Rachel Portell is a proven entrepreneur who bootstrapped her first company, Convometrics, from 2011-2014. Portell’s marketing agency grew to a team of seven with a net profit margin of 43.5%, was sought after for acquisition by three companies and sold in July of 2014. Prior to building her marketing company, Portell gained valuable experience working in the wine industry for five years. She is currently working towards her WSET Diploma.

Since earning his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2012, David Van Der Beek has been pursuing the dream of making entrepreneurship a career. David has worked on numerous ventures, both as a founder in residence and web developer at Sandbox Industries and as a freelance web developer. Before business school, David worked in finance and strategy consulting.