Our Expert Lineup
Meet your teachers for Spring Summit
Julie dePontbriand
CEO, Indiegogo
Julie dePontbriand has 16+ years of experience building businesses that drive scalable growth across B2B and B2C customers.
Mahesh Guruswamy
Chief Product and Technology Officer, Kickstarter
With 20 years of experience in the software development space Mahesh oversees Kickstarter's product and technical vision.
Sean Leow
Chief Operating Officer, Kickstarter
Over the past nine years, he has driven operations, sustainable growth, and Kickstarter’s mission as a Public Benefit Corporation.
Mark Pecota
CEO of LaunchBoom
Mark has helped over a thousand creators launch and raise over $100M in crowdfunding campaigns. He is also author of #1 bestseller, CROWDFUNDED.
Aaron Smith
Creator, Sea Beasts
This father of three didn’t give up when his first launch failed. Instead, he came back stronger—raising $672,720 on Kickstarter with his board game Sea Beasts, transforming his passion into a full-time career.
Ready
Co-Founder, Friends ‘N Allies
Video experts specializing in cinematic storytelling for clients like Dell, Cata, Epson, and Volvo
Meloney Buehl
CEO, PledgeManager
The hub of a wheel for an organization focused on empowering innovators and artists with expertise and logistical tools to support your backers.
Richard Reininger
Creative Director + Co-Founder, Friends ‘N Allies
Video experts specializing in cinematic storytelling for clients like Dell, Cata, Epson, and Volvo
Noah Kinsey
Customer Outreach, Jellop
Noah and the team at Jellop managed ads responsible for some of the largest raises on Kickstarter.
Josh Burdick
Account Executive, Easyship
Josh has 3+ years in crowdfunding logistics, guiding brands on best practices for domestic and international shipping.
Gianluca Gabrielli
Co-founder, ias.
Gianluca Gabrielli, Co-Founder of ias. , leads a creative studio specializing in high-impact visual storytelling for brands and crowdfunding success.
Matt Rosenstein
Head of Crowdfunding, Easyship
Matt leads operations, fulfillment, and shipping for crowdfunding campaigns, advising brands on global expansion and campaign success.
Tyler Lipchen
Senior Project Manager, Panda Games Manufacturing
Senior Project Manager and Prepress Specialist at Panda Games, Tyler is also a tabletop game designer active in design, playtesting, and development.
VT Rao
Founder and Creative Director
An Award Winning Designer, Engineer, and Manufacturing expert with 2 decades of global experience.
Hera Aurea
Crowdfunding Expert, LaunchBoom
Hera coaches hundreds of creators every month to turn their product idea into a reality. Her list of clients include Oculis Lodge which raised $1,222,286 on Indiegogo.
Will Ford
President of LaunchBoom
Will is an American entrepreneur, crowdfunding expert, and strategic advisor who is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and innovators succeed.
Justin Arakaki
Director of Crowdfunding, LaunchBoom
Justin helped develop LaunchBoom’s robust launch strategy and has been a part of every one of LaunchBoom’s crowdfunding launches since 2015.
Soren Fuchs
Crowdfunding Expert, LaunchBoom
Soren has coached over 150 crowdfunding creators to successfully launch and raise thousands of dollars - including Tandem Shower which raised $774,113 on Kickstarter.
Victor Shiu
Director of Games and Co-Founder, LaunchBoom
Victor has directed, produced and consulted hundreds of crowdfunding pages, videos, and pre-launch funnels that have raised over $100M in revenue.
Spencer Knowlton
Crowdfunding Expert, LaunchBoom
Our Senior Crowdfunding Specialist responsible for helping raise over $60M through crowdfunding and in ecommerce.
Adam Cuadro
Game Crowdfunding Expert, LaunchBoom
Board games consultant, ex-Funko. Worked with Disney, Lucasfilm, Netflix, Warner Bros.