Demo-Day is an opportunity for the nine companies and 11 entrepreneurs in our fifth cohort to showcase their hard work, growth, and achievements since joining our accelerator program in September 2019. They have mastered the tenets of Conscious Capitalism, fine-tuned their business models, received mentoring by leading experts, discovered tipping points, and perfected their pitches. Now, they're ready share their business models with you!
Demo Day provides the space for you to make connections with these ambitious entrepreneurs, hear their pitches, and network with some Baltimore's top change-makers. It will be a night of discovery, innovation, and excitement for the future of our beloved Charm City!
Joe is a New York Times best-selling author, speaker, entrepreneur, community activist, husband, and father to two. He has a deep rooted passion for helping build mission-based, high-performing cultures and challenging business leaders to think differently and strategically about how they attract, hire, and develop the best talent to grow regardless of their size, their industry, and the economy.
Ollen is the Managing Director of Motley Fool Ventures, an early stage technology-focused VC Fund. The funds “north star” is to build a portfolio that reflects our best vision for our future. Ollen is committed to building a community of investors, founders and supporters aligned around a collective journey to becoming smarter, happier and richer.
Andrew Abela is the founding dean of the School of Business and Economics and Associate Professor of Marketing at The Catholic University of America, in Washington, D.C. His research on the integrity of the marketing process, including marketing ethics, Catholic Social Doctrine, and internal communication, has been published in several academic journals.
As a Partner on the private equity team, Meghan works primarily on education and business services companies. She evaluates investment opportunities and provides strategic and operational support to portfolio companies. Her current investment experience includes Pinnacle Automotive Hospitality Services, Triumph Higher Education Group, Ingo Money and Calvert Education Services.
Proceeds from ticket sales will help support Baltimore's National Aquarium
Since 1981, the National Aquarium has engaged more than 51 million guests and served millions more through school and community outreach. Their mission to inspire conservation of the world’s aquatic treasures comes to life every day within their Aquarium walls and beyond: in Maryland schools, in local neighborhoods, at their new Animal Care and Rescue Center, and throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Through world-class exhibits featuring 20,000 animals, pioneering science, conservation initiatives, and hands-on STEM educational programming, they bridge the gap between people and the aquatic environment they depend on, meeting the needs of both.
Although we highly encourage using a ride-hailing service such as Uber or Lyft, parking is available in the Lockwood Place Garage as well as the LAZ Inner Harbor Garage.
Please visit the aquarium website for more details.
The aquarium will validate tickets from the parking garages for a discounted rate.
