Todd has more than 20 years of professional experience in the retail, consumer products, travel and technology industries as operator, analyst, advisor and entrepreneur. He is the currently the CEO and founder of Washlava, a connected laundry startup disrupting the traditional coin laundry industry. He was previously founder of successful mobile-enabled car rental startup, Silvercar, which was backed by Austin-based VC Austin Ventures in 2012, and subsequently acquired by Audi AG in 2017. He possesses a personal, understanding of how to turn concepts into companies, and has personally raised $18,000,000 in capital for his two founding projects. You can count on him to practically explain, demystify, and take the edge off the process of securing the capital you require. Todd's positive, somewhat contrarian, and often humorous talks are always popular because he can relate to the intense emotions unique to founding startups as an occupation, and knows how investors think as well. You can expect to leave his workshop inspired, and more confident, than when you walked in.