After a long layoff due to the pandemic, Frank and Lakshmi kick off the 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit and then welcome ReliaQuest CEO, Brian Murphy, to the stage.

ReliaQuest CEO, Brian Murphy, will share his startup story from bootstrapped to a unicorn with Established Co-CEO, Jen Consalvo.

Get into the mind of a product development lead as Andrew Nguyen of BARK discusses building products with Matt Hunckler of Powderkeg.

It's been six years since Courtney and Tye Caldwell, Co-Founders of ShearShare, became the 2016 Startup of the Year. Frank Gruber, Co-CEO of Established, will catch up with them on their latest round of funding and recent move to the northeast.

Understanding the legal aspects of business are critical to you business success. In this session, Nick Outman of Hill Ward Henderson will share insights and tips with Lauren Coffey of Tampa Bay Inno / Tampa Bay Business Journal.

About 1 out of 8 Americans struggle to get pregnant, Amy Beckley, the CEO of MFB Fertility - the makers of PROOV- catches up with Frank Gruber of Established about what PROOV is doing to help.

Cash is fuel for startups. In this panel, open Q&A discussion, angel and venture capital investors will help with all those burning fund questions.

Rami Essaid has started multiple successful startups. His last business could have been a unicorn exit, but was deeply impacted by some errors in his cash flow projections. With his latest startup, Finmark, Rami helps other founders ensure that these errors won't happen to them, too. He'll catch up with Jen Consalvo, Established, to talk about his progress and journey since finishing as one of the Top 5 in the 2020 Startup of the Year program.

Starting up is great, but so is exiting successfully. Mert Iseri of MATH Venture Partners shares insights on the best way to exit taken from his new book, Exit Right.

It's been one year since SoLoFunds was named Startup of the Year. Founders Travis Holoway and Rodney Williams share their latest news and lessons learned from their rising startup journey with Lesa Mitchell of Techstars.

Jenny Fielding led Techstars NYC for years until recently when she left to take on The Fund full-time. Frank Gruber of Established catches up about her decision to go all-in on venture capital, what she likes to invest in, and more.

Culture is an important part of every business. Jenn Lim has dedicated her life to helping organizations from Starbucks to Sallie Mae build workplace cultures. Jenn will share insights from her latest best-selling book Beyond Happiness with Jen Consalvo from Established.

Over the last decade, Blake Hall of ID.me and his team turned their startup into a unicorn business, while developing a way to simplify and share your identity online. We'll learn from his experiences in this final session of the day as he speaks with Frank Gruber of Established.

Building relationships that last is one of the most important things you can do in life and business. This session, much like speed dating, aims to spark those connections as we look to play matchmakers between startup founders and investors, and corporate industry leaders.

Kicking off Summit's final day with a special welcome.

This talk will stage for the day with insights and motivational words from Paul Sohl.

These days you can startup anywhere. Anna Mason and the Rise of the Rest fund have been investing in 'everywhere else, since 2015. Frank Gruber has toured with Anna and team, and they will catch up about the hot new trends.

Former NFL Hall of Famer Derrick Brooks leads up the corporate and community efforts at Vinik Sports Group. He will share about his pivot from NFL superstar to corporate executive with Lakshmi Shenoy of Embarc Collective, highlighting the value of teamwork and the importance of community.

Let's meet the finals judges for the 9th annual Startup of the Year Summit! The Finals come next.

The five top startups in the 9th Annual Startup of the Year competition pitch for the grand champion title.