Best Startup
At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Florida based Founder operating in the Information Technology space. If you think a Founder is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Xavier Hawk
Founder CEO of Phireon
Xavier Hawk is an entrepreneur, block-chain expert, permaculture design expert, complementary currency consultant, renewable energy advocate, artist, and humanitarian. Key highlights in Xavier’s career include founding Permacredits, a vanguard digital currency whose main architecture provided solutions for a range of economic based challenges, while fostering growth in the clean energy, sustainable housing, and regenerative agriculture sectors. The success of Permacredits led to Xavier becoming C.E.O. and founding partner of Hermes Global Partners- alongside the chief architect of the Euro’s convergence and exchange mechanisms, Bernard Lietaer. A keen speaker and advocate of sustainability projects, humanitarian causes, and complementary currencies, Xavier has shared his vision and expertise across a range of key media platforms around the world, including; magazines, radio and television.
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About Phireon: Phireon is a decentralized autonomous corporation that supports regenerative businesses around the world.
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Steve Miller
Founder & Chairman of Omicron Media
Steve Miller is the Founder and Chairman Omicron Media, Inc.
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About Omicron Media: Omicron Media is a Provider of software and hosting services
Brian Murphy
CEO & Founder of ReliaQuest
Brian Murphy is the founder and chief executive officer at ReliaQuest.
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About ReliaQuest: ReliaQuest provides a SaaS security platform designed to minimize data loss and business disruptions.
Edouard de Montmort
Founder of Velvt
Edouard de Montmort is a Primetime Emmy award winner, mathematician, strategic thinker and entrepreneur, with a bachelor’s degree from Bentley University. Over 10 years of experience in high-profile investor liaisons in the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia in the areas of finance and technology. Edouard is Co-Founder of VELVT, the liquidity solution for late stage Venture Capital of Emerging Markets. Also, as co-founder and board member of ARVORE, he is dedicated to directing global investor relations.
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About ARVORE, KPTL, Velvt: VELVET is the liquidity solution for late stage venture capital of emerging markets
Rajesh Surana
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Visionary RCM
– Rajesh founded VRCM in 2006 with a vision to build a services company specializing in healthcare RCM and medical coding services. -Prior business experience in healthcare and information technology, with array of cross functional skills and an internati
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About Visionary RCM: Visionary RCM is a HIPAA compliant, knowledge centric organization, specializing in Risk Adjustment solutions.
Paul L Hunter
President & Chief Executive Officer & Founder of Sterling Payment Technologies
A Tampa businessman for more than 30 years, Mr. Hunter became involved in the payment industry by investing and serving on the board of a small developer of electronic payment technology. During his 12 years as a merchant, Mr. Hunter helped test and install a PC based point of sale system designed for a specific auto service vertical. That experience, coupled with his experience investing in payment gateway development in the late 1990s, led him to start Sterling Payment Technologies. Mr. Hunter launched Sterling Payment Technologies with a long-term commitment to building a technology focused payment processor from the ground up. Mr. Hunter received a BBA in Finance from the University of Georgia in 1977. Before and during college he worked in the banking and grocery industries. After receiving an MBA from Georgia State University in 1980, he held a position with Smith Barney selling stocks, bonds, and private placements primarily to small financial institutions, large private investors and retirement plans.
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About Sterling Payment Technologies: Sterling Payment Technologies is one of the most innovative, customer-focused payment processors in the industry.
Frank Wuco
CEO, Founder of Red Mind Solutions, Inc.
Founder of Red Mind Solutions, Inc.
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About Red Mind Solutions, Inc., Red Mind Solutions, Inc.: Proven Defense & Space Technologies for Improved Healthcare Intervention Services
Wes Spencer
Co-Founder & Chief Information Security Officer of Perch Security
Wes Spencer is the Co-Founder & Chief Information Security Officer at Perch Security.
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About Murray State University, Perch Security: Perch provides everything needed to mount a cyber defense with curated community intelligence and participate with your sharing community.
Yariv Zghoul
Founder & Chief Executive Officer of JiBe
Founder at JiBe
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About JiBe: Recent technological developments have unraveled a unique opportunity for ship owners and managers.
Rony Abovitz
Founder & CEO of Sun and Thunder
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About Sun and Thunder: Sun and Thunder focuses on artificial intelligence and interactive storytelling.
Brad Title
President, CEO and Founder of Gubagoo
Brad Title is the president, CEO, and founder of Gubagoo. Prior to that, Brad served as the vice president of sales at DME Automotive. He is a former national program manager at Cobalt and president and CEO of Cowboy Corp.
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About Gubagoo: Gubagoo is a leading provider of dealer live chat, text, video and Messenger solutions for the automotive industry.
Tal J. Zlotnitsky
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Our.Love
A life-long learner who is inquisitive and curious; an avid reader who enjoys developing a broad knowledge base as well as a depth of knowledge; a natural leader; my objectives are to continue to improve as a human, as a father, mentor, friend and entrepreneur through learning from the experience of accomplished leaders and wise laypersons alike; through building relationships and alliances; and through taking risks for ideas I believe in and am passionate about. That, and baseball.
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About Our.Love: “It’s like Home Design Meets Noom, but for Relationships”
Dan Murphy
Co-Founder & CTO of Netography
Dan Murphy is the Co-Founder and CTO at Netography.
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About Netography: Netography provides organizations with network detection and response capabilities for the atomized network.
Silvina Moschini
Co Founder, President & Chairwoman of the Board of TransparentBusiness
An international expert on social media and Internet marketing, Silvina is a regular contributor to CNN, where she co-hosts «Directo a la Tecnología» («Straight to Technology»), a weekly segment on IT and Internet trends, for CNN en Español’s prime-time program «Directo USA.» Silvina’s columns have been published by over 150 venues worldwide. She is known on Twitter and by media as @Miss_Internet. An international expert on social media and Internet marketing, Silvina is a regular contributor to CNN, where she co-hosts «Directo a la Tecnología» («Straight to Technology»), a weekly segment on IT and Internet trends, for CNN en Español’s prime-time program «Directo USA.» Silvina’s columns have been published by over 150 venues worldwide. She is known on Twitter and by media as @Miss_Internet. Silvina is the founder and CEO of Intuic | The Social Media Agency, a global online visibility and marketing firm that handles PR and social media needs for top clients such as Google, Twitter, CA Technologies, and others. She is a particular expert on the dynamic and rapidly developing Latin American and US Hispanic markets.
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About TransparentBusiness, Yandiki: TransparentBusiness is a SaaS platform designed to increase remote workforce and freelancer productivity.
Gene Scheurer
Co-Founder & CEO of Clearsense
Gene Scheurer is the Executive Chairman of Optimum Healthcare IT. A trusted business partner for multiple healthcare systems across the U.S. He is a proven leader in the implementation of complex health care IT projects throughout the U.S. In the past five years, he has worked with some of the top healthcare providers to provide flexible clinical application solutions, saving providers millions of dollars in implementation costs. Currently, he and his team are overseeing training and implementation programs, from full-scale project management of large health system implementations to one-member augmentation teams. In addition, he is working closely with multiple government agencies and private sector companies to advance the role of information technology in healthcare. As Executive Director of Optimum Healthcare IT, he sets strategies and culture for the company, oversees profit and loss, sits on the board of directors, drives revenue through strategic partnerships and evaluates talent for the growth of his firm. Mr. Scheurer began his career in IT consulting, providing solutions for several large national companies before directing the staffing efforts for Fidelity Information Services, a Fortune 200 company with more than 36,000 employees. As director of staffing for the St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE), he utilized his IT background to implement an automated recruiting system that streamlined recruiting, reducing costs by more than $700,000 in the first year alone. At Optimum, their motivation and passion is about supporting their client’s success and healthy outcomes for their patients.
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About Clearsense, Optimum Healthcare IT: Clearsense is a data platform for healthcare that enables real-time insights into clinical, operational, and financial metrics.
Jason Mabry
Co-Founder & Principal of Clearsense
Jason Mabry is the CEO of Optimum Healthcare IT. In this role, Mr. Mabry oversees the corporate direction and strategy of Optimum, focusing on leadership, innovation, and partnerships with our clients. Mr. Mabry has over fifteen years in the consulting and staffing industry, the last ten of which have been in the healthcare information technology industry. He has worked with many healthcare clients nationwide throughout his career helping them achieve better care through technology. Mr. Mabry received a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Florida.
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About Clearsense, Optimum Healthcare IT: Clearsense is a data platform for healthcare that enables real-time insights into clinical, operational, and financial metrics.
Tameika Reed
Founder of Women In Linux
Tameika Reed founded Women In Linux out of frustration that there were no other women or women of color represented at the workplace or tech events. Tameika is a self-taught Linux administrator who has spent countless hours helping others get started in Linux. In conjunction with NAACP, she provides families with basic computer training and life skills. Tameika is also a consultant to the Education Foundation on how to introduce Linux and other tech careers to Florida students.
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About Women In Linux: Women In Linux is a dynamic group who celebrate Linux centric women in technology, exposing women.
Antonio Manueco
Co-Founder & CTO of BetaBlocks
Antonio is a Miami native and a graduate of the University of Miami. He earned an Industrial Engineering degree and a Masters of Science in Industrial Engineering (MSIE) degree in Logistics. He began his young career as a Website builder for Geocities at the young age of 9. After working at Apple through the initial iPhone launch, he then spent the next 6 years as a Network Engineer for the University of Miami which later led him to establish blubeta in 2010. As Founder and Managing Partner of blubeta, he has led numerous high-profile technical initiatives ranging from software architecture, network and security deployments to continuous integration roll out strategies for some of South Florida’s most reputable startups and global Fortune 1000 companies. As CTO of BetaBlocks, he is responsible for the architecture and implementation of public and permissioned blockchain projects for SMEs. As an active community leader he aids in organizing one of South Florida’s most active community of creatives, entrepreneurs, and technologists: Wynwood Tech.
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About BetaBlocks, blubeta, SEI, Wynwood House: BetaBlocks is a Co-Builder and Accelerator of early-stage blockchain technology companies.
Roberto Machado
Co-Founder & CEO of BetaBlocks
Roberto is a Managing Partner at Marketfit.us, an acceleration platform for second stage startups and the co-founder of Betablocks, a blockchain solutions company. He is also mentor at Google Developers Launchpad and advises startups looking to scale in the US. He is an active member of the Tech Coast Angels in Los Angeles and and the Miami Angels. He has invested in 17 companies, including Virgin Hyperloop One, uBeam, Jump Bikes, Movo Cash, Connected Signals, Papaya Payments, etc. He is also a crypto/ICO investor. He holds BAs in Management and in Economics from Wittenberg University, with MBAs in France and Brazil. He also has a degree in Venture Capital from UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business.
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About BetaBlocks, MarketFit: BetaBlocks is a Co-Builder and Accelerator of early-stage blockchain technology companies.
Paula Rosenblum
Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Retail Systems Research
Paula Rosenblum is a co-founder and managing partner at retail advisory firm RSR Research.
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About Retail Systems Research: Retail Systems Research provides insight into business and technology challenges facing the retail industry ecosystem.
Richie Bello
Founder, CTO of Shop Smart Autos
Richie Bello is known as an automotive influencer, big data provider, dealer consultant and trainer. He is the author of many books, 3 of his books on Amazon are Branding for Car Guys, Ten Steps to Sales Mastery, and Prospect like a Gold Miner. With 37 years in the automotive industry, Richie understands your problems. ✔ Poor leads ✔ Employee turnover ✔Lack of trained skilled workforce ✔Data overwhelm ✔Poor or no management reports you need We get it, with his unique experience Richie knew if could make an impact in the auto dealership business. With our agile development team, we have built our platform at a fraction of the time and money that it would typically take to create these features -Full site development – with dashboards -Mobile app launched on both Android and Apple. -Geofencing Technologies -Data reporting created for dealership management -Full Media Platform -Specialized training for results where you need them. With Richie Bello Automotive Influencer at the helm, we have created a company that’s focused on helping you increase profits. -Minority Owned Business -Partners in Technology -Kelley Blue Book -DealerTrack -IHS Market-Polk -Exclusive VIN Specific Leads To Dealers -Data reporting -Coaching automotive dealerships, sales oriented services sales team improvement workshops for Salesman Training Selling Cars The Internet Car Salesman Workshop Converting Callers to Customers Corporate Training.
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About Richie Bello, Shop Smart Autos: Shop Smart Autos is an online portal for selling and buying pre-owned and brand-new vehicles.
Alessandro Chiarini
CEO and Founder of Fortress Identity
Alessandro Chiarini is the Founder, CEO & President at Fortress Identity.
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About Fortress Identity: Fortress Identity provides Authentication As A Service via an advanced Digital ID Verification and Biometric Authentication platform.
Alex Santos
CEO and Co-Founder of Fortress Information Security, LLC
Alex Santos is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fortress Information Security, a cybersecurity firm with a mission to secure critical infrastructure. Fortress has 45 employees and is based in Orlando FL, with locations in Columbus OH, Reston VA, and Boise ID. Fortress currently secures over 10% of the US power grid and critical assets. Prior to founding Fortress, Mr. Santos was the President and Co-founder of Digital Risk LLC . Mr. Santos was responsible for leading all aspects of the company’s operations as well as executing the company’s growth strategies. In 2013, Mr. Santos sold Digital Risk to Mphasis, a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard, for $202 million. Prior to Digital Risk, Mr. Santos was the Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Operations for Connextions Inc. At Connextions Inc., Mr. Santos was responsible for all aspects of the company’s supply chain business unit (manufacturing, distribution, and contract packaging), including information technology, operations, client service, and purchasing functions for major clients such as Mercedes Benz, Olympus, and Harcourt, among others. Prior to Connextions Inc., Mr. Santos was a member of Ernst & Young’s Mergers and Acquisition practice serving Fortune 500 clients and major private equity firms. He worked on 60 transactions with a total value of $12 billion. Mr. Santos began his career as a financial auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. In 2012, Mr. Santos was named a “Top 40 Under 40” by Orlando Business Journal. Additionally, Mr. Santos serves as an officer of the Young Presidents’ Organization. Mr. Santos earned advanced degrees in Law and Accounting from the University of Florida and is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Florida Bar.
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About Fortress Information Security, LLC: Fortress Information Security is an information security and cyber risk mitigation company redefining traditional risk management.
Peter Kassabov
Chairman and Co-Founder of Fortress Information Security, LLC
Peter Kassabov is the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Fortress Information Security, a cybersecurity firm with a mission to secure critical infrastructure. Fortress is based in Orlando FL with locations in Columbus OH, Reston VA, and Boise ID. Fortress currently secures over 10% of the US power grid and critical assets. Prior to founding Fortress, Mr. Kassabov founded Digital Risk LLC, a mortgage risk analytics and compliance solutions provider to the U.S. mortgage market. Digital Risk has grown to more than 2,000 employees with offices in the U.S. and India. While at Digital Risk, Mr. Kassabov was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2011. In 2013, Mr. Kassabov sold Digital Risk to Mphasis, a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard, for $202 million. Prior to Digital Risk, Mr. Kassabov founded Connextions Health LLC, an integrated direct-to-consumer healthcare insurance sales and wellness services company that provided predictive modeling solutions to clients such as United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Health Net, and Cedars Sinai, among others. Connextions grew to 1,500 employees before being sold in 2006. Prior to founding Connextions Health LLC, Mr. Kassabov founded a major BPO and systems integration firm called Connextions Inc. in 1999, which grew to over 1,000 employees and provided integrated CRM and supply-chain solutions to major clients such as Mercedes Benz, Olympus, Earthlink, Chase Manhattan, and Nextel, among others. Connextions Inc.’s success was widely recognized with numerous industry awards, including, “Inc. 500 Fast 50,” “CRM Implementation of the Year,” “Call Center of the Year,” and “100 Best Supply Chain Partners.” Mr. Kassabov began his career at Logistix Corporation as a key member of the executive team that grew the company in seven years from a small outsourcing entity with fewer than 300 employees, to a global high-tech outsourcing business with $750 million in revenue, over 3,500 employees, and operations in 18 locations on five continents. Mr. Kassabov is a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and serves on the Board of YPO Healthcare and the Florida Hospital Foundation. Mr. Kassabov earned a Master of Science degree in Engineering from HIACE Institute in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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About Fortress Information Security, LLC: Fortress Information Security is an information security and cyber risk mitigation company redefining traditional risk management.
Onur Haytac
Founder & CEO | Restaurant Software | POS | Point of Sale of Linga POS
Founder and CEO of LINGA | Restaurant Operating System | POS | Ultimate Cloud Solution for Restaurants.
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About Linga POS, Linga POS: Linga POS is an innovative global technology company serving the hospitality industry.
AJ Yawn
Founder and CEO of ByteChek
I am the Co-Founder and CEO of ByteChek. For the past decade, I have worked in the cybersecurity industry, the last few years working as a consultant sitting in conference rooms performing cybersecurity compliance assessments for startups, mid-size companies, and fortune 100 companies. Over these past few years I realized two things: Compliance sucks and I was complicit in making it suck. I launched ByteChek with my good friend Jeff Cook to Make Compliance Suck Less. Prior to ByteChek, I spent time in the U.S. Army and at a national cybersecurity firm. Here is a little bit about me: – I believe that the only way to fill the cybersecurity skills gap is by training and hiring more minorities and women -My most important job title is “Dad” – I have two amazing little ones (a 4 and 2-year-old) – I was a member of the Florida State University Basketball team from 2009-2011 and participated in back to back trips to the NCAA Tournament. – I am from Oceanside, California, and grew up on Camp Pendleton when my father served in the United States Marines – I am one of 9 siblings
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About ByteChek: ByteChek helps businesses build cybersecurity programs to enhance sales and build trust from customers.
Michael Mann
Founder & Chairman of Phone.com
Mike Mann is the CEO and Founder of DomainMarket.com.
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About Bethesda Entertaiment, Domain Market, Grassroots, Phone.com, SEO.com: Phone.com is the modern, work-from-anywhere solution for today’s agile, mobile, and always-on entrepreneurs and growing businesses.
Adam Leonard
Co-Founder and Consultant of Unicorn Agency
Co-Founder and Consultant of Unicorn.
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About Unicorn Agency: Technology and Security Consulting
Peter H. Diebel
Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Zipline Green
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About Zipline Green, Zipline Performance: Zipline Green’s Oasis Smart Guideway is the world’s most intelligent transit guideway providing low carbon transport and infrastructure.
Will Fleming
Co-Founder of MotionPoint
Will Fleming, co-founder and chief executive officer of MotionPoint Corporation, is nationally known for his expertise in identifying and understanding consumer trends and building and managing growth companies. He has more than 20 years of experience creating markets for technology-based multi-lingual services. In 2000, he co-founded MotionPoint, where he drives the company’s short- and long-term strategies and business results. A lifelong entrepreneur, Fleming is an expert in identifying domestic and international business opportunities and has a thorough knowledge of emerging global markets. He has wide-ranging knowledge of the website globalization space and the potential it offers organizations to generate sustained growth. Before establishing MotionPoint, Fleming co-founded Convenience Products Corporation, a company he grew into a nationwide leader that created a market for prepaid calling card and prepaid wireless products. It was acquired by AT&T. Mr. Fleming received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Carleton College, and a master’s in business administration (MBA) from The Wharton School of Business.
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About MotionPoint: MotionPoint solves the operational complexity and cost of website localization that translate, deploy, and operate multilingual websites.
Marc de Kuyper
CEO and Founder of Overproof.com
Marc De Kuyper is the Founder of Lymion Group Inc. (Overproof).
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About Overproof.com: A Lymion Group Inc. applies AI to the Beverage Alcohol industry, offering various SaaS solutions to suppliers, distributors and retailers
Felix Rodriguez
Founder & CEO of Back Office
Felix Rodriguez is the Founder & CEO at Back Office.co .
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About Back Office: Finally is a fast growing fintech company whose mission is to help small & medium sized businesses automate their accounting and finance.
Elie Levy
CEO, CIO and Co-Founder of Sunwave Health
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About Sunwave Health: Sunwave is a behavioral health technology solution that provides an end-to-end platform including a CRM, EMR, and RCM.
Matthew Niemerg
Co-Founder and President of Aleph Zero
Matthew Niemerg is the Co-Founder and President at Aleph Zero.
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About Aleph Zero: Aleph Zero is a public blockchain platform developed to solve the shortcomings of current infrastructure layers in several industries.
Andrew Green
Co-Founder of Oceidon Corporation
Andrew is a Strategic marketer with over 20 years experience in sales and business operations. Owner and operator of Green Web Endeavours and at home in the team leadership role.
Has helped companies such as Gold Coast Distributors (Senior Account Manager) and Iron Heart Canning (Regional Manager) drive productivity to become more cost effective within their market space. Early adopter of Tron and ERD (now EGLD), and is now researching the most obscure reaches of the blockchain.
Investor in new projects and has mooned, crashed, been rugged, front run, and sniped thus gaining real world experience of blockchain.
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About Oceidon Corporation: Oceidon Corporation is a blockchain technology provider with its headquarters in Guernsey. It develops server-side technology such as its patent pending ‘Zero Knowledge Proof of Identity’ solution, bespoke NFT projects, as well as public facing products such as the ‘Oceidon Blox’’ NFT Builder, and Smartcentral.io (Blockchain Credit Score) with its native ‘OBLOX’ credits token, Oceidon Meta NFT Collection, Oceidon NFT Viewer.
Elias Janetis
Founder & Board Member of MobileHelp
Mr. Janetis has been active in the PERS sector for nearly a decade. A natural entrepreneur, Mr. Janetis was the founder and CEO of HomeMed Systems, a provider of safety products to seniors and persons with disabilities. HomeMed serviced contracts with state and county agencies in three states and had over 40 distributors in 10 states. HomeMed Systems has been featured in Good Housekeeping and Ladies’ Home Journal. Prior to founding HomeMed Systems in 2002. Mr. Janetis was the 2006 SBDC & Benjamin Franklin Technology Partners grand-prize winner of the Big Idea business plan contest for the Alzheimer’s tracking system concept. Mr. Janetis attended Bucknell University and studied International Relations and East Asian studies.
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About HomeMed Systems, MobileHelp, Squeeze.com: MobileHelp™ is a Boca Raton, Florida, healthcare technology company.
Mathew Pregasen
Founder & CEO of Battlecard
Mathew Pregasen is a founder and CEO at Battlecard.
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About Battlecard: Teams of all sizes use Battlecard to manage their growing playbook and enforce consistent messaging across the entire sales effort.
Ryan English
President & Co-Founder of FLYMOTION Unmanned Systems
Ryan is the President and Co-Founder. He is responsible for the strategic growth, company direction and implementing the business strategy visions of FlyMotion. Ryan leverages his extensive network to strengthen client and strategic partner relationships. He works with a dedicated team to develop solutions that set the future trends for numerous vertical markets within the unmanned systems industry. In addition to his military service and civilian special operations background, Ryan brings over a decade of successful entrepreneurship to the FlyMotion team. His forward thinking has, and continues to deliver groundbreaking advancements and innovation in the unmanned system industry. Ryan was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah and it was there that he developed the passion and drive for entrepreneurship. He enjoys international travel, motorcycles and sports cars.
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About FLYMOTION Unmanned Systems, GLG, InfraGard, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: FLYMOTION has quickly become one of the most recognized drone technology, integration and custom solution companies. Tampa, FL United States
David Stratchko
Vice President, Operations and Co-Founder of FLYMOTION Unmanned Systems
David is the Co-Founder and Vice President of Operations. He plays a key role in establishing long-term strategy and setting the company’s culture and values. His visions and forward thinking have assisted in molding the FlyMotion brand. David aided in conceptualizing FlyMotion in 2014. During his time with the company he has been a key contributor in the development of award-winning products such as FlyMotion TRIDENT and FlyMotion MAVERICK. Prior to his time at FlyMotion, David served over a decade in public safety as a firefighter/paramedic in the State of Florida. He was also attached to the specialized Marine Division. David is a Florida native who enjoys golf, motorcycles and sporting events.
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About FLYMOTION Unmanned Systems: FLYMOTION has quickly become one of the most recognized drone technology, integration and custom solution companies. Tampa, FL United States
Olivier Mouillet
Co-Founder of Skeepers
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About Netangels, Skeepers: Skeepers are pragmatic and ROIistic SaaS solutions to enable brands to create value and for their customers.
Alan Shimel
CEO and Founder of Techstrong Group
Alan Shimel is the CEO & Founder at MediaOps.
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About Accelerated Strategies Group, DevOps Institute, DevOps.com, MediaOps, Security Boulevard, Techstrong Group: Techstrong Group is an omniversal media company that builds IT communities and provides a power source for people and technology.
Anil Kottoor
Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer of MedHOK
Anil Kottoor is president and CEO of MedHOK, Inc., one of the healthcare industry’s fastest-growing software companies. With more than 17 years of IT experience, including leadership roles at four national health plans, Kottoor is a healthcare industry leader. As a visionary and passionate innovator, Kottoor has an extraordinary series of unparalleled success to his credit. Over the years, he has accrued an impressive array of accomplishments for his prestigious Fortune 500 employers and their respective clients – accomplishments that earned him national recognition in 2005 as one of CIO magazine’s CIO 100, an annual award that recognizes top CIOs for their innovative use of IT to deliver a competitive advantage and enable growth.
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About MedHOK: MedHOK offers a single platform that provides care, quality and compliance solutions for healthcare organizations.
Ariel Haroush
Founder & CEO of Outform
From the very beginning I’ve always had a deep love for design and technology. However, the real magic happens when these elements come together to create meaningful experiences and memories for people. As the founder of Outform I wanted to create an environment where passionate people could come together to bring innovative design to life. They thrive on helping brands find new and exciting ways to create a lasting impact.
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About Outform: Outfom is a retail agency and manufacturer that specializes in combining strategic thinking.
Adam Nadler
Founder and CEO of My Virtual Doctor
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About My Virtual Doctor: My Virtual Doctor connects primary care providers with their patients remotely
Phil Vasta
Co-Founder and COO of My Virtual Doctor
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About My Virtual Doctor: My Virtual Doctor connects primary care providers with their patients remotely
Joseph Williams
Co-Founder of Bond-Pro
Joe is the Co-founder of Bond-Pro, a Certified Public Accountant, and Licensed Real Estate Broker in the State of Florida. His focus is to continually make Bond-Pro the cutting edge provider of innovative Enterprise Software for the Surety Industry. Joe holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration & Accounting from Niagara University in New York.
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About Bond-Pro: Bond-Pro is a software automation tool for Surety professionals.
Robert Deignan
Co-Founder and CEO of ATS Digital Services
Robert Deignan is the co-founder and CEO at ATS Digital Services.
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About ATS Digital Services: ATS Digital Solutions aims to aid with a wide variety of digital and technological issues.
Gregory McDonald
CEO & Founder of Cloudstar
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About Cloudstar, Diologix, eXcediant, LLC, Teletonix Communications, LLC: Compliant Cloud Hosting for Land Title, Real Estate, & Mortgage Processing.
Michael Mauerer
Founder & CEO of Teamwork Commerce
The Godfather of retail software, though he’d never admit to it. Creator of Retail Pro, Quickbooks POS and of course, Teamwork Retail. Enjoys a well made cappuccino and is a seasoned sailor with a penchant for playing the guitar.
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About Teamwork Commerce: Teamwork Commerce is commerce for the next generation of retail that enables transactions and fulfillment from anywhere at any time.
Richard Sikes
Founder and CEO of Hazlnut
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About Hazlnut: Hazlnut works seamlessly with most PoS systems; and integrates mobile ordering, loyalty and push marketing for small-medium restaurants
Steven Edwards
Founder and C.O.O. of Hazlnut
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About Hazlnut: Hazlnut works seamlessly with most PoS systems; and integrates mobile ordering, loyalty and push marketing for small-medium restaurants
Jesse Delia
Co-Founder of Swarmify
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About Swarmify: Unlimited video CDN and automated publishing workflow. Swarmify is video hosting for businesses, reimagined
Nathan Barnett
CEO & Co-Founder of Swarmify
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About Swarmify: Unlimited video CDN and automated publishing workflow. Swarmify is video hosting for businesses, reimagined
Steven Siegel
Founder of BioTrackTHC
Steven Siegel is a serial entrepreneur who has created many start-ups and built them to a successful exit. His latest project Biotrackthc is the largest government contractor for cannabis compliance in the country and the largest commercial enterprise system used in the cannabis sector today. Prior to Biotrackthc he started BioScriptRx, a compliance technology used to track dangerous drugs like OxyContin and Pseudoephedrine (the latter used to make Methionine). A few of his earlier ventures includes apple pharmaceuticals a healthy nutritional company, medical centers, and technology companies as well as financial services company. He was awarded his PhD in the humane letter by Maimonides University.
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About BioScriptRx, BioTrackTHC: A Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based provider of seed-to-sale cannabis tracking software for both the medical and recreational cannabis sector
Terrence Ferraro
Founder of BioTrackTHC
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About BioTrackTHC: A Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based provider of seed-to-sale cannabis tracking software for both the medical and recreational cannabis sector
Patrick Dyer
Co-Founder, President & CEO of DigitalEra Group
As a co-founder, board member and DigitalEra’s CEO, Patrick leads their talented team of experts dedicated to providing world-class security compliance solutions and services to businesses, the public sector and independent service providers. His vision for making world-class security products and service excellence affordable for organizations of all sizes is the driving force behind the entire team at DigitalEra, and is integral to what makes us uniquely different from other providers. Prior to DigitalEra, Patrick served in key security leadership roles at Microsoft and Merisel Latin America, Inc.
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About DigitalEra Group, Trapezoid: DigitalEra makes achieving the best security technology and expertise for your organization easier and more affordable.
Gilad Shalom
Founder and CEO of Donna Italia
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About Donna Italia: Donna Italia is a provider of Italian culinary solutions.
Lillian Roberts
Founder & CEO of Xendoo
Lillian Roberts is the CEO at Xendoo.
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About Xendoo: Xendoo is an innovative cloud-based bookkeeping and accounting platform focused on helping small businesses.
Tim Broom
CEO – Co-Founder of ITPro.TV
I am on a mission. A mission that will likely never end, that will provide every user on earth the opportunity to learn about technology, in an easy to understand, engaging way, that everyone can afford. It is our goal that every person will have an ongoing, continued subscription to ITProTV because it is the best asset and resource that an I.T. Professional can use to be effective in their role.
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About ITPro.TV: ITProTV blends entertaining engagement and education to help prepare IT Pros for IT Skills & Certs by creating.effective content daily.
Todd Belveal
Founder & Chairman of the Board of Washlava
Todd Belveal is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Washlava. She has held leadership positions at Accenture, Kurt Salmon Associates, and Tiffany & Co.
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About Washlava: Washlava is an IoT technology enabled services company whose mission is to upgrade shared laundry experiences no matter where they may be.
Quincy Faison
Founder of Skulocity Inc.
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About Skulocity Inc.: Skulocity is a provider of Cloud Based ERP Solutions Connecting Manufacturers, Distributors, and Retailers to the Supply Chain Cloud
Vinny Olmstead
Managing Director & Founder of Vocap Partners
Vinny Olmstead is the Managing Director and Founder of Vocap Investment Partners.
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About Apollidon, OfferWire, Vocap Partners: Early growth stage venture capital firm focused on technology and technology-enabled businesses
Fernando Campos
Co-Founder of Lab22.co
Fernando Campos is the CEO & Co-Founder at Nuuvem.
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About Lab22.co, Nuuvem: Makers. Believers. Transforming Great Ideas.
Palmi Palmason
CSO & Co-Founder of Seafood IQ
Palmi is a Founder of AquaHarvest, took his first seafood company to $150 MM in revenue in 4 years, offices in 14 countries. Organic and inorganic growth. Lifetime in sector, all aspects.
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About AquaHarvest, Seafood IQ: Seafood IQ develops the only data platform that combines IoT/RFID, Blockchain, and artificial intelligence.
Burton Katz
Founder and CEO of OnPoint Global
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About OnPoint Global: Big Data and eCommerce Business
Chris Stegner
Founder & CEO of Very Big Things
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About Very Big Things: Very Big Things designs and develops digital products for web, mobile, VR, AR and any other devices.
John Keever
CTO & Founder of Telit
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About Telit: Telit (AIM:TMC) enables end-to-end IoT solutions.
Saul Hudson
Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Angle42
Saul Hudson has 20 years’ experience in communications leadership roles. He is a blockchain communications specialist, supporting researchers, startups and fund-raising campaigns. A former newsman who reported from all around the world, Saul was the General Manager of the Americas for Reuters News, where he ran operations for hundreds of journalists.
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About Angle42: Angle42 provides strategic communications advice and support to businesses in the blockchain space.
Michael Price
Founder of MarketUS
Since MarketUS® was founded in 1986, it has aided companies in obtaining over $50 billion in GSA Schedule business. After signing their first client, Dell Computer, in 1986, the company has represented some of the top names in the industry, including Voneto, CTC Supply, PL Custom, List Industries, Airbus, InFocus, Yahoo, EDS, Jabra, Ameritech, Hyundai, TRW, Total Gym, Fire-Dex and Harvard Business School. MarketUS® is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
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About MarketUS: MarketUS® helping small business do big business in government.
Andy Ray
Co-Founder of Evanios
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About Evanios: Evanios automates IT Operations in complex enterprise environments. Keywords: Monitoring, Event Correlation, Predictive Analytics, AIOps.
Mark Parker
Founder & President of Outlier Technologies
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About Outlier Technologies, TREWGrip LLC: Outlier Technologies develops software and hardware platforms.
Ramon Eduardo Rodriguez Clark
Co-Founder of Socialneed
Ramon Eduardo Rodriguez Clark is the principal co-founder of Socialneed. Prior to that, Ramon served as the COO of Grupo RR Division Automotriz.
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About Socialneed: Is a digital technology company that has developed a platform of mass use, highly scalable, within the category of “Sharing economy”.
Carlos Lerena
Co-Founder & CFO-COO of RetailApp
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About RetailApp: RetailApp develops proprietary, mobile technology for retail analytics and omni-channel retailing.
Bob Leland
Co-Founder & COO of ScriptAssist Pharmacy
Co-Founder of ScriptAssist Pharmacy
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About Boxscore, Boxscore, ScriptAssist Pharmacy: ScriptAssist Pharmacy is an on-line retail pharmacy company that provides medication management with vitamins and supplements.
Victor Nappe
Co-Founder, President of VRoom Technology, Inc
Victor Nappe is the Executive Producer at Chaos Group.
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About Chaos Group, FAU Tech Runway, Gotelo, VRoom Technology, Inc: developing cloud based OTT middleware and virtual reality systems.
Christopher J. Berno
Co-Founder, CEO of VRoom Technology, Inc
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About VRoom Technology, Inc: developing cloud based OTT middleware and virtual reality systems.
Christopher Pierson
Founder & CEO of BLACKCLOAK
Dr. Chris Pierson is the Founder & CEO of BLACKCLOAK – a Concierge CybersecurityTM & Privacy protection suite for high-net-worth individuals and top C-Suite executives. BLACKCLOAK protects its customers from financial loss, cybercrime, hacking, reputational damage, privacy exposure, and identity theft. Dr. Pierson serves on the Department of Homeland Security’s Data Privacy & Integrity Advisory Committee, DHS Cybersecurity Subcommittee, and is a Distinguished Fellow of the Ponemon Institute. Chris has been on the front lines of cybersecurity and fighting cybercrime and has over 20 years – with DHS, President of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Arizona InfraGard, and in various other roles as a Chief Information Security Officer for financial companies. Chris was a founding executive of Viewpost, a FinTech payments company, serving as their CISO and General Counsel and was also the first Chief Privacy Officer, SVP for the Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) U.S. operations leading its privacy and data protection program. Chris was also a corporate attorney for Lewis and Roca where he established its CyberSecurity Practice representing companies who were hacked and fell victim to data breaches. Chris is a globally recognized keynote speaker & cybersecurity thought leader, board advisor for startups, and is frequently quoted by the media on cybersecurity & privacy.
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About Binary Sun Cyber Risk Advisors, BLACKCLOAK, Ponemon Institute,LLC, SecureWorld, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Concierge Cybersecurity & Privacy Platform for Corporate Executives & High-Net-Worth Individuals
Christian Adams
Founder and SVP Science & Technology of Multicore Photonics
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About Multicore Photonics: An Orlando startup developing smart fiber optic-based industrial sensors to monitor.
Jody Wilson
Founder of Multicore Photonics
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About Multicore Photonics: An Orlando startup developing smart fiber optic-based industrial sensors to monitor.
Dominique Pouliquen
Co-Founder and CEO of Cintoo US of Cintoo
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About Cintoo: Cintoo develops technologies and solutions for managing and leveraging the 3D data coming from Reality Capture devices in the cloud.
David Finkelstein
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of BDEX
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About BDEX, Entrepreneurs’ Organization: BDEX is a proprietary Data Exchange Platform that empowers human connectivity.
Michael Aronov
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer of BDEX
Mike has over 25 years experience in the technology field and helped David build one of the first Internet Service Providers in the country. (National Internet Source, Inc.) Mike is the co-founder of BDEX along with David and serves as Chief Technology Officer, responsible for steering the overall architecture and direction for the BDEX platform. Mike is also responsible for customer and technical support.
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About BDEX: BDEX is a proprietary Data Exchange Platform that empowers human connectivity.
Rees Gillespie
Founder & President of Ripple Network Technologies
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About Ripple Network Technologies: Ripple Network Technologies is a wearable safety network designed to provide users with a highly qualified and trained 24/7 support team.
Joel Wikell
Co-Founder of Readly
Joel Wikell is the Co-Founder at Readly.
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About Readly: Readly is the new way of reading magazines on tablets and smartphones.
Adriana Rocha
President, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of eCGlobal Solutions
Adriana Rocha is the President Co-Founder & CEO at eCGlobal Solutions.
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About eCGlobal Solutions: Enabling Smart Connections between Brands and Consumers
Bill William S. Dalton
Founder & Executive Chair of M2Gen
William (Bill) S. Dalton is Founder and Executive Chair. He is the past President, CEO & Center Director of Moffitt Cancer Center. Moffitt and M2Gen have developed one of the largest cancer tumor bio-repositories and data warehouses in the U.S. dedicated to the development of personalized medicine. In 2014, Moffitt Cancer Center, in partnership with the James Cancer Center at the Ohio State University, founded the cancer center alliance called ORIEN, Oncology Research Information and Exchange Network, with the goal of accelerating cancer research discovery by sharing information and delivering hope through collaborative learning and partnerships.
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About M2Gen: M2Gen® is a health informatics solutions company
Robert Hollenshead
Founder of Accu-Trade
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About Accu-Trade, AutomotoHR, The Automotive Partners: Accu-Trade is a privately held company and a provider of vehicle apparisal technology.
Jody Haneke
President & Founder of Haneke Design
Jody Haneke is the President & Founder of Haneke Design in Tampa, FL. A graduate of Ringling College of Art & Design, he has always had a passion for all things design. Since then, Jody Haneke transformed the graphic and interactive design agency he established in 2002 into a full-service custom software development company. Jody plays an integral role in keeping the technology community in Tampa thriving by partnering with Florida Funders and is a key member on the Chairman’s Board of the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation.
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About Haneke Design: Haneke Design is an interactive design and development firm.
Ysaac Coronado
President, CEO and Co-Founder of JP Global Digital
Ysaac is the President & CEO and Co-Founder of JP Global Digital. He is responsible for the overall business performance of JP Global Digital and is highly committed to the development of high-quality 3D digital solutions and obtain the highest level of client satisfaction and growth for the Oil & Gas, Large Industrial and Maritime Sectors. Ysaac has over 25 years of experience founding and developing a series of corporations in the agricultural, mining, construction, and since 2015, in the technology sector.
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About JP Global Digital: JP Global Digital is a technology company focused on transforming physical assets into digital assets, and creating cloud-based solutions.
Daniel Coronado
COO & Co-Founder of JP Global Digital
Daniel is the Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder of JP Global Digital. He is responsible for leading the entire overall global operations of JP Global Digital and implementation of organic growth. Daniel has a law degree. He has over 20 years of experience founding and developing, along with Ysaac Coronado, a series of corporations in the agricultural, mining, construction, and since 2015, in the technology sector.
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About JP Global Digital: JP Global Digital is a technology company focused on transforming physical assets into digital assets, and creating cloud-based solutions.
Anson Alexander
Founder of AnsonAlex
Anson Alexander recently began working full time on his own business by producing content for AnsonAlex.com and providing technical and business services to clients. As the founder of AnsonAlex.com he writes for, edits and manages the site, produces plenty of YouTube videos and provides services to clients. In his free time he plays video games, enjoys nature, the beach and loves to travel! Anson has a BS in International Business and Information Systems and a minor in Spanish from the University of Tampa.
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About AnsonAlex: AnsonAlex is a technology education website specialized in providing text and video training tutorials on various software and more.
Brianna Cook
Co-Founder and CEO of IoTeedom
Brianna Cook is the co-founder and CEO of IoTeedom.
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About IoTeedom: IoTeedom is a smart city knowledge management platform that aims to bring smart, scalable solutions to provide higher quality standards.
John Diprato
Co-Founder of Driver’s Alert
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About Driver’s Alert: Driver’s Alert provides an end-to-end fleet safety management solution.
Paul Milazzo
Co-Founder of Driver’s Alert
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About Driver’s Alert: Driver’s Alert provides an end-to-end fleet safety management solution.
Jorge Prado
Co-Founder, CEO of The FastMind
Jorge is Founder and CEO of The Fast Mind (an innovative development company for the mobile world), Apensar (a “brain trainer” mobile game, available in multiple languages), and the ICO Group (combines consulting, design, engineering, supply and support to bring ideas to market, timely and effectively).
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About Admazing Co., The FastMind: Fastmind developed a Viral tech platform focused on making a frictionless “one click to play games, music, and video”
Michael Bachman
Co-Founder CEO of Preferhired
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About Preferhired: Online referral marketplace where the world goes to hire, refer a friend and find a job.
John Riley
CEO and Co-Founder of C-N-C Blockchain Advisory
John Riley has over 17 years’ experience in the software applications space working for companies like Oracle and SAP. He has primarily worked in consulting services sector assisting organizations with their software implementations, new business process changes, digital transformation initiatives and end-user adoption education.He focuses on building long-standing integrity built relationships that ensure the success of any organization he partners with. John is driven to always provide quality and accountability when working with others.His passion for Blockchain technology and all the benefits it provides is what drove him to start C-N-C Blockchain Advisory. He sees how this technology is going to impact the world and wants to provide assistance in any way he can with helping others to be a part of this Blockchain Revolution. He’s also a former U.S. Marine War Veteran.
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About C-N-C Blockchain Advisory: C-N-C Blockchain Advisory is a blockchain advisory company.
Jeff Hohman
Co-Founder & Owner of Heno
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About Heno, Hohman Rehab and Sports Therapy: Heno is the last medial records you will ever need! It’s a single-system, cloud-based medical practice management software.
Katie Hohman
Co-Founder & Owner of Heno
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About Heno, Hohman Rehab and Sports Therapy, University of Central Florida: Heno is the last medial records you will ever need! It’s a single-system, cloud-based medical practice management software.
David Wenger
Founder & CEO of Bridge Connector
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About Bridge Connector: Bridge Connector is a tech company that delivers an end-to-end suite of solutions to transform the way health care communicates.
Cyrille Carbonnier
Founder of EON.AI LLC
Cyrille Carbonnier is the CTO and Co-Founder at Home61.com
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About 2031 Consulting, EON.AI LLC, Home61: Machine learning solutions and Web development for Real Estate companies.
