Seth Bornstein is the director of the Queens Economic Development Corporation with over forty years’ experience in helping entrepreneurs start or grow their own small businesses. While working at the QEDC, his accomplishments include: the opening of the Entrepreneur Space, a commercial kitchen business incubator in Long Island City; MiQ ™ (Made in Queens) that helps local artisans market their products; specialized programs for immigrant, minority and low-income entrepreneurs; and the expansion of the Queens Tourism Council.

Thomas Farrell is a lawyer with a great deal of experience with contracts, employment matters, and regulatory compliance. He offers a combination of programs and practices to owners of small- and medium-sized businesses, largely designed to prevent them from being sued or from being investigated by government agencies.  

Udayan Gupta is an author, journalist, filmmaker, educator, and business advisor.  A former reporter at the wall street journal, responsible for the coverage of venture capital and entrepreneurship, he also is the author of several books on venture capitalists and entrepreneurship, including Done Deals (HBS Press)  and The First Venture Capitalist (Gondolier).