Fabric Media founder and CEO Jason Damata is difficult to describe in words. He’s a poet and a philosopher. He’s a cunning marketer and chief executive. He’s a business consultant and media analyst. He’s made Advertising Age’s prestigious '40 Under 40' list. He spent time touring the country for CSPAN educating the public about media. Damata’s unique characteristics and impressive accomplishments goes on and on. Above all else, Damata is a family man in the most altruistic sense imaginable. He’s a modern day Godfather to an ever-growing list of collaborators and partners working with Fabric Media, the business accelerator and marketing consortium he founded more than 10 years ago comprised of creative individuals rallied around innovative companies, artists and social good causes. Discover more Boston Speaks Up at Boston Business Journal's BostInno: www.americaninno.com/boston/boston-speaks-up/

Guest Jon Brideau is a social impact entrepreneur currently serving as President and CEO of World T.E.A.M Sports, an organization that brings adaptive and able-bodied athletes together through inclusive athletic programs. He joined the organization in 2017 with aims of increasing sponsorship and partner support for some of World T.E.A.M’s events, which includes an Amazing Race-style competition in western Colorado. Previous to World T.E.A.M, Brideau worked for Best Buddies International, an organization dedicated to helping people with intellectual or developmental disabilities form one-on-one friendships and leadership development. He eventually led the popular Best Buddies Challenge before shifting his mission-driven mindset over to his new role at World T.E.A.M Sports. Discover more Boston Speaks Up at Boston Business Journal's BostInno: https://www.americaninno.com/boston/boston-speaks-up/

Guest Deirdre Sartorelli is the Director of the Angle Center for Entrepreneurship at Endicott College, where she also serves as Assistant Dean. In her role, Sartorelli’s focus is connecting and facilitating Endicott’s entrepreneurial network of students, alumni, and the greater North Shore community. Previously, she worked as a Managing Principal for Rogue Wave Advisors where she specialized in lean startup consulting. She was also a partner in New Ventures, a small real estate development company. Her background is in technology and she has held a variety of senior sales executive roles with communications companies like Verizon, Avaya and Cisco. Discover more Boston Speaks Up at Boston Business Journal's BostInno: https://www.americaninno.com/boston/boston-speaks-up/

Guest Josh Trautwein represents the soul of Boston, a city that looks out for its own with unconditional love and unwavering support. Trautwein was working as a health educator at the MGH Charlestown Healthcare Center when he kept hearing from his families that it was difficult to shop for healthy food. At that time, the only grocery store in the neighborhood was set to be shut down for a year-long renovation. It was this experience and some in-depth research that inspired Trautwein to cofound Fresh Truck, rethinking the traditional grocery store model, making it mobile and providing fresh food access to the people that need it the most. Discover more Boston Speaks Up at Boston Business Journal's BostInno: https://www.americaninno.com/boston/boston-speaks-up/

Guest Wade Roush has been covering technology and science for almost 25 years. BostInno readers may recognize Roush from his time serving as staff editor at Xconomy (2007-2014). He’s also written a lot for print magazines, notably Scientific American, MIT Technology Review, and Science. In 2014-15, Roush was acting director of MIT's Knight Science Journalism fellowship program and the producer of the ScienceWriters2015 conference. He recently edited Twelve Tomorrows, a science fiction anthology published by the MIT Press, and recently finished another book for MIT Press, due out spring 2020. Roush’s latest career move piqued our interest as he’s plunged into the world of audio storytelling. He’s the founder and host of Soonish, a podcast examining how technology and science innovation is guided by thousands of big and small choices made by individuals. Soonish is a part of Hub & Spoke, a collective of independent, idea-driven podcasts, of which Roush is also a cofounder. Discover more Boston Speaks Up at Boston Business Journal's BostInno: https://www.americaninno.com/boston/boston-speaks-up/

Guest Clement Cazalot is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor, now Managing Director of Techstars Boston, which is the #1 Global Tech Accelerator with $80 Billion in value created. His latest company, docTrackr, recognized as one of the most innovative cybersecurity players, was acquired by Intralinks (NYSE:IL), and deployed to 99% of the Fortune 1000 within a couple of years, securing some of the world’s most sensitive data. A Boston resident, Cazalot is originally from the south of France. He’s now become one of Boston’s most prominent startup mentors. Discover more Boston Speaks Up at Boston Business Journal's BostInno: https://www.americaninno.com/boston/boston-speaks-up/

Guest Chris Ilsley is the chief executive at life science and technology incubator North Shore InnoVentures (NSIV) in Beverly, MA. He’s also a board member of both the North Shore Chamber of Commerce and North Shore Technology Council. Ilsley stands out for his role fostering an innovation community outside of Boston. He serves as NSIV’s representative to a variety of local, regional, state, and industry organizations. Ilsley has spent a career driving innovation and entrepreneurship in areas ranging from biotech and cleantech to big data, and has previously connected the New England region with the United Kingdom as the Head of Science and Innovation with the office of the British Consulate-General in Boston. Discover more Boston Speaks Up at Boston Business Journal's BostInno: https://www.americaninno.com/boston/boston-speaks-up/

Guest Markus Sebastiano is an artist-entrepreneur like no other. He made waves at SXSW 2019 for his “PowHERful” piece for SAP promoting gender equality. And while he’s the epitome of a modern-day thriving creative -- working with major brands like Coca-Cola -- don’t let his success fool you, because he’s fought for his achievements. The now highly coveted mixed media artist has popular installations across the country, and he curates art locally at popular destinations such as the W Hotel in Boston. In fact, if you’ve gone to a hotel or restaurant in Boston recently, there’s a good chance you’ve seen Sebastiano’s work. He’s also the founder of Blochaus, a studio-gallery hidden in the old mills of Lawrence, MA connecting buyers with contemporary artists. Discover more Boston Speaks Up at Boston Business Journal's BostInno: https://www.americaninno.com/boston/boston-speaks-up/

Guest Kim Driscoll has been the mayor of Salem, Massachusetts since 2006. She’s responsible for several economic initiatives that have transformed Salem into a popular Greater Boston destination. As a result of Driscoll’s leadership, Salem became one of 110 cities and towns in the state of Massachusetts designated as Commonwealth “Green Communities.” Driscoll is also spearheading innonorth, a free membership-based program offering a unique blend of events, services, and perks with the singular goal of building and fostering an active innovation hub north of Boston. Additionally, Driscoll is a big supporter of local artists via Salem’s popular Artists’ Row, a seasonal program (April to November) that provides space for artisans interested in building their audience through daily engagement with residents and visitors to Salem. Discover more Boston Speaks Up at Boston Business Journal's BostInno: https://www.americaninno.com/boston/boston-speaks-up/

Guest Galen Moore is an entrepreneur, consultant and independent analyst with experience in media, research and customer development. BostInno readers will recognize Galen from his days serving as Editor-in-Chief of American Inno, and before that writing about VC and startups at Mass High Tech and Boston Business Journal. In 2017, Galen founded Token Report, a financial data infrastructure for an emerging crypto asset class, which was acquired in 2018. Galen has continued his focus on crypto assets and blockchain technology, having recently founded Canary Data, an open project to research and analyze use cases and user metrics in crypto assets, blockchain-based systems and other trust-minimized networks. Discover more Boston Speaks Up at Boston Business Journal's BostInno: https://www.americaninno.com/boston/boston-speaks-up/