Our confirmed Carolina Tech Founders programming and partner events for the season. More are added as dates, venues, and speakers are locked in.
These are our locked-in Carolina Tech Founders events and partner gatherings. We add more as dates, venues, and speakers are confirmed. Join free, and members are the first to know the moment a new event lands on the calendar.
Dates and venues subject to confirmation. Check each event for registration details.
Nearly three years of consistent events, real topics, and expert speakers. This is the community the new brand is built on.
A hands-on workshop on building a growth flywheel: a system where each part of your business feeds the next, so momentum compounds instead of stalling.
Russ Sorrells, Executive business coach, Own Your CategoryScaling is a physical and mental grind. A physician-founder on protecting your health and focus so you can lead for the long haul.
Dr. Jessica Mendelsohn, Founder, New South Family Medicine, MedSpa & EchelonMost startups stall by piling on features instead of sharpening focus. How to make customers instantly get what you do, and why it matters.
Richard Bergeron, Founder & business advisorIf revenue is growing but cash still feels unpredictable, this session was about getting real financial clarity and control.
Robert AlexanderOur year-end gathering to celebrate the wins, lessons, and relationships built over the year.
Community socialThe four fundamentals every founder needs to sell consistently, from a leader who has run sales operations supporting billions in revenue.
Tim DeMint, Fractional VP of Sales, Sales XcelerationHow the right founder mindset unlocks dynamic growth, from a consultant who has coached both startups and multinationals.
Johannes Mutzke, Partner, BlueInc StrategiesWhen and how to make your first hires without creating legal or culture headaches, from a 20-year HR expert.
Shannon Curtis, PHR, Sr. HR Business Partner, Employers AdvantageWhere founders find the overlooked funding and growth levers already hiding in their business.
Daniel Flaherty, Sales consultant & founder, Mountain West ConsultingBranding is more than a logo. How to build a brand that scales and actually delivers ROI, from a 3x founder.
Jennifer Sutton, Founder & brand strategist, Bright MarketingA working session on setting priorities, optimizing your team, and facing the brutal facts, from a coach who has built and bought six companies.
Russ Sorrells, Executive business coach, Own Your CategoryOur third annual year-end happy hour: recap the year, toast the next, and connect with fellow founders.
Community socialThe marketing moves that actually move the needle for scaling companies, timed to Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Marcus Hermens, Fractional CMO, Marketing Mason & CTF Co-FounderHow to navigate and use the venture ecosystem to fund and scale, from a serial entrepreneur and ecosystem builder.
Sam English, Entrepreneur & ecosystem developerProspecting, referrals, and the discipline behind consistent revenue, from a nationally recognized sales trainer.
Tamara Bunte, Sales coach, trainer & authorA map of the Carolinas startup ecosystem and how to plug into it, from the leader of Innovate Charlotte.
Juan Garzon, Executive Director, Innovate CharlottePatents, trademarks, and the IP basics every founder should get right early, from a 20-year intellectual property attorney.
Hunter Freeman, IP Attorney, Kim, Lahey & KilloughHow South Carolina's Research Authority and SC Launch fund and support technology startups, straight from the source.
Steve Johnson & Cathy Seraphin, SCRA / SC Launch, Inc.The gathering that started it all: founders coming together to build something worth showing up for.
Community kickoffStart where you are, it's free to begin. Come to an event, join the community, and find the founders building alongside you.
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