| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Seth Weinheimer |
Chief Technology Officer | Profile |
Were developing tech to feed the world. The world is running out of phosphorus. Most of the worlds phosphorus is used to grow food to feed to animals to produce meat. Manure isnt returned to growing regions, and instead leads to algal blooms and nutrient pollution. Were fixing this problem with tech to produce fertilizer from manure, helping farmers grow better food at a price farmers can afford.
Ascend empowers entrepreneurial CPAs to reach their goals with an innovative growth model that brings their firms into the new age. Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend is building a modern platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent while accessing the resources of a large CPA firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital, robust talent acquisition, best-of-breed technology, a catalytic leadership system, shared back-office services, and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount todays industry challenges and reach their full potential. Founded in January 2023, the company attained revenues sufficient to qualify it as a Top 100 U.S. accounting firm within six months of operation.
Monica Massey is a high energy motivational speaker with a reputation for energizing and inspiring audiences of all sizes. Whether youre looking to motivate your team, inspire your community, or ignite attendees at a conference, Monica will deliver a powerful message that will leave a lasting impact. Using healthy doses of "real talk" and relatable humor, Monica brings her no-nonsense self to stage to make audiences laugh, cheer and leave feeling inspired and empowered. Available for keynote presentations, panels, workshops/breakouts and serving as emcee. If youre looking for a dynamic speaker whos guaranteed to bring some serious energy to your meeting or program, look no further. Topics include: • Innovate or Die • Getting DEI Right • Build Your Own Table: Women in the workplace • Leaders Dont Always Get Leadership Right • Adopting a Move It Mindset • Eat the Elephant in the Room: Dealing with Crisis • Words Matter: Effective communications