On Wednesday, December 4, 2024, Astronomic organized an “advice dinner” to present some of the ideas we’ve been working on and to receive honest feedback from our network. Guests were forthright with their feedback and collaborative with their recommendations. Afterward, we had a buffet networking dinner and everyone got to know each other better.

Invited members ranged from Company Presidents to Investors:

• Bryan Hancock — President at Texas Freedom Fund
• Melissa Aarskaug — Global VP at Bulletproof
• Chris Turnley — EVP at UFCU
• Jie Li — Venture Partner at Oak Seed Ventures
• David Buttross — Private Investor
• Don Neville — CFO at e4health
• Don Weidner — Principal at Formidable Space
• Gunnar Teltow — Founding Partner at UpShift Capital
• Harsh Kejriwal — CEO at HVR Investments
• Tulinh Tran — Private Investor
• Malur Narayan — CTO at Latimer
• Matt McDonnell —  Managing Partner at Stellifi
• Tim Lyons — Senior Managing Director at CAVU Securities
• Josh Reed — Chairperson at Upstay
• Stan Sukhinin — Founder at Sorso
• Barbie Bowen — Realtor at Compass
• Liz Guenthner — Partner Investor at B.E. Property Investors
• Kacee Jackson — Board Member at Texas Land Developers
• Sonu Panda — Board Advisor at Agolo
• Jeff Helfgott — CEO at Boardroom Styling Lounge
• Sara Morell — Founding Partner at Sanctuary
• Mitch Flax — Founder at Net Equity Capital
• Dan Kloiber — Manager at Kloiber Holdings
• Chris Ragland — CEO at Ragland Capital
• Chad Anselmo — Managing Partner at Lionshield
• Dan French — Founder at Super Staff Pros
• Hilda Lunderstedt — Private Investor
• Kyle Kertz — Attorney at FBFK
• Han Shen — Founding Partner at iFly.vc
• Vincent Balagia — CEO at Stallion Capital
• Jessica Yang — Executive Director at US India Chamber of Commerce
• Brandon Jenkins — Investor Relations at American Ventures