We listened to Tarrell Rodgers from Defy Ventures, Vicki Rox from Amobee, and Lauren Brown from Quartz tell us their personal stories and why they do what they do today. We then turned to the audience to learn about each individual's story since everyone's story is unique and provides a different perspective on life.

1. Welcome to Blog-
apolooza!

2. What’s the plan?
6:00 – 6:30: Check-in
6:30 – 7:30: Storytelling by Storytellers
7:30 – 7:40: Introduction to Cooperatize
7:40-: Let’s Mingle!

3. Tarrell Rodgers, Vicki Rox,
Lauren Brown

4. Mark Chesnut
Mark Chesnut is a travel writer,
photographer, public speaker,
content producer and travel addict
who operates the travel blog
LatinFlyer.com.

5. Bianca Jade
I am a fitness trend expert, tv host
and overall bad-ass entrepreneur
who never expected to walk this
path in life but am having tons of
fun and learning so much as I do it!

6. Bethany Davies
I run a travel blog, Flashpacker
Family, and I've been travelling the
world for over a year with my
family.

7. Layla Morgan Wilde
My signature sums it
up. I’m all about cats, all
the time.

8. Dru Ollennu
I live a double life:
creative assistant by
day, fashion blogger by
night.

9. Nikolai Yakovenko
I build artificial intelligence
systems, play poker, and
last year
taught math and computer
programming to middle
schoolers. I used to
draw and write sometimes.

10. Dawn White
My name is Dawn White
and I'm an author and a
pet blogger. My blog
offers quality product
reviews, book reviews and
ideas to help humans with
this. We want cats to be
able to live happy and
healthy lives with their
owners. I donate 10% of
the proceeds of my book
to animal rescue.

11. Richard Jordan
Richard Jordan is in the
business of bringing
stories to life on screens
both big and small. He is
the Director of new talent
development at Mofilm
North America, has his
own casting company, and
will be seen in January on
HBO as Barry on
Scorsese's hour long 70's
music industry drama
VINYL.

12. Tess Mangiardi
Tess Mangiardi is a writer,
bibliophile, and whiskey
connoisseur who is just
trying to find her place in
the world.

13. Christian Betheuil
Connect with what is a
mile away from New York
city.

14. Emmelle De La Cruz
Emmelie De La Cruz is a
personal branding
strategist and career
blogger at
TheBrandingMuse.com
helping millennials get and
believe in dream jobs
again.

15. Jovan Wilcox
I'm an e-commerce
director in love with
photography and travel.

16. Betty Cheung
I'm a native New Yorker
and a Digital Marketing
Director who's seeking
Travel Influencers for an
international online travel
startup.

17. Alison Tugwell
I’m the commnity
marketing manager for
Startup Institute, a curator
of connections and the
perfect playlist. I’m a pun-
lover and fan of 'insta'-
gratification, so give me
your best shot or tweet me
@alisonperrie!

18. David Namdar
David is a partner at Marto
Capital and co-founder of
SolidX Partners.

19. Brian August
I am the creator of 110
stories, the first and only
Augmented reality app that
allows you to create
composited photo, attach a
short story and share it via
social media.

20. E. B. Moss
When I'm not swing
dancing or promoting non-
profits, I create, develop
and activate marketing-
based media sponsorships
to increase audio/digital
advertising revenue in
nationally syndicated
content.

21. Yvahn Martin
NOLA girl and Harlemite,
fashion marketer and
entrepreneur.

22. Ada Rojas
A first generation graduate
with a degree in Public
Relations and Advertising, Ada
is truly a creative powerhouse.
As an online content creator
and influencer, her passion for
multicultural marketing and
building relationships has lead
her to Latina Bloggers
Connect, where she
specializes in crafting alliances
and campaigns for influencers
and brands to connect in
meaningful and effective ways
within the Hispanic online
space.

23. Jason Demmon
Jason Demmon is a music.
Producer and multi
instrumentalist who was
born in the hills of
Tennessee and now
pursues music and
movement in the steel
jungles of New York City

24. Cooperatize
and the business of storytelling…
www.cooperatize.com
info@cooperatize.com