We are on a mission to EDUCATE, ACCELERATE, and INVEST in entrepreneurs who are creating solutions to social problems.
SEED SPOT is an organization deeply rooted in the community. We are a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to supporting all social entrepreneurs creating a product, service, or technology that improves lives or makes the world a better place. We support entrepreneurs by surrounding them with the right access to resources, mentors, business fundamentals, community partners, capital sources, and anything they need to succeed.
Our community is founded upon a set of unwavering core values.
ALL DREAMERS
Creating impact in the world is an opportunity open to everyone. We welcome dreamers of all ages, from all backgrounds, in every corner of the world.
Community
It takes a village to create change in the world. We believe in building and leveraging expertise and talent within communities to accelerate ideas.
SAFE SPACES
We believe in protecting founders and teams and creating safe spaces for real creativity, ideation, and growth to take place without the fear of being sharked, ridiculed, or judged.
MEASURABLE SOCIAL IMPACT
We value game-changing ideas that push the envelope and drive hard toward creating real impact in the lives of people and communities.
DREAMING BIG
We believe in dreaming big, pursuing ideas through an opportunistic lens, and putting energy into what is possible.
Meet the Team
Everyday we each ask ourselves, “How did I help entrepreneurs today?” We are a team of problem solvers, brainstormers, dreamers, and get-sh*t-doners. We are fueled by coffee and passion to work with entrepreneurs from all backgrounds and beliefs. We unequivocally believe that entrepreneurs will lead the charge of innovating and solving the toughest problems facing our cities, our states, and our world.
INTERNS AND FELLOWS
Ava Marie Stone
Curriculum Development Fellow
Yagana Hafed
Funding and Development Intern
Madeleine Bedard
Digital Marketing Intern
Zach Gellar
Digital Marketing Intern
Sarah Beth Strickland
Entrepreneur Support Intern
Jay Ghosh
Data Visualization Intern
BethEl Nager
Community Training and Support Intern
Sarina De Rose
Graphic Design Intern
Lexi Fitzgerald
Event Management Intern
Andrew Dzielinski
Schools Training and Support Intern
Elias Ross Trupin
Digital Marketing Intern
Djemillah Mourade-Peerbux
Mandela Washington Fellow
National Board of Directors
Comprised of leaders in their field, the SEED SPOT board sets the vision for success for SEED SPOT. They are visionaries. Big thinkers. Dreamers. They are not afraid to challenge the status quo. They believe in a society where inspired and supported entrepreneurs are solving big problems.
Committee Members
Mark Goldman
Mission Critical Systems, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Gabe Ramirez
Senior Director of Businesss Development, SiteWire
Wayne Chen
Chief Technologist,
Booz Allen Hamilton
Gabby Ziccarelli
Digital and Technology Transactions Legal Counsel, WeWork
Daniel Jones
Co-Founder and CEO of Aural Analytics, Inc
Karim Adatia
Associate General Counsel and Director of Legal, Insight
Ron Kelly
Director of Impact Strategy, Capital Impact Partners
Dana Hamerschlag
Chief Product Officer, Miller Heiman Group
David Blackledge
Of Counsel, Davis Miles McGuire Gardner, PLLC
PETS OF SEED SPOT
Chauncey
Chief Pawperations Officer
Daisy
Senior Treat Advisor
Griffin
Digital Barketing Manager