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Jack Phan is a dynamic entrepreneur and visionary leader with over two decades of experience driving innovation across AI, tech, and digital marketing. He has a strong track record of launching and scaling successful ventures, and was recently selected as the new Director for the Oregon AI Accelerator , a new statewide initiative launched in late 2025, backed by Google and key Oregon partners (uni...

Bet Hannon is the CEO & founder of AccessiCart, a global services agency that helps eCommerce brands widen their audience and become more inclusive through digital accessibility, including ADA & EAA compliance.

Brecht Palombo built and sold a software business. Now he is running Arx Brokers, a modern M& firm and business brokerage selling businesses with $1M-$25M in revenue. Arx combines advanced data insights, cutting-edge technology, and a network of global talent to craft sophisticated, targeted campaigns that reveal a business’s true worth. The Arx approach doesn’t just connect business owners wi...

John Jackson is an IT and cybersecurity expert with over a decade of experience in solving complex tech problems for businesses. John founded Bytagig here in Portland Oregon to provide premium IT and cybersecurity services, making top-tier resources accessible and affordable for companies of any size.

Mony Coffman is an engineer and entrepreneur developing an early stage startup, OMNI Electric. OMNI Electric specializes in mobile electric charging, automated battery swap stations and a peer-to-peer charge sharing app.

Gary Jin is the CEO of Surge Motion, a company that started in body motion analytics using mobile IoT, edge and cloud AI + ML. Today, Surge Motion is focused on stitching together wearables, IoT, mobile, edge, cloud, AI / ML to a good use - reducing elderly fall and improving functional mobility.

Zack Holland is a Brooklyn-based startup founder, author, and GTM consultant. He has spent his entire career building companies, or obsessing over how to help others grow efficiently.  He is the CEO and founder of Averi, the first AI Marketing Manager.

Ray is reshaping what it means to be creative in an AI-powered world. With a background at TikTok and a mission-driven approach to building Atria in public, he’s a rare blend of strategist, builder, and thoughtful contrarian—unafraid to challenge the assumptions of traditional marketing and startup culture.

Zeke Camusio is a Stanford-trained data scientist, serial entrepreneur, and founder of Data Speaks, an AI-powered analytics platform that helps brands understand what drives their sales. Over the last two decades, he has built machine learning and AI solutions that empower marketing leaders to make informed decisions, eliminate waste, and accelerate growth.

Medisi came about through Miranda Cabral scratching her own itch! She tried various topical steroids, dermatologist consultations, naturopaths, and home remedies but found no lasting relief. After years of trial and error, she uncovered the root cause of her condition and discovered the role of digestive health in eczema healing. This breakthrough inspired Miranda to create Medisi, a supplement br...

Mara McLoughlin is a speech-language pathologist and founder of IRL Social Skills — empowering autistic and other socially struggling teens, young adults, older adults and families with the skills to make real-world connections, In Real Life. Mara's team has a mission to provide direct, explicit instruction and practice with the skills to initiate, cultivate, and sustain relationships.

MD Patel is a biomedical-engineer-turned-entrepreneur and the inventor of TrainSnap . TrainSnap provides real-time alerts for blocked railroad crossings, reducing delays and improving safety for drivers and emergency responders.

The Maupin Coffee Company has been roasting beans in Central Oregon since 2020 when the roastery moved from Portland where operations began in 2013. Producing a range of blends and single origin beans that are bold, robust and incredibly delicious, we source only the finest organic beans. We air-roast small 5lb batches in downtown Maupin, ensuring the freshest, most flavorful coffee in your cup. A...

Med Yacoub, Marketing Director, TraDesk Securities Revolutionizing retail investing as the visionary behind Tradesk, a groundbreaking fintech platform that empowers modern investors through unshakeable trust, elegant simplicity, and cutting-edge AI-powered tools.

Ali Greco, PsyD, a clinical psychologist and user experience leader with a background in anxiety treatment, systems theory, and organizational psychology. She has worked in prisons, colleges, and community mental health settings. She spent much of my career in UX design and research in healthcare. She recently launched Parathera , a new emotional support service for people who need more than a fri...

Harry Herzberg is a programmer and accessibility advocate who created Transcribbit , an innovative classroom tool inspired by his own experience navigating school with muscular dystrophy. Transcribbit helps make learning more inclusive by offering live transcription, translation, and tools that support students in asking questions and staying engaged. Congratulations to Harry for winning the recen...

Tyson Trejo is the CEO & Founder of E.N.G. Media, a company that partners with technology and software businesses to scale their revenue with done-for-you solutions.

Kate Woods is an operational strategist specializing in empowering womxn and BIPOC-owned small businesses. She transforms chaotic operations into streamlined systems, freeing up executive time for focused growth. Her mission is to cultivate thriving businesses by pruning inefficiencies and planting the seeds for lasting success.

Dr. Melissa Bird is a descendant of the Shivwits Band of Paiutes. She is a nationally recognized lay preacher, author, public speaker, and podcaster. Together with her husband, Army Veteran James Kelly, she founded the start up farm The Mermaid's Garden, with a mission of connecting people to the land, their bodies, and their food. A place for people of all abilities, The Mermaid's Garden hopes to...

Justin Gravett and David Ashton tell us about their startup Canopii -- a small but burgeoning Oregon company developing fully automated greenhouse farms. Our farms use custom cost-effective automaton to perform all processes for leafy greens and herb production, from seed to harvest. Canopii is determined to support local and resilient agricultural production that is accessible to all.

Olivier Egli is a work educator and guide who supports new founders in building the businesses they are naturally meant to build by bringing together universal principles of nature, leadership, neuroscience, and biology. His company has helped transform hundreds of entrepreneurs into what 'intupreneurs' who use their intuition instead of traditional approaches to build human value the world desper...

Johnny “Doc” Hudson Jr., U.S. Army veteran, entrepreneur, and co-founder of ODIN Materials, innovating advanced materials for aerospace, robotics, and supercomputing. Passionate about driving technology advancements through material science. Dedicated to pushing the boundaries of innovation and engineering.

Tim Armstrong is the co-founder and CEO of Pour Soul Systems. His company has a unique value proposition in the beverage industry -- they've developed an loT platform to track, classify, analyze, and report on every beverage pour for the $50 billion on-premise draft beverage industry.

Joey Repice is the founder and chief chef for Joey's Hot Sauce, based in southern Oregon. The product Joey has created has a spectrum of unique taste profiles -- it's an all roasted pepper all organic ingredient small batch Hot Sauce produced exclusively in southern Oregon -- and it's already in many stores throughout the Pacific Northwest!

Calvin Gower is the CEO and Founder of Stiira, a Portland-based SaaS company revolutionizing how businesses manage government-regulated leaves of absence. With a career devoted to developing and marketing digital HR solutions that simplify complex problems, Calvin launched Stiira with his co-founders in February 2023 to deliver the first leave management software tailored for the unique needs of t...