Special Event: Women in San Diego Tech Startups (Panel)
Thursday January 26, 2012 – Thursday January 26, 2012
4685 Convoy Street #210
Description:
What’s it like to work for a Tech Startup?
What’s it like to be a Woman working for a Tech Startup?
We are honored to have some of the coolest Geek Girls in San Diego to answer these questions and more for you!
Adrianna Herrara, the CEO and Founder of Fashioning Change and Melani Gordon, CEO and co-founder of Tap Hunter will be on hand to tell us the Good, the Bad and the Ugly about starting your own Startup, and whether being a woman has anything to do with it.
We invite everyone to be a part of this awesome event, whether you are in a startup or not, planning a startup, or whether you are a geek girl or a geek guy – you need to be here to see what is going on in the San Diego tech scene!
More information on our panel:
Melani Gordon
Co-founder and CEO, Tap Hunter http://www.taphunter.com
As Co-Founder and CEO of Tap Hunter, Melani Gordon’s innate leadership, entrepreneurial spirit and ultimate passion for craft beer has quickly made her a sought-after industry influencer. With more than 12 years of marketing and sales expertise, and having held senior roles at a variety of high-tech and startup firms, Melani leverages her extensive background in new media and marketing strategy to support the vision and success of Tap Hunter every day. When she isn’t juggling phone calls and beer bottles, Melani enjoys road biking, mountain biking, camping and snowboarding the Sierras near her hometown in Reno, Nevada. While she still loves riding, Melani saves her cut-throat, must-win attitude for the day-to-day operations at Tap Hunter’s headquarters.
Adriana Herrara
Founder and CEO, Fashioning Change http://fashioningchange.com
Herrera has experience in marketing, public relations, resource development, event planning, eco-friendly product development, and behavioral therapy. Prior to founding Fashioning Change she founded a company that domestically manufactured eco-friendly and ethical handbags. Herrera has had her work featured in Carmine Gallo’s ‘The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs: Insanely Different Principles for Breakthrough Success’ and received several awards for her work to improve the lives of children. She received a Bachelors degree in Psychology from the University of California, Riverside and is a graduate of the Founders Institute – San Diego.
Fun Fact: Prior to meeting Kevin, her co-founder and CTO, Adriana taught herself how to code and built a browser add-on that provided users daily eco tips. She continues to work on her coding skills when time allows.