Meet The Team

Dan is a prolific serial entrepreneur with corporate roots. He started his career doing marketing for Fortune 500s like  General Mills, Colgate Palmolive, and M&M/MARS. Dan also served on the Operating Committee of Bank of America as the Brand & Advertising Executive. Dan began his entrepreneurial career in 2003 as was one of the co-founders of Red Ventures, and has co-founded three different companies that have made it to the INC 500 list of fastest growing private companies in America.

Sara Garcés-Roselli is a solutions-focused Entrepreneur, Senior Executive and Thought Leader with more than 20 years of success across the marketing, advertising, oil and chemical, telecommunications and consumer product industries. Leveraging extensive experience managing and directing business operations, she is a valuable asset for companies, that are struggling with branding and strategy, succession planning, transitioning to the next business stage, or need a fresh perspective as they work to grow effectively into a larger scale company.

Shannon is a New York native with an extensive background in meeting and conference planning. As the Director of Conferences and Events, Shannon plans and executes the annual event portfolio including Venture135, Health Innovation Summit, and the Fintech + Insurtech Generations conferences. She began her career in hospitality industry and quickly established a reputation for success in event planning and operations. Melding her passion for community involvement with her professional skillset, Shannon pivoted to planning in the NFP and Association sectors, ultimately relocating to Charlotte in 2022.  

Sarah moved to Charlotte after receiving a BBA in Marketing from Texas Christian University. She has a passion for social media management and leads the development of RevTech Labs' marketing strategy. Additionally, she supports the conferences & events department in planning, coordinating, and marketing.

Kasie is a graduate of Appalachian State University with a degree in Workforce Leadership and Innovation. In her role, she coordinates and schedules program logistics for the accelerator program. Kasie is committed to assisting entrepreneurs through each cohort by being detailed and communicative so they can experience profitability and success.

Avra is a recent graduate of the Duke Fuqua School of Business, where she earned her Master's in Management. Originally from a suburb of Chicago, Avra is passionate about the startup ecosystem and is eager to use her skills and knowledge to help businesses grow and succeed. She is currently working on sponsorships at RTL, where she excited to work on creating synergies between conference content and corporate sponsors, and thinking of ways to create value for multiple partners in the ecosystem at once.