Noted in Maxim Magazine as one of the top 12 private clubs in the US, Modernist is a boutique private social club in SF. We have an amazing community of friends who enjoy socializing, learning, investing in/with one another, contributing to great causes, & building/fostering relationships over curated experiences, creative cocktails, & culinary delights in a fun & intimate environment.Founding/Charter member group includes entrepreneurs, philanthropists, artists/performers, hospitality, investors & many others making a difference in their own little/big way.Bar partner Carlo Splendorini was voted top mixologist in the world, and ran Michael Mina's bar program for all 25+ restaurants worldwide.In House Restaurant Partner Akiko's was noted as one of the top 31 sushi restaurants in the UShttp://www.modernist.club/

Originated idea & led all aspects for our Modernist Summit, a 2-day event featuring some of our most notable Modernist members getting together and connecting In-Real-Life over chats, activities, discussions, meals, socials/culture & more. 40 member speakers, 3 member performers, 12 in fashion show, 100+ curated attendees (200+ people overall)https://www.modernist.club/galleryResponsible for all aspects of our Modernist Summit* Created Agenda, Themes/Verticals, & Schedule* Contacted & secured all speakers & performers (40 speakers, 3 performers)* Set up all panels, chats, discussions* Established and ran all marketing & ticket sales* Secured venues, created layouts* Secured all sponsorshipsCHATS, PANELS, TALKS (All Speakers are Modernist Members)CHATS: * Steve Huffman (Co-Founder/CEO Reddit)* Emmett Shear (Co-Founder/CEO Twitch, Interim CEO OpenAi)* Patrick Lee (Co-Founder/CEO Rotten Tomatoes)* Wesley Chan (Co-founder Google Voice, Google Analytics, FPV Ventures, Investor in 20+ Unicorns, 5 Decacorns)* Bill Tai (Investor, Founder Actai, Sponsored KiteSurfer, investor in 23 companies who have IPO'd (more to come!)* Festus Ezeli (Golden State Warriors NBA Champion)PANELS:​AI | ​VC/Investing | ​Crypto/Web 3 | ​Founder/Leadership Stories | HealthcareTALKS:Jane Chen (Co-Founder EMBRACE)Keith Ferrazzi (Co-Founder Ferrazzi Greenlight, 3x NYTimes bestselling author 'Never Eat Alone')Joon Yun (President/Managing Director Palo Alto Investors - $1.5B hedge fund, Longevity Grand Challenge)​ACTIVITIESReceptions, Mingling, Meals, Networking, Parties, Energy Healing & more​PERFORMANCESLive musical performances & fashion show, including 2024 Miss USA

60+ early stage investments in startups - technology, brick & mortar, blockchain, angel+https://angel.co/a5steveCoinbase (IPO), Reddit (IPO, late stage), TubeMogul (IPO), PlanGrid (Acquired $875M) Philz Coffee, Brilliant, & many others.

Really just all about connecting fun & philanthropic-minded 'GoodPeople' through shared experiences: curated events, activities & chats. Includes benefit galas for Asian Art Museum, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, HackCancer, Holidazzle & more.Fireside chats with founders/members - Brian Armstrong (Coinbase), Steve Huffman (Reddit), Kyle Vogt (Cruise/Twitch), Patrick Lee (Rotten Tomatoes) Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum), Matt Mullenweg (Automattic/WordPress), Jane Chen (Embrace), Hemant Taneja (General Catalyst), Raj Kapoor (Lyft), Adriana Gascoigne (Girls in Tech), David Lee (SV Angel), Kevin Lin (Twitch) & other leaders in their fields.SF Co-organizing group: Crypto Economy World tour blockchain conference. (SF Stop)Activities/Outings - Socials @ ClockTower Penthouse, Modernist, the Castle, le Petit Trianon, Museum of Ice Cream, Color Factory, Napa Wine trips, the 'White Party', Cloud9, & more!Public Pages: (just opened up this past year)http://www.GoodPeopleSF.comhttps://www.facebook.com/MeetGoodPeople/Private Page:https://www.facebook.com/groups/goodpeoplesf/Apologies, but as we're limiting the # of members in the private group, those outside of the bay area or without many friends in the group may not be added upon initial request.

San Francisco's first steak lounge, a more contemporary take on the traditional steakhouse. Specializing in Japanese A5 Wagyu - the highest grade of beef in the world.Top 5 Restaurant in SF (Malou Nubla, KTVU Fox Channel 2's Malou Review)Best Steakhouse in SF (7x7 magazine, SFgate)Top Steakhouses in SF (Gayot, Opentable, SF Station)Developed concept, built team and operated business to profitability.http://www.5a5stk.com@5a5stk

HackCancer is a group of philanthropic, young professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area who create fun events that bring together amazing people to raise awareness and funds for great causes. With support from our social & professional networks, these past few years we've helped raise over $650,000 for local non-profits100% of net proceeds from ALL HackCancer events go towards various charities and organizations. Our team is 100% volunteer based, no salaries taken by our members.HackCancer won the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) MOTY competition in 2013 & 2014http://www.hackcancersf.comfacebook/hackcancer@hackcancersf

Event Production, Marketing & OperationsTypes of events: Fundraisers, Galas, Conferences, Corporate, Professional/Social Mixers, Startup/Product Launches, WeddingsBuilt Offline Communities (http://www.goodpeoplesf.com)One of the largest social event production & marketing companies in the San Francisco Bay Area. Produced over 3000 events, ranging in size from 30-5000 attendees, 8 different brands/organizations. (including http://www.GoodPeopleSF.com & others)Since 2013, we've directly helped raise over $2,000,000 for local non-profits.

7square hosts small private events for 'influencers' & philanthropists in the SF bay area - many involved with well known companies/projects, others 'on their way' :)Previous attendees include Elon Musk (Tesla, Paypal, Spacex), Brian Armstrong (Coinbase), Nate Blecharzyk (Airbnb), Connie Chan (a16z), Jeremy Stoppelman (Yelp), Garrett Camp (Uber), Drew Houston (Dropbox), Naval Ravikant (AngelList), Ben Rattray (Change.org), Dick Costolo (Twitter), Dave McClure (500 startups) and many more.

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Your personalized 1-click travel plannerpersonalized trip itineraries at the click of a buttonother features:* find special offers and deals for travelers* get friends recommendations on where to go and what to do* browse/research hundreds of thousands of activities in over 100 cities worldwide* find top rated activities/restaurants/hotels in your city(s) of choice* plan your trip itineraries with friends* print out your own free custom travel guide* book flights, hotels and more!mobile* access your trip itinerary from the road* search for nearby things to do and see* send pictures, notes, ratings to your trip journal while you're on your trip!techcrunch 50 conference finalist, 2008 (top internet startups)

Internet startup, electronic procurement solution for government and education sectors. Director - product & vendor integrationAcquired by AccentureAt Accenture:Worked as a developer, then project manager for large systems implementations in the hitech and communication verticals.