2025 SPEAKER LINEUP

Brad Feld is a partner and co-founder of Foundry. He has been an early-stage investor and entrepreneur for over 35 years, since founding his first company, Feld Technologies, in college. Brad is also a co-founder of Techstars and, with his wife Amy Batchelor, runs the Anchor Point Foundation.

Brad holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Management Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Brad is also an art collector and long-distance runner who enjoys wandering around alone in the mountains for hours at a time.

Amanda Goetz is a 2x founder, 4x CMO, brand builder and content creator on marketing, personal and professional growth. She inspires over 150,000 people every week through her social insights and weekly newsletter, Life’s A Game. Her debut book “Toxic Grit” will be published October 2025.

Katie Trauth Taylor is CEO and Cofounder of Narratize AI, a product intelligence and innovation platform empowering teams to bring products and discoveries to market faster, smarter, and with greater impact by eliminating inefficiencies, aligning teams, and preserving institutional knowledge. Katie is a growth-focused entrepreneur executive with 10+ years experience inspiring teams to design and deliver magnetic products, memorable experiences, and groundbreaking impacts. She has led strategic innovation narratives and served as a senior content strategist within fast-growth tech startups and the Fortune 500. She believes that everyone can be an innovator–when empowered to share their bold ideas

Jose is a serial entrepreneur, the founder of Flavor Inc. and Spark Plaza (http://sparkplaza.com/)—a thriving co­working community that is home to businesses, creatives and startups.
As a speaker, Jose engages audiences in spicy conversations about the convergence of creativity, marketing, media, culture and technology. His travels have taken him from emceeing NASCAR races with audiences of 150,000 people, making salsa on stage in front of 500 business executives and helping people find their own unique flavor.

Lauren Glass Mullins, a native of Kingsport, TN, co-founded Personality Pool, a unique HR screening tool that expedites hiring by focusing on personalities instead of traditional resumes. With this venture, her third, Lauren transitioned into the tech industry. Driven by a simple goal: to make hiring easier and more effective for everyone. Lauren’s knack for recognizing talent and her commitment to efficiency define her approach. Through Personality Pool, she’s reshaping how companies find and integrate top talent.