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SUMMARY:Montana Festival
DESCRIPTION:Montana Festival is an annual celebration bringing together the top entrepreneurs\, architects\, business leaders\, startup operators\, innovators\, artists\, investors\, culture creators\, designers\, community builders\, movers\, shakers and policymakers from across Montana and around the world to forge new friendships and catalyze Made in Montana ideas\, projects\, companies\, and policy solutions to positively shape our shared future. \n  \nIf you are a startup founder\, startup investor\, or startup operator – or are curious about becoming any of those things – be sure to join us for a night of entrepreneurship & Improv brought to you by Scaling Montana at Last Best Comedy\, Montana’s top comedy club on Thursday\, 5/15 at 8 PM. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://scalingmt.org/event/montana-festival/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Last Best Future":MAILTO:info@montanafestival.org
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SUMMARY:Thor Culverhouse - CEO\, Submittable with Will Price
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exclusive fireside chat featuring Thor Culverhouse\, CEO of Submittable\, and Will Price\, Managing Partner at Next Frontier Capital — two trailblazers who have played a pivotal role in shaping Montana’s high-growth tech ecosystem. \nThis conversation will explore Submittable’s journey from an early-stage startup to Montana’s fastest-growing tech company\, with Next Frontier Capital as one of its first investors. Thor and Will will discuss strategic pivots\, challenges\, and growth strategies that have fueled Submittable’s evolution from a grants management platform to a leader in social impact. \nExploring the long-standing\, deeply symbiotic partnership between Next Frontier Capital and Submittable\, this conversation will cover early-stage investing\, leadership through transformation\, and the highs and lows of growing a company in a frontier state. \nJoin us on 3/12 to hear from two of Montana’s most impactful SaaS pioneers. \n  \n  \nModerated By: Will Price – Managing Partner\, Next Frontier Capital\nWill Price is the Founder of Next Frontier Capital\, partnering with mission-driven entrepreneurs to build impactful Montana technology companies. With a Montana family history dating back to the 1850s\, Will is passionate about investing in the state’s future. Prior to Next Frontier Capital\, Will was CEO of Flite\, an advertising analytics platform acquired by Snap Inc.\, and served as Managing Director at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners\, focusing on SaaS and open-source investments. Earlier in his career\, he worked in venture capital and investment banking at Pequot Capital and Morgan Stanley across NYC\, Hong Kong\, and ASEAN markets. Will serves on multiple company boards\, including Submittable\, Quiq\, and Bridger Photonics. He holds degrees from Harvard College and Northwestern University (MBA) and is an active member of Bozeman’s business and conservation community. \n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://scalingmt.org/event/thor-culverhouse-ceo-sumbittable-with-will-price/
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series Archive
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LOCATION:https://scalingmt.org/event/thor-culverhouse-ceo-sumbittable-with-will-price/
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SUMMARY:Jack Alton - CEO\, NeuroID with Scot Chisolm
DESCRIPTION:The 2/27 Speaker Series event features a fireside chat between Scot Chisolm and Jack Alton\, two successful founders based in Whitefish\, MT.  Jack is the CEO of NeuroID\, a company recently acquired by Experian\, where he led the company’s growth from a small startup to a leader in behavioral analytics and fraud detection. \n  \n  \nModerated By: Scot Chisolm – Founder\, Classy\nScot is the founder of Classy\, a SaaS platform for nonprofits that was acquired by GoFundMe in 2022. He now runs Highland\, a private network and curriculum dedicated to helping startup CEOs become better leaders. Both founders bring decades of experience in scaling tech companies and navigating successful exits. \n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://scalingmt.org/event/jack-alton/
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series Archive
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ORGANIZER;CN="Last Best Future":MAILTO:info@montanafestival.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240911T120000
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SUMMARY:Laura Orvidas - CEO\, OnX
DESCRIPTION:After an 18-year career at e-commerce giant Amazon as vice president of consumer electronics\, global hardlines private brands\, and retail leadership development teams\, Laura Orvidas is now leading onX as the digital navigation company’s CEO. Founded in 2009\, onX develops software that helps inform\, inspire\, and empower outdoor enthusiasts. What was once a one-person start-up is now an industry-leading brand with nearly 400 employees. Today\, millions of customers rely on onX’s suite of navigation apps which include onX Hunt\, onX Offroad\, onX Backcountry and onX Fish. Because off-the-beaten-path experiences are at the heart of what onX does\, the company also leads initiatives to protect and expand access to public land and promote stewardship opportunities. Laura resides in Bozeman\, Montana\, with her husband\, two children\, many horses\, dogs and chickens. She enjoys spending time outside. \n  \nModerated By: Phillip Brittan\nPhilip Brittan grew up on a ranch east of Livingston MT\, earned a degree in Computer Science from Harvard\, and currently works at Google. Prior to Google\, he worked for over 30 years as an entrepreneur\, CEO\, CTO\, business leader\, innovator\, Board member\, and adviser. He founded and managed 4 software start-ups\, led the fastest growing business unit in Bloomberg\, served as CTO and Global Head of Platform for Thomson Reuters\, and had an earlier stint at Google heading up Google Finance. Philip is an innovator and an inventor on a number of software patents. He is a certified Financial Risk Manager\, a PADI Rescue SCUBA Diver\, and of course is Avy 1 certified. Philip loves writing\, making music\, and outdoor adventures. Philip is an advocate for startups\, product innovation\, and leadership and proudly serves as chairman of the board at Scaling Montana. \n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://scalingmt.org/event/speaker-series-laura-orvidas-ceo-onx/
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series Archive
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SUMMARY:Phil Moyer - CEO\, Vimeo
DESCRIPTION:Philip Moyer joined Vimeo in 2024. He previously served as Global VP of Applied AI Engineering and Business Development and VP of Strategic Industries\, Google Cloud\, a division of Alphabet Inc.\, a role he held since July 2019. Prior to Alphabet\, Mr. Moyer was Director of Financial Services at Amazon Web Services\, a division of Amazon.com\, Inc.\, where he managed Banking\, Capital Markets\, Insurance and Payments. He previously managed a Venture Capital portfolio in FinTech\, Healthtech\, and MarTech at Safeguard Scientifics\, Inc.\, a public venture development company. Additionally\, Mr. Moyer was CEO of two financial technology companies\, EDGAR Online\, Inc.\, a provider of financial data\, analytics\, and disclosure management solutions\, and Cassiopae\, S.A.\, a French software company in the commercial banking market. He spent 15 years at Microsoft Corp.\, a global technology company\, where he managed global customer teams\, industry teams\, and service organizations. Mr. Moyer has a Computer Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh and started his career as a software engineer for nuclear submarines at GE Aerospace\, a division of General Electric Company. \n  \nModerated By: Heidi Johnson – COO\, Visible Alpha\n \nHeidi Johnson is a Data\, Product and Technology leader who propels startups and multinational companies alike to next-level scale and efficiency. Her experience in financial\, health and consumer tech industries includes leadership roles as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Product Officer. Heidi has had three successful exits: Advisory Board (IPO) in 2011\, Markit (IPO) in 2014\, and Visible Alpha acquisition by S&P Global in 2024. \nHeidi is a doer. She drives results cross-functionally while building and launching some of the most recognized analytics driven software products such as Instant Bloomberg from Bloomberg LP\, and Carta’s Venture and Compensation products. Heidi has operated globally\, working in the US\, UK\, EU\, India\, China and Australia. In addition to her professional endeavors\, Heidi is committed to building Montana’s entrepreneur network. She is a National Science Foundation mentor\, a visiting professor at Montana State University’s Jabs School of Business\, and she chairs the Sustainability Network Organization in Montana. Heidi holds Bachelor and Masters degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. She lives in Big Sky\, MT with her husband and three nearly-grown children. \n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://scalingmt.org/event/speaker-series-phil-moyer/
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series Archive
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SUMMARY:Alan Guarino Vice Chairman\, Korn Ferry
DESCRIPTION:Alan Guarino is Vice Chairman in our CEO and Board Services practice for Korn Ferry based in the Firm’s New York office. \nMr. Guarino co-founded Korn Ferry’s CEO Succession Practice\, an industry leading model that transformed the approach to CEO succession management. He also launched Korn Ferry’s Execution Accelerator initiative\, helping business leaders better execute their strategies by optimizing talent. In 2020\, Alan launched the firm’s SPAC Solutions Center of Excellence. \nMr. Guarino leads major consulting initiatives across industries with deep expertise in FinTech\, financial markets\, digital assets\, digital transformation\, and disruptive technology. He also leads senior executive search and C-suite succession assignments for large Fortune 500 companies as well as smaller growth companies.As a public company board member\, he currently chairs the Compensation Committee of The Chef’s Warehouse (NASDAQ: CHEF). He is an advisor to NYCA\, Axoni\, Censia\, Sustainable Holdings\, FinTech TV\, and FTV Capital. Alan was appointed by the Secretary of the Army to serve on the Army Science Board to advise on talent strategy for the U.S. Army. Alan currently serves on the Admissions Committee of The Economics Club of New York.\nAlan has also served as founding chairman of the board of Boy’s and Girl’s Town of New York\, president of the West Point Society of New York\, and as finance chairman of the Capuchin Youth and Family Ministries. \nMr. Guarino graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and earned his master’s degree in business administration from Embry Riddle University while on active duty in the United States Army. After commanding an Armor Troop as a Captain\, Alan left the U.S. Army to pursue a career in financial markets. \n  \n  \nModerated by\nJulie Scates\nPresident & Founder\, J2T Financial recruiting \nJulie is the President and Founder of J2T Financial Recruiting. Serving the Colorado and Montanat markets for 24 years and exclusively serving corporate Accounting and Finance professionals\, J2T has collaborated with clients of all sizes and industries to successfully create thriving and diverse teams in dynamic and growth minded organizations\, both private and publicly held. Specializing in Accounting and Finance exclusively\, we advocate for Colorado and Montana’s best organizations and top influencers and work with premier top talent in our local community. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://scalingmt.org/event/speaker-series-alan-guarino-vice-chairman-korn-ferry/
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series Archive
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SUMMARY:Mike Cagney Co-Founder & CEO\, Figure Markets
DESCRIPTION:Mike Cagney is a co-Founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Figure Markets\, home to a decentralized custody crypto exchange where users can trade\, borrow and invest. Mike is also the Chief Executive Officer of Figure Lending\, the largest non-bank originator home equity lines of credit and an innovator in private credit capital markets and the Co-Founder of the Provenance Blockchain\, a public\, open source blockchain built for financial services. Previously\, Mike was CEO\, Chairman and Co-Founder of SoFi\, a leading marketplace lender providing student loan refinancing\, mortgages and personal loans\, as well as a range of banking and wealth management services. He also was Co-Founder and managing member of Cabezon Investment Group\, a global macro hedge fund\, in addition to serving as Chairman of ReFlow Services\, a tax and liquidity solution for mutual funds. Prior to Cabezon and ReFlow\, Mike served as Founder and CEO of Finaplex\, a leader in wealth management software that was sold to Broadridge (NYSE: BR). Prior to Finaplex\, Mike was Senior Vice President and Head Trader for the proprietary trading and financial products group at Wells Fargo Bank. Mike holds an M.S. management degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business\, where he was a Sloan Fellow. He also holds a M.S. in Applied Economics and a B.A. in Economics from UC Santa Cruz. \n  \nModerated by: \n \n  \nAlex Johnson is the founder of Fintech Takes (Fintech Takes by Alex Johnson | Workweek Creator & Fintech Expert\, a media and events company that focuses on analyzing the collision of financial services\, technology\, and public policy. With 20+ years of experience in fintech\, Alex brings a unique and balanced perspective to this rapidly growing industry. Prior to founding Fintech Takes\, Alex worked in a variety of marketing\, business development\, and corporate strategy roles at fintech companies\, both large (FICO) and small (Zoot Enterprises). A Montana native\, Alex enjoys spending time in the mountains and chasing around his three young children. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://scalingmt.org/event/speaker-series-mike-cagney-co-founder-ceo-figure-markets/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Last Best Future":MAILTO:info@montanafestival.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240519T120000
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SUMMARY:Phil Venables VP & CISO\, GOOGLE CLOUD
DESCRIPTION:Phill Venables and Sherri Davidoff discuss what the future holds in terms of Cyber Security\, Gmail security\, and possible dissuasions from cyber-attacks. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://scalingmt.org/event/speaker-series-phil-venables-vp-ciso-google-cloud/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240427T120000
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SUMMARY:Greg Avis - Co-Founder\, Summit Partners
DESCRIPTION:This speaker series features invaluable insights from Greg Avis\, co-founder of Summit Partners—a globally recognized leader in private equity. The discussion is led by Dawn McGee\, from GoodWorks Evergreen. Watch to witness the discussion on the criteria investors use to identify successful venture capital investments and glean tips for startup founders building growth companies. Learn from a veteran venture capitalist who has backed hundreds of high-performing companies\, including Montana’s own RightNow Technologies. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://scalingmt.org/event/speaker-series-greg-avis-co-founder-summit-partners/
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series Archive
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240330T120000
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SUMMARY:Xavier Rolet - Former Head of London Stock Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Xavier Rolet\, former head of the London Stock Exchange and Philip Brittan\, VP of Engineering for Google Workspace\, share a conversation for Montana startups about how they can build companies to create global value and impact. \n  \nModerated By: Phillip Brittan\nPhilip Brittan grew up on a ranch east of Livingston MT\, earned a degree in Computer Science from Harvard\, and currently works at Google. Prior to Google\, he worked for over 30 years as an entrepreneur\, CEO\, CTO\, business leader\, innovator\, Board member\, and adviser. He founded and managed 4 software start-ups\, led the fastest growing business unit in Bloomberg\, served as CTO and Global Head of Platform for Thomson Reuters\, and had an earlier stint at Google heading up Google Finance. Philip is an innovator and an inventor on a number of software patents. He is a certified Financial Risk Manager\, a PADI Rescue SCUBA Diver\, and of course is Avy 1 certified. Philip loves writing\, making music\, and outdoor adventures. Philip is an advocate for startups\, product innovation\, and leadership and proudly serves as chairman of the board at Scaling Montana. \n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://scalingmt.org/event/speaker-series-xavier-rolet-former-head-of-london-stock-exchange/
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series Archive
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