RocGrowth Candids in September was held at City Center. It featured George Daddis, CEO of Omni-ID, and Ralph Dandrea CEO of ITX. Alex Zapesochny, publisher of the Rochester Beacon, led…
Designed to educate, inspire, and connect Rochester’s entrepreneurs, the speaker series features a local founder who shares personal stories and lessons learned on the path to building a successful company. We start and finish with informal networking and in between we conduct an open interview with our featured guest. So, join us. Tap into a strong support network, form meaningful connections, and gain inspiration for the startup journey ahead.
Mark your calendars for the upcoming bimonthly events:
Jan. 9, 2019
March 6, 2019
May 8, 2019
July 10, 2019
Sept. 4, 2019
Nov. 6, 2019
Marnie Lavigne, CEO of Launch NY and Nasir Ali, CEO of Upstate Venture Connect. RocGrowth Candids in July was held at City Center. It featured Nasir Ali, CEO of Upstate…
RocGrowth Candids in May was held at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Magic Spell Studios. It featured Julia Maddox, director of the Barbara J. Burger iZone at the University of Rochester…
RocGrowth Candids in March was at a new location in March. It featured Zach Sarkis, cofounder of Flower City Solutions and NYHempLab, and The Perfect Granola founder Michele Liddle. Alex…
Nasier Ali leads a discussion with Ben Wood, CEO of ViewSPORT, and Patrick Bosek, CEO or Jorsek, at RocGrowth Candids Jan. 9, 2019 at Downstairs Cabaret Theatre. The pair are…
Dan Schneiderman and Robert Mostyn were featured Nov. 7 at Downstairs Cabaret Theatre for RocGrowth Candids. While being employed by RIT, each has extended their reach into the community much…
Mark Oney of EmployeeChannel and Dan Diefendorf of LiveTiles were featured Sept. 5, 2018 at RocGrowth Candids. Alex Zapesochny conducted the interview. Oney is a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate…
Jonathan Binstock, Director of the Memorial Art Gallery, moderates a panel that includes Bleu Cease, executive director and curator of the internationally recognized Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo), K.C. Sullivan,…
Dr. David Munson Jr., President, Rochester Institute of Technology. January 3, 2018.
The November Candids featured Elisa Miller-Out and Kathryn Cartini, accomplished entrepreneurs and founders of Chloe Capital. Residents of Ithaca and Saratoga Springs, they have launched a New York-based early stage…
RocGrowth Candids 2017-09-06 • J. Mikael Totterman • CEO Clerio Vision, Inc. We are pleased to feature Mikael Totterman, serial entrepreneur and CEO of Clerio Vision, Inc. Clerio is a…
Ken Wasnock • Serial Entrepreneur
Ken Rosenfeld • CEO eHealth Technologies
Recorded May 3rd, 2017
Rick Plympton, CEO, Optimax Systems
Mike Mandina, President, Optimax Systems
Recorded March 1, 2017
RocGrowth Candids 2017-01-18 • Chuck Cerankosky & Boomtown Table and Marty O’Sullivan
RocGrowth Candids 2016-11-30 • Jeremy Cooney & Andrea Guzzetta • UNDER THE HOOD: How Roch Sets Strategy & Fosters Innovation
RocGrowth Candids 2016-08-10 • Tony Colon & Chris Spinelli
RocGrowth Candids 2016-05-11 • Arunas Chesonis •Founding Partner, Cranberry Capital Arunas Chesonis and his colleagues operate an investment firm, Cranberry Capital, which provides hands-on support and funding to a portfolio…
RocGrowth Candids 2016-03-04 • Jason Barrett & Glenn Kellogg
RocGrowth Candids 2015-10-30 • Paul Ballentine and Jay Eastman • Optics & Rochester's Future: The Inside Perspective
RocGrowth Candids 2015-06-11 • Paul Travers • President & CEO, Vuzix
RocGrowth Candids: Zach Stanley • Co-founder, of Star Fantasy Leagues Recorded: 2015-02-11
RocGrowth Candids 2014-12-10 • Rich Rund & Dan Welch • Co-founders of CaterTrax
Jason Arena, CEO and President, Workinman Interactive