1809 Capital/Glynn Capital/Cintrifuse Investor Founder Summit

On the 19th, 1809 Capital, in collaboration with Cintrifuse and Glynn Capital, proudly hosted an engaging Founder Investor Summit.

The event kicked off with a welcome from J.B. Kropp, Managing Director Cintrifuse Capital. Mark Richey and Kim Moore’s introduced 1809 Capital and Glynn Capital. Glynn Capital Managing Director Thomas McGannon’s led off the program with an insightful presentation on the latest TechTrends impacting InvestmentStrategies informed by Glynn Capital’s 50+ year Silicon Valley investing history.

The fireside chat featuring Diana Kelly, Mark Ruble, and John Gardner, moderated by Thomas McGannon, focused on the impact of generative AI and LLMs on technology product roadmaps and corporate policies and adoption policies.

It was a morning of engaging conversations and compelling insights into the future.

Speed Mentoring Day Highlights

We are thrilled to bring you the highlights from the inaugural Speed Mentoring Day, a collaborative initiative between 1809 Capital and Redhawk Ventures, hosted at Fisher Innovation College@Elm!

The entire day was charged with an undeniable vibrancy as students and mentors immersed themselves in focused 15 minute conversations receiving feedback and insights while making connections for future engagement.

We want to extend a special shoutout to the students who embraced the opportunity, with some dedicating their entire day to engage with every mentor available, and a majority participating in 3 enriching sessions. Your energy and talent is nothing short of inspiring!

35 participants arrived prepared and ready, bringing everything from prototypes to slide shows, all in a bid to elevate their ventures to new heights. They sought advice on a wide array of topics, ranging from business development strategies to making meaningful connections within the startup ecosystem.

Mentors included the 1809 Capital General Partners, Miami Aspire Director Chris Lawson, Max Dworin from Cintrifuse, Kevin Gusweiler from eGateway Capital, Laura Sandstrom from Book + Street and Phil Shea from New Valley Labs.

Flexibility became the order of the day as we seamlessly adapted to accommodate walk-ins and reshuffled schedules on the fly, ensuring that every participant had the opportunity to connect, engage, and learn.

Miami President Crawford graced us with a special appearance taking time from a demanding schedule to observe and contribute to the student (and alumni) experience.

Special thanks to the Redhawk Ventures student team for their crucial role in facilitating connections between students and mentors, and for actively participating and seeking advice themselves. Your collaborative spirit was indispensable to the success of this event!

Here's to a day filled with learning, networking, and boundless inspiration. We are reminded that our community is rich with bright and determined individuals, and we can't wait to see what the future holds. Until next time!

Miami Alum Marc Bushala Receives Accolades for Limited Edition Bourbon

Congratulations to Miami University and Miami University Farmer School of Business alum Marc Bushala (MU '88 in Marketing and Finance), Co-Founder and CEO of Heaven's Door, a leading spirits company that specializes in handcrafted American whiskeys which includes premium aged double-barreled whiskey, straight bourbon whiskey, and straight rye whiskey, enabling consumers to get a premium taste of whiskey with a blend of art and craft. Heaven's Door's Aged 10 Years Decade Series Straight Bourbon Whiskey was named #3 in the UPROXX blind tasting of limited edition bourbons. This group included limited edition bourbons from The Bardstown Bourbon Company, Michter's Distillery, LLC, Barrell Bourbon, Booker’s, Stellum Bourbon, Elijah Craig, and Jefferson’s.

Marc is a seasoned entrepreneur with extensive experience in creating and building businesses in the real estate, marketing services, media, food and beverage, and entertainment sectors in the United States and across Europe. In 1989, Marc founded the National Facilities Group, a company specializing in database management of commercial property portfolios of Fortune 1000 companies. NFG was sold in 2004 to a global investment group.

Marc’s background in property development includes residential, industrial and commercial office properties. He oversaw developing, marketing and leasing several of the first modern office buildings in Central and Eastern Europe from 1990 to 1994. In 1994, Marc and Sir Bob Geldof co-founded Atomic Entertainment Group and United Entertainment Co. Atomic specialized in creating and operating entertainment and media enterprises in Europe. Atomic and UEC owned the first native language music television channel in Poland and Romania, called “Atomic TV,” as well as a pop-culture magazine, theme restaurants and a chain of family entertainment centers. The businesses of Atomic were sold in 1999 and 2000.

In 2000, Marc co-created and launched a marketing services holding company called The Radiate Group. As Group President, Marc led the group through 30 acquisitions in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America, resulting in nearly $500 million in consolidated revenues. 2009 Marc founded MAB Capital Management, a closely held private equity group that invests in distressed real estate and early-stage businesses. MAB has purchased and repositioned several commercial buildings in Chicago’s River North and the West Loop neighborhoods and has been recognized for innovation in adaptive reuse projects.

In addition to his work with Heaven's Door, Marc is the Managing Partner of Liquid Asset Brands, advising and investing in early-stage spirits businesses. He is also a Board Member of Spirits Investment Partnership, which invests in and manages spirits businesses.

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