An exclusive series designed to connect tastemakers, creators, investors, and founders over deep conversation.

This high-end event series will spotlight distinguished guests of honor who will share insights into their life, craft, and philosophy, delving deep beyond the realm of surface-level small talk. "Creators and Convos" offers a unique opportunity to explore rich experiences and creative journeys, fostering an environment where every conversation is a doorway to greater understanding and inspiration.

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Topic of the Evening: Future of Commerce

Join us for an insightful exploration of the future of commerce with industry leaders. This panel will dive into the transformative trends and innovations reshaping the media landscape. Gain valuable insights and strategies to navigate and thrive in the evolving ecosystem, and connect with professionals driving media innovation. A can't miss this opportunity to stay ahead in the rapidly changing media industry.

Our Esteemed Guests of Honor will be announced soon

Run of Show

7:00: Welcome Happy Hour

7:30 - 8:15: Panel Discussion on the Future of Media

8:15: Closing Happy Hour

Attire: Smart Casual

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About the Guests of Honor:

Michael Powers is an entrepreneur and executive with over two decades of experience in social video and product development at Apple, Google and YouTube. He was on the founding team as a PM at YouTube where he launched YouTube Channels and Subscriptions before moving to the revenue side where he led the team responsible for half of the first billion in sales via Brand Channels and Contests. Currently as the CEO and Founder of Twisty, he is seeking to provide artificial intelligence solutions to take video creation and content marketing to new heights for businesses and creators. Before TwistyAI, he was CEO and co-founder of Bright alongside Guy Oseary, raising $16.5 million and curating a platform that connected audiences with over 400 luminary experts. With a proven track record of innovation and growth, he continues to shape the future of online video and social marketing.

Nick Spiller immersed himself in the local startup scene after enrolling at UT Austin in 2009. He's since helped hundreds of local startups raise venture capital and introduced hundreds of investors to the Austin market. While an undergraduate at UT Austin, Nick founded the Longhorn Entrepreneurship Agency in Student Government which played a major role connecting the UT and local startup communities. His most notable impact to UT entrepreneurs was coordinating the fundraising campaign which created Genesis, UT's first fund for student startups, and has since been used to fund 50+ Longhorn student startups. Today, Nick is a venture investor who leads deal flow for Capital Factory, hosts the Austinpreneur podcast and still mentors student entrepreneurs.

Drishti Wadhwa serves as the VP of Marketing at Valkyrie Andromeda, an enterprise-grade decision intelligence platform tailored for high-accountability sectors like defense, energy, and finance. In her role, she crafts and executes the company's go-to-market strategy while developing the comprehensive Valkyrie brand, which encompasses custom AI/ML services, investments, and social impact initiatives. Drishti's extensive experience in early-stage B2B SaaS companies has sharpened her skills in marketing, strategy development, and sales. Her career began in the technical arena as a product engineer at renowned companies like L'Oréal and PepsiCo. During the lockdown, she leveraged her engineering and creative talents to launch Boutique Memories, a B2C e-commerce venture that personalized and sold drinkware merchandise internationally from her parent's garage. With a passion for building and engaging directly with users, Drishti brings a unique customer-focused and cross-functional approach to her work, driving strategic growth and innovation across all her ventures.

Michael Shewmake is an ex-data scientist turned bootstrapped entrepreneur. In 2015, he founded Atlas Coffee Club, an online coffee subscription business that takes coffee lovers on a world tour of coffee each month. In addition to running Atlas, Michael also serves as a strategic advisor to Springdale Ventures, an early-stage consumer VC, advising brands on building and scaling their e-commerce efforts using data-driven frameworks across digital advertising, product optimization, conversion rate optimization, and retention.

Jameson Pitts is a career marketer and Austin native. He founded Sangfroid Studio in 2016 after being disappointed with other creative and media agencies he hired and worked for. Sangfroid is a boutique branding, advertising and growth marketing shop of 10 professionals in Austin, Texas, working with local and national venture funds and growth stage technology companies. In partnership with another local agency, Jameson also produces a long form story-driven podcast about advertising and business called ShowUp.

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