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Bringing together successful military connected startup founders, small business owners, and corporate executives to mix, mingle, and mentor aspiring military connected entrepreneurs!
Each session will feature a brief fireside chat with an experienced military connected business leader in a special “cross-over” live recording for both the Startup Anthology and the Command Post Cohort Podcasts.
On 08 October, we'll be featuring Brandon Cates. He is the CEO of Ametrine Inc., the industry leader in multispectral signature management technologies, based in Round Rock, Texas. With a background in the U.S. Army as an Infantry officer, where he led missions in Afghanistan and served with units like the 82nd Airborne and the 75th Ranger Regiment. Upon completing his military service, Brandon transitioned into corporate leadership. He held roles at management and executive roles at Dell and Sears Holdings, overseeing large-scale supply chain operations. He also served as a partner in the Praevius Group where he and his team of veterans developed and deployed innovative technologies in support of counterterrorism efforts.
Passionate about serving veterans and their families, Brandon has also dedicated significant time to suicide prevention and veteran advocacy. Join us to learn his lessons in entrepreneurship & leadership!
The mentorship chat about the guest's experience will be followed by an open networking opportunity for attendees to get to know the speaker(s) and each other with the goal of leaving with valuable new connections and, hopefully, a new mentor.
Hosted in partnership with the D’Aniello Institute for Veteran & Military Families (IVMF), the Texas Veteran Chambers Coalition, the Texas Veterans Commission Veteran Entrepreneur Program (VEP), Combined Arms Texas Veterans Network, JP Morgan Chase and others ... ask us how you can help sponsor or support our events today, too!
A special thank you to Capital Factory for hosting our event. Capital Factory is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas. They meet the best entrepreneurs in Texas and introduce them to their first investors, employees, mentors, and customers.
To sign up for a Capital Factory membership, click here.
Bringing together successful military connected startup founders, small business owners, and corporate executives to mix, mingle, and mentor aspiring military connected entrepreneurs!
Each session will feature a brief fireside chat with an experienced military connected business leader in a special “cross-over” live recording for both the Startup Anthology and the Command Post Cohort Podcasts.
On 08 October, we'll be featuring Brandon Cates. He is the CEO of Ametrine Inc., the industry leader in multispectral signature management technologies, based in Round Rock, Texas. With a background in the U.S. Army as an Infantry officer, where he led missions in Afghanistan and served with units like the 82nd Airborne and the 75th Ranger Regiment. Upon completing his military service, Brandon transitioned into corporate leadership. He held roles at management and executive roles at Dell and Sears Holdings, overseeing large-scale supply chain operations. He also served as a partner in the Praevius Group where he and his team of veterans developed and deployed innovative technologies in support of counterterrorism efforts.
Passionate about serving veterans and their families, Brandon has also dedicated significant time to suicide prevention and veteran advocacy. Join us to learn his lessons in entrepreneurship & leadership!
The mentorship chat about the guest's experience will be followed by an open networking opportunity for attendees to get to know the speaker(s) and each other with the goal of leaving with valuable new connections and, hopefully, a new mentor.
Hosted in partnership with the D’Aniello Institute for Veteran & Military Families (IVMF), the Texas Veteran Chambers Coalition, the Texas Veterans Commission Veteran Entrepreneur Program (VEP), Combined Arms Texas Veterans Network, JP Morgan Chase and others ... ask us how you can help sponsor or support our events today, too!
A special thank you to Capital Factory for hosting our event. Capital Factory is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas. They meet the best entrepreneurs in Texas and introduce them to their first investors, employees, mentors, and customers.
To sign up for a Capital Factory membership, click here.
