Rob Capoziello, IT Czar

As CIO and VP of Information Technology for startups and high-growth businesses in the health technology industry, Rob Capozziello has built his career as a transformational leader tackling product development, performance and scalability. Rob has built and managed...

Laura McCann Ramsey

A graduate of Parson’s School of Design, Laura McCann Ramsey’s early career was in fashion design. She went on to found multiple startups in fashion and technology including Fashion Express Worldwide, a global product development and sourcing agency whose clients...

Jean-Paul Lausell, Startup Finance

Jean-Paul Lausell is schooled in startup finance. Before moving to Asheville last spring, Jean-Paul was CFO of Miami-based Leapfactor where he oversaw fundraising and core operations. At Terremark Worldwide, he led the acquisitions of several companies that ultimately...

George Glackin, Breakthrough Innovation Guide

George Glackin pursued his product development career at one of the most renowned consumer products companies, Proctor & Gamble. P&G owns many brands, 23 of which have annual sales over $1 Billion (think Pampers, Bounty, Crest, and Gillette). Before recently...

Chris Cashwell, Software Engineer

When Alibaba.com hires you to consult with its senior management on Bitcoin, you’re pretty much an elite expert on Internet payment systems. That’s but one hat Chris Cashwell wears as a software engineer, advisor, and now founder of soon-to-launch Renty, an online...