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Noted in Forbes as a female leader within in the Startup Community, Ann Marie Murphy has advised, mentored, and managed over 30 companies since 2012 while serving as the COO and Managing Director of a Chicago based seed fund she Co-Founded. As a former trading fund owner and Commodities trader risk management and relationship development have been the foundation of her success. She has over 14 years of proven sales, integrative marketing, mentoring, investing, and management experience. Her door-always-open approach, has enriched the community allowing start ups to learn from her bold approach towards investing and negotiating on both the investor and entrepreneur side. As a partner in Howard Tullmans fund G2T3V, Ann Maries network of mentors and access to other valuable deal flow and people within in the Midwest is well regarded. Not one to fit the typical investor mold, she is a Usui Reiki Master Teacher and spiritual counselor, and has been featured in the media as the founder of Ohm.Chi.Ohm. Adam Paris has the unique experience of having success sitting on all sides of the table: he has been an investment banker, private equity investor, an operator, and an entrepreneur. He currently is a partner in Karman Line (a volatility based hedge fund), an owner and operator of Orangetheory Fitness studios, and CFO of Option Pit (an options education company). Adam Paris has started five companies in various industries, all of which have either exited or produced positive IRR through cash flows. As an entrepreneur, Adam helped form a green energy start-up, Primary Energy, where he led an M&A team that resulted in an IPO and valuation of over $1 billion. Adam also founded Orions Mind, an education company that employed over 2,000 people at 300 sites across multiple states, and helped found a private equity firm, Lakeside Energy. He received his BBA from the University of Michigans Ross Business School in 2001 with concentrations in information systems, accounting, and finance. Adam started in investment banking at ...