Team

Catherine Allibe-Oaks business incubator las vegas 1

Catherine Allibe-Oaks

Location: Reno

Career Experience: Marketing

Experience And Industry Summary: Marketing and branding expert with global experience. Creates fame changing thought leadership campaigns, boosts recognition and awareness for brands both in B2B and B2C worlds. Global sales and marketing background.

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Mentor Bill West top startup accelerators 1

Bill West

Location: Reno

Career Experience: Marketing

Experience And Industry Summary: Eyebrow-raiser at Bareknuckle, Where We do Total Brand Marketing.
Web. Social. Print. And the strategy to tie it all together.

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Mentor Scott Wiegand incubator entrepreneurship program 1

Scott Wiegand

Location: Las Vegas, Outside NV

Career Experience: Legal

Experience And Industry Summary: Corporate attorney focused on the needs of founders, emerging growth companies and gaming & hospitality clients.

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Liz Goodgold accelerator program startup 1

Liz Goodgold

Location: Reno

Career Experience: Branding Expert, Speaker & Coach

Experience And Industry Summary: As a branding executive with a 20+ year track record, my raison d’etre is to deliver measurable…and outrageous results. Having worked at major corporations (Quaker Oats, Macmillan Publishing) plus client engagements with Univision, Abbott Laboratories, Proflowers, and Warner Bros, I am a marketing unicorn who marries strategic objectives with hands-on tactics. From crafting brand plans to creating brand names to motivating teams to writing copy, my entrepreneurial spirit translates into a “can do” attitude.

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Mentor Stephen Hurst software development and consulting services 1

Stephen Hurst

Location: Reno

Career Experience: Technical Development, Operations, Legal

Experience And Industry Summary: Specialties: Executive leadership, negotiation, technology licensing, intellectual property, law, pharmaceutical development, health policy and management consulting

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Mentor Chris Yount stratup nevada 1

Chris Yount

Location: Reno

Career Experience: Marketing, Operations

Experience And Industry Summary: Areas of special expertise include family business issues, both buy and sell side M&A, brand marketing, manufacturing/distribution efficiency, corporate turnaround, general management and strategic direction. Strategy and market fit expertise as well. Very interested in woodworking (hobby), is mentor for Semi Exact because it combines his business skills with his technical ones

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Cara O’Hare

Cara O’Hare, PMP, is the Director of Programs at StartUpNV. With over eight years of experience working with startups, she mentors budding entrepreneurs, facilitates the articulation of their business model design, delineation of customer segments, and provides guidance on navigating the investment and non-dilutive capital environment. Her expertise encompasses early-stage company development, project management, and business model design across various sectors. Cara has also played key roles in entrepreneurial initiatives at the University of Nevada, Reno, and University of California Merced, expanding incubator programs and facilitating technology commercialization.

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Mentor Mark Hockridge web development services 1

Mark Hockridge

Location: Reno

Career Experience: Finance, Accounting, Operations

Experience And Industry Summary: I am a passionate creator, innovator, and business optimizer. I thrive on being a connector of great people and the ability to both develop and execute winning strategies. I’m a trusted leader with proven success, a pioneer in marketing automation, and well-respected across multiple industries. Some would say I’m a bit of an analytical data wonk. I love to build and lead amazing teams with world-class cultures.

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Mentor Al Mabrouk advantages of business incubators 3

Al Mabrouk

Location: Reno

Career Experience: Marketing, Technical Development, Operations, Finance

Industry Experience: B2C: Consumer Products & Services, B2B: Business Or Enterprise Products & Professional Services

Experience And Industry Summary: A Civil Engineer Whose Thirst For Knowledge Gave Him The Opportunity To Expand Beyond Engineering Into Company Operational Management, Sales & Marketing, Finance, IP Protection And Financial Operation. Engineering Consulting. Manufacturing. Software Development.

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