Stephen Drescher graduated from the University of Miami School of Law and spent five years as a practicing attorney before beginning his extensive career in executive management, M&A, restructuring and reorganizations, venture capital, and investment banking. Stephen has worked with startups for over a decade, specializing in corporate transactional work, commercial litigation, and M&A.

Steve Duchin is a 4th generation salon professional whose family has been in the industry since 1917. He has over 25 years in the business in his own right, and over 10 years in direct to consumer and eCommerce specialization – with a skill set that includes marketing and design expertise.

Ray Johnson has extensive experience in launching, funding, and scaling high technology companies. Since 2005, he has been the president of three early stage companies: Cytonics, Atlas Spine, and Safewire, which he sold to Stryker in 2016. Ray also has extensive experience in fundraising and M&A with 15 successful transactions to his credit. Ray holds a BSEE degree from University of Michigan and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Andrew Dod is an award-winning marketer, agency executive, critically-acclaimed author and columnist. He has helped launch more than four dozen technology companies and hundreds of products and services over the past 30 years.