PRESENTING SPONSOR
SPEAKERS
MATT EVERSMANN
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Matt received the Bronze Star Medal with Valor device for his courageous leadership in Mogadishu, Somalia which was immortalized in the film Black Hawk Down. Matt later deployed to Iraq for 15 months during the Surge, and retired in 2008 after 20 years of service.
CHARLYNDA SCALES
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Charlynda Scales is an Air Force Veteran, TEDx speaker, brand ambassador, social media influencer, and the founder and CEO of Mutt’s Sauce, LLC, a company that she started while still serving on active duty and makes “the sauce for every meal.” Mutt’s Sauce was the Grand Prize Winner of Bob Evan’s Farms’ 2017 Heroes to CEOs Contest.
PANELS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP: FRANCHISING
Bobby Carbonell
OWNER
Growler Country
Paul Huszar
PRESIDENT & CEO
VetCor
Keith Jackson
FRANCHISE OWNER
Signal 88 Security
Matt Wiggins
VETERANS AFFAIRS COORDINATOR
International Franchise Association
ENTREPRENEURSHIP: FUNDING
CESAR RUIZ
PRESIDENT
Learning Alliance
DR. SANDRA KAUANUI
DIRECTOR
The School of Entrepreneurship at Florida Gulf Coast University
Marcia Schuffman
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Military & Veterans Resource Center
University of West Florida
Kevin Cox
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Adams Center for Entrepreneurship
Florida Atlantic University
ENTREPRENEURSHIP: GROWTH
Charlynda Scales
SERVANT LEADER
Mutts Sauce
Juliann Nichols
CEO
Julo Strategy
Rosie Lee
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Action Zone
Diane Denslow
FACULTY
University of North Florida
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Phil Centonze
Director of Client Engagement Services
FloridaMakes
FloridaMakes
Kelly Smallridge
Chair & Vice Chair of Advocacy
Florida Economic Development Council
Florida Economic Development Council
Dr. Jerry Parrish
Chief Economist
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Beth Medina
Vice President, Military & Defense
Enterprise Florida
Enterprise Florida
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John Kinloch
Treasurer
Human Resources Florida State Council
Human Resources Florida State Council
Bobby Turner
VP, Diversity & Inclusion Military Recruiting
Bank of America
Bank of America