BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D
REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:20241112T214500Z
DTEND:20241113T003000Z
X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE
SUMMARY:USF Sarasota-Manatee Conversation with a Founder Speaker Series — Pete Petersen
DESCRIPTION:A "fireside chat" with USF Sarasota-Manatee alum Pete Petersen\, a Sarasota businessman recognized for his success as an entrepreneur\, has been rescheduled for Nov. 12. The event was postponed last month because of Hurricane Helene.\n\n\n\nPetersen\, who sold his first company at 23\, was CEO and managing partner of Dealers United\, a social advertising agency for the automotive industry\, and co-founder of BuyerBridge\, a platform helping businesses manage\, deploy and scale advertising campaigns. He is now managing owner of PETE3\, a management consultant company.\n\n\n\nPetersen is also a co-founder of Sarasota.Tech\, which organizes networking events for the local tech community\; an advisor and co-investor at Bridge Angel Investors\; and an advisor??and investor in several Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) businesses. He is also a board member for Gulf Coast CEO Forum and? Gulf Coast Community Foundation.\n\n\n\nThe event will start with a reception in the FCCI Rotunda at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday\, Nov. 12\, followed with the fireside chat in the Selby Auditorium at 5:45 p.m. The program will include a Q&A with Petersen and Allen Clary\, executive director of the USF Nault Center for Entrepreneurship\, a nationally-ranked\, multidisciplinary\, campus-wide center for entrepreneurial education.?
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:12px">A &ldquo\;fireside chat&rdquo\; with USF Sarasota-Manatee alum Pete Petersen\, a Sarasota businessman recognized for his success as an entrepreneur\, has been rescheduled for Nov. 12. The event was postponed last month because of Hurricane Helene.<br />\n<br />\nPetersen\, who sold his first company at 23\, was CEO and managing partner of Dealers United\, a social advertising agency for the automotive industry\, and co-founder of BuyerBridge\, a platform helping businesses manage\, deploy and scale advertising campaigns. He is now managing owner of&nbsp\;<a href="https://pete3.com/" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-size: 1em\; vertical-align: baseline\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; transition: text-decoration 1s\; color: rgb(0\, 103\, 71)\; font-weight: 700\; text-decoration-line: none\;">PETE3</a>\, a management consultant company.<br />\n<br />\nPetersen is also a co-founder of Sarasota.Tech\, which organizes networking events for the local tech community\; an advisor and co-investor at Bridge Angel Investors\; and an advisor??and investor in several Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) businesses. He is also a board member for Gulf Coast CEO Forum and? Gulf Coast Community Foundation.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family:open sans\,arial\,sans-serif">The event will start with a reception in the FCCI Rotunda at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday\, Nov. 12\, followed with the fireside chat in the Selby Auditorium at 5:45 p.m. The program will include a Q&amp\;A with Petersen and Allen Clary\, executive director of the&nbsp\;</span><a href="https://www.usf.edu/entrepreneurship/" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-size: 16px\; vertical-align: baseline\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; transition: text-decoration 1s\; color: rgb(0\, 103\, 71)\; font-weight: 700\; text-decoration-line: none\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, Arial\, sans-serif\;">USF Nault Center for Entrepreneurship</a><span style="color:rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family:open sans\,arial\,sans-serif">\, a nationally-ranked\, multidisciplinary\, campus-wide center for entrepreneurial education.?</span></span>
LOCATION:USF Sarasota-Manatee 8350 N. Tamiami Trail Sarasota\, Fla.
UID:e.2475.49880
SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20260510T034553Z
URL:https://business.manateechamber.com/events/details/usf-sarasota-manatee-conversation-with-a-founder-speaker-series-pete-petersen-49880
END:VEVENT

END:VCALENDAR