USF Sarasota-Manatee Conversation with a Founder Speaker Series — Pete Petersen
Date and Time
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
4:45 PM - 7:30 PM EST
Nov. 12, 2024
4:45 p.m. to 7: 30 p.m.
Location
USF Sarasota-Manatee
8350 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, Fla.
Fees/Admission
Website
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.
Petersen, 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.
Petersen 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.
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&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.?
