Jodi Frank is the founder of Culineer, an AI-powered platform transforming how people discover and enjoy locally produced fresh food. With experience in sales, marketing, and business strategy, and teaching at HACC and Penn State University, Jodi brings a rare blend of business acumen and creative innovation.
Using AI to Reduce Development Costs & Creating Intelligent Agents
How Culineer integrates AI tools to accelerate product development and uses AI agents to strengthen connections between farmers and home cooks.
Brandon Teller is a seasoned technology founder behind Bindr and ColdStart, an AI-powered content generation and LLM ranking startup. He specializes in solving the "cold start" challenge for companies, earning national recognition for innovation in AI content and user acquisition.
AI only ranks relevant content, SEO as we know it is dead
Building AIO (AI-optimized) targeted content that performs well in conversational AI and search ecosystems for improved visibility and organic growth.
Bryan Speece is the founder of Vamp and CEO of Speece Technologies, a software development and integration firm. A Founder Institute alum with nearly two decades of experience developing innovative technology solutions.
Vamp: AI-Driven Research Interviews
A web application for conducting AI-driven research interviews built with Amazon Bedrock and OpenAI's Whisper, conducting interviews like a PhD-level qualitative researcher.
Ken Richard is an accomplished software engineering leader dedicated to advancing mental health technology. He leads engineering at Okaya in Lancaster, PA, specializing in using machine learning and AI to build scalable, user-focused solutions.
AI-Driven Mental Health Screenings
Using state-of-the-art AI to perform behavioral health screenings via conversational video check-ins for mission-critical applications in healthcare and defense.