About the Facilitators
About Melissa Heffner:
Melissa Heffner is Program Director for Georgia Tech's VentureLab and Co-Director of the Institute's CREATE-X Female Founders program. As an adjunct instructor for the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps program and a lead instructor for Georgia Tech's I-Corps South Node, she has taught the lean methodology to over 400 startup teams. In 2020, Melissa co-developed and co-founded the Female Founders program to provide a space for women-led entrepreneurial teams to explore a first business model, engage with an all-female coaching team, interact with successful female entrepreneurs, and receive non-dilutive funding.
About Chris Moreno:
Chris has been nicknamed "Mr. PropTech" and is an investor, advisor, and speaker focused on the Built World including PropTech, Logistics, Automation, Enterprise, Operations, & Sustainability in Multifamily, and Real Estate. Chris provides advisory and fractional leadership work with Funds, Founders & CEOs to help them with strategy, coaching, process implementation, and business growth.