On Thursday, February 16, 2023, Supernova Dinners organized a fireside chat with Shari Wynne Ressler, who discussed the vision behind Kasama, a line of retreat hotels built to connect thought leaders in boutique, collaborative settings shared her investment opportunity into her company. Afterward, guests engaged Shari in Q&A, followed by a buffet networking dinner.

Invited guests ranged from real estate, hospitality, and lifestyle investors:

• Yunus Jaffrey — Managing Director at Peak Rock Capital
• Sunthar Premakumar — Founding Partner at Rex
• Hilda Lunderstedt — CEO/investor at Lunderstedt Group
• Neil Chand — Managing Partner at Rare Homes
• Alexandra Park — Managing Partner at Rare Animal
• Preston Silverman — private investor
• Ana Ruelas — Managing Partner at The Agency Austin
• Noa Levy — Broker of Record at The Agency Austin
• Jason Roberts — Managing Partner at RREAF Holdings
• Harsh Kejriwal — Partner at OptIN Ventures
• Christopher Nelson — founder at Wealthward Capital
• Anthony Siela — founder/CEO at StoryBuilt
• Aubrey Williamson — Luxury Realtor at Sotheby’s
• David Teo — CEO at Merlion Investments
• Garrain Jones — Public figure/coach
• Sullie Stephens — private investor
• Neil Kucera — cofounder at Mailbox Capital
• Adam Gudaus — private investor
• David Shapiro — Real estate investor
• Alissa Bayer — founder at milk + honey
• Juan Maldonado — Director Capital Markets at SVN Three Rivers
• Jefre Outlaw — founder at HausFli
• Desiree Gutierrez — Luxury Real Estate at Douglas Elliman
• Lala Elizondo — cofounder at Tule Capital
• Esteban Souto — CEO at Rare Homes
• Rebecca Robinson — cofounder at Shiny
• Bryan Hancock — private investor
• Tom Staub — CEO at Red Oak Development Group
• Melissa Aarskaug — VP of Biz Dev at Bulletproof
• Josh Lee — founder/CEO at StandOut Authority
• Gina Whittington — founder at The WHITT Experience
• Rick Ressler — Managing Partner at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
• Austin Choate — Team at Kasama
• Jamie Swiney — Team at Kasama