Inc. Founders House is an intimate founder-to-founder space built to forge deeper connections among the extraordinary people starting, running, and growing businesses.
For the first time in its history, Inc. Founders House comes to members-only The Gathering Spot in Atlanta. Ryan Wilson, an Atlanta native, co- founded the club there in 2016 in the belief that it was the best place in the United States where Black founders could thrive.
Since the inaugural Inc. Founders House in 2019 at SXSW, Inc. Founders House has expanded into a series of in-person club-like convenings of founders, for founders—held across the country adjacent to larger industry events and as intimate stand-alone gatherings.
Curated exclusively for entrepreneurs of all stripes, Inc. Founders House conversations are inspirational, informative, and always honest—whether they occur on stage or at the bar between newfound lifelong peers and friends .
Schedule
The Ripple Effects of Entrepreneurship
Speaker: Chip Conley, founder and CEO, Modern Elder Academy
Meeting Customer Demand: Preparing Your Business for the Future of Digital Payments
Presented by Xsolla
Speakers: Berkley Egenes, chief marketing officer, Xsolla; Jen Premisler, senior vice president of fintech & segment solutions, Mastercard
Black Founders Meetup
Co-hosted by Brian Brackeen, general partner, Lightship Capital
How to Protect Workplace Inclusion Initiatives During Times of Cutbacks
Speakers: Brian Brackeen, general partner, Lightship Capital; Katelin Holloway, founding partner, Seven Seven Six; and Jason Walker, co-founder, Thrive HR Consulting
The Art of Letting Go: The Emotional Toll of Founders’ Exit Strategies
Presented by CLA
Speakers: Marcus Bowman, signing director, BizOps office leader, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen); Fred Elabed, co-founder and CEO, Lab Alley
Accelerating Success: Insights From the Fastest-Growing Companies in the Southwest
Speakers: Nehal Kaiser, CEO, Blue Hammer Roofing; Kimberly Olson, founder and CEO, Goal Digger Girl Co.
Think Like a Female Founder: The Unique Perspectives of Women-Led Businesses
Speaker: Beatrice Dixon, co-founder and CEO, The Honey Pot; Melisse Shaban, founder and CEO, Virtue Labs; Stef Strack, founder and CEO, Voice in Sports
Keeping Up with the Consumer: How to Optimize Your Supply Chain
Presented by GS1 US
Speaker: Reid Jackson, vice president of business development, GS1 US; Tiffanie Stanard, founder and CEO, Stimulus; Felicia Viera, founder and CEO of Crafted Brands Co.
Streamlining Success: The Impact of Tech on Business Growth
Speaker: Nicolas Jammet, co-founder and chief concept officer, sweetgreen
The Path to Purpose: How Company Culture and Your Brand Creates Customer Loyalty
Speaker: Michael Mendenhall, senior vice president, CMO, and CCO, TriNet
Presented by TriNet PeopleForceX
Leading With Purpose: Hamdi Ulukaya's Journey as an Immigrant Entrepreneur
Speaker: Hamdi Ulukaya, founder and CEO, Chobani
Brain Hack: How to Develop a Plan for Sustainable Wellbeing
Speakers: Bea Arthur, founder and CEO, The Difference; Angela Benton, founder, Streamlytics; Alexi Robichaux, co-founder and CEO, BetterUp
Leading with Values: Lessons From Companies That Are Making a Difference
Presented by UBS Global Wealth Management
Speakers: James Jack, managing director, head of business owners & multigenerational client segments, UBS Global Wealth Management; Searcy Morgan, Founder and CEO, Matterlab; Julie Santiago, founder and CEO, We are the Women
Living in the Light: A Conversation With Deepak Chopra on Longevity, Psychedelics, and Global Well-Being
Speaker: Deepak Chopra, founder, The Chopra Foundation
From Social Media to Entrepreneur: How to Build a Strong Online Community Before Launching Your Product
Speakers: Nick Guillen, co-founder and co-CEO, TRUFF; Cassey Ho, founder, CEO and head designer, POPFLEX and Blogilates; Connor Saeli, co-founder, Waterboy
From Spark to Scale Up: How Austin Helps Female Founders Succeed
Presented by DWEN (Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network)
Speakers: Janice Omadeke, general partner, The Fund and exited CEO and Founder, The Mentor Method; Snow White, director, US education sales strategy, Intel
Austin's Next Wave of Founders
Speaker: Riana Lynn, founder and CEO, Journey Foods
Looking Ahead: Perspectives and Expectations on the Future of Fundraising
Presented by Pitchbook
Speakers: Kyle Stanford, senior analyst, venture capital, Pitchbook Data; Carey Smith, founding contrarian, Unorthodox Ventures; and additional speakers to be announced
Seeing Is Believing: The Power of Women Role Models in Business
Speakers: Gail Becker, founder and CEO, CAULIPOWER; Tina Wells, business strategist, adviser, author, and founder, RLVNT Media
Riding the Waves of Economic Uncertainty
Speaker: Jim McKelvey, founder, Block (formerly Square) and Invisibly
The Ripple Effects of Entrepreneurship
Speaker: Chip Conley, founder and CEO, Modern Elder Academy
Meeting Customer Demand: Preparing Your Business for the Future of Digital Payments
Presented by Xsolla
Speakers: Berkley Egenes, chief marketing officer, Xsolla; Jen Premisler, senior vice president of fintech & segment solutions, Mastercard
Black Founders Meetup
Co-hosted by Brian Brackeen, general partner, Lightship Capital
How to Protect Workplace Inclusion Initiatives During Times of Cutbacks
Speakers: Brian Brackeen, general partner, Lightship Capital; Katelin Holloway, founding partner, Seven Seven Six; and Jason Walker, co-founder, Thrive HR Consulting
The Art of Letting Go: The Emotional Toll of Founders’ Exit Strategies
Presented by CLA
Speakers: Marcus Bowman, signing director, BizOps office leader, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen); Fred Elabed, co-founder and CEO, Lab Alley
Accelerating Success: Insights From the Fastest-Growing Companies in the Southwest
Speakers: Nehal Kaiser, CEO, Blue Hammer Roofing; Kimberly Olson, founder and CEO, Goal Digger Girl Co.
Think Like a Female Founder: The Unique Perspectives of Women-Led Businesses
Speaker: Beatrice Dixon, co-founder and CEO, The Honey Pot; Melisse Shaban, founder and CEO, Virtue Labs; Stef Strack, founder and CEO, Voice in Sports
Keeping Up with the Consumer: How to Optimize Your Supply Chain
Presented by GS1 US
Speaker: Reid Jackson, vice president of business development, GS1 US; Tiffanie Stanard, founder and CEO, Stimulus; Felicia Viera, founder and CEO of Crafted Brands Co.
Streamlining Success: The Impact of Tech on Business Growth
Speaker: Nicolas Jammet, co-founder and chief concept officer, sweetgreen
The Path to Purpose: How Company Culture and Your Brand Creates Customer Loyalty
Speaker: Michael Mendenhall, senior vice president, CMO, and CCO, TriNet
Presented by TriNet PeopleForceX
Leading With Purpose: Hamdi Ulukaya's Journey as an Immigrant Entrepreneur
Speaker: Hamdi Ulukaya, founder and CEO, Chobani
Brain Hack: How to Develop a Plan for Sustainable Wellbeing
Speakers: Bea Arthur, founder and CEO, The Difference; Angela Benton, founder, Streamlytics; Alexi Robichaux, co-founder and CEO, BetterUp
Leading with Values: Lessons From Companies That Are Making a Difference
Presented by UBS Global Wealth Management
Speakers: James Jack, managing director, head of business owners & multigenerational client segments, UBS Global Wealth Management; Searcy Morgan, Founder and CEO, Matterlab; Julie Santiago, founder and CEO, We are the Women
Living in the Light: A Conversation With Deepak Chopra on Longevity, Psychedelics, and Global Well-Being
Speaker: Deepak Chopra, founder, The Chopra Foundation
From Social Media to Entrepreneur: How to Build a Strong Online Community Before Launching Your Product
Speakers: Nick Guillen, co-founder and co-CEO, TRUFF; Cassey Ho, founder, CEO and head designer, POPFLEX and Blogilates; Connor Saeli, co-founder, Waterboy
From Spark to Scale Up: How Austin Helps Female Founders Succeed
Presented by DWEN (Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network)
Speakers: Janice Omadeke, general partner, The Fund and exited CEO and Founder, The Mentor Method; Snow White, director, US education sales strategy, Intel
Austin's Next Wave of Founders
Speaker: Riana Lynn, founder and CEO, Journey Foods
Looking Ahead: Perspectives and Expectations on the Future of Fundraising
Presented by Pitchbook
Speakers: Kyle Stanford, senior analyst, venture capital, Pitchbook Data; Carey Smith, founding contrarian, Unorthodox Ventures; and additional speakers to be announced
Seeing Is Believing: The Power of Women Role Models in Business
Speakers: Gail Becker, founder and CEO, CAULIPOWER; Tina Wells, business strategist, adviser, author, and founder, RLVNT Media
Riding the Waves of Economic Uncertainty
Speaker: Jim McKelvey, founder, Block (formerly Square) and Invisibly
The Ripple Effects of Entrepreneurship
Speaker: Chip Conley, founder and CEO, Modern Elder Academy
Meeting Customer Demand: Preparing Your Business for the Future of Digital Payments
Presented by Xsolla
Speakers: Berkley Egenes, chief marketing officer, Xsolla; Jen Premisler, senior vice president of fintech & segment solutions, Mastercard
Black Founders Meetup
Co-hosted by Brian Brackeen, general partner, Lightship Capital
How to Protect Workplace Inclusion Initiatives During Times of Cutbacks
Speakers: Brian Brackeen, general partner, Lightship Capital; Katelin Holloway, founding partner, Seven Seven Six; and Jason Walker, co-founder, Thrive HR Consulting
The Art of Letting Go: The Emotional Toll of Founders’ Exit Strategies
Presented by CLA
Speakers: Marcus Bowman, signing director, BizOps office leader, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen); Fred Elabed, co-founder and CEO, Lab Alley
Accelerating Success: Insights From the Fastest-Growing Companies in the Southwest
Speakers: Nehal Kaiser, CEO, Blue Hammer Roofing; Kimberly Olson, founder and CEO, Goal Digger Girl Co.
Think Like a Female Founder: The Unique Perspectives of Women-Led Businesses
Speaker: Beatrice Dixon, co-founder and CEO, The Honey Pot; Melisse Shaban, founder and CEO, Virtue Labs; Stef Strack, founder and CEO, Voice in Sports
Keeping Up with the Consumer: How to Optimize Your Supply Chain
Presented by GS1 US
Speaker: Reid Jackson, vice president of business development, GS1 US; Tiffanie Stanard, founder and CEO, Stimulus; Felicia Viera, founder and CEO of Crafted Brands Co.
Streamlining Success: The Impact of Tech on Business Growth
Speaker: Nicolas Jammet, co-founder and chief concept officer, sweetgreen
The Path to Purpose: How Company Culture and Your Brand Creates Customer Loyalty
Speaker: Michael Mendenhall, senior vice president, CMO, and CCO, TriNet
Presented by TriNet PeopleForceX
Leading With Purpose: Hamdi Ulukaya's Journey as an Immigrant Entrepreneur
Speaker: Hamdi Ulukaya, founder and CEO, Chobani
Brain Hack: How to Develop a Plan for Sustainable Wellbeing
Speakers: Bea Arthur, founder and CEO, The Difference; Angela Benton, founder, Streamlytics; Alexi Robichaux, co-founder and CEO, BetterUp
Leading with Values: Lessons From Companies That Are Making a Difference
Presented by UBS Global Wealth Management
Speakers: James Jack, managing director, head of business owners & multigenerational client segments, UBS Global Wealth Management; Searcy Morgan, Founder and CEO, Matterlab; Julie Santiago, founder and CEO, We are the Women
Living in the Light: A Conversation With Deepak Chopra on Longevity, Psychedelics, and Global Well-Being
Speaker: Deepak Chopra, founder, The Chopra Foundation
From Social Media to Entrepreneur: How to Build a Strong Online Community Before Launching Your Product
Speakers: Nick Guillen, co-founder and co-CEO, TRUFF; Cassey Ho, founder, CEO and head designer, POPFLEX and Blogilates; Connor Saeli, co-founder, Waterboy
From Spark to Scale Up: How Austin Helps Female Founders Succeed
Presented by DWEN (Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network)
Speakers: Janice Omadeke, general partner, The Fund and exited CEO and Founder, The Mentor Method; Snow White, director, US education sales strategy, Intel
Austin's Next Wave of Founders
Speaker: Riana Lynn, founder and CEO, Journey Foods
Looking Ahead: Perspectives and Expectations on the Future of Fundraising
Presented by Pitchbook
Speakers: Kyle Stanford, senior analyst, venture capital, Pitchbook Data; Carey Smith, founding contrarian, Unorthodox Ventures; and additional speakers to be announced
Seeing Is Believing: The Power of Women Role Models in Business
Speakers: Gail Becker, founder and CEO, CAULIPOWER; Tina Wells, business strategist, adviser, author, and founder, RLVNT Media
Riding the Waves of Economic Uncertainty
Speaker: Jim McKelvey, founder, Block (formerly Square) and Invisibly
The Ripple Effects of Entrepreneurship
Speaker: Chip Conley, founder and CEO, Modern Elder Academy
Meeting Customer Demand: Preparing Your Business for the Future of Digital Payments
Presented by Xsolla
Speakers: Berkley Egenes, chief marketing officer, Xsolla; Jen Premisler, senior vice president of fintech & segment solutions, Mastercard
Black Founders Meetup
Co-hosted by Brian Brackeen, general partner, Lightship Capital
How to Protect Workplace Inclusion Initiatives During Times of Cutbacks
Speakers: Brian Brackeen, general partner, Lightship Capital; Katelin Holloway, founding partner, Seven Seven Six; and Jason Walker, co-founder, Thrive HR Consulting
The Art of Letting Go: The Emotional Toll of Founders’ Exit Strategies
Presented by CLA
Speakers: Marcus Bowman, signing director, BizOps office leader, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen); Fred Elabed, co-founder and CEO, Lab Alley
Accelerating Success: Insights From the Fastest-Growing Companies in the Southwest
Speakers: Nehal Kaiser, CEO, Blue Hammer Roofing; Kimberly Olson, founder and CEO, Goal Digger Girl Co.
Think Like a Female Founder: The Unique Perspectives of Women-Led Businesses
Speaker: Beatrice Dixon, co-founder and CEO, The Honey Pot; Melisse Shaban, founder and CEO, Virtue Labs; Stef Strack, founder and CEO, Voice in Sports
Keeping Up with the Consumer: How to Optimize Your Supply Chain
Presented by GS1 US
Speaker: Reid Jackson, vice president of business development, GS1 US; Tiffanie Stanard, founder and CEO, Stimulus; Felicia Viera, founder and CEO of Crafted Brands Co.
Streamlining Success: The Impact of Tech on Business Growth
Speaker: Nicolas Jammet, co-founder and chief concept officer, sweetgreen
The Path to Purpose: How Company Culture and Your Brand Creates Customer Loyalty
Speaker: Michael Mendenhall, senior vice president, CMO, and CCO, TriNet
Presented by TriNet PeopleForceX
Leading With Purpose: Hamdi Ulukaya's Journey as an Immigrant Entrepreneur
Speaker: Hamdi Ulukaya, founder and CEO, Chobani
Brain Hack: How to Develop a Plan for Sustainable Wellbeing
Speakers: Bea Arthur, founder and CEO, The Difference; Angela Benton, founder, Streamlytics; Alexi Robichaux, co-founder and CEO, BetterUp
Leading with Values: Lessons From Companies That Are Making a Difference
Presented by UBS Global Wealth Management
Speakers: James Jack, managing director, head of business owners & multigenerational client segments, UBS Global Wealth Management; Searcy Morgan, Founder and CEO, Matterlab; Julie Santiago, founder and CEO, We are the Women
Living in the Light: A Conversation With Deepak Chopra on Longevity, Psychedelics, and Global Well-Being
Speaker: Deepak Chopra, founder, The Chopra Foundation
From Social Media to Entrepreneur: How to Build a Strong Online Community Before Launching Your Product
Speakers: Nick Guillen, co-founder and co-CEO, TRUFF; Cassey Ho, founder, CEO and head designer, POPFLEX and Blogilates; Connor Saeli, co-founder, Waterboy
From Spark to Scale Up: How Austin Helps Female Founders Succeed
Presented by DWEN (Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network)
Speakers: Janice Omadeke, general partner, The Fund and exited CEO and Founder, The Mentor Method; Snow White, director, US education sales strategy, Intel
Austin's Next Wave of Founders
Speaker: Riana Lynn, founder and CEO, Journey Foods
Looking Ahead: Perspectives and Expectations on the Future of Fundraising
Presented by Pitchbook
Speakers: Kyle Stanford, senior analyst, venture capital, Pitchbook Data; Carey Smith, founding contrarian, Unorthodox Ventures; and additional speakers to be announced
Seeing Is Believing: The Power of Women Role Models in Business
Speakers: Gail Becker, founder and CEO, CAULIPOWER; Tina Wells, business strategist, adviser, author, and founder, RLVNT Media
Riding the Waves of Economic Uncertainty
Speaker: Jim McKelvey, founder, Block (formerly Square) and Invisibly