Cora Kyler is the Founder and CEO of SOON. Co-founded with Alena Titova in 2021, SOON prioritizes in-person dates, high quality matches & getting users on these dates quickly. After pursuing her PhD in Mathematical Logic at UC Berkeley, Cora left to launch SOON. Additionally acting as CTO, her work…
Alena Titova is the Co-Founder and Head of Product at SOON. Co-founded with Cora Kyler in 2021, SOON is a dating app that prioritizes high quality, intentional connections that happen face-to-face. SOON provides daters a list of the best date spots & makes deciding on a time feel easy. With…
Stella Kirimi is known for her flair, style and love for picnics! She enjoys producing memorable, customized and high-end experiences and is even better at making clients’ ideas come to life. Originally a pilot, she was grounded due to the pandemic and travel restrictions, so she decided to invest her…
Lizz Warner is the CEO and founder of Gleam, a video dating app that sets up users on 10-minute video dates before they can text, based on their schedules. Formerly, she’s a director, executive producer, and innovation lead at BuzzFeed and was a producer on the Biden for President Campaign….
Emily J. Smith is the founder and CEO of Chorus—a matchmaking app where friends swipe for friends. She missed the days when friends would set up other friends. The world of online dating had become detached and devoid of community. That was the inspiration for founding Chorus. Smith has a…
Lisa Fei is CEO/Founder of Clarity, the one and only relationship app that’s making the fundamental tools and resources to building happier, meaningful, and lasting relationships accessible to all. There are hundreds of dating apps that match people, but not one actually helps you successfully navigate the complex trajectory of…
Sacha Nasan is a dating expert and the co-founder of blind dating app Blindlee – a new dating service blending the free-flowing style of Tinder with the video function of Zoom. Blindlee sets up strangers on blind dates using three minute blurred video calls. The two unfocused faces can instead…
It is always possible to change course. That’s why I think it is important to constantly seek feedback – from users and mentors – and implement the best ideas even if it means saying goodbye to something that you have invested time, hard work and money. Kati Schmidt is…
Don’t over-complicate things. Sometimes you just have to start and deal with tweaking and perfecting later in the process. If you are waiting on something to be completely perfect, you likely won’t ever get there. Lee Wilson is a businessman, success coach, and best-selling author. He is one of…
Start the business now! Don’t wait! Nothing is going to be perfect. Stop thinking about it and start acting. If it seems too overwhelming, list out the steps, and work on the smallest step first. April Davis is from a small town in Northern MN, Emily. Through hard work…