Carly is a Lifestyle Engagement & Wedding Photographer based on the East Coast.  She began her photography business while in college at University of the Arts. In 2008, receiving her BFA in Photography from University of the Arts.  Her work is known for its playful elegance and timeless emotion.  Photographing from Annapolis, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Boston, Seattle, New York City, Paris, to Martha’s Vineyard, and beyond. May 2014, Carly began a group called Biz Brainstorming to give small business owners a place to share ideas, opinions, experience, and support one another's crazy dreams!  This group has continued to grow, educate, and inspire entrepreneurs now in Maryland and Philadelphia.

In this episode of the Startup Soirée Podcast we speak with Carly Fuller of Carly Fuller Photography about Art, Business and where they intersect. Be sure to check out her website via the link below and Tell Us What You Think in the comments below.

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Daric Snyder is a jack-of-all-trades technologist, digital designer, writer, and future interstellar anthropologist living in Baltimore. He's dedicated to creating great experiences on the web – and happy to talk with anyone about their next project. Daric is building a new local news product, Baltimore Rex, that makes it fun and easy to follow the daily news in Baltimore.

If you like this podcast with Daric be sure to check out his most recent column 5 Things I (re)Learned Since I Quite My Job and Started A Business on the Startup Soirée blog!

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For 11 1/2 years, Andrew Rose made the phone ring for a CPA firm nationally respected for its expertise in dental accounting. Now, as president of Zest SMS, Andrew is doing the same thing, but for a wide variety of organizations.

An innovative marketing and business development authority, Andrew is frequently asked to speak to groups on a wide variety of topics ranging from Ghost Hunting 101 to the Algorithmic Impact of Reviews on Organic Search. Andrew is deeply involved in the non-profit community, sitting on or advising many non-profit boards and social impact organizations. 

Andrew has had excellent results in founding and chairing various peer support and networking/referral based groups. He founded the Marketing Director’s Support Group in 2003, a well respected, educational forum for marketing executives nationally. He also helped found GIVE, the only non-discriminatory leadership program for rising professionals in the greater Baltimore region. 

Andrew is a dedicated outdoor enthusiast who currently relishes in bagging 14ers in Colorado (with over 25 summited and counting). Prior to entering the sales and marketing arena, Andrew spent 8 years in restaurant and retail management positions. Andrew joined Naden/Lean, LLC in 2003.
 

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Parking Panda is the nationwide leader in mobile parking reservations for daily, monthly, and event parking. Its website and mobile apps list thousands of parking locations across more than 40 cities to provide an efficient and easy way for drivers to view real-time availability and pricing and reserve guaranteed parking at parking lots, garages, and valets in their city. Parking Panda also partners with parking operators, event venues, ticketing companies, events, and professional sports teams nationwide to seamlessly integrate the availability of third-party parking facilities for venues, games, and events.

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Nick is the CEO of Parking Panda and is responsible for driving the company’s strategy and vision.  He graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University with a degree in Sociology and Political Science.  Nick worked in consumer product at LivingSocial while the company grew from 10 to over 800 employees.  He went on to run consumer products at Crowdtap and Group Commerce, creating and implementing innovative customer facing solutions designed to create a seamless customer experience.  Since starting Parking Panda, Nick has become an industry expert in parking and parking technology and is a frequent speaker at association events like the National Parking Association and International Parking Institute.  He also sits on the board of the Mid-Atlantic Parking Association. 

Adam is the CTO and technical leadership of Parking Panda.  He has a BS in Computer Information Systems and Business from Towson University.  Before founding Parking Panda, Adam owned and operated his own IT Consulting and Development company, Top Spot Technologies, where he helped small and medium sized business scale their businesses more efficiently.  Prior to this he led the engineering team at GAAP Software, where he developed and scaled complex accounting software solutions for large businesses.  With over 15 years of development experience, he is responsible for effectively scaling Parking Panda’s technology and driving its product strategy.   

In episode no. 006 of the Startup Soirée Podcast we speak with Matt Mindel from Fed Thrill Sunglasses about Baltimore, Shades, Manufacturing and all that personal drive. Check out his company! 

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In this episode we speak with February Startup Soirée guest moderator Todd Jennings on his company Panthera Tech, Growth + Scaling. To read more about Todd click here. If you haven't yet, SIGN-UP to get invited to Startup Soirée!

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