Brian is the CEO and founder of VentureOut, which he launched in 2012 while working at Gotham Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund. He started VentureOut as a vehicle to help bridge the gap between the innovators around the world and the opportunities available to them in the New York and San Francisco technology ecosystems.

Brian is also a proud advocate of the New York City's vibrant technology community, a role he plays as a speaker, a mentor, on the Board of Directors of the NYC Innovation Collective, Founding Member of NYC Tech International, a member of the FWD.us Innovation Council and as the Founder of the Chaminade Alumni Entrepreneurs Association.

Prior to VentureOut, Brian’s career has spanned venture, at Gotham Ventures, consulting, supporting early-stage tech startups in NYC, business development, at OTR Global, and sales, as the youngest institutional salesperson globally at Standard & Poor's. Brian received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Richmond.

Logan is a driven professional with majors of finance and international business with a certificate in international bank management. She is Currently leveraging skills from business education to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors. She is Co-Founder & Co-CEO of KUDZOO, an app that connects brands with Gen. Z through an educational lens. KUDZOO works with students, schools, and businesses to improve student engagement in & out of the classroom.

Josh Rochlin was an early pioneer in the New York Internet venture community, founding MyCalendar.com and serving as its CEO before selling it to Sports Huddle in 2001 (now owned by CBS).

Josh then led business development and strategy at GoAmerica (GOAM), the first wireless internet service provider (now Purple Communications). Prior to IBM's acquisition of Teckst (formerly Xtify), Josh served as its founding CEO. Prior to joining Teckst, Josh served as the Chief Administrative Officer at Marc Ecko Enterprises, where he oversaw all non-apparel businesses and ventures.

Fady is the Co-founder and a Managing Partner at HOF Capital, a global venture capital firm that offers seed and growth funds to tech-based startups. Prior to founding Hof Capital, Fady was active Investor @ Amplify.LA and a business developer at Switch. Fady received a degree in International Finance from the University of Southern California.

Adam Plotkin is a Partner at ff Venture Capital. In this capacity, he provides targeted strategic counsel to a range of ffVC investments, with a focus on technological innovation in logistics and manufacturing, insurance-commerce, financial services and media. Adam has experience serving on the boards of CardFlightDrop, LoyaltyFour Mine, and Sure, to name a few.

Prior to ffVC, Adam spent several years in business development, advisory and operational roles with several startups in New York and Los Angeles. Adam was the first hire at Lake Baldwin Management, a Princeton, New Jersey, opportunistic hedge fund, where he was a generalist investor, managing an array of public and private market investments.

With a background in equity research, Dan is currently focused on venture capital LP opportunities as well as direct investments from seed through series B.

The Arc Companies are a group of New York-based companies that focus on the acquisition, development, building, marketing and repositioning of properties, primarily in high barrier-to-entry locations with a view toward long-term growth potential. The group also provides advisory services to third parties. In addition, The Arc Companies is involved in Venture and Start-up investments.

Daniel has a love for people, places, and problem-solving. More specifically, he is an Urbanist and Economic Development professional specializing in Public-Private Partnerships, Business Development, and Corporate Attraction. He prides himself on bringing an entrepreneurial approach to all of his work, especially to be the youngest person to get a Business Improvement District across the line and established as a law in NYC.

All of his work at NYCEDC expresses itself in: promoting and growing quality jobs for all New Yorkers and in cultivating dynamic, resilient communities across all five boroughs.

Founded in 2013, Spark Labs offers a unique membership to entrepreneurs across the world, allowing them to create, grow and scale their business in a fast & efficient manner.

We are dedicated to entrepreneurs seeking to create and grow their businesses while unlocking a unique network of professionals and take advantage of premium benefits and learning opportunities.

As experienced entrepreneurs ourselves, we know firsthand how difficult it can be to launch or grow a business while maintaining scalability and profitability. We created the Spark platform in order to overcome these challenges and empower our members to accelerate their business from anywhere in the world.

Founder Coach specializing in Seed to product-market-fit.
Serial Entrepreneur with mobile ecommerce focus - UX/UI visionary.