Keith Kohler is the Founder of The K2 Group LLC, a finance consultancy. Keith has worked with and impacted hundreds of companies with financing and financing education. Over the past few years, he has originated and closed over $100 million in financing, with a particular focus on the natural products and food and beverage industries. He supports founders via several other roles, including as a mentor of the Nutrition Capital Network, a Year 6 Mastermind Advisor for Babson College’s Women’s Innovating Now Growth Lab, a Wharton Venture Lab Expert in Residence and Mentor, and as the Finance instructor for The Idea Center at Miami-Dade College. Keith has also led financing webinars for the Specialty Food Association, Hirshberg Entrepreneurship Institute, and has also been the featured expert on all aspects of debt financing for 15 years for the Natural Products Consulting’s “Financing Your Consumer Products Company” in-person seminars.
Under his Financing Man brand, Keith launched a new retreat and mastermind-based business to help founders get comfortable with and master the finance function in their business called Making the Numbers Work for You. Keith also provides a complimentary review of a company's financials to give founders a 2-3 year financing strategy including debt, equity, and alternative financing options (yourfinancingreview.com).
Keith earned his MBA from the Wharton School and a MA in International Studies (Latin America and Portuguese language focus) from the Lauder Institute of the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a BS in Foreign Service cum laude from Georgetown University.
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Under his Financing Man brand, Keith launched a new retreat and mastermind-based business to help founders get comfortable with and master the finance function in their business called Making the Numbers Work for You. Keith also provides a complimentary review of a company's financials to give founders a 2-3 year financing strategy including debt, equity, and alternative financing options (yourfinancingreview.com).
Keith earned his MBA from the Wharton School and a MA in International Studies (Latin America and Portuguese language focus) from the Lauder Institute of the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a BS in Foreign Service cum laude from Georgetown University.
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Anthony Millin is a trusted legal and business advisor to startup and emerging-growth companies. As a startup attorney, a serial entrepreneur, a venture partner, and the Founder and Co-Chair of NEXT powered by Shulman Rogers, an innovative new model for delivering legal services to startup and emerging growth companies. Anthony brings his unique legal and business perspective to advising his clients.
Anthony understands firsthand what it takes to start, scale and manage a company, to successfully prepare for and run a fundraising process, and to address the legal issues faced by a startup. This background provides him with valuable insights into the legal and business needs of his clients. Within Shulman Rogers, his unique skill set has earned him an appointment to the firm’s 7-person Strategic Planning Committee.|
A creative problem solver and strong advocate dedicated to the success of his clients, Anthony frequently serves as his clients’ “outside general counsel, taking a leadership role in managing the full range of their legal needs from formation and financing to growth and exit.
Anthony is also a Co-Founder and Chairman of Urban Gateway and a Venture Partner at Third Sphere, and serves as a Founding Board Member of Lauren’s Light, a non-profit organization whose mission is to support and empower families in which a parent with young children has been diagnosed with cancer.
Anthony received his BS in Finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School
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Anthony understands firsthand what it takes to start, scale and manage a company, to successfully prepare for and run a fundraising process, and to address the legal issues faced by a startup. This background provides him with valuable insights into the legal and business needs of his clients. Within Shulman Rogers, his unique skill set has earned him an appointment to the firm’s 7-person Strategic Planning Committee.|
A creative problem solver and strong advocate dedicated to the success of his clients, Anthony frequently serves as his clients’ “outside general counsel, taking a leadership role in managing the full range of their legal needs from formation and financing to growth and exit.
Anthony is also a Co-Founder and Chairman of Urban Gateway and a Venture Partner at Third Sphere, and serves as a Founding Board Member of Lauren’s Light, a non-profit organization whose mission is to support and empower families in which a parent with young children has been diagnosed with cancer.
Anthony received his BS in Finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School
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No enterprise is an island. Rather, every enterprise is embedded in an ecosystem of partners to create and deliver value. How should enterprise leaders think about scaling up a new initiative when growth is not only a function of the enterprise-level capabilities but also a function of the broader ecosystem of partners and their capabilities? In this session, Professor Rahul Kapoor and panelists: Rocky Garff WG'07, Head of Trucking Operations at Waymo, Ashmeet Sidana WG'03, Chief Engineer at Engineering Capital, and Christine Yip WG'01, Advisor and Former Fintech Executive, will discuss the thinking behind scaling technology initiatives in an ecosystem as well as how leaders can navigate through some of the key strategic tradeoffs in their ecosystems.
No enterprise is an island. Rather, every enterprise is embedded in an ecosystem of partners to create and deliver value. How should enterprise leaders think about scaling up a new initiative when growth is not only a function of the enterprise-level capabilities but also a function of the broader ecosystem of partners and their capabilities? In this session, Professor Rahul Kapoor and panelists: Rocky Garff WG'07, Head of Trucking Operations at Waymo, Ashmeet Sidana WG'03, Chief Engineer at Engineering Capital, and Christine Yip WG'01, Advisor and Former Fintech Executive, will discuss the thinking behind scaling technology initiatives in an ecosystem as well as how leaders can navigate through some of the key strategic tradeoffs in their ecosystems.
The Studios @ Venture Labs are a collection of workspaces and labs that house digital and analog fabrication technologies that empower the Penn community to make their ideas a reality. Makerspace on G/F specifically, is home to the Integrated Product Design courses, where students turn their brainchild into actual products and market these products to the wider Penn community.
"Telling your cultural story through food/ Appropriation vs Appreciation"
Ange Branca, Sate Kampar
Virtual
Ange Branca grew up in her grandmother’s kitchen where she learned the traditional techniques of Malaysian cooking, a cuisine that bears the influence of multiple cultures dating back to the 14th century when Malaysia was a spice trading hub. Though she grew up in a culinary family, she spent the first part of her career in business consulting. After years of living abroad, her nostalgia for the flavors of home coupled with a dying appreciation for humble Malaysian cuisine back home inspired Ange to open Saté Kampar, a restaurant focusing on saté (skewered meat grilled on coconut shell charcoal) and traditional Malaysian cooking made from scratch. The restaurant quickly became one of Philly’s top restaurants, Zagat named Saté Kampar the top 10 most important restaurant openings. In 2017 Saté Kampar was nominated for the James Beard Award. The diversity of food and culture that Ange grew up with in Malaysia inspired her charity project, a dinner series, Muhibbah Dinners. Muhibbah— when people of multiple cultures, races and religions come together in peace and tolerance — is best appreciated when a good meal is shared. Ange started Muhibbah Dinners to bring together chefs of different backgrounds and cultures to celebrate diversity with diners in Philadelphia and raise funds for nonprofits that work with immigrants and refugees.
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Ange Branca, Sate Kampar
Virtual
Ange Branca grew up in her grandmother’s kitchen where she learned the traditional techniques of Malaysian cooking, a cuisine that bears the influence of multiple cultures dating back to the 14th century when Malaysia was a spice trading hub. Though she grew up in a culinary family, she spent the first part of her career in business consulting. After years of living abroad, her nostalgia for the flavors of home coupled with a dying appreciation for humble Malaysian cuisine back home inspired Ange to open Saté Kampar, a restaurant focusing on saté (skewered meat grilled on coconut shell charcoal) and traditional Malaysian cooking made from scratch. The restaurant quickly became one of Philly’s top restaurants, Zagat named Saté Kampar the top 10 most important restaurant openings. In 2017 Saté Kampar was nominated for the James Beard Award. The diversity of food and culture that Ange grew up with in Malaysia inspired her charity project, a dinner series, Muhibbah Dinners. Muhibbah— when people of multiple cultures, races and religions come together in peace and tolerance — is best appreciated when a good meal is shared. Ange started Muhibbah Dinners to bring together chefs of different backgrounds and cultures to celebrate diversity with diners in Philadelphia and raise funds for nonprofits that work with immigrants and refugees.
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Kevin will be joining us via Zoom
Kevin Weschler, WG’20, CEO & Founder of Fuego, a dance-inspired athleisure brand. Fuego launched the world's best dance sneaker in 2019 and is now worn by dancers in 97 countries around the world.
Register here to attend in-person (space is limited to 15 people)
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Questions: Contact Valentina Goutorova, Director, Venture Lab
Kevin Weschler, WG’20, CEO & Founder of Fuego, a dance-inspired athleisure brand. Fuego launched the world's best dance sneaker in 2019 and is now worn by dancers in 97 countries around the world.
Register here to attend in-person (space is limited to 15 people)
To join via Zoom Register Here
Questions: Contact Valentina Goutorova, Director, Venture Lab
Venture Lab's Food Innovation Lab in Tangen Hall is a new test kitchen facility for Penn student entrepreneurs to experiment and create ventures focused on food innovation.