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Thursday, October 27 • 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Get Started Tucson: Awards and Celebration

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  • Larry Hecker Award Ceremony
  • Sam Williams/ Larry Silver: Sales Competition Award
  • Thank You and Recognitions
  • Get Started Tucson Award Winners Announcements
  • Mixer

Larry Hecker Award Recipient: SHERRY HOSKINSON is Director of Optimization, Business Design and Outcomes at 5Lights. In this role, Ms. Hoskinson works side by side with 5Lights colleagues and portfolio company leaders to design vision and optimize strategies that will fuel performance, outcomes and growth.

Prior to joining 5Lights, Ms. Hoskinson spent 20 years evolving best practices in entrepreneurship and commercialization at the University of Arizona, first as the Director of the renowned McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship, and then as the Director of Commercialization at the University of Arizona’s technology commercialization organization — Tech Launch Arizona (TLA).

Ms. Hoskinson is attributed with several award-winning models and approaches to entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education and has been an active and inspired ecosystem developer, having founded or co-founded ecosystem groups such as the Business | Law Exchange and IdeaFunding.

Ms. Hoskinson holds executive leadership positions in national organizations including the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the Global Consortium for Entrepreneurship Centers.



 

Speakers
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Tony Ford

CEO, Sparc Interactive
Tony Ford has over 20 years experience in business strategy, marketing, and management. He is the Director and Lead Instructor of Thryve ScaleUp an SBA funded Business Accelerator powered by Startup Tucson in Tucson, AZ. He also serves as a business strategy and marketing consultant... Read More →
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Larry Hecker

Managing Partner, Hecker PLLC
Mr. Hecker’s law practice focuses primarily in the areas of corporate and general business law, securities regulation, real estate, business start‑up, capital formation transactions, corporations, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. Mr. Hecker is a frequent panelist... Read More →
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Larry Silver

Director, Cox Business - Souther Arizona at Cox Communications
Director of Cox Business - Southern Arizona at Cox Communications. A dynamic Senior Leader with 20+ years of Marketing, Sales, Management, Operations and P&L experience who welcomes new Opportunities and Challenges.
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Howard Stewart

President/CEO, AGM Container Controls
Born in Hollywood, California, Howard is the youngest of three children and the only son of Joyce and Roger Stewart, AGM's Founders. His parents moved the family to Tucson in 1970 to start AGM. Howard started working at AGM in 1971, during his teenage years. Howard began his career... Read More →
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Greg Teesdale

TENWEST Executive Director, Startup Tucson
Greg has over 30+ years experience in growth stage technology companies including tablet computing in the 80’s, cell phone displays in the 90’s and fingerprint biometrics in the 00’s. He has raised capital through venture capital, commercial banking, leasing, government grants... Read More →
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Sam Williams

Faculty Advisor, Eller Professional Sales Club
The EPSC helps club Members 1) learn and practice the basics of consultative business-to-business sales skills in for-profit companies and fundraising skills in charity-to-business (major giving) non-profits and 2) how to market themselves for internships and full time employment... Read More →

Sponsors
avatar for Cox Business
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Get Started Tucson

Cox Blue
Get Started Tucson will highlight up to eight entrepreneurs who will pitch their idea to a distinguished panel of experts. One winner will be named to receive over $20,000 in prizes including a one year Cox Business technology package, and special prizes for second place and a... Read More →


Thursday October 27, 2016 7:30pm - 9:00pm MST
TEP 88 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85701
  Entrepreneurship, Communities, Entrepreneurship |   Get Started Tucson, Communities, Entrepreneurship |   IdeaFunding, Communities, Entrepreneurship

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