/ About this event
You’ve proven customers will pay. Now comes the harder part: growing beyond the relationships and sales instincts that got you here.
Join us at Build Momentum HQ in West Hollywood for a candid, practical conversation with leaders in growth marketing, brand storytelling, PR, and communications. Hear from experts who have helped companies sharpen their positioning, build demand, and become known to the audiences that matter.
We’ll dig into:
• When founder-led sales becomes the bottleneck • How to find the real constraint in your go-to-market strategy • How to uncover your brand soul and tell a story customers, talent, and investors remember • When PR and communications can build credibility and help drive growth • What investors expect after the raise • How to build a repeatable rhythm across sales and marketing
This is a guided discussion with plenty of room for questions, shared lessons, and your own growth challenges. You’ll have a chance to connect directly with Build Momentum’s Growth Experts in Residence and leave with a clearer next step for your business.
THE EXPERTS IN THE ROOM
Michael Meo, Managing Director of Build Momentum Michael is a founder and former Chief Product Officer who works with companies from their first product and customers through their next stage of growth. He brings a practical view of how product, positioning, sales, and the right team come together to create momentum.
Christina Karaba, Growth Expert in Residence at Build Momentum Christina brings 20+ years of brand and storytelling experience, including 11 years across Disney+, Hulu, ABC, and Disney. She helps founders uncover their brand soul, sharpen their narrative, and connect with the audiences they want to reach.
Brandon Newkirk, Growth Expert in Residence at Build Momentum Brandon is a four-time VP of Marketing and ten-time fractional CMO across venture-backed startups and enterprise innovation. He has grown B2B sales pipeline to $100M+ and taken consumer brands to market in the U.S. and abroad. He helps founders choose where to compete, sharpen positioning, and build the marketing engine to scale.
Stuart Martin, Managing Director, U.S. at Talk Shop Media Stuart brings more than a decade of experience in strategic communications and business development. He helps companies turn their expertise into stronger positioning, thought leadership, media strategy, and visibility.
HOSTS AND PARTNERS
Build Momentum is a venture studio partnering with technical founders and industry experts to turn deep expertise into category-defining companies. We bring the venture-building muscle, senior talent, and hands-on support needed to build, launch, and scale new ventures. https://buildmomentum.dev/
Talk Shop Media is a strategic communications agency helping brands build credibility and become known through PR, media relations, storytelling, and thought leadership. https://www.talkshopmedia.com/
NanoGC is a boutique legal firm providing Fractional General Counsel services to companies from startup through enterprise, embedding senior attorneys as the GC function for organizations that need strategic legal leadership without the cost of a full-time hire. https://nanogc.law/
TriNet is the HR powerhouse for small and medium-size businesses. Payroll, benefits, and compliance are handled so founders can get back to building. https://www.trinet.com/
BIG Outdoor is the premier out-of-home media company putting brands on the biggest stages in North America and host of the SunCienega Success Lab. https://www.bigoutdoor.com/
This event is part of #LATechWeek, a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at https://www.tech-week.com/.
