Mary Buchzeiger
Mary Buchzeiger is the CEO of Lucerne International, a leading global automotive supplier headquartered in Auburn Hills, MI. Lucerne produces innovative cast, stamped and forged assemblies.
Jose L. Flores
Jose Flores is the chief executive officer of Ancor Automotive, the leading Tier 1 automotive label and software label solutions company.
Marc & LC Howland, Ryan Salter
The Co-Founders of Breadless are on a mission to bring nutritious meals to neighborhoods everywhere and create a home for those who’ve always had to order off of the menu. Breadless offers savory on-the-go sandwiches made with leafy super greens that empower a health-conscious lifestyle.
Cory Hohs
Cory is the CEO and Co-Founder of HAAS Alert. HAAS Alert's mission is to build lifesaving mobility solutions to make vehicles and roads safer and smarter. Our vision is a connected, collision-free world where everyone gets home safely. HAAS Alert makes roads and communities safer by delivering digital alerts from emergency response, municipal and private fleets, work zones, and connected infrastructure to nearby drivers through its vehicle communication platform. For more information,
Ted Serbinski
Tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist Ted Serbinski is the managing director of The Midwest Fund — which serves as an offshoot of New York City-based VC firm The Fund. Ted previously ran the Techstars Detroit accelerator for mobility and is also an advisor to HAAS Alert.
Peter Thulson
Peter Thulson is CEO and Co-Founder of Rewind, a VC-backed startup on a mission to defeat T2 diabetes. Peter’s background is in consumer tech, having built and helped scale startups in both the US and Europe. Peter started his career in technology at shopkick, a mobile shopping startup used by millions of users and eventually acquired for $250M.
Jordan and KT Morgan
Professional basketball player and former Michigan Big Ten Captain Jordan Morgan, along with his wife KT Morgan, former Miss Michigan 2014, founded On Arrival in 2022. On Arrival is a personalized travel guide App for busy travelers, which allows users the ability to plan great trips in a fraction of the time.
Together, Jordan and KT have been to over 50 countries.
Monica Wheat
A 20-year veteran of startup, corporate, and tech organizations, Monica leads the Techstars Detroit Powered by J.P. Morgan accelerator. The program provides equitable access, funding, and support for entrepreneurs who are Black, Hispanic and Latino, Indigenous American, and/or Pacific Islander.
Dana White
Dana White is the owner of Paralee Boyd, a walk-in only hair salon for women with thick and curly hair. Dana is the first African-American woman in the United States to franchise a salon business and expects to open 100 locations in the next five years.
Edi and Etrit Demaj
Kode Labs co-founders Edi and Etrit Demaj are from Kosovo and had to flee the war-torn country in 1999. Now, based in Detroit, their smart building platform Kode Labs ingests data from any number of systems and provides users with a unified experience that can do everything from controlling lighting to lowering carbon emissions.
Raj Vattikuti
Raj Vattikuti is the Charmain of Altimetrik Corporation. He brought the Altimetrik Collider workspace to downtown Detroit in 2019 and the company reported a 2020 revenue of $142.5 million.
Michael Healander
Tech entrepreneur and innovator Michael Healander founded Airspace Link in 2019. Now he’s building highways in the sky. Businessman and owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Dan Gilbert, was Michael’s first investor. The Detroit-based team is nationally known as the leading drone management solutions provider in the nation.
Moody Mattan
Entrepreneur Moody Mattan founded augmented reality company BrandXR, a firm that develops immersive technologies such as augmented, virtual and mixed reality
Jake Schostak
Founder and CEO of ghost kitchen company, Catapult Concepts, the former TEAM Schostak Executive started a digital food delivery business with a lifelong experience of restaurant ownership and working at some of the country's most exciting and fastest growing restaurant chains. He is passionate about the future of the restaurant business and helping restaurant owners.
Elliot Darvick
Lyft executive and tech entrepreneur Elliot Darvick launched and managing Detroit’s Lyft office beginning in 2017 and he currently oversees Midwest operations for Lyft.
Robert Burston
Fashion entrepreneur and music producer Robert Burston founded Proud Detroiter, a clothing line based on the North End of Detroit.
Jessica Hayes & Shareese Shorter
Jessica and Shareese founded Skinphorea Salon in Royal Oak, MI and opened a second location in Detroit’s Corktown District.
Grace Hsia
Inventor and entrepreneur Grace Hsia developed non-electric / non-battery infant warming blankets while studying at The University of Michigan. Eight Years later, Grace has saved over 500,000 infants worldwide.
Abhi Vattikuti
Abhi is the manager of the downtown Detroit Altimetrik Collider, a collaboration hub for software engineers.
Jeff Ponders II
Speaker, jazz musician, author and entrepreneur Jeff Ponders says his music makes him a better. Podcast: Becoming Better" / Book: BETTER
Jasmit Kaur
A Microsoft alum, Jasmit spent over a decade using people analytics to advise leaders on their HR and business strategy. In her experience and research, she found that usability, technology, and data science are underutilized in solving people and culture problems. Culturebie aims to change that by generating real-time insights to real problems organizations face.
Trinea Gonczar
Espresso consulted for Harris Marketing Group’s client Avalon Healing Center where development director Trinea Gonczar appeared on multiple news programs amid Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April.
Bill Schofield
Engineer and Detroiter Bill Schofield designed cost-effective safe shelters amid the pandemic for restaurants and hospitality businesses. His company, AptumBuild Solutions, also designs structures for the military and humanitarian efforts.
Rachel Cash
Attorney Rachel Cash founded Elroi, LLC., a leading data privacy compliance technology startup based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Alissa Novoselick
Fmr. Living Arts Executive Director Alissa Novoselick ran the Detroit-based arts education 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting Detroit youth through the performing, visual and media arts.
Aaron Lowen
Espresso worked with Empire Kitchen & Cocktails Executive Chef Aaron Lowen during his Detroit debut. Aaron is graduate of the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.
Randy Ayyar
Espresso managed the launch of Randy Ayyar’s restaurant, Loaded Links, the Troy, Michigan-based gourmet hot dog shop featuring Wagyu and Kobe beef.
Tom Billington
Espresso consulted for Tom Billington and the 2nd Annual Billington Automotive Cybersecurity Summit in Detroit.
Linda Soloman
Espresso worked with Linda Solomon, a nationally recognized, award winning photojournalist on her newest book focused on Aretha Franklin, The Queen Next Door.
Lipsa Seth
Espresso worked with Lipsa Seth, publisher of The Indian SCENE, a new digial magazine in Metro Detroit, covering topics catering to Indian-Americans, including business, parenting, health and more.