StartOut + Zx Ventures Presents: Food & Beverage Futures after COVID-19

Founded in 2009, StartOut, a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is the largest national organization to support LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs with over 25K community members nationwide. Its mission is to accelerate the growth of the LGBTQ+ community to drive its economic empowerment, building a world where every LGBTQ+ entrepreneur has equal access to lead, succeed, and shape the workforce of the future. StartOut helps aspiring LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs start new companies; supports current entrepreneurs as they grow and expand their existing businesses; and engages successful entrepreneurs as role models and mentors, on its online portal and through targeted events nationwide.For more information, please visitwww.startout.org.

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Enjoy a panel discussion featuring LGBTQ+ founders in the food & beverage industry as we plan for the future of the customer post COVID-19.<DIV CLASS="eb_sched_open"><BR></DIV>
<DIV CLASS="list-person g-group"> <UL ITEMPROP="performers"> <BR CLASS="has-user-generated-content"> <LI CLASS="g-cell g-cell-1-1 g-cell-md-1-3 g-cell-lg-1-3" ITEMPROP="performer" ITEMSCOPE="" ITEMTYPE="http://schema.org/Person"> <DIV CLASS="avatar avatar--flexible"> <IMG SRC="https://avatars.sched.co/7/35/12936630/avatar.jpg.320x320px.jpg?f3b" ALT="Brandon Burrell (he/him)" ITEMPROP="image"> </DIV> <H4 CLASS="list-person__name" ITEMPROP="name">Brandon Burrell (he/him)</H4> Alkaline Fresh Founder & CEO </LI> <LI CLASS="g-cell g-cell-1-1 g-cell-md-1-3 g-cell-lg-1-3" ITEMPROP="performer" ITEMSCOPE="" ITEMTYPE="http://schema.org/Person"> <DIV CLASS="avatar avatar--flexible"> <IMG SRC="https://avatars.sched.co/c/87/12936635/avatar.jpg.320x320px.jpg?d00" ALT="Matt Cortland (he/him)" ITEMPROP="image"> </DIV> <H4 CLASS="list-person__name" ITEMPROP="name">Matt Cortland (he/him)</H4> The Cauldron Company Co-Founder </LI> <LI CLASS="g-cell g-cell-1-1 g-cell-md-1-3 g-cell-lg-1-3" ITEMPROP="performer" ITEMSCOPE="" ITEMTYPE="http://schema.org/Person"> <DIV CLASS="avatar avatar--flexible"> <IMG SRC="https://avatars.sched.co/9/6c/12936632/avatar.jpg.320x320px.jpg?c86" ALT="David Duckworth (he/him)" ITEMPROP="image"> </DIV> <H4 CLASS="list-person__name" ITEMPROP="name">David Duckworth (he/him)</H4> The Cauldron Company Co-Founder </LI> <LI CLASS="g-cell g-cell-1-1 g-cell-md-1-3 g-cell-lg-1-3" ITEMPROP="performer" ITEMSCOPE="" ITEMTYPE="http://schema.org/Person"> <DIV CLASS="avatar avatar--flexible"> <IMG SRC="https://avatars.sched.co/6/7b/12936638/avatar.jpg.320x320px.jpg?930" ALT="Kadi Findling (she/her)" ITEMPROP="image"> </DIV> <H4 CLASS="list-person__name" ITEMPROP="name">Kadi Findling (she/her)</H4> myCoffeePass Founder & CEO </LI> <LI CLASS="g-cell g-cell-1-1 g-cell-md-1-3 g-cell-lg-1-3" ITEMPROP="performer" ITEMSCOPE="" ITEMTYPE="http://schema.org/Person"> <DIV CLASS="avatar avatar--flexible"> <IMG SRC="https://avatars.sched.co/2/14/12936659/avatar.jpg.320x320px.jpg?67f" ALT="Tanner Cohen (they/them)" ITEMPROP="image"> </DIV> <H4 CLASS="list-person__name" ITEMPROP="name">Tanner Cohen (they/them)</H4> BABE Wine Co-Founder </LI> </UL> </DIV>
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<p>StartOut in partnership with Zx Ventures invites you to a panel conversation:</p><p>We welcome emerging brands, and LGBTQ founders, as we look to the future of CPG/B2C in the food &amp; beverage industry and the impact of COVID-19 on consumer behavior.  </p><p>How have consumers changed? </p><p>How do we need to change to meet the new needs of our customers? </p><p>In this conversation we highlight the experiences and challenges of consumer and community-centric brands and what they are planning for their re-emerging in a post-pandemic world.</p><p><strong>Moderator:</strong></p><p><a href="https://drinkbabe.net/pages/about" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tanner Cohen</a>, Co-Founder of Babe Wine</p><p><strong>Panelists:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kadifindling/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Kadi Findling</a>, Founder of myCoffeePass</p><p>Kadi is the VP of Sales &amp; Marketing at Los Altos Coffee and founder of myCoffeePass. She aims to inspire people to support local — local coffee shops &amp; local nonprofits. myCoffeePass is dedicated to giving 5% of profits back to local nonprofits in Texas.</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewcortland/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Matt Cortland</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-duckworth-b056b9138/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">David Duckworth</a>, Co-Founders of The Cauldron Company</p><p>The Cauldron® Co. is a technology-led entertainment studio that delivers immersive experiences &amp; products through hospitality. We blend science &amp; tech with food, beverage, and retail.</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-burrell-5aa040b/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Brandon Burrell</a>, Founder of Alkaline Fresh</p><p>Brandon Burrell is a former Wall Street Banker, Serial International Entrepreneur &amp; Founder of Alkaline Fresh. After years of enjoying an alkaline diet, he realized that most consumers have limited options to purchase quick, healthy alkaline meals and created Alkaline Fresh.</p>

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