Twin Cities Startup Week 2021
This is the event site for 2021. Go here to see the event site for TCSW 2022.
Date
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Location
Schedule
Friday, September 17, 2021
ImpactSKU '21 Showcase
Connie Rutledge
FINNOVATION Lab, CEO
Yasameen Sajady
Maazah, CEO
TCSW 2021 Opening Party - VIP
Casey Shultz
BETA, Executive Director
Ben Wright
3M, VP of 3M Ventures
Chris Iles
Minnesota Twins, LLC, Senior Director, Brand Experience and Innovation
TCSW 2021 Opening Party presented by 3M
Casey Shultz
BETA, Executive Director
Ben Wright
3M, VP of 3M Ventures
Chris Iles
Minnesota Twins, LLC, Senior Director, Brand Experience and Innovation
Alfredo Martel
Meda, President & CEO
Allison Kaplan
Twin Cities Business, Editor in Chief
Saturday, September 18, 2021
Dating? Test Out A New Dating Guidance App
Russ Haywood
Unveil Social, SBC, Co-Founder
Sunday, September 19, 2021
Alchemy 365 Fitness Class in Loring Park
Matthew Cole
Alchemy 365, Northeast Studio General Manager
Monday, September 20, 2021
Future of Our Cities Track
Sabina Saksena
Founding Member of Smart North and CEO of Cytilife
Tom Fisher
University Of Minnesota, Director of the Minnesota Design Center
Casey Shultz
BETA, Executive Director
Tayo Daniel
Aeterna, President/ Co-Founder
Reimagining Our Cities in the Post-Pandemic World
Abimbola Asojo
University of Minnesota, Associate Dean for Research, Creative Scholarship and Engagement
Tom Fisher
University Of Minnesota, Director of the Minnesota Design Center
Virajita Singh
University Of Minnesota, Senior Research Fellow/Associate Vice Provost
MENTOR MORNING by Minnesota Innovates
Eric Nelson
Bravo Tech Inc, Co-Founder
Scott Schwalbe
NimbeLink, Vice President
Rick Brimacomb
Brimacomb Capital, Founder
Paul Taylor
Serial Mentors Ltd., Founder
Braden Ericson
Sparrow Charts, Founder & CEO
Greg Pomerantz
Pomerantz & Associates, Principal
Craig Espelien
1201 Investment Partners, President
Reimagining Partnerships in Placemaking and Urban Planning
Tracy Nordstrom
Verve.Place, Principal
Fernando Burga
University of Minnesota, Assistant Professor
Richard Gilyard
Towerside, Board member
Cyrus Knutson
Minnesota Department of Transportation, Director of Center for Community Connections
Colten Zacharias
Brand Director at Framework
Transforming Livability and Equity Through Technology
Tom Fisher
University Of Minnesota, Director of the Minnesota Design Center
Sabina Saksena
Founding Member of Smart North and CEO of Cytilife
Will Preble
Aeterna, CEO
Tayo Daniel
Aeterna, President/ Co-Founder
Ben Wallace
Minify Energy, Co-founder
PJ Hill
Wells Fargo Advisors, Financial Advisor
Bernadine Joselyn
Bladin Foundation, Director of Public Policy & Engagement
Diane Rucker
University Enterprise Labs, Executive Director
Winthrop Accelerator - Office Hours
Evan Sheets
Winthrop & Weinstine, Attorney/Shareholder
Christopher Hussey
Winthrop & Weinstine, Attorney/Shareholder
TCSW Minneapolis Community Hub
Symone Wilson
Placebo Records, Co-founder
TCSW St. Paul Community Hub
Alina Matson
Glossbird, Founder
Non-Dilutive Federal Funding for Novel Early Stage R&D Projects
Pat Dillon
Minnesota SBIR/STTR Accelerator, Founder and Director
How To Turn Your Side Hustle Into A Start-Up
Rick Ellis
AllYourScreens.com, Founder
Digital Equity - The Next Great Equalizer
Gloria Jeff
Minnesota Department of Transportation, Project Director of Rethinking I-94 Project
Andrea Wood
BestBuy, Vice President of Social Impact
PJ Hill
Wells Fargo Advisors, Financial Advisor
Richard Graves
University Of Minnesota, Director of the Center for Sustainable Building Research
Tyler Milligan
Milligan Partners, Managing Partner
Will Preble
Aeterna, CEO
Bookkeeping Basics
Rebecca Foley
Phoenix Growth Systems, Owner/Operator
Go from Start-Up to Smooth Scaling with Structured Operations
Kelly Schaefbauer
Aligned Operations, Founder & CEO
Future of Mobility Tech & Research Showcase
Tammy Meehan Russell
The Plum Catalyst, Founder/ Chief Catalyst
Jeremy Xie
University of Minnesota, Ph.D. student
Raj Rajamani
University of Minnesota, Associate Director
Brian Davis
University of Minnesota, Research Fellow
Guang Yang
Daynamica, Inc, Chief Operating Officer
Tara Olds
MnDOT, Deputy Director
Tyler Milligan
Milligan Partners, Managing Partner
Heidi Corcoran
Milligan Partners, Mobility Innovation Strategist
Skills-based Volunteers Get Real Jobs at Saint Paul Restaurants
Jonathan Banks
NCXT, President and Founding Partner
Tackling the Affordable Housing Crisis Through a New Investment Strategy
Warren Hanson
Greater Minnesota Housing Fund and Minnesota Equity Fund, President and Chief Executive Officer
PJ Hill
Wells Fargo Advisors, Financial Advisor
Tim Marx
Catholic Charities, CEO
Sarah Harris
Aeon, Executive Vice President
Shannon O'Leary
St Paul & Minnesota Foundation, Chief Investment Officer
Preparing For a Capital Event
Joel Ribnick
EY, Senior Manager, Strategy and Transactions
Dominic Iannazzo
EY, Partner, Strategy & Transactions
Aaron Shilts
NetSPI, President and CEO
Jamie Candee
Edmentum, CEO
Ravi Norman
JLT Energy Services, CEO
Emergent Africa Forum (EAF)
Uzoma Ekwebelem
Oracle, Technology Public Sector Director
Kelly Kingsley
Prima Microfinance Bank PLC, Chairman
Melissa Slaymaker
Women In Tech, Country Director, South Africa
José Fernández
Bankuish, CEO and Founder
Yannick Ebibie
Société d'Innovation Numérique du Gabon, CEO
Ken Morris
KnectIQ Inc.
Jeremy Faber
Prosper Africa
Salisu Uba
NatQuest
Anne Gaitha
Regal Africa Group
Armand Ngueti
UBTS International Corp.
Aisha Kwaku
Aisha and Kwaku Associates
Bez Idakula
Music and Tech Space (MATS)
Strategic Planning & Execution Made Easy(er)
Lynn Hargreaves
Hargreaves Consulting, LLC, CEO & Founder
Office Space: How to Find it and Negotiate Like a Pro
Chris Rohrer
Rokos Advisors, Commercial Real Estate Advisor
Pete Kostroski
Rokos Advisors, Commercial Real Estate Advisor
Launching and Sustaining your Nonprofit Organization
David Rhode
Dot Dot Org, Founder and lead consultant
Futureproof and Thrive
Kevin Roose
New York Times, Tech Columnist
Shark Tank Reverse Pitch
Neela Mollgaard
Launch Minnesota, Executive Director
Tammy Meehan Russell
The Plum Catalyst, Founder/ Chief Catalyst
Tara Olds
MnDOT, Deputy Director
Sabina Saksena
Founding Member of Smart North and CEO of Cytilife
Tim Sexton
Minnesota Department of Transportation, Assistant Commissioner
Danielle Elkins
City of Minneapolis, Mobility Manager
Ryan Broshar
Matchstick Ventures, Partner
Diane Rucker
University Enterprise Labs, Executive Director
Change Can’t Happen in Isolation: Convergence of the Sustainable Development Goals
Mark Ritchie
Global Minnesota, President
Lori Most
Binary Bridge / BackpackEMR, Founder / CEO
Duza Baba
Baba Consulting, Principal Consultant
Max Bock-Aronson
Breathe99 PBC, CEO
Circular Economy for Retailers: Now is the Time
Juli Lassow
JHL Solutions, LLC, Founder & Principal
An Entrepreneurs Roundtable: We need more Startups That Improve Our Cities and Communities
Yingling Fan
Daynamica, Inc, Co-founder/ CEO
Ben Wallace
Minify Energy, Co-founder
Justin Grammens
Lab651, Founder/ CEO
Marlaina Love
Pipe Dream Academy, CEO & Founder
The Re-emergence of Place-based Entrepreneurship
Dan Collision
Minneapolis Downtown Council, Director of Downtown Partnerships
Jackson Schwartz
Hennepin Made, Co-founder/ Director
Paul Bauknight
The urban design lab, Owner
George Shannon
The black market, Founder
Tom Fisher
University Of Minnesota, Director of the Minnesota Design Center
"A Side Hustle" - Creating Multiple Streams of Income
John Arms
Voyageur University, CoFounder Voyageur University
Ryan Grant
Online Selling Experiment, Owner
Lisa Van Ahn
I AM INITIATIVE, Owner
Nancy Johnson
Intentiontobalance, LLC, Wellness Advocate
Wes Roper
FranNet of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, President
Michael Thomas Sunnarborg
Creative Enterprises, LLC, Social Researcher | Wellness Wrangler | Relentless Optimist
Dale Brose
LTR Digital Group LLC, Digital Sherpa
An emotionally intelligent coach that meditates with you
Quyen Balter
Peacefulness Meditation, CEO
Taking the First Step with Tech
Liz Tupper
Software for Good, Director of Product Strategy
Eri O'Diah
SIID Technologies LLC, Founder
Cory Powell
iPondr, Chief Content Officer
Judd Grutman
Vonzella, Inc., Founder
Silvia Ontaneda
Trade Center of the Americas, CEO
Investing in Our Collective Futures!
Kristin White
Minnesota Department of Transportation, Executive Director
Mary MacCarthy
University Of Minnesota, Venture Center Senior Program Manager
Bernadine Joselyn
Bladin Foundation, Director of Public Policy & Engagement
Lily Shaw
Startup Space, Vice President of Client Experience
Susan Hammel
Cogent Consulting PBC, CFA/ CEO
Justin Grammens
Lab651, Founder/ CEO
Marc Majors
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Director of Employment and Training Programs (ETP) Division
Mary Rick
City of Saint Paul, Director of Business Development
Making An Impact with Your Business from the Inside Out: To B or Not to B (Corp)
Anisha Murphy
JUST LAW LLC, Owner
Kim Lowe
Avisen Legal, Attorney
Y. Elaine Rasmussen
Social Impact Strategies Group, CEO, Social Impact Strategies Group
Virtual TCSW VIP Mixer
Alexander Skjong
BETA & tech.mn, Project Manager
Reducing Tech’s Digital Carbon Footprint: Do Good for the Earth and Your Bottom Line
Tim Bornholdt
The Jed Mahonis Group, Partner
Paul Duncan
Anuvia Plant Nutrients, Director of Sustainability
Bringing the Future Forward, Fast!
Mayor Jacob Frey
City of Minneapolis, Mayor
Mayor Melvin Carter
City of Saint Paul, Mayor
Sabina Saksena
Founding Member of Smart North and CEO of Cytilife
Discussion on the Future of Work in a Hybrid Model
Jenn Bonine
RedRex, CEO and Founder
Sonya Wentz
RedRex, SVP of Customer Experience
Katy Burke
Team Women, Executive Director
What's your Blueprint for becoming Future Ready?
John Paul Farmer
City of New York, Chief Technology Officer
Steve Grove
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
Sabina Saksena
Founding Member of Smart North and CEO of Cytilife
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
TCSW Minneapolis Community Hub
Symone Wilson
Placebo Records, Co-founder
TCSW St. Paul Community Hub
Alina Matson
Glossbird, Founder
Building Back Local Economies - What Small Means
Hayley Matthews-Jones
Minneapolis Craft Market, Founder
Zoe Levin
Bim Bam Boo, CEO and Founder
Bella (Nhi) Lam
Coconut Whisk, Founder
Audra Robinson
Rocky Robinson, Founder
Winthrop Accelerator - Office Hours
Evan Sheets
Winthrop & Weinstine, Attorney/Shareholder
Christopher Hussey
Winthrop & Weinstine, Attorney/Shareholder
Sales & Marketing Track
Casey Shultz
BETA, Executive Director
Kelly Schultze
BETA, Managing Director
Kelvin Johnson
Brevity, CEO
Coffee & Closers: How to Land your Next 3 Customers
Mickeli Bedore
Closers Media, Chief Revenue Officer
Tim Bornholdt
The Jed Mahonis Group, Partner
Dick Polipnick
Online Growth Systems, Chief Growth Officer
The Power of Community in Marketing
Jess Von Bank
Leapgen, Head of Marketing
Building & Scaling Your Community
Jenna Pederson
AWS, Senior Developer Advocate
Mark Birch
AWS, Principal Startup Advocate
What’s Changed? Adjusting to Customer Needs in the New Normal
Jim Handy
Minneapolis Business Mentors, Mentor, trainer, peer roundtables
Twin Cities Podcast Hosts UNPLUGGED, Part 1: Sales
Tim Bornholdt
The Jed Mahonis Group, Partner
Mike Jackson
Black Tech Talent, Founder & CEO
Justin Grammens
Lab651, Founder/ CEO
Kristi Piehl
Media Minefield, Founder & CEO
Allison Kaplan
Twin Cities Business, Editor in Chief
A Sustainable Future and Business Impact
Kate Nordstrum
The Great Northern, Executive and Artistic Director
Gregg Mast
Clean Energy Economy Minnesota, Executive Director
Amber Haukedahl
Tare Market, CEO and Founder
Princess Haley
Appetite For Change, Co-Founder and Senior Engagement Officer
How Experimentation in a Consumer Business Improves Both Business and Customer Outcomes
Andrew Schneider
OurFamilyWizard, Growth lead
Bridgette Haymaker
OurFamilyWizard, Chief Marketing Officer
Twin Cities Podcast Hosts UNPLUGGED - Marketing
Tim Bornholdt
The Jed Mahonis Group, Partner
Jessica Meyer
Women in Tech Twin Cities, Co-host
Ian Levitt
Studio Americana, CEO
Jenna Redfield
Twin Cities Collective, Founder
Kevin McArdle
SureSwift Capital, Founder & CEO
Get More Clients with Sales Funnel Automation
Dianne Shelton
Passion Breakthrough, Founder & Business Coach
Creative Video to Tell and Sell Your Story
Gabe Skelly
Skelly Video Productions, Owner and Creator
Angela Skelly
Skelly Video Productions, Co-Owner
Fundraising AMA w/ VC
Ryan Broshar
Matchstick Ventures, Partner
Natty Zola
Matchstick Ventures, Partner
The 2 Keys to Successfully Marketing your Business
Jen Fieldman
Jen Fieldman, Intuitive Business Coach + Strategist
Your Marketing Should Pay for Itself: Optimizing for Conversion
Jack Eckblad
HubSpot, HubSpot for Startups Head of Partnerships - Midwest
PLAY Your Way to a Profitable Holiday Pre-Sale Campaign
Bob Sparkins
Leadpages, Sales Marketing Manager
Jeanette Dorazio
Leadpages, CEO
Madeline Blasberg
Leadpages, Director of Marketing
How to Scale Tech Marketing with Purpose: Elevating Minority Founders' Platforms, and Reaching Underserved Communities through Thoughtful Communications
Kelsey Quickstad
Hotwire, Senior Director
Joresa Blount
GoFlyy, Founder and CEO
Jay Hirschton
Full Circle Fund, CEO
Vanessa Villaverde
Menther, Cofounder
Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile: Real World Lessons Learned
Mike Trewartha
Parsyl, Senior Engineering Manager
Business Essentials for Startups
Dominick Grande
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Corporate & Securities Attorney
Brett Howells
Choice Bank, Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer
Abby Bishop
Choice Bank, Cash Management Officer
Derek Leupke
Choice Insurance, Agent
John Nelson
Eide Bailly LLP, Partner
Loralee Wick
Salo, Senior Managing Director
David Russick
Gopher Angels, Managing Director
Justin Balfany
TriNet, Technology Sales Consultant
Stop Guessing, Start Asking: Using Research to Drive Growth
Nina Gazel
Fusion Hill, VP of Business Strategy
Amy Behrens
Fusion Hill, VP of Research & Strategy
Grow your Business by Creating a Marketing Machine
Ali Moledina
Kaizen Consulting Group, Partner, Business & Leadership Coach
Double Your Sales: How to Build a Growth Roadmap that Actually Works
Paul Richardson
Minneapolis Business Mentors, Mentor & Trainer
Gotta Have Faith: An Interfaith Dialogue Panel Exploring the Role of Faith in the Startup World
Deepinder Singh
75F, Founder and CEO
Aneela Idnani
HabitAware, CoFounder
Sara Shady
Bethel University, Professor of Philosophy
Kristi Moline
Bethel University, Executive Director Center for Healthcare Excellence
Nik Anderson
Bone Foam, Director of Sales
Building a Tech Stack to Grow With Your Business
Adam Stewart
Denamico, Chief Marketing Officer
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
TCSW Minneapolis Community Hub
Symone Wilson
Placebo Records, Co-founder
TCSW St. Paul Community Hub
Alina Matson
Glossbird, Founder
Founder Track presented by Samsung Next
Casey Shultz
BETA, Executive Director
Jeff Aguy
2043 and NCXT, Founder & CEO
Emergent Africa Forum (EAF)
Yannick Ebibie
Société d'Innovation Numérique du Gabon, CEO
Kelly Kingsley
Prima Microfinance Bank PLC, Chairman
Norbert Gehrke
TOKYO FINTECH, Founder and Representative Director
Ken Morris
KnectIQ Inc.
Jeremy Faber
Prosper Africa
Salisu Uba
NatQuest
Anne Gaitha
Regal Africa Group
Armand Ngueti
UBTS International Corp.
Aisha Kwaku
Aisha and Kwaku Associates
Bez Idakula
Music and Tech Space (MATS)
Building an Advisory Business to Grow Your Network
Cathy Paper
RockPaperStar, President
Lessons from Black Tech Leaders
Eri O'Diah
SIID Technologies LLC, Founder
Dr. Chris Brooks
Brown Venture Group, Co-Founder + Managing Partner
Qiana Hicks
Rise Against the Odds, Author, Speaker, IT Leader & Founder
Marlaina Love
Pipe Dream Academy, CEO & Founder
Cordell Hardy
3M, SVP, Corporate R&D Operations
The Crucial Capability Every Entrepreneur Must Develop
Dennis Stauffer
Innovator Mindset, Founder and CEO
Building a Company From Inside Out
Natty Zola
Matchstick Ventures, Partner
Lessons from a Failed Pitch: A Public Post-Mortem
Reed Robinson
Groove Capital, Founder & Partner
Kris Eul
Kinetic, Co-Founder & CEO
Startup success for non-technical founders
Zack Steven
Cloudburst, SBC, CEO
Strengthen Your Mental Fitness
Chelsey Paulson
Keystone Group International, COO
Detour From The Default Path
Sarah Brown
GatherWell, PLLC, Founder
If You Build It Will They Come? How To Hire and Retain Your First Employees
Matt Meents
Yardstik, CEO and Founder
Courtney Howard, CBPA
Insperity, Certified Business Performance Advisor
11 Clues That Your Project Might Be In Trouble
Chip Pedersen
Modern Logic, Director of Client Services
How to Find and Interview Your Ideal Customer
Walter Pape
Go To Market Podcast, Enthusiasts
Accessible Startups: Simple Tips for Digital and Social Inclusion
Lynn Wehrman
WeCo Accessibility Services, President and Founder
Preparing Your Startup for Investment
Jeff Robbins
Avisen Legal, P.A., Attorney
Larry Fox
Avisen Legal, P.A., Attorney
Bill Egan
Avisen Legal, P.A., Attorney/COO
David Peteler
Avisen Legal, P.A., Attorney
Abigail Pettit
Avisen Legal, PA, Attorney
How is the MN Startup Market Perceived by Out of State VCs?
Ryan Broshar
Matchstick Ventures, Partner
Daniel Heck
OpenView, Partner
Graham Ober
Revolution Ventures, Investor
Masha Khusid
Drive Capital, Partner
Basic Financial Modeling: Create Powerful Budgets, Forecasts, and Projections for Your Startup
Patricia Tatro
Resolve Works, Fractional CFO
Jillian Mittelmark
Resolve Works, Founder & CEO
Crowdfunding: What You Should Know Before You Start
Connie Rutledge
FINNOVATION Lab, CEO
Jeremy Kalin
Avisen Legal, Imapct Counsel, Attorney
Matthew Messerli
University of Minnesota Law School, JD Candidate, 2022
Among Us: Imposter Syndrome
Ryan Pedersen
Modern logic, Lead UI/UX
Overcoming Burnout with Mindful Productivity for Entrepreneurs
Rahul Bhojwani
Turia.ai, Inc., Co-founder, CEO
Tamara K. Torres, ND
Optima Results Coaching, Founder/Coach
Negotiating Collaboration Agreements with Large Companies: What to Expect
Ann Ladd
Fredrikson, Shareholder
Rhona Schwaid
Medtronic, Strategic Legal Counsel
Jeffrey Steinle
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Attorney
Aleida Conners
Medtronic, Senior Counsel
Growing Your Business: Do I Raise Money to Fund my Startup? - A Lunch Discussion Presented by Traction Capital
Shane Erickson
Traction Capital, Managing Partner
Barb Stinnett
Timmaron Group, CEO
Matt Meents
Yardstik, CEO and Founder
