Panel: Hoa McManus (SHARE), Steve Werman (Homage), Matt Barbee (Rockmill)
Moderator: Dan Rockwell (Big Kitty Labs)
Early funding decisions depend heavily on the type of company you plan to start. This panel of entrepreneurs from different industries (tech, retail, and brewery) will discuss the early funding decisions their businesses faced, the reasons they chose certain options over others, and the ways in which early funding decisions impacted their companies. Moderated by a staple of the Columbus tech scene, this panel will tell their stories and help you determine the early funding options that are right for you.
Steve Werman, CFO, has been with HOMAGE since May 2013. Prior to joining the team, he was a Director at KPMG in the Chicago office in the Transaction Services group, where he performed due diligence on potential investment opportunities on behalf of Private Equity firms. At HOMAGE... Read More →
Hoa is the Co-Founder and Chief of Culture at SHARE. Hoa is driven by the force to help people. Starting out in the healthcare industry and taking the compassion and communication skills Hoa gained, she helped start ContentVia. A full-service marketing business, with a focus on helping... Read More →
Matthew Barbee is the owner and brewer of Rockmill Brewery in Lancaster, Ohio and Rockmill Tavern in the Columbus’ Brewery District. His grandfather started a winery in Ohio when Matthew was a young boy, giving him his first glimpse at the fermentation process. Matthew later studied... Read More →
