Lindsay Andreotti, CEO and Secret Weapon
Lindsay is a mentor, muse and mom. With over 20 years of Sales, HR and Organizational Development experience, Lindsay has assisted in the start, growth, and development of over 100 companies, small and large, in public, private, and non-profit arenas. With a passion for coaching conscious leaders who want to "play to win" rather than "playing not to lose", Lindsay has focused her attention on the systems and psyche of the human side of business to create significant results. She is jazzed about how to educate next generation entrepreneurs, and so she teaches and mentors at the University of Washington, Seattle University, Lake Washington Institute of Technology and her own Center for BEING in Seattle. Currently Lindsay is the CEO of Brilliance Enterprises and the visionary leader for BEING and Brilliance Ventures, while she is also mother to two teenage entrepreneurs-in-training.
Brian Hilgendorf, CFO and Strategist
Brian is a co-founder of Brilliance Enterprises. In his role as CFO and Visionary, he focuses on creating the systems and tools to help the company meet its growth plans. He contributes significant financial expertise, strategic insight, and operating experience resulting from his background as a serial entrepreneur, investor, and corporate executive. Over the past decade Brian has founded more than 20 businesses, many of which have had successful exits including Luminous Corporation, a software company in the graphics industry that was acquired by Imation, Inc. (IMN); Netpodium, Inc., a streaming media Internet company acquired by InterVu Inc. (ITVU); and DailyShopper.com, an online circular provider which merged with Cross Media Services Inc. and was subsequently acquired by a media consortium including Gannet, the Tribune, and Knight Ridder. In addition, Brian spent time with Voyager Capital, a regional venture capital firm, as a Venture Partner. Previous to his investment activities, Brian was last a Director of Business Development for Aldus Corporation (ALDC), which was acquired by Adobe Systems (ADBE), and a Senior Manager with Ernst & Young.
Lara Merriam-Smith, Entrepreneur Educator and Course Architect
As an entrepreneur I am always involved in multiple projects. While my Bra Barrette product has taken off and will soon be licensed for sale across the country I am looking to help other inventors and small entrepreneurs with their researching needs. Every business needs validity and credibility, "credidity" as I like to think of it. You can get this through good solid research that is well organized and helps you to analyze and make the best decisions for your business. I have spent 20 years researching. While a teacher at colleges in Arizona and Washington, research was the foundation for what I taught.
Matt Boblett, Logistics Guru
Matt began his entrepreneurial journey when he was in the Boy Scouts and continued to explore entrepreneurship through college. His drive for new challenges makes startups an ideal match for him. Logistically-minded, he approaches everything as a system to be build, integrated, and tweaked. Matt helps companies set up their infrastructure and see how all of the pieces of a marketing plan affect each other.