2007-2008 EARLY STAGE PRESENTERS
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FEBRUARY 21, 2007
Larry Snyder, President and CEO, High Desert Bank
Larry Snyder is President and CEO of High Desert Bank -- the only new bank in Bend in over 30 years. Snyder will share his two-year journey to create a new bank, from defining its market niche to developing its state charter to capitalizing the institution. Along the way, Snyder made an important business decision to partner with back-end specialist, Capitol Bancorp, which provides critical but transparent services to the new bank. Snyder has been in the banking business for 31 years in three states. Originally from Colorado, he lived in Alaska for 21 years and Arizona before moving to Bend eight years ago. Locally, he was business banking team leader for Sterling Savings for six years before starting High Desert Bank. Snyder highly involved in community programs; he serves as Chairman of the Board of the Boys and Girls Club of Bend, and is a Board and Loan Committee Member of the Oregon Business Development Corporation. For more information, visit High Desert Bank.
JANUARY 17, 2007
Brad Raether, Wavetech Engines, Inc.
A classic garage-mechanic inventor, Raether has designed and patented a major improvement on the 300-year old piston engine, allowing linear power to be converted into rotary more efficiently. As someone who has tinkered with engines all his life, Raether says not being formally trained as an engineer helps him think outside the box. Potential applications include autos, airplanes, bikes and industrial engines. Working literally out of his Redmond garage, Raether has raised $100,000 thus far to build a prototype engine and seeks additional capital to commercialize applications of his invention.
2006-2007 EARLY STAGE PRESENTERS
NOVEMBER 15, 2007
Chuck Greenwood, president of HumanCar, Inc.:
PubTalk features early stage presenter Chuck Greenwood with the concept, design and prototypes for several s "automotive based human hybrid." The HumanCar originated from street racing of the 1950's in Sacramento CA and Chuck's father holds a stream of patents on the underlying automotive technology. HumanCar aims to create a zero-emission Low Speed Vehicle (LSV) for both urban and suburban environments and is considering manufacturing the vehicles in Central Oregon. Visit www.humancar.com for more information.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2007
Bob Shingler, founder and President of Evo, Inc.: Evo is a developer of presentation cookware which capitalizes on the emerging trend of social cooking for both commercial and consumer markets. The company's product line has gained a strong following in grocery stores and restaurants and is now expanding throughout the hotel, resort, club, and professional food service markets. With 2006 sales at $1.1 million, Evo seeks $500K for inventory to meet sales demand with the goal of being the leader in presentation cooking equipment. Learn about the EVO patented product line at http://evoamerica.blogspot.com/ or http://www.evo-web.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=58.
JUNE 13, 2007
The winning team from OSU-Cascades presented. PubTalk featured the winning business plan team from Pam Stevenson's OSU-Cascade's New Venture Management class. Young entrepreneurs compete for the opportunity to present at PubTalk and local business leaders Dan Hobin, Giancarlo Pozzi and Erick Petersen make the final selection of the winning team prior to June’s PubTalk event. The winning team made a presentation on their plans for a Central Oregon shooting range.
MAY 10, 2007
Columbia Gorge Wine Club: As a wine retail company, early stage presenter Columbia Gorge Wine Club represents the best product of 18 regional wineries, offering consumers a way to purchase directly through its web site, tasting room, or at events. The Wine Club sees an opportunity to brand the Gorge wine region at the national level. The start up seeks $300k in funding, with a minimum investment starting at $5k. For more information, see http://www.columbiagorgewineclub.com/
APRIL 12, 2007
Mike Dalzell, Northwest ICF Solutions If you've wondered about the white foam walls going up around Central Oregon in early stage construction areas, Mike Dalzell of Northwest ICF Solutions will explain all. ICF is short for Insulating Concrete Forms in builder's parlance, although it's also been described as “Instead of Conventional Framing.” Gaining rapid acceptance, ICF is a high performance alternative to stick frame construction that offers considerable energy, sound, maintenance, and durability advantages. To increase distribution throughout the Pacific Northwest, the company is seeking additional capital from local investors.
MARCH 8, 2007
James Roman, Interlocking Constructions Systems
The Interlocking Construction Systems™ (ICS) is a patented, state-of-the-art panelized building technology that permits a stronger, longer lasting, more affordable home to be completely built onsite in within a week, using semi-skilled workers. Upon the successful completion of two Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grants (totaling over 1/3 of a million dollars), the Interlocking Construction Systems™ (ICS), is seeking to secure funding, and build an experience team of professionals to launch it into its commercialization phase. More information is available at www.interlockingconstructionsystems.com.
FEBRUARY 8, 2007
Kevin Corson, Founder, HBN, Inc.
February PubTalk also features an early stage company presentation by HBN, a start-up with an intriguing approach to managing and distributing digital content by means other than web browsers or email programs. Kevin Corson, HBN's founder, has prior technology experience as founder of Marketing Engineers, Chief Vision Officer for Sonic Foundry and President of COVOX.
JANUARY 11, 2007
Dan Davis & Dale Porter, SUN Biodiesel
SUN Biodiesel Corp. is a private Oregon company formed to produce biodiesel, a burgeoning market that helps reduce dependence on petroleum and makes significant reductions in environmentally harmful pollutants. From their Medford base, SUN serves a market area encompassing northern California, southern and central Oregon. Following market exploration in 2005 (Phase I), SUN incorporated in February 2006 and has begun small scale production with used equipment (Phase II), focusing efforts on achieving a high level of product quality. The company seeks capital with a compatible investor to expand production (Phase III).
NOVEMBER 9, 2006
Daniel D. Mayhew, Kaibridge (www.kaibridge.com)
Kaibridge software gives unprecedented control to animators and game designers to create the most realistic or fantastic 3D digital animals at a significantly lower cost than traditional animation techniques. Kaibridge uses its engine to produce Kaibridge-branded on-line games and will work with computer animation studios to produce TV shows and films, as well as with computer game developers to build and run games on any platform.
September 14, 2006
Brian Kurth, VocationVacations® (www.vocationvacations.com)
Launched in 2004 by founder and president, Brian Kurth, VocationVacations® enriches people's lives by providing one-to-three day career immersion experiences that allow people to test-drive their dream job. Vocationers work one-on-one with a VocationVacations-approved and credentialed mentor to see what their dream job is really like. VocationVacations is in 32 states - and growing each month.
May 11, 2006
Brad Goettemoeller, Quicksilver Interactive Media Inc. (www.quicksilverweb.com)
Quicksilver Interactive is a new media company that specializes in highly interactive websites and internet marketing. Established in Bend in 2003, the company has been experiencing steady growth and focuses its marketing efforts on the tourism industry.
APRIL 13, 2006
Andy Barrow, President and Senior Designer, Let's Make a Space (www.letsmakeaspace.com)
Let's Make a Space replicates the process of home makeover shows offering fixed prices and time packages as well as custom packages. Established a year ago, Let's Make a Space recently moved into a 3,000 SF facility off of Greenwood Avenue, is growing rapidly and has business booked out for more than two months.
March 9, 2006
Ken White, CFO - WhiteBall LLC
WhiteBall was founded to bring a fitness facility to Bend that operates 24 hours a day, with minimal staffing and overhead. The company is based upon the Anytime Fitness Business model which is currently the 21st fastest growing company in the US and has 92 facilities throughout the Continental U.S. and Alaska - there are 5 of these facilities currently in Oregon. Contact: 541-419-3378
FEBRUARY 9, 2006
John L. Barney - Cricket Tools (www.asicnw.com)
Cricket Tools is an electronic monitoring company using RFID technology. The company, located in Powell Butte, has designed the next generation of electronic monitoring equipment used by law enforcement agencies to safely monitor offenders in their residences. Email: jbarney@crickettools.com
2004-2005 EARLY STAGE PRESENTERS
NOVEMBER 17, 2005
Tom Barquinero - Second Trunks, Inc. (www.SecondTrunks.com)
Second Trunks, Inc. produces gel-coated fiberglass utility trailers & hitch-mounted carriers that combine industry-standard functionality with best-in class design, construction and vehicle-matching aesthetic appeal. Email: tom@SecondTrunks.com
Nathan Wheeler - Ancient Wisdom Productions (www.minemovie.com)
Nathan Wheeler is finishing pre-production for a full-length feature film set in Bend. Ancient Wisdom is seeking $200,000 in capital for the film's post-production phase. Email: profilmmaker@netzero.net
SEPTEMBER 8, 2005
Chris Tsongas - SpeedProjects, Inc. (www.speedprojects.net)
SpeedProjects, Inc. is a Bend-based company providing a secure project-based file-sharing and Internet fax service through an intuitive web browser interface.
JUNE 9, 2005
Kevin Duffy - Biodegradable Food Service, Bend, OR (www.bdfs.net)
Biodegradable Food Service provides environmentally friendly products, 100% biodegradable and compost able, to food service companies and industrial users. Email: customerservice@biodegradablefoodservice.com
MAY 12, 2005
Jim Ahlquist - Soil Restoration, Bend, OR
Soil Restoration LLC provides environmentally friendly products to restoring the natural health and vitality of soil that has been damaged by the extended application of chemical products used such as fertilizers, insecticides, and pesticides.
APRIL 14, 2005
Damir Perge - Learmousine, Bend, OR (www.learmousine.com)
Learmousine manufactures street-bound, world class limousines from luxury business jets. Email: dh@learmousine.com
MARCH 10. 2005
Jason Graham-Nye - gDiapers, Portland, OR (www.gdiapers.com)
gDiapers offer parents the world's first and only disposable diaper designed to be safely flushed down the toilet. gDiapers are more convenient than cloth and more environmentally friendly than cloth or disposable. Email: Jason@gdiapers.com
Scott Seelye -Bombshell Speaker Company, Bend (www.bombshellspeakers.com)
Bombshell Speaker Company has recently completed development on the world's first speakers to use their patent-pending seamless speaker enclosure. Email: scott@dbsumo.com
FEBRUARY 10, 2005
David Gawlowski - Pressure Drop, Bend, OR (www.pdrop.com)
Pressure Drop is an early stage computer peripherals manufacturer located in Bend. Dismissing the utilitarian plastic boxes and chaotic tangling of wires and cables forced on consumers by the existing computer peripheral and accessory manufacturers, Pressure Drop has embarked on a bold crusade to replace the uninteresting external hard drives, USB and FireWire hubs, modems, and other devices with stylish, visionary peripherals that fuse art and technology. Email: davidg@pdrop.com
JANUARY 13, 2005
Peter May - SensorTrek, Bend, OR (www.sensortrek.com) Email: peter@sensortrek.com
SensorTrek is a Bend company developing small reliable solar-powered sensing devices that can be set up in remote locations to gather and periodically transmit data via satellite. The devices can be used for many kinds of monitoring (i.e. fish counts, stream flow, pump flow, water and air quality) that require power to collect data and send it back to a central location.
NOVEMBER 11, 2004
John Berry - EV+2, Sisters, OR (www.according2jb.com)
John Berry has developed a rigorous ROI methodology applicable to companies with at least $3-5 million annual IT budget, a $100 million in sales or a total workforce of 1,000 minimum. The methodology is designed specifically to maximize the economic value of information technology investments. John is published regularly in many national technology trade journals including ComputerWorld, InternetWeek, The Industry Standard, PlanetIT and eCFO and his book "Tangible Strategies for Intangible Assets: Managing Your Greatest Sources of Value", was published by McGraw Hill in fall of 2004. Email: according2jb@earthlink.net
Laurie Chesler - Ethiculture, Bend, OR (www.lowandtight.com)
Low + Tight is the first brand of the parent company Ethiculture Inc. Ethiculture Inc. strives to create unique, highly desired products for the fashion, home décor, and gift industries that use predominantly recycled materials in their production. The current line (Low + Tight) of products includes handbags, belts, and wallets made from recycled seat belts, are one-of-a-kind due to the raw materials involved, yet have the ability to be mass produced on a large scale. Email: info@lowandtight.com
SEPTEMBER 9, 2004
Monica Lee - Rage Talent Management, Bend, OR (www.ragefilms.com)
Rage Films, established in 1994, produces extreme sports films, which are distributed worldwide. The company intends to launch a spin-off of Rage Films, called Rage Talent Management. The new business is an athlete management company that will manage extreme sports athletes: skateboarders, surfers, snowboarders, skiers, wakeboarders, mountain bikers, bmx and motocross racers. Email: info@ragefilms.com
Chris Tracewell - teamMASCOT.com, Redmond, OR (www.teammascot.com)
teamMASCOT is an online retailer of officially licensed sports memorabilia. The company sells logo'ed NFL, NCAA, NBA, MLB, NHL and NASCAR products such as hats, jerseys, watches, bumper stickers and more. Email: chris@teammascot.com
MAY 6, 2004
Phil Kochan - Mileage Wiz, Bend, OR
Jump Start Technologies has developed MileageWiz, a PC based software product that empowers a small-business owner to easily and quickly create an IRS approved mileage log. Typical users of this program can log an entire week's driving in a few minutes or, at the end of the year, they can create a 30 to 50-page mileage log in less than an hour. The product is aimed at the 20+ million sole proprietors, landlords, and small farmers in the US who are required to keep a mileage log to support their automobile tax deductions. Dr. Phil Kochan has over 10 years experience as a software developer. Email: philk@starband.net
John Knotek - Oregon Imaging Solutions, Redmond, OR
Established in 2001, OIS offers consultative sales of business systems to support efficient data throughput and data management using HP products and services. While CEO John Knotek was building a successful regional business by partnering with Hewlett Packard, he discovered a new venture that has the potential to take his service company to new heights. Building on the backbone of OIS, John has an opportunity to launch a Tactical Management Support program targeted at the entire National Emergency Services management market. Email: johnk@oisprinters.com
APRIL 8, 2004
Richard Ziff - The O.T.E. Group, Inc. (Of the Earth), Bend, OR (www.oftheearth.com)
Hélène Bisnaire and Richard Ziff co-founded Of the Earth (OTE) in 1992 in British Columbia. In 1997, OTE began to direct source fabrics from China, improving the fabric weaves, and also shifting to a global perspective. Production moved to China in 1998. As the company grew at an exponential rate and relations with the Chinese strengthened, OTE made the decision to move forward and actually grow, spin, weave, knit and sew all of Of the Earth's clothing in China. Of the Earth's original designs and special fabrics include 100% hemp specialty fabrics and hemp blended fabrics with wool, silk and ramie.
Drexell Barnes - 3DB Wax Company, Bend, OR (www.3dbwax.com)
3DB Wax makes all-natural, quality ski and snowboard wax for customers who care for and about their natural surroundings. 3DB Wax is the only wax engineered for minimal environmental effects that responds to the environmental concerns of the outdoor enthusiast. Drexell Barnes possesses 12 years of professional experience in synthetic chemistry, large-scale chemical formulation, bulk chemical formulation and manufacture, technical instrumentation and analysis, environmental monitoring and analysis, statistical process control, and ISO 9001. He holds a Bachelors of Science in chemistry from the University of Oregon. Email: 2bitbum@3dbwax.com
MARCH 11, 2004
Angela Arndt - L.C. Foods, Inc., Bend, OR
Angela's Low Carb Foods is a Bend startup that has developed an extremely low carb food line, including pizzas. Angela Arndt is a native Central Oregonian who owned a successful low carb bakery in Bend and developed low carb foods in response to her customers' requests. Her proprietary recipes have been evaluated and analyzed by the Oregon Food Innovation Center and have enjoyed widespread acceptance in the local marketplace. Email: angelocarb@aol.com
Douglas Vernon - Bodiwalker/Enurchi, Bend, OR (www.bodiwalker.com)
Douglas Vernon designed the BodiWalker, a patented exercise device that adds numerous health benefits to walking. BodiWalker benefits include greater cardiovascular health, upper-body conditioning and toning, and shaping and strengthening of all the major muscle groups. Douglas' career includes 25 years in television, primarily at KGW-TV, an NBC affiliate in Portland. He is a four-time Emmy award winner, possesses two Iris awards and won what is considered the Pulitzer of Electronic Journalism, the Columbia DuPont Award. Email: vernondkv@juno.com
FEBRUARY 12, 2004
Lee Barker - Barker Musical Instruments, Redmond, OR (www.barkerbass.com)
Barker produces handcrafted, hand tested vertical bass instruments. The vertical base is an upright fretted bass that plays naturally and easily, possesses unparalleled sustain, and above all, offers playing comfort. With veneers 1/2" thick, each Barker Vertical Bass is unique, and does not have the "cookie-cutter" looks that large manufacturers get from paper thin veneers. The solid faces are selected for resonance as well as beauty. Email: lee@barkerbass.com
Tyson Pardue - Ibex Solutions, Bend, OR (www.articibex.com)
Ibex Solutions provides e-commerce solutions to specialty retailers, manufacturers and distributors. Ibex began building products for its first e-commerce customer in. Since then, the company has dedicated itself to helping specialty retailers build e-commerce channels in a cost effective and high quality way. Tyson Pardue was one of the first handful of employees at PeopleSoft Inc., and many of the developers of Ibex Solutions are talented ex-ERP developers. Email: tysonp@arcticibex.com
JANUARY 15, 2004
Pat Gates - Gate Skate, Richland, WA (www.gateskate.com)
GateSkate, Inc. is a privately held corporation incorporated in the state of Washington, and financed to date with the resources of its initial organizers and shareholders. An international office is located in Barcelona, Spain. Extensive research and product development have resulted in a unique, efficient, proprietary design of an easy to use, smooth riding all-terrain skate. The company's primary product, the TrailSkate™ all-terrain skate is designed to go over any type of surface including asphalt, dirt, gravel, grass and mountain trails. Email: pgates@gateskate.com
Steve Derrickson - Utility Solutions, Redmond, OR (www.utilsolutions.com)
USi was established in 1998 by a group of former employees of Orcom Systems. The company provides software support, add-on modules, and custom programming to utility companies (Electric, Gas, Water, Sewer) that purchased software from Orcom Systems. About 3 ½ years ago, USi began developing a Customer Information and Billing software package for the utility industry. Steve Derrickson, President and owner of Utility Solutions, Inc is a graduate of Oregon State University with a degree in Business Administration, and has 25 years management experience in both banking and the software industry. Email: steved@utilsolutions.com |
