Meet the team


	Edith Yeung – Executive Producer Edith the founder of BizTechDay. Love BizTechDay. Love Jazz. Love Puppy. Plus Love Creating Moments. Love New Ideas. Love connecting entrepreneurs. She also started San Francisco Entrepreneur Meetup Group with over 3000 members and also a board member of San Francisco Small Business Week.

	Adam Straus - Operation Czar, San Francisco Adam believes that work should not just make a living, but be fun and impact the world around him. With over 16 years of experience creating and producing special events, he brings a level of professionalism and dedication to his work, producing your event, while allowing his clients to actually enjoy and fully experience their event with their attendees.

	Gabe Brown – Co-Producer Seattle I’m a twenty something super-moto riding, mountaineer that’s focused on research and teaching Agile Development at the University of Washington. I’m extremely passionate about technology and working with businesses to create teams that can kick butt and create killer products. I’ve had my own business at the young age of 24 and still consult to this day.

	Kara Baskett - Operation Czar, Seattle Kara Baskett specializes in connecting people with the right career opportunities in the Technical and CPG Industries, as a Talent Acquisition Consultant for companies like Microsoft and Mead Johnson Nutrition. In her spare time, Kara spends time with the Filmateria Studios Family producing and promoting Team Marco Polo and volunteering for the Chicago and Seattle International Film Festivals. Kara has a MM in Marketing and an MBA in HR and OD from North Park University in Chicago.

	Andrew Ran Wong - Co-Producer New York Andrew Ran Wong is the CEO at WebStudio13, a Web 2.0 blog. Andrew founded the NY Entrepreneurs Business Network (NYEBN) in 2009. NYEBN currently consists of over 6,000 members. Andrew is working with speakers and event industry professionals to create meaningful events for business professionals throughout the tri-state area.

	Gina Ng Valmoria – Director of Operations, New York Gina Ng Valmoria is a social entrepreneur and professional connector for your love, career and business needs. She is the Founder of Dating for a Cause and Co-Founder and Managing Partner of The Entrée Club. She also channels her penchant for helping people connect as an assistant organizer for New York Entrepreneur Business Network (NYEBN). Gina received her Masters in Counseling from NYU.

	Anna Kuo – Marketing Intern Anna is a MBA student from Taiwan, currently living her exchange student life at UC Berkeley Extension. With a Industrial engineering B.S. degree from National Tsing Hua University, Anna is expanding her Web 2.0, entrepreneurship and technology horizon from Asia to the world through BizTechDay.

	Linda Belan – Master of Everything Linda Belan founded Your Outsource Solutions in 2007. Linda’s drive for something more has led her down the entrepreneurial road to creating her own business. Technology has always been a passion so working virtually was a perfect choice. Linda helps clients with social media, internet marketing and more.

	Sofia Echeverria Keck – Marketing Evangelist Sofia Echeverria Keck is the Executive Consultant at Sell It In Spanish (R), a full service Hispanic marketing firm headquartered in San Francisco. Her extensive marketing experience in Latin America and in the US help her apply bilingual and bicultural solutions that speak effectively to today’s diverse market. Sofia is the founder of Hispanics Mean Business Meetup Group and also a board member of the Latino Business Professionals of San Francisco.

	Steve Morin- Volunteer, Seattle Steve is an Entrepreneur and Startup Advisor, experienced in creating partnerships and connecting people. He has a passion for innovation and likes working with creative thinkers. Steve has worked at a number of startup companies, most recently he was a founding team member at Permuto, a smart display advertising company. Growing up in NYC perked Steve’s interest in different cultures and diversity. When he’s not traveling, he enjoys creating social events. A skilled event manager, he has organized events numerous events including large parties in the prestigious Hamptons, Sailing Trips on the Bay and worked with Lunch 2.0.

	Amanda Day- Sponsorship Rock Star, Seattle Amanda is the Field Marketing Manager at Bluewolf, an Agile Business Transformation company in San Francisco, California. Before Bluewolf, she was the Sponsorship Manager for TiE Silicon Valley, the largest non-profit organization for entrepreneurs in the world. In her spare time, she also works with “Trendy Lime” to organize upscale social networking events in San Francisco. A great appreciation of entrepreneurship and innovation are a few of the things that attract her to San Francisco and to BizTechDay. Her work experience in marketing, sales, and event planning make her an asset to the BizTechDay team.