Niche Slay: Creating Blue Oceans – Startup Soiree

Niche Slay: Creating Blue Oceans – Startup Soiree

Pictured (LtoR) Larry Gourdine, National Human Genome Center at Howard University director of strategic partnerships; Sinclair P. Ceasar III, Loyola University Maryland assistant director of student life; Scott Robertson, Year Up director of corporate partnerships; and André Robinson, Mt. Royal Community Development Corporation executive director

Pictured (LtoR) Justin Rockett, Horsetail Technologies program coordinator; and Bennett Carroll, Brown Advisory institutional portfolio analyst

Pictured (LtoR) Matt Williams, MDW Consulting founder; “”DJ Al Graham”, event house DJ; and Jes Gignac, Startup Soiree co-founder

Pictured (LtoR) Patrick Rife, Startup Soiree co-founder; Andrew Schuster, NewsUp CEO; and Kara Redman, Backroom co-founder

Pictured (LtoR) Chris Sachse, event speaker; Rich May, Innovation Village chairman; Jordan Sachse, Kennedy Krieger Institute occupational therapist; and Denise O’Neill, The Alternative Board principal

Pictured (LtoR) Phyllis Langley, Kinglet digital marketing manager; Lucie Camp, Baltimore Orioles graphic designer; and Megan McCarthy, Baltimore Museum of Art senior graphic designer

Attendees enjoyed a networking hour before the evening's speaker took center stage.

Attendees enjoyed a networking hour before the evening’s speaker took center stage.

Folks gathered at the Harbor Point offices of Horsetail Technologies for the event.

Folks gathered at the Harbor Point offices of Horsetail Technologies for the event.

Horsetail Technologies - with a little help from Pixilated - provided the backdrop for this Startup Soiree.

Horsetail Technologies – with a little help from Pixilated – provided the backdrop for this Startup Soiree.

Market Space Race (June 30, 2016) Baltimore folks involved in a number of different entrepreneurial, technological and startup businesses gathered at the Horsetail Technologies offices for the June Startup Soiree. After a networking hour, attendees listened to guest speaker Chris Sachse, apogee iQ and Horsetail Technologies CEO.

Sloane Brown

Baltimore's longtime fashion and social scene reporter, Sloane is the founder/managing editor of Baltimore Snap.

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