Online Event
FI Philadelphia & Princeton Graduation, with David Lasus (CEO, Heart + Paw)
Join us in celebrating the next generation of startup founders!
Date
Feb 07, 2024
Time
02:45 pm - 03:45 pm
Address
Online Event
Join us for the Philadelphia & Princeton 2023 Graduation, where you can see an inspiring talk by David Lasus (CEO of Heart + Paw, and the Philadelphia Business Journal's "Most Admired CEO") and a few debut presentations from the new Alumni. Learn about some of the companies that will go onto seed-accelerators, raise funding, and build the next great startups. There will also be an opportunity to network with other entrepreneurs and celebrate the new Graduates.
Graduation Keynote Address:
- Dave Lasus is a dedicated, collaborative and entrepreneurial executive with extensive experience strategically and aggressively scaling business operations, footprint and financial results for rapidly growing companies. He employs a dynamic background in QSR, Veterinary, Multi-site retail/service, Consulting and Real Estate Development companies to craft both efficient and profitable systems. Dave is adept at multi-functional oversight, capability building, performance management, and data-driven decision making.
- With a strong record of success identifying, navigating and resolving business challenges to accelerate outcomes, Dave took on the role as Chief Executive Officer of Heart + Paw in early 2020. At Heart + Paw he creates a clear vision for the future, empowering the team to achieve excellence beyond what they think is possible.
- In less than five years, Heart + Paw is already an award-winning industry leader that has grown from just six locations within an hour’s drive of Philadelphia at the beginning of Dave’s tenure, to 28 locations across ten states. Even more impressive is the growth in the number of pets served— Heart + Paw saw a 55% increase in the number of pets our veterinarians saw year over year, helping over 140,000 pets live their happiest, healthiest lives in 2022. In 2023, David was selected as a Titan 100 CEO for the Philadelphia market as well as being named to Philadelphia Business Journal’s Most Admired CEOs list, and has led Heart + Paw to honors in employee engagement excellence including Great Place to Work and Philadelphia Inquirer Top Workplace in 2022 and 2023.
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