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Marlene McNamee is committed to partnering with clients to build a financial plan suited to their specific life and retirement goals. Marlene is able to assist clients with their financial investments as well as help with their insurance and protection needs. Marlene also works with businesses and non-profits in structuring robust benefit plans. Marlene strives […]

Ryan Bowman is a Solutions Architect - IoT Solutions with Verizon.  He works with individuals and businesses to help connect their solutions.  He works with creators, makers, and all size companies looking to build connectivity into their solution and resell their solution with connectivity already built in.  He has been in the cellular industry for over 17 years […]

Vadim Cherkasov is an intellectual property attorney with a focus on patent and trademark prosecution. Vadim worked as a mechanical engineer prior to his legal practice, and has experience with patents in a wide range of technologies, including medical devices, electrical devices, biometric-based security systems, power generation equipment, agricultural devices, computer network systems, and software-based […]

For entrepreneurs interested in growing their business to the next level: learn about what Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania does for technology-focused startups and companies in the Greater Philadelphia region, and the capital, counsel and connections you can gain through Ben Franklin’s investments. This special session will focus on medical hardware startups and […]

Earl Boyd is a business coach and entrepreneur with nearly 40 years of business consulting and ownership experience. He is the creator of the 5 Step Business Start, a digital online system that helps people start a business the right way. Earl is also Director of Entrepreneur Services at Entrepreneur Works and Entrepreneur in Residence […]

Mark Trabbold, Director of Business Development, Technology Commercialization Group at Ben Franklin Tech Partners, will be hosting open office hours at NextFab to answer questions about BFTP from our member community. Mark Trabbold, Director of Business Development, Technology Commercialization Group at Ben Franklin Tech Partners For more than 31 years, Ben Franklin Tech Partners (BFTP) […]

Scott Keeley is a registered patent agent with 12 years of experience in intellectual property. He has engineered products from guitars to wind turbines, with "green" energy powering much of his innovative output. His early career of 18 years centered on industrial design in the United States and Europe. He taught industrial design at Kansas […]