Thursday! SFTA in association w/MIT Enterprise Forum presents: Do You Have What It Takes? The Evolution of the CEO – June 16

Peter Haines, Founder & CEO Horizon Growth Advisors, Former CEO Cybex International.  peter@horizongrowth.com / 305.807.0341. Originally from Boston, based in the South Florida for over 10 years, an accomplished and proven C-Level Executive known for driving company value and growth through rapid change and operational improvement. Horizon Growth Advisors was founded in 2005, has served nearly 50 client companies who have enjoyed 90% success from the work of the firm resulting in over $1/3 Billion in growth and increased value. A client list is featured at www.horizongrowth.com.

Ron Antevy, President & CEO of e-Builder. The pioneer in fully integrated, cloud-based construction program management software. An expert in technology applications for construction, Ron has held a number of senior management positions in the construction and environmental services industries, which have helped him, lay the foundation of e-Builder’s success. Ron’s leadership has earned him several local and industry-specific accolades, including being named an EY “Entrepreneur of the Year,” a “South Florida Ultimate CEO,” and a “Power Leader” by the South Florida Business Journal. A native of the area, Ron is a graduate of the University of Florida and is passionate about nurturing the technology industry ecosystem in South Florida. Ron currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Enterprise Development Corporation of South Florida and the Software & Information Industry Association.

Will Weinraub, CEO & Co-Founder Live Ninja. At LiveNinja, our mission is to make communicating with brands as simple and personable as talking to a friend.LiveNinja’s collection of real-time applications help brands better engage and educate their customers via video chat directly on their website and from any retail location. They do so with two products: LiveNinja Web Application: LiveNinja’s web application is a simple, user-friendly video chat tool that allows any brand to give customers a personalized, enjoyable, and face-to-face shopping experience directly on their website. It’s meant to convert visitors into relationships by humanizing the way we communicate with customers online. To learn more visit: liveninja.com. LiveNinja Kiosk: LiveNinja’s video chat kiosk brings the best of the digital world to the physical by giving your customers the ability to engage with your experts from any retail location. It helps reduce costs by allowing sales people to service multiple locations, as well as provide customers with the right information at the moment of purchase. To learn more visit: liveninja.com/kiosk.

Michael McCord, CEO LearnerNation. Michael’s work optimizes the potential of people and organizations. Michael and his team have worked with over 250,000 individuals in 2300 organizations including Fortune 500’s such as MasterCard, LG, Liberty Mutual, Pacific Gas & Electric, and luxury brands such as Cartier, Chopard, and Celebrity Cruise Lines. With a unique specialization in team performance optimization, he helps develop better ways for people to optimize themselves as individuals, teams, and throughout organizations.