Julie Penner
Helping founders meet the most important moments with their full potential
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Julie is an investor in early-stage startups, a leadership and strategy coach, facilitator and writer. She is a Venture Partner at the Frazier Group, a Utah-based fund. She served as Entrepreneur in Residence for Techstars, the Telluride Venture Network and other accelerators. She is the founder of Soul of Startups and holds a JD/MBA from University of Colorado with an emphasis in entrepreneurship and a BA from Brown University.
Frameworks for Founders
This panel enlists experienced entrepreneurs who have used powerful frameworks to build their new and scaling companies leveraging the knowledge and wisdom of others. Each founder will go deep on his or her first-hand experiences learning and implementing frameworks at their startups.
Chain Reaction Panel
In this unique and fast-moving panel, you’ll hear people from every part of the capital stack - founders, angels, accelerators, seed and series A investors interview each other and ask the hard questions in rapid fire style.
Brick & mortar, Direct to Consumer or Hybrid?
What is the future of retail? Is brick-and-mortar making a surprising comeback, or is the DTC model still the ultimate path to consumer loyalty? Or perhaps the answer lies in a daring hybrid approach that blends the best of both worlds. Hear from top local brands navigating their way through an ever-changing consumer landscape.
Is AI really your differentiator?
In today's startup world, adding 'AI' to your pitch deck can seem like a golden ticket to a higher valuation—but is it really? Join a fast-paced panel of top investors as they dissect the growing trend of startups using AI as a buzzword rather than a true differentiator. Hear straight from the experts on what separates a compelling and defensible AI-driven company from those merely riding the hype when it comes to securing funding.
Soul of the Founder
Company culture is an extension of its founder(s), it is built from the inside out. This interactive workshop will walk founders through looking within to uncover their light and their shadows that are cast into their companies. Because there is something worse than your startup failing; imagine building a company that works that you hate.
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