Live from Phoenix during Big Game weekend!
Introducing Founders Live Athletes Edition
Founders Live teams up with Pivot to Win for an unforgettable and inspiring experience!
Join Founders Live in this special event bringing together current and former professional athletes, the NFL, and the Founders Live entrepreneurial community to celebrate entrepreneurship and discuss the unique challenges successful athletes face - specifically around paving a path forward once the on-field experience is complete.
The event will include personal stories, insightful discussions, and an exciting pitch competition showcasing five former NFL players-turned-entrepreneurs.
Starring
Nick Hughes - Founder and CEO of Founders Live
Jordan Babineaux - NFL veteran; Now: Pivot to Win
Rob Turbin - NFL veteran; Now: Broadcaster, CBS Sports; Host of Turbo Talk Live
and...
Lionell Ball and Anuroop Kumar, your new Founders Live Phoenix city leaders
Featured Athletes, Advisors, and Former NFL Players
Panel
Moderator
Jordan Babineaux - NFL veteran; Now: Pivot to Win
Panelists
Kelly Kidwell - CEO, Pacific Advisors
Isaiah Kacyvenski - NFL veteran; Now: Co-founder & Managing Partner, Will Ventures
Sarah Wells - Olympian; Now: Speaker & Founder, The Believe Initiative
Erik Moses - Executive Director, The Fiesta Bowl
Pitch Competition
MC’s
Nick Hughes - Founder and CEO, Founders Live
Rob Turbin - NFL veteran; Now: Broadcaster, CBS Sports; Host of Turbo Talk Live
Competitors
Ken Hamlin - NFL veteran; Now: Entrepreneur
TJ Graham - NFL veteran; Now: Entrepreneur
Gerhard De Beer - NFL veteran; Now: Entrepreneur
Jordan Babineaux - NFL veteran; Now: Entrepreneur
Sarah Wells - Olympian; Now: Speaker & Founder, The Believe Initiative
***Interested in pitching at a future event? Apply here!
Agenda
11:00 am - Networking and Happy Hour
11:20 am - Opening announcements & sponsors
11:30 am - Panel discussion: Athletes, Finances and Entrepreneurship
12:00 pm - Pitch competition with five former NFL players turned entrepreneurs
1:00 pm - Networking and Happy Hour
Join us for an incredible Day where awesome startups Pitch—and YOU pick the winner!
Founders Live is an unforgettable happy hour competition sweeping the globe where up to five handpicked companies take the hot seat, with only 99 seconds to pitch their company and describe their value proposition in front of an eager audience. After the pitches and audience Q&A, the crowd will vote on a winner who will not only receive an award, but recognition from the crowd and also the opportunity to talk more about their product or service. So bring your friends and coworkers, grab some food and drink, get to know your local entrepreneurs and vote for what you think will be the next big thing... built around the world.
The Founders Live winners package includes $10,000 in AWS credits as well as the opportunity to continue on to compete in a future Founders Live Prime Time global event.
ALL PRESENTERS EARN $5,000 TOWARDS AWS HOSTING
Founders Live has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide an incredible offer for startups pitching at a Founders Live event. "Amazon Web Services provides startups with low cost, easy to use infrastructure needed to scale and grow any size business. AWS Activate is a program designed to provide startups with resources they need to get started on AWS." We are excited to announce ALL presenting companies who are chosen to give their 99-second pitch at a Founders Live event receive $5,000 credit towards their web hosting on Amazon.
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