DC Founder Night Out: In-Person Startup Networking
Learn & Network with Experts. Local Entrepreneurs
Who should Attend?
- Anyone interested in entrepreneurship
- Anyone chasing their dreams - curious about success factors!
- Anyone who has a pre-seed tech company or a startup idea
- Anyone interested in joining a startup accelerator
Panelists:
Beulah Toth: Storytelling, Branding and Marketing Consultant
While most strategists arrive with binders of templates, frameworks, and preconceived ideas, Beulah arrives with questions and curiosity. Rather than force-fitting your unique challenges into someone else's model, she digs deeper into what's actually happening:
Where are your targets disconnecting from your story? What value are you creating that's invisible to them? Which competitors are you accidentally imitating? What opportunities are hiding in plain sight?
Sean Makulowich: Marketing and AI Expert
Sean is the founder and CEO of IdeaFire™, an award-winning digital marketing and AI consulting firm based in Bethesda, Maryland. For nearly 20 years, he has empowered global sales, marketing, and IT leaders to harness AI technology and advanced digital marketing strategies that drive measurable growth. His client roster is incredibly diverse and that's exactly how he likes it - from deep tech startups and impact-driven nonprofits to global organizations like the IMF and Fortune 100 brands such as Volvo. Sean has led more than 150 training sessions and delivered over 50 talks on AI, marketing, innovation, leadership, and startup growth hacking - blending technical expertise with creative insight. A lifelong technologist and futurist, Sean began building websites and custom PCs with his father in the early '90s - back when the internet was still considered just a fad. A MoCo native, he is deeply connected, invested, and active in the DMV community - serving as Advisor, Mentor, and Investor with Founder Institute - the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, as Vice President of Information and Board Member at The Bethesda Chamber of Commerce, Board Member of Creative Cauldron, and passionate volunteer with various local and global organizations focused on positive community impact through education and digital literacy.
What is the Agenda?
- Panel - Q&A
- Networking,
- Socializing, Bites and Drinks
For more information about the investors, accelerators, incubators, and tech events available in Washington DC, see our list of Startup Resources.
Speakers
Platinum Partners
Local Partners
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