• Entrepreneurship World Cup 2022 / Co-Host / Riyadh, Saudi Arabia / I co-hosted this global startup showdown in Riyadh—100 badass companies from 53 countries duking it out for $1M after 30,000+ battled their way in—handled logistics, wrangled speakers, and kept the chaos on track / Recap
• Global Entrepreneurship Congress 2023 / Co-Host / Melbourne, Australia - Melbourne Convention Center - September 19-22, 2023 / GEN Global rocked this massive congress—thousands of entrepreneurs, bigwigs, and dreamers crammed into Melbourne Convention Center for four days / Promo Video
• Global Entrepreneurship Congress 2022 / Co-Host / Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Ritz Carlton and Saudi Royal Palace - March 27-30 / I helped GEN Global throw this epic congress at the Saudi Royal Palace—I hosted 5 sessions for partners, sponsors, and members worldwide / Promo Video
• FutureLAND Cleveland 2023 and 2025 / Advisory Committee / Playhouse Square, Downtown Cleveland - October 5-6, 2023 / I jumped on the advisory crew for FutureLAND—Cleveland’s two-day love letter to Black entrepreneurs at Playhouse Square / Tech planning, speaker outreach, partner wrangling—I helped make it a vibe that connected dreamers and doers / Recap
• Ohio Community Development Association / Private Corporate Event / Tremont, Cleveland / I co-hosted this slick conference-concert mashup—300 folks, top Cleveland talent, private bar, and local chefs killing it
• Cleveland Salon - Energy Autonomy / VIP Event / Ohio City, Cleveland / I threw this cozy 25-person debate in Ohio City—smart folks, big energy ideas, private bar, and snacks / Registration
• Golden Hour - Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition / Private Corporate Event / Oct. 18, 2024 at Lago Terrace, Cleveland / Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management / I co-hosted this rooftop rager—300 peeps, live tunes from People In The Daytime and Taylor Lamborn, plus a killer panel (Scot Lowry, Michael Fox, Phoebe Lee, Kadecia Ber, Kiley Smith) / Full bar, food, and big biz ownership vibes—Lago Terrace never looked so good / Registration
• Golden Hour Ft. TWO FEET / Music Festival / Cleveland - North Coast Harbor - July 21, 2023 / I brought 7,000 wild souls to North Coast Harbor—headlined by TWO FEET (flown in just for this!), with Apostle Jones and DJ EV hyping it up / Food, bars, waterfront chaos—Cleveland Scene called it “A Crazy Party for Cleveland” / Damn right it was!
• Golden Hour + TechTalk | The Future of Healthcare & AI / Co-Host / Cleveland - The Welleon - June 14, 2024 / I rocked this rooftop gig at The Welleon—500 attendees, live acts like Ken Bell & The Black Vitaminz and Bria Miller, plus a TechTalk with Sara Edwards, Matt Zenker, and James Ress geeking out on AI in healthcare / Private bar, chef grub—total Cleveland cool meets brain food.
• Pitch In The Sky 2 / Brand Partner / Johannesburg, South Africa - March 17-20, 2024 / I teamed with GEN and GBAN for this sky-high pitch fest in Jo’burg—four days of startup madness in a dope venue / Logistics and promo? I had their backs—global entrepreneurs soared here / Registration
• Golden Hour + TechTalk | Equitable Transit and The Last Mile / Co-Host / Cleveland - North Coast Harbor - July 21, 2023 / I paired this TechTalk with the TWO FEET fest—India Birdsong Terry, Michael Peters, and Ryan McManus (moderated by Jing Lyon) tackled transit equity for 7,000 folks / Big ideas, bigger crowd—logistics beast mode activated / Watch TechTalk
• Golden Hour + TechTalk | Equity in Cleveland VC / Co-Host / Battery Park - The Shoreway - August 18, 2023 / I threw this Shoreway party—79.5 and Wish Queen rocked it, while Thomas Fox led Daniel Luketic, Hardik Desai, and Liz Todia in a VC deep dive / Mobius Foods kept it tasty—Cleveland’s money scene got a spotlight / Registration
• Golden Hour + TechTalk | The Future of Energy in Cleveland / Co-Host / Tremont - Electric Gardens Rooftop - June 23, 2023 / I hosted this rooftop jam—Reagan Gray and Jared Horgan played, Randy Cole moderated Mike Foley and Tony Frisone on energy futures / Private bar, local eats—Tremont’s prettiest spot got smarter / Watch TechTalk
• Pitch at the Beach - Mexico / Speaker / Isla Pasion, Tulum, Mexico - August 2021 / I spoke at this beachside pitch party in Tulum—shared startup wisdom with global hustlers on Isla Pasion / Registration
• Cleveland Idea Series / Speaker / Shaker Heights - The Dealership Coworking - August 5, 2023 / I dropped some truth bombs at this Shaker Heights coworking spot—talked Cleveland’s global footprint to a crew of creatives
• Startup Weekend Windhoek: EQ Elements of a Successful Startup / Speaker / Windhoek, Namibia / I lit up Startup Weekend in Namibia—keynoted on EQ for startup wins for African founders
• How to Build a Startup Community Anywhere in the World - An Interview With Pretty Ndlovu / Host / Atteridgeville, South Africa / I hosted this virtual chat with Pretty Ndlovu—dished on building startup scenes worldwide, leaning on my 3 years with Startup Huddle / Went global via Dropbox—grassroots to big dreams, baby! / Watch Interview
• Pitch In The Sky / Brand Partner / Club Torre Mayor, Mexico City - October 4-7, 2023 / I backed this sky-high pitch fest with GEN and GBAN—four days atop Mexico City’s Torre Mayor /
• Georgian Investment Ecosystem Conference / Brand Partner & Speaker / Tblisi, Georgia - September 29-31, 2023 / I rocked Tblisi as a speaker and partner—three days connecting Georgia’s startup scene with investors / Shared community-building tips and kept it rolling—Eastern Europe, let’s go! / Recap
• Golden Hour + TechTalk PILOT Launch / Co-Host / Cleveland, Ohio - July 22, 2022 / I kicked off Golden Hour + TechTalk at Electric Gardens—Chayla Hope and Post Saga jammed, Jing Lyon talked tech / Music, food, ideas—set the tone for years of Greyt Culture magic / Registration