Lara Feltin

Cofounder and CEO of Biznik

As the Cofounder of Biznik – www.biznik.com – an online business networking site, Lara Feltin has spent the last 5 years building Biznik into an award-winning Web 2.0 company connecting over 50,000 forward-thinking business people world-wide (18,000 in Seattle). Blending the best of social media with in-person events Biznik encourages collaboration inspiration, education and ultimately… professional relationships that produce more business. Members connect at member-hosted networking and educational meetings and strengthen their relationships on Biznik’s custom platform. In October 2008, Lara was named one of Seattle’s top 25 most innovative entrepreneurs by Seattle Business Monthly, and included in Seattle Magazine’s 2008 Power Players list of most influential people. In 2009 she was named among Seattle’s Top 100 Women in Technology by Techflash. In 2010 Biznik earned a nomination for a Seattle 2.0 award in the category of Best Bootstrapped Startup.