keeps getting hotter. And, investors from all around the region are starting to take note as was evidenced at the recent Invest Southwest "VC's Unplugged" event held 5/20/15 at mod in downtown Phoenix.
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ASU Scores $175,000 Female Entrepreneur Grant from Chase Bank

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Christie Simmons 2015-03-03T17:18:02+00:00
In February 2015, Chase Bank announced that it’s offering a $175,000 grant to the Arizona State University (ASU) Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative. The purpose of this program is to encourage, support, and enhance women-led businesses, starting from the college years. The university’s Dean For Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Mitzi Montoya, says, “Women are woefully underrepresented,” when it comes to the entrepreneurial landscape, even in an era when there are more successful startups than ever.
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