Lehigh Valley Elite Network is a Proud Sponsor of the Sharing Summit 2016.

WHEN: Friday, September 30, 2016 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (EDT) - Add to Calendar

WHERE: Iacocca Hall - 111 Research Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015 - View Map

Improve and grow your business by tapping into the Sharing Economy

Jeff Hoffman - Founder / Priceline.com

Jeff Hoffman is a successful entrepreneur, proven CEO, worldwide motivational speaker, published author, Hollywood film producer, and a producer of a Grammy-winning jazz album in 2015. He has been the founder of multiple startups, has been the CEO of both public and private companies, and has served as a senior executive in many capacities. Jeff has been part of a number of well-known companies, including Priceline.com. uBid.com, ColorJar, and more.

Richard Brandt - Director / Iacocca Institute

Dick Brandt is an international consultant, advisor and accomplished public speaker. He has had over 15 years of experience in managing international business operations, while serving in various Vice President positions during a 25-year career at AT&T and Lucent Technologies. International operations for which Mr. Brandt assumed responsibility included all activities associated with sales, project implementation, technical sales support and overseeing and supporting hundreds of international staff in over 25 countries in Asia, W. Europe, E. Europe, the Middle East and Africa. These responsibilities led him to direct discussions of international business issues with world leaders such as the former President of the PLO, Yasar Arafat and Jiang Zemin, former President of PRC. Mr. Brandt also served on the Board of Directors for five international ventures in Singapore, PRC, India, Poland and Russia.

At Lehigh University's College of Business and Economics, Mr. Brandt has taught Business One for seven years. He currently facilitates a section on negotiations in the innovative Integrated Business and Engineering Honors Program, and conducts an ethics lab in a Masters of Accounting course.

Chelsea Rustrum - Author / It's A Shareable Life

As the co-author of the highly rated book "It's a Shareable Life", Chelsea is one of the world's premier authorities on the sharing economy. She has developed marketing strategies and helped tell the stories for countless companies including: Couchsurfing, Listia, NearMe, Yerdle, PwC and IDEO. Chelsea is an enthusiastic, experienced speaker with events like TEDx, Expo Milan, Goethe-Institut, SOCAP, and General Assembly under her belt.

Steve Boener - Co-founder / Hatch House Ventures

Steve Boerner is the President of Hatch House Ventures a network of live-work startup incubators for young entrepreneurs providing a wealth of resources to tomorrow's generation of job creators. Steve is a motivational speaker; passionate about sharing his story and learned lessons with the world

Dave Conklin - CMO / IncomeStore.com, a division of Today's Growth Consultant

Dave Conklin has shared the stage with the likes of David Blaine, Tom Brokaw, and Zappos Founder Tony Hsieh at C-Level targeted events from Quebec to Puerto Rico with his high energy and motivational digital marketing messages. He also speaks regularly for Vistage, TEC, and other CEO mentoring groups around the country. In addition to speaking training and consulting Conklin has built three highly successful companies from conception to development and execution. This portfolio includes companies featured in the Inc 500 lists as one of the fastest growing privately held companies in the nation for 2008 and then again for 2009. Currently Dave works with Income Store in Lancaster, PA as their Chief Marketing Officer and oversees the marketing for more than 600 revenue generating websites that are seen by millions. Dave has spoken to and/or trained more than 10,000 CEOs since 2007 on how to integrate and measure digital marketing in their organizations while earning awards for 40 Under 40, Emerging Business of the Year, and being featured in publications such as Business Week, Social Media Today, and The Wall Street Journal.

Todd Welch - President / Zero, Inc

Todd Welch has devoted his professional career to exploring entrepreneurship and supporting people who have the American dream of entrepreneurship.Todd is a co-founder with his brother Glen Welch and father Scott Welch of Charter Partners USA, Inc. Founded in 1996, Charter Partners has grown into an innovative business community to solve shared problems.

Todd notes that his proudest professional accomplishment is "helping our Members, who represent the best of American family business owners, to create an environment of mutual trust and respect where they can work together and share knowledge."

Todd devotes time to developing entrepreneurship education programs for high school students in northwestern New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. In 2003, Todd founded two organizations: the Welch Foundation for Entrepreneurial Learning and Charter Entrepreneurs, both aim to develop entrepreneurship education and opportunities for high-school students with the long-term goal of supporting the American family business.

In 1993, Todd co-founded the "Wings" program to provide the students of Warren Hills Regional High School the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of business. Under his direction, a TV station, radio station, bistro, school store, and student newspaper have started as real businesses, with more than 2000 students participating over 10-years. Todd also founded the Welch Family Foundation to help young people in business leadership.