Riders
Cairn Cross
Co-Founder and Managing Director
FreshTracks Capital
Website
"One foot in the pasture, one foot in the future."
Ryan Butler
Branch Manager
KeyBank
Surround yourself with those on the same mission as you.
Nevil Ede
President
Exotex, Inc.
Website
If you’re riding through hell, keep going.
- Winston Churchill (Adapted)
Jack Willoughby
Investor Relations Consultant
Open-Door Creations LLC
"The door to happiness opens outward," Soren Kierkegaard.
Tim Porter
PM
Reaves Asset Management
i feel a lot more like i do now than i did when i got here.
Peter Pollak
CEO
Dynapower
The important thing is to never stop questioning. Curiousity is its own reason for existing.
Doug Webster
Producer
Champlain Maker Faire
Website
The more Makers, the more start-ups! Can't wait to get out there!
Deb Sachs
Executive Director
Net Zero Vermont
Website
~ Practice mindfulness, and live happily in the here and now.
Leigh Cole
Attorney
Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew PC
Website
Road Pitch brings a pitch competition to you, all around the State - get involved!
Jeff Padgett
Director of Operations
Solata Foods
Website
"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."
- Colin Powell
Michael Perrault
Owner
ExactBuilt
Website
4 wheels are for beginners. They are called training wheels.
Mark Galle
Detective Sergeant Retired
Vermont State Police
Never give up!
Chris Cole
Commissioner
Vermont Buildings and General Services
Connecting government with the private sector economy one mile at a time.
Dave Despres
Founder
Spruce Creek Partners
Website
If you don't know where you are going,
you'll end up someplace else.
Rebecca Roose
Director of Digital Marketing
Mamava
Website
I have not failed 10,000 times. I have succeeded in proving that those 10,000 ways will not work.
Wavebacks MC, VP Vermont Chapter
Phil Lapp
Co-Managing Partner
Gallagher Flynn
The best motorcycle is the one gets you out riding.
Colin Owyang
Vice President & General Counsel
Vermont Electric Power Co., Inc.
Website
Another day, another ride.
George Ewins, Jr.
Senior Vice President, Investments, Branch Manager
Raymond James & Associates Inc., Member NYSE/SIPC
Website
There's gold in them hills.
What a great way to see the great State of Vermont, on two wheels, in fine company, seeking out the entrepreneurial spirit of its people.
Pure Gold. Thanks Cairn!
Patrick Martell
Business Development Manager
NCIC - Northern Community Investment Corporation
Website
“Observe the Masses, and Do the Opposite.” - Walt Disney
Paul Zlotoff
Chairman
Uniprop
Website
"Entrepreneurship is the shortest distance between an idea and its execution"
Judson Bartlett
President
Platform 181
Website
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. - Theodore Roosevelt
Stephen Trenholm
Director, Tax Services Group
Gallagher Flynn & Company LLP
Website
Life can be taxing, get out and ride!
Arrigo Bodda
Associate
Walnut Ventures
Website
You do not need a therapist if you own a motorcycle, any kind of motorcycle!
(D. Aykroyd)
Doug Merrill
CEO
Semiprobe
Website
“Sometimes it's a little better to travel than to arrive” Robert Pirsig
Dave Schmidt
Owner
45 North
Put your passion to work!
Patricia M Sears
Co-Founder
NEKTI Consulting
The bend in the road
isn't the end of the road,
unless you fail to make the turn.
Debby Pearson
Demo Rider
Green Mountain Harley-Davidson
Website
Man is the only animal who creates his own cage...
David Pearson
Chief, Cook & Bottle Washer
Green Mountain Harley-Davidson
Website
If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room.
Peter Curless
Chairman of BOOOM!
Green Mountain Harley-Davidson
Website
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.
Mike Pelchar
Retired
Green Mountain Keurig
Time to give back to others
Luke Stafford
CEO
Mondo Mediaworks
Website
"The ringer can not look empty."
-Walter Sobchak, "Big Lebowski"
Rick Leete
Business & Accounting Academic Services/ Faculty
Community College of Vermont
There are no ugly roads in Vermont. Some bad roads, but they're not ugly.
Ken McCauley
Partner & Co-Founder
127 Energy, LLC
Website
Continuous improvement... Make a difference every day!
Heidi Clute
Founder, Managing partner
Clute Wealth Management, LLC
Website
Roadpitch is a fun, unique way of connecting entrepreneurs, sharing ideas, & strategies, to foster business growth.
Keith Koehler
Business Development Manager
Manufacturing Solutions Inc. (MSI)
Website
Motorcycling accelerates one’s senses beyond the commonplace. What better platform is there for launching dreams?
Ed O’Boyle
Founder & CEO
FotoBridge
Website
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. - Steve Jobs
Basil Stetson
Serial Entrepreneur
Retired Looking For My Next Gig
Road Pitch, such a unique and good thing for Vermont!
Leyna Jackson
Marketing Manager
Vermont Teddy Bear
Attitude is the difference between an ordeal or an adventure.
Steven Mason
Consultant
NEKTI Consulting
Website
Listen to the PAST:
it leads the FUTURE.
Consider the FUTURE:
it becomes the PRESENT.
Live the PRESENT:
to achieve a happy PAST.
Eric Egeland
President
Capacity Consulting, Capacity Bookkeeping, & National StartUp Association
Website
Our purpose on this earth is to cause clients to succeed. This is what our people LOVE to do every day! What is YOUR biggest challenge?
Scott Schermerhorn
President
Granite Investment Advisors
Website
Never let a good crisis go to waste.
Sas Stewart
Co-Founder
Stonecutter Spirits
Website
"What a wonderful chance to bring Vermont's budding entrepreneurs together and in front of opportunity!"
Charles Ininger
Core Area Business Advisor
VtSBDC
“The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but
how to get old ones out.”..........Dee Hock, Founder of Visa
John Mandeville
Executive Director
Lamoille Economic Development Corporation
Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're probably right.
Scott Mosher
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
NuHarbor Security, Inc.
Website
Inspect what you Expect
Erin Ackerman-Leist
Student
Green Mountain College - Sustainable MBA
"If it's both terrifying and amazing then you should definitely pursue it." -- Erada