Learn How to Build Your Unicorn

​Event Information

​Expert DOJO & The Veteran Fund Have partnered up to support startups throughout the vegas area by providing an afternoon of pitching and learning new growth tactics for your business. During these sessions, you will hear from the general partner of the Veteran Fund and successful entrepreneur, Lisa Song Sutton, about lessons you can learn from her experiences building multiple successful companies. In addition, the founder of Expert DOJO, the 7th most active VC fund in the world in 2022 will teach growth hacking skills that will help you build your revenue faster. Growing your revenues is the key to raising large investment rounds in 2023 so this session will be gold. In addition, you will also have the opportunity to ask a panel of investors anything and learn what it takes to be successful in this investment environment, as well as sharing your own company investment opportunity.

​Come join us from 3PM – 7PM on July 14th and take your business to the next level with funds who care about your success.

​Agenda: 

​3 PM to 4 PM: Welcome and Networking

​4 PM: Event kicks off

​-Fireside Chat with Brian MacMahon and Lisa Song Sutton, where Lisa will share how she started building her businesses.

​-Jonathan Hung speaks about how to find venture capital in this new venture world.  A global view from one of the most active VCs in California.

​-Investor Panel with Brian, Mike and Jonathan, moderated by Lisa, it will be Ask Me Anything style.

​-Investor Q&A.

​-Wrap up with Cocktails & Snacks – Chatting/Networking.

​*Potential surprise 1 minute pitches where the winner receives a one-on-one with the investors.

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​About Brian Mac Mahon:

​Brian Mac Mahon is the founder of Expert DOJO, the 7th most active global venture capital firm according to Pitchbook in 2022 with over 250 startup investments.  Expert DOJO has a growth accelerator program and a later stage growth opportunity fund, both of which deploy millions of dollars in investment capital annually.  What separates Expert DOJO from any other venture capital firm is their expertise in the area of user growth.  Brian’s team is made up of expert growth hackers who have built unicorns themselves using these same strategies.  When Brian speaks at conferences he brings a unique perspective that shows founders how to build a company using an alternative strategy to just raising investment funds.  If you want to truly build a Unicorn on your terms then you will want to listen to what Brian has to say.

​About Lisa Song Sutton:

​Lisa Song Sutton is a successful entrepreneur, real estate investor, former Miss Nevada United States and former Congressional candidate for Nevada’s 4th District. Lisa started her business career working in a top Las Vegas law firm, specializing in business litigation. Her entrepreneurial spirit led her on to create companies of her own.

​Lisa continues to stay actively involved in her community. Serving on non-profit boards, including StartUpNV – Nevada’s only statewide business incubator for entrepreneurial founders. Lisa Song Sutton has been selected as a Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum and was named a Top 10 Social Entrepreneur to Watch.

​Lisa Song Sutton’s entrepreneurial spirit continues to inspire audiences and young entrepreneurs both domestically and internationally. She’s a believer that if you’re lucky enough to be a successful entrepreneur, one must pay it forward, collaborate and invest in the future of business.

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​About Jonathan Hung:

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​Jonathan Hung is a transformative venture capital partner who believes in a bright future for businesses seeking to broaden their horizons in North America and Asia. One of the most active angel investors in Southern California, his mission is to drive value creation within each portfolio company. In support of this mission, he serves as Co-Managing Partner at – Unicorn Venture Partners – providing a hands-on approach to supporting companies by offering strategic expertise in operations management, finance, business development, multinational business strategy, entrepreneurship, networking, data analysis, and leadership.

Jonathan believes that every start-up/portfolio company regardless of industry and size can take full advantage of his genuine approach to mentorship. Jonathan specializes in early-stage investing and the formation of strategic business partnerships. He invites connections with any professional who shares his passion for the technology and consumer market sector, entrepreneurship, and venture capital.

​About Mike Sherbakov:

​Mike Sherbakov serves as General Partner at The Veteran Fund, a pre-seed venture capital fund in Silicon Valley, and Managing Director of Southern California’s Founder Institute, the world’s largest early-stage startup accelerator. As the CEO of Greatness Ventures, he has led the business accelerator to thousands of investor members and hundreds of companies in their portfolio. Their venture philanthropy arm has built homes in underdeveloped communities since 2014 and continues to lead impact trips open for the community to join.

​Mike previously founded three startups, helped grow two companies from 0 to $20M+ valuations, and consulted with leading brands including Fitbit, lululemon athletica, Equinox, and Qualcomm. He served on active duty as a United States Marine, graduated Magna Cum Laude from San Diego State University, has traveled to 59 countries and counting, and believes that our greatness is not what we have but what we give.

​About Mark Rangell:

​Mark Rangell is a VC and healthcare expert. His career spans over 30 years of executive leadership in healthcare and information technology across all phases of business maturity from venture-backed startups and turnarounds through IPOs, growth equity and large enterprises.

​Mark co-founded his growth strategy firm Execullence in 2011 and his investment syndicate, x4 Capital Partners, in 2021.  During that time he has led investments in multiple companies including Expert DOJO co investments. He layers his investment dollars with his industry knowledge to give his companies that additional edge they need.

​Primary areas of expertise include growth strategy, capitalization, go-to-market planning and execution, alliance and partner development, M&A and cultural transformation.

​About Nektar Baziotis:

​Nektar Baziotis is an experienced entrepreneur and technology leader with over 20 years of experience in international business development, IT project management, IT business consulting, e-learning, and artificial intelligence. As the founder of ICARUS AI Inc. and co-founder of ENKI Inc. and Apogee Information Systems, Nektar has successfully implemented large-scale IT products and services for the United Nations, the European Commission, the European Parliament, organizations, companies, and startups across multiple countries.

​Nektar has been featured in various magazines for his expertise in artificial intelligence, e-learning strategies, and implementation roadmaps. He holds a BA in Mathematics from AUTH GR, a Master of Business Administration from Sheffield UK, and has completed additional studies in artificial intelligence from MIT US and entrepreneurship from Wharton US.