Henna Pryor, Emily Best, David Hauser, Andy Lefkowitz | Office Hours #569
Henna Pryor
She’s a highly sought-after Workplace Performance Expert, an award-winning 2x TEDx & global keynote speaker, executive facilitator, & coach. Her clients call her their “secret weapon for impossible change,” an honor she wears proudly. She’s known for her science-backed approach to improving the performance, habits, & actions of hungry high achievers – in her fun, no-nonsense, no-jargon way – to move them from their first level of success to their next one.
Emily Best
An advocate for diversity & inclusion in the entertainment industry, she regularly speaks at conferences and events about leveraging entertainment to build equity and sustainability for everyone. Best was named a 2013 Indiewire Influencer, a 2014 New York Business Journal “Woman of Influence”, a 2015 Upstart 100 entrepreneur (Business Journals), received the Ivy Film Innovator Award in 2015 and in 2016, graduated from Techstars Boston, and is now a mentor for Techstars, PlugIn South LA, Start with 8 Hollywood, Square One Startup School. She’s raised millions of dollars in traditional funding, equity crowdfunding, and rewards-based crowdfunding and has personally participated in more than 300 crowdfunding campaigns.
David Hauser
He’s a serial entrepreneur, speaker, and angel investor known for his remarkable track record of success. He bootstrapped Grasshopper to over $30M+ in ARR, eventually selling it to Citrix for $175M. He also founded Chargify, achieving profitability and gaining investment from Mark Cuban, ultimately acquired by Battery Ventures. Additionally, he founded Vanilla, raising $42M from Venrock and Insight Partners. He’s also the YPO Las Vegas Chapter Learning Chair.
Andy Lefkowitz
As CEO, Andy has answered the Biden Administration’s release of the National Biotechnology & Biomanufacturing Initiative to advance & encourage biomanufacturing clearly articulates the immediate global need for safe & effective biologicals that protect the U.S. biotech ecosystem & build a thriving, secure global economy with partners & allies. He was named 2019 EY Entrepreneur of the Year.
Henna Pryor, Emily Best, David Hauser, Andy Lefkowitz | Office Hours #569
Henna Pryor
She’s a highly sought-after Workplace Performance Expert, an award-winning 2x TEDx & global keynote speaker, executive facilitator, & coach. Her clients call her their “secret weapon for impossible change,” an honor she wears proudly. She’s known for her science-backed approach to improving the performance, habits, & actions of hungry high achievers – in her fun, no-nonsense, no-jargon way – to move them from their first level of success to their next one.
Emily Best
An advocate for diversity & inclusion in the entertainment industry, she regularly speaks at conferences and events about leveraging entertainment to build equity and sustainability for everyone. Best was named a 2013 Indiewire Influencer, a 2014 New York Business Journal “Woman of Influence”, a 2015 Upstart 100 entrepreneur (Business Journals), received the Ivy Film Innovator Award in 2015 and in 2016, graduated from Techstars Boston, and is now a mentor for Techstars, PlugIn South LA, Start with 8 Hollywood, Square One Startup School. She’s raised millions of dollars in traditional funding, equity crowdfunding, and rewards-based crowdfunding and has personally participated in more than 300 crowdfunding campaigns.
David Hauser
He’s a serial entrepreneur, speaker, and angel investor known for his remarkable track record of success. He bootstrapped Grasshopper to over $30M+ in ARR, eventually selling it to Citrix for $175M. He also founded Chargify, achieving profitability and gaining investment from Mark Cuban, ultimately acquired by Battery Ventures. Additionally, he founded Vanilla, raising $42M from Venrock and Insight Partners. He’s also the YPO Las Vegas Chapter Learning Chair.
Andy Lefkowitz
As CEO, Andy has answered the Biden Administration’s release of the National Biotechnology & Biomanufacturing Initiative to advance & encourage biomanufacturing clearly articulates the immediate global need for safe & effective biologicals that protect the U.S. biotech ecosystem & build a thriving, secure global economy with partners & allies. He was named 2019 EY Entrepreneur of the Year.