CED x Operators Guild

From Vision to Growth: Founders and Operators in Conversation

📅 Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
🕙 Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Location:  Loading Dock Beryl, Raleigh, NC

Building a company is hard. But, there are ways to do it sustainably, and to enjoy the journey along the way.

CED and Operators Guild invite you to a fireside chat and panel focused on creating sustainable growth while enjoying the process. Hear from leaders in cybersecurity, SaaS, and life sciences who have walked the path before.

This session is uniquely designed to meet you where you are—among other topics, we’ll tackle:

• Navigating the founder-operator relationship: when to let go and delegate
• Building strong, aligned teams
• Insights from the journey: real stories of challenges, breakthroughs, and growth

Who Should Attend?
Startup founders, operators, and ecosystem leaders looking to connect, learn, and grow.

 Meet our panelists: 

• Ginger Krieg Dosier – Co-founder and visionary at Biomason, Ginger has navigated the founder-operator relationship by transitioning from CEO to strategic leader, building a diverse, aligned teams.
• Dorothy Lou Bailey – President and COO of Exo Therapeutics, Dorothy has built and led high-performing teams while forming strategic partnerships and driving innovation within the life sciences industry.
• Joe Aurilia – SVP of Operations at Cyware, Joe is a transformational leader with over 20 years of executive experience driving large-scale global expansions and operational excellence. 
• Austin Webb – Co-founder & CEO of Troupe, Austin combines advanced AI technology with deep industry knowledge to transform product marketing into data-driven science.