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Game Club Entrepreneur Workshop: “Playing the cards you were dealt” – (Evening)

San Francisco – Thursday, Feb 18, 2010

5:00pm – 10:30pm

@ The Godfather Room, Nimitz Conference Center, 140 California Ave, Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA, 94130, USA

$65 Online, $75 Door (if available)

The Game Club presents a unique opportunity to be inspired and accelerated over the course of an evening. This inaugural event/workshop is intended for startup Founders, CEOs, CXOs & Entrepreneurs who are building BIG ideas. The theme is based on learning from entrepreneurs who succeeded by playing the cards they were dealt.

The Game Club is based on the “Stag Hunt” framework from Game Theory. Based on the entrepreneurial strengths and challenges described by each registrant, a program is designed to address the matters of specific importance to each entrepreneur. By using the combined strengths of the group, we work through the evening to produce breakthroughs in the areas of importance to each participant based on a series of focused discussions with our keynote speakers.

The workshop will be limited to 125 participants. Places will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Program:

5:00pm-6:00pm Registration & Dinner

6:00pm-9:30pm Workshop Program

9:30pm-10:30pm Q&A/Networking

Speakers:

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Joey Ngo – Serial Entrepreneur – Dog Whisperer

Joey Ngo is the Founder of Pack Leader Apparel and started the Cesar Millan Company and product line for the Dog Whisperer. The company was acquired by Primal Intelligence in 2008. As a serial entrepreneur he started his first business while in elementary school selling candies. He has since owned a diverse line of businesses including a coffee shop, cell phone store and a t-shirt manufacturing company. He started his first internet business in 1999 selling toys online. He currently runs a non-profit organisation for feeding the homeless by making brown bags and enriching the lives of volunteers. He is currently a full time student of biology and is developing a nationwide afterschool mentoring and tutoring program based on “Inspiration Education”. Joey will be sharing his story in public for the first time at the Game Club.

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Steve Weber – a.k.a. Forrest Gump

Steve Weber, a.k.a. Forrest Gump, is a professional speaker who works with companies and organizations to improve individual and organizational performance. Using the persona, wit, and wisdom of Forrest Gump, Steve delivers interactive, lively, and motivational programs. His talks include keynotes, breakouts, seminars, and meal functions… all seen through the eyes of Forrest Gump. Steve will be sharing his personal story as an entrepreneur and talk about his next adventure in bringing “Gumption” to the world.

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Ben Huffman – Founder – Turing College

Ben Huffman is the Founder of Turing College Inc. and is out to cause “A Revolution in Education”. He is building the online mega-university of the future. He is a serial entrepreneur and a web UI expert. Ben will be sharing his journey as an entrepreneur and discuss his adventure in revolutionizing education.

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Ben Perdue Olding – Co-Founder & CTO – TxtEagle

Ben Olding leads the txteagle technical team. Ben graduated from Harvard with a Ph.D. in Statistics in 2008 and from Stanford University in 2000 with a B.S. in Physics (with honors, with distinction), a B.A. in International Relations (with distinction) and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering. After attending Stanford, he worked in Silicon Valley as an engineer, receiving five patents for innovations related to the mathematics behind image processing algorithms. From 2008 to early 2009, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard’s School of Engineering and UC Berkeley’s Department of Statistics. Ben will be sharing his adventure story as an entrepreneur and discuss the challenges that lay ahead in potentially becoming the largest employer in the developing world.

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Michael Castellano – Founder & CEO, Millenial Productions

Michael is a graduate of Santa Clara University where he finished his BA in Communications (emphasis on video production) and a minor in Music in only three years. While at Santa Clara, Michael started the university’s first ever television channel: Millennial College Television. The channel still operates today with over 50 original student-produced productions. Michael is the Founder and CEO of Millennial Productions LLC. and MCTV LLC. Michael intends on building the Millennial concept and brand, in the industries of film, Internet, and music. Michael will be sharing his journey as an entrepreneur through personal transformation and discuss his adventure in revolutionizing the world of online marketing.

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Bhalchander Vishwanath – Founder & CEO, United Prosperity

Bhalchander Vishwanath is the Founder and CEO of UnitedProsperity.org, which is the world’s first social guaranteeing website allowing individuals to combat extreme global poverty and multiply the impact of their contributions through loan guarantees. He sees guarantees as being a significant accelerator to the growth of microfinance institutions worldwide. He has 15 years experience in information technology, insurance and financial services spanning multiple business functions including software development, marketing, sales, and operations in the United States and India. He has previously worked with Infosys, MphasiS (an HP company), Microsoft, Wipro and Tata Motors. He received a B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. Bala will be sharing how he has managed to build United Prosperity against all odds and his challenges ahead in unleashing the potential of microloans in the developing world.

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$65 Online, $75 Door (if available)

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