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If you’re a startup, growth is definitely on the mind. Is your brand prepared to sky-rocket? From copyrights, to patents, to other intelletcual property matters, you need to have it protected at all cost. Shielding your startup can lead you down the path to success. How do you grow and foster your IP? What common hiccups so young startups make that you can easily avoid? Topics will include patents, trademarks, international considerations, and issues arising with co-founders, independent contractors, and employees.

Dimitri Dovas is a registered patent attorney who focuses his practice on patents, trademarks, and other intellectual property matters. He founded Dovas Law, P.C. in 2006 to meet the needs of domestic and foreign clients including corporations, law firms and individuals. Prior to entering the field of law, Mr. Dovas was employed in the transportation and defense consulting industries with responsibilities including engineering analysis, product design, and project management. Mr. Dovas holds degrees from Rutgers School of Engineering (BS) and Rutgers School of Law (JD).

This recording provides general information which is not intended as legal advice and not intended to create an attorney-client relationship. Before relying on any information contained herein, appropriate legal counsel should be consulted.

The COVID-19 pandemic is quietly shifting the future of live events as we know them. When social distancing ends, how will the parties, lunch & learns, corporate meetings, hackathons & more re-form? Changes will be made – but just how drastic will they be?

Join Mike Walbert, Executive Director of A3C, as he shares his thoughts!

Since 2009, Mike has been the executive director and co-owner of A3C Festival & Conference. He’s led the growth of the company from a local showcase to an internationally recognized institution in hip-hop culture and one of Atlanta’s most important annual events.

We’re in the midst of the greatest economic downturn since The Great Depression. How can you lockdown a job during The Great Lockdown? Is a work-from-home position a feasible long-term fix to your employment status?

Join Veronica Jenkins, Head of Global Talent at the HIVE Talent Acquisition Firm, for a virtual town hall via Zoom!

As Head of Global Talent and co-founder of HIVE Talent Acquisition Firm, Veronica strives to put the focus back on people within the HR space. She is a thought leader within the HR community and is driven by the positive change that HR stands to effect within the world. Veronica has HR recruitment and talent management experience in just about every industry including IT, Supply Chain Management, Hospitality, Medical, Finance & Accounting, and Telecom. She is also a certified HR professional in Diversity & Inclusion and has years of experience in Strategic Planning. In her spare time, Veronica enjoys cooking and traveling with her family.to

Come to her town hall to hear all the insight and tips surrounding the current job hunting situtation – which is not the easiest! Discussion and questions are encouraged.

Angel investing is a boom or bust field. Do you have what it takes to succeed, especially in today’s questionable economic climate? Learn insight and strategy from an accomplished angel investor!

Join Asher Leids, successful angel investor, for a virtual talk.

A former attorney, Asher’s legal career was abruptly ended in 2001 when, while on his way home after completing the sale of a client to a foreign purchaser, he was rear-ended by a drunk driver who was travelling at over 70 MPH. After numerous spinal surgeries and medical procedures, this led him to angel investing where one focus is to look for new companies and technologies that can help with spinal and nerve injuries and pain management.

He’ll be joined by Shadow Ventures’ own Nick Durham to provide insight.

New to venture capital & angel investing? Struggling to find a pathway to success? Or are you simply interested in the plethora of potential VC offers?

Join Yaakov Zar, founder of Lev; acommercial real estate finance brokerage, for a virtual town hall. He’ll cover the tips and strategies vital to building a successful venture.

At Lev, Yaakov leads a team of the industry’s hardest-working capital market advisors, powered by real estate’s most advanced capital platform to find and close the right loan for your property. Using machine learning and artificial intelligence, Lev identifies the best financing scenarios and lenders for every deal, based on historical data and lender activity. Come and ask him all about finance, real estate, and building a successful venture!

Join Jennifer Castenson, the vice president of programming for Hanley Wood, for a virtual town hall, featuring a special guest!

Innovation is one the key factors driving the housing market in today’s world. Just how can it still be utilized and proven effective given the current economic climate?

At Hanley Wood, Jennifer provides leadership and collaboration across all verticals in housing to drive innovation. She develops and curates content across a variety of forums to provide audiences with fresh, innovative perspective.

Join David Nour, CEO of the Nour Group, for a virtual talk!

If you’ve ever tackled a key challenge or an opportunity, only to find out half-way there that there is no one following you, you understand that crisis leadership is all about relationships.

From a foundation of trust to clarity of the message, and the authenticity of the messenger, the likely leader, must be believed before she/he can be believed-in. You want others to follow you through the current crisis? Let’s take a closer look at the depth and breadth of your strategic relationships amid the crisis and the ten attributes of your brand.

BTW, your strategy became obsolete last month when the global economy shut down! Crisis leaders are assessing and re-assessing their strategic priorities on a daily basis, making simple, clear, consistent communication more critical.

Do you have the right people in place to navigate the new rules and new norms? Learn how you can leverage a science-based approach to make sure you have a solid core team in place to to survive and thrive. Stay strong, keep a tight bond, and wield the right strategies to get your crew through the current craziness.

Join Scott Henderson, Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach; community cultivator and world-class connector for a virtual coffee chat.

Not enough, just enough, more than enough. Do you believe in a world of abundance or scarcity? Shed your limiting beliefs by understanding why some people believe in a world of not enough, some believe in a world where there is just enough, and why the most successful people believe that we live in a world where there is more than enough for everyone to be happy.

Join David Meltzer for a virtual town hall. David is the Co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and formerly served as CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire. His life’s mission is to empower OVER 1 BILLION people to be happy! This simple yet powerful mission has led him on an incredible journey to provide one thing…VALUE. In all his content and communication that’s exactly what you’ll receive.

Join Jit Kee Chin, Chief Data and Innovation Officer at Suffolk; for a fireside chat.

At Suffolk, Jit is responsible for leveraging modern advances in data and technology to improve the organization’s core business. She is responsible for helping Suffolk achieve its vision of transforming the construction experience, and rethinking how we build in the digital age. Prior to Suffolk she spent 10 years with McKinsey and Company advising Fortune 100 companies on strategic, commercial and advanced analytics topics. Jit graduated from Caltech with a BSc in Physics and English Literature and later received her PhD in Physics from MIT.

She’ll be joined by Shadow Ventures’ CTO Matt Ohlman. Matt has an extensive background rooted in startups, the built industry, and more.

Come listen to them discuss how you can predict outcomes in the construction market as easy as a poker world champion wins hands!