Donna Griffit, Corporate Storyteller, has worked globally for over 16 years with Fortune 500 companies, Start-Ups, and investors in a wide variety of industries. She has consulted and trained clients in over 30 countries, helping them create, edit, and deliver verbal and written presentations, pitches, and messages. Donna has the ability to magically spin raw data into compelling stories that captivate audiences and drive to results. Through her guidance clients have raised over half a billion d...
Jan 03, 2021•22 min
A childhood dominated by dinner table conversations around ion-channels, power-microscopy, nuclear war and ecosystems-collapse left its marks. Instead of becoming a rockstar, which had been the original plan, Thomas became an entrepreneur driven by applying the power of science and technology towards making the planet a good place. This led to a series of for-profit and non-profit organisations, initiatives and projects towards that objective which can be explored on his website https://thomas.c...
Jan 03, 2021•22 min
Yael Wissner-Levy is the Vice President, Communications at Lemonade ($LMND) a digital insurance company powered by artificial intelligence and behavioral economics and driven by social good. Previously, Yael was a speechwriter and communications consultant for political and business leaders, having written for heads of state, CEOs of multibillion-dollar corporations, and non-governmental organizations. Prior to that, she worked as a journalist at various media outlets, including Ha'aretz and Isr...
Jan 03, 2021•24 min
As a creative technology pioneer (18 patents, several publications) and an entrepreneur, Ramesh launched & exited four start-ups: three were acquired, the latest one gives a "play" button for enterprise data. He created the market categories of “cloud management platforms”, “conversational analytics” and now looking to grow “click-less intelligence”. His focus has always been to develop market-leading innovations and breakthroughs, to make a case for them, organize and lead inspired teams, a...
Jan 03, 2021•18 min
Rachel is the Chief Executive Officer of Intrinio, a disruptive financial data platform launched in 2016. Intrinio’s mission is to use data to power a new generation of innovation in financial services, focusing on reinventing the financial data supply chain. Previously, Rachel became a self-taught web developer and is a member of the Forbes Finance Council, Forbes 30 Under 30, and XBRL US (eXtensible Business Reporting Language. She sits on the board of CASA (Community Action Stops Abuse), the ...
Jan 03, 2021•23 min
Nurit has more than 20 years of experience in leading roles in Finance and Operations at high tech companies. She served as VP of Operations at Wix.com for 5 years and also as a CFO as several startups. Today she is the co-founder of DigitalMarking, a startup in the online communities industry.
Jan 03, 2021•20 min
Noa is a Brand Marketing Specialist, an expert in the Future Of Work, and a Community Builder. Currently, she is the Head of the Israeli Delegation Washington DC, and until recently she was Head of Employer Brand & Internal Communication at eBay. Previously she co-founded a leading Job Search platform in Israel (over 90K followers and 250K monthly reach). Noa is a popular speaker at conferences and events, as well as a sought after professional advisor and mentor for several startups and ins...
Jan 03, 2021•21 min
Nadia Tatlow is the CEO of Shift (tryshift.com). A passionate entrepreneur, marketer, and startup enthusiast, Nadia has taken the company from startup to scaleup with 40X ARR growth between 2018 and 2020. Nadia and her team are on a mission to make the world a more productive place by bringing focus and impact to each work day. Outside of work, Nadia enjoys exploring her home on the beautiful West Coast of Canada, traveling, trying new restaurants, and spending time with her friends and family....
Jan 03, 2021•23 min
Maya's passion for technology started during her army service in 8200. After completing her engineering degree at Tel Aviv University, she joined Google and managed a $100M eCommerce client portfolio targeting the US market. Today Maya is pursuing her MBA at Stanford and is a student investor at the Impact Fund. During the past 6 months, she worked as a Product Manager at Brex and co-led the Women of Startup Nation Accelerator designed for Israeli women entrepreneurs.
Jan 03, 2021•20 min
Lexi is considered one of Silicon Valley’s candid and most prominent voices. Her thought-provoking advice and opinions on how to create a more equitable work environment stem from her own experiences working in companies such as Airbnb, Facebook, and most recently Twitter. In 2017, she founded Sista Circle: Black Women in Tech, a community that supports Black women in tech companies and related professions. This 7200+ international community has partnered with organizations such as Instagram, Yo...
Jan 03, 2021•22 min
Over the last 18 years, Levy has adventured from trading construction materials to selling cars, to running an advertising agency, to building a software company, counseling in youth camps to becoming a VC. His first company (at 17) developed software to run accounting for lotteries was acquired after one year. After a 2008 crisis startup failure, he moved to Israel for an internship with the Israeli Government, volunteered for the IDF combat service, started JSCapital, was a partner with Flint ...
Jan 03, 2021•24 min
Jill Wesley helps world-class leaders stand out in their industry as the “go-to speakers” for virtual and in-person global events. Her mission is to help people find common ground and work together to find solutions to the world’s biggest challenges. Jill has worked as an executive coach, professional speaker and event producer for over 25 years and has led professional development programs in communication and leadership to over 85,000 leaders and their high-performing employees at some of the ...
Jan 03, 2021•21 min
Roy is an Israeli entrepreneur and Co-Founder and CEO of a stealth-mode AI startup (soon to be revealed). Previously he was founder and CEO of Openhand, an AI-powered consumer lending startup, was a computer engineer at Intel, served as an Intelligence Officer in the Israel Defense Forces. Roy holds an MBA from Stanford GSB and a BSc. EE from the Technion.
Jan 03, 2021•20 min
Earle is an internationally recognized entrepreneur, visionary, and innovator in several fields of technology and neuroscience. Earle is the CEO of AXES.ai, a cloud-based information management system for the Casino Industry. Earle is the Vice-Chairperson of the International Gaming Standards Association and Chair of the Blockchain Committee. He focuses on ethical AI, blockchain standards, and integral, traceable data. Earle has done 2 TEDx in the neuroscience field and his passion for technolog...
Jan 03, 2021•21 min
Ms. Boettcher has comprehensive experience in program management of large IT infrastructure projects, implementing ITIL and ITSM, overseeing 230+ staff members. She has a history of delivering results with large-scale, cross-functional teams across multiple cultures and countries. Ms. Boettcher is a recognized Cyber expert, supporting intelligence, information warfare, and network operations. Retired from the US Navy Reserves as a Captain, she is a published Joint author on technical and leaders...
Jan 03, 2021•19 min
Eli is a serial entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in establishing startups, companies, and community social activities. He is the co-director of Green, an innovative community center in the Hefer Valley for both entrepreneurs and youth. Additionally, he is the Chairman of the board of directors of Ruppin College of Technology as well as two startups (Scentcom and Crumbiz). Eli is passionate about STEM education and providing inspiring opportunities for youth, and is one of the most r...
Jan 03, 2021•25 min
Speaker, Author and Trainer, Sharyn has worked with entrepreneurs for more than 30 years to help them increase their profitability and their efficiency. Sharyn appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show speaking about unique communications techniques. She has more than 35 training modules and 5 training programs to help guide entrepreneurs.
Jan 03, 2021•28 min
Emna Ghariani co-founder & CEO of Veamly, a developer unified workspace for software engineers. As a digital wellbeing activist and productivity guru, She is on a mission to fix our relationship with work and to advocate for a brave new world where wellbeing and work/life balance are celebrated to live a full-filling life. she also brings a hybrid model of remote work that puts people and their own wellbeing at the center. Emna's work has been featured on Gitlab, ThriveGlobal, Hackernoon, et...
Jan 03, 2021•22 min
Denise is the founder and CEO of Thought Leadership Lab where she works with executives and entrepreneurs to build their visibility and credibility. She co-founded Springboard Enterprises, the prestigious women’s start-up launch pad that has led to over $9B in funding for women entrepreneurs. She was recently a lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business (where she received her MBA) and is the author of Ready to Be a Thought Leader? In 2012 the White House honored her as a Champion of Chang...
Dec 31, 2020•22 min
David Golan is a co-founder and the CTO of Viz.ai, a digital healthcare company harnessing deep learning to analyze medical data and improve clinical workflow. Viz.ai developed the First ever FDA-approved AI-powered triage system for stroke. Previously he was a Fulbright postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University, working on leveraging deep learning for the analysis of medical imaging and genetic data. David holds a Ph.D. in Statistics and Machine learning from Tel-Aviv University, and has co-a...
Dec 31, 2020•22 min
Anita is an award-winning author, coach, and Founder & Chief Strategist at HappinessFactors, a startup that creates an emotional wellness ecosystem. She is the recipient of Innovative Leader and Woman Of Influence Awards in 2020 and is passionate about spreading happiness globally. Anita is an abuse survivor who is passionate about empowering others and creating awareness about emotional wellness, and is the author of “Find your Happy”, a survivor’s guide to happiness in spite of life’s chal...
Dec 31, 2020•21 min
Omri is the founder of Homeward Ventures, a fund that invests in early-stage innovative startups with a goal to holistically support bold and ambitious entrepreneurs. His service as a Captain in the Israeli Navy SEALS has shaped his results-driven mentality and dedication to hard work. Omri holds over 15 years of business experience in various sectors, and following several life-changing events, serves as a motivational speaker to different organizations. Omri was the Chairman of the IDC Zell Al...
Dec 31, 2020•24 min
Ayal is the CEO of Anjuna and has been building enterprise security products for over 20 years. He was previously VP of product management at SafeBreach–a Sequoia-backed enterprise security startup–and led the Umbrella product management team at OpenDNS (acquired by Cisco for $635M). Ayal held senior PM positions at Lookout and Imperva and was a part of Imperva’s IPO in 2011. He holds an MBA from UC Berkeley and a B.Sc in EE and CS from Tel Aviv University.
Dec 31, 2020•24 min
Linda is the founder of Leverage2Market Associates and is an award-winning Silicon Valley-based strategic marketing expert who helps organizations and individuals use marketing to stand out from the crowd. She is the Executive Director of the Society for the Advancement of Consulting (SAC), and the author of the book Marketing Above the Noise: Achieve Strategic Advantage with Marketing that Matters. Along with helping clients, Linda has also written marketing, PR materials and edited books for o...
Dec 31, 2020•21 min
Kiran Chin is the Founder and CEO of MKA Insights, a management consulting firm that works with companies in the life science, medical device, cell/gene therapy, clinical diagnostics and healthcare market sectors. Prior to starting MKA Insights, Kiran worked in various roles at large life science companies in M&A, organizational strategy, marketing strategies, business development and commercial market penetration strategies. She is driven by intellectual curiosity and problem solving. She h...
Dec 31, 2020•20 min
Steve joined Gilead Sciences, Inc. in 1989 when it was a 30 person antisense company, working over the years on projects which led to Tamiflu, Viread and other breakthrough therapies. Fast forward ~30 years, he earned an MBA and J.D. degrees and is now an Attorney and “Emotional Support Angel” in Silicon Valley. He advises and invests in diverse startups, and specializes in coaching early stage in IP and pitching while investing strategically.
Dec 31, 2020•25 min
Jennifer has over 25 years of experience in strategy, leadership development and technology driven transformation, after having held senior positions with Accenture, Booz Allen and Gartner, as well as executive roles with Wells Fargo and Cisco, UCSF and Stanford Research Institute. She was awarded the internationally acclaimed IDG DEMO Entrepreneurship Award and the ITLG Silicon Valley Top 50 Award. Today she speaks, writes, and delivers transformational programs globally.
Dec 31, 2020•22 min
Russell Rothstein is the founder and CEO of IT Central Station, the leading review site for B2B enterprise technology products. The Wall Street Journal has called it the “Yelp for IT”. Russell began his career at Oracle and subsequently worked at startups in the US and Israel that have been acquired by SAP, CA Technologies, and Dell EMC. Russell holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Harvard, MIT, and MIT Sloan.
Dec 31, 2020•23 min
Nikos is the COO of MarineTraffic, a startup aimed at transforming shipping tech. Previously he founded SpaceNation and 1derground. He is a proud StartUp Grind Ambassador with a passion for politics (working with the Greens). A former journalist, Niko transitioned to a leadership role at a multinational pharmaceutical company before joining the startup community. He was Head of Sales & Innovation for Brand Collective in Australia and New Zealand. Find him somewhere between US + Europe + Aust...
Dec 31, 2020•25 min
Raz is a cyber-security expert and has an extensive background in research and development in various fields, including vulnerability assessment and network protocols. He co-founded EverCompliant following a tenure serving in the IDF’s 8200 Unit. To begin with, Raz and the other co-founders started EverCompliant with a motivation to combat terrorist activity. Raz holds a B.A. in Computer Science from the Open University of Israel and an M.Sc. in Computer Science from Bar-Ilan University.
Dec 31, 2020•22 min
