About Brian
I am a…
Activist, Athlete, Brainstormer, Business adviser, Business mentor, Change Agent, Connector, Educator/Teacher, Entrepreneur, Event planner, Idea generator, Inventor, Investor, Parent, Producer
Bio
Co-founding Partner - Alpha Partners -Growth Venture Capital; Advisor to Pritzker Group, Chicago, Co Founder TEDxNavesink, TEDxAsburyPark.
Past: Founder & designer of top information organizers - Actioneer, Dynodex, Preclick, & HP PhotoSmart Essential. Co-author 6 collaboration patents. Serial Entrepreneur in Silicon Valley & NYC. Co-founder Apple Computer Bike Racing team. Avid cyclist, fast kayaker, gardener, high school dad. TED PhotoWiki Sponsor at TED 2003 and 2004. Attended TED 2002.1 TEDxAsburyPark: 1st TEDx about the NJ shore (2013), Play (2014), Accelerators (2015), MAKERS (2016), IDENTITY (April 8, 2017), PASSION 2018, CHAOS 2019, JOY 2022. http://www.linkedin.com/in/smiga
I'm passionate about
Patient Capital, Brand New J, TEDx, Impact, Surfski, Salad Gardening, Education, Visual Arts, Story, Start ups, non-fiction theater, ideation.
An idea worth spreading
Ask me about the "Inclusive Economy".
Areas of expertise
Coach, Family Offices, Impact Investing, Product Design & Development, Religion, Start up acceleration, Theater, Venture Capital
The TED story
Attended Chris Anderson's first TED 2002. TED Sponsor in 2003 and 2004 of Photowiki - a real-time audience sourced photo journal and people finder. . Produced TEDxNavesink 2013 Shore Life , 2014 Play, 2015 Accelerators, 2016 MAKERS, April 8, 2017 IDENTITY. Sold out at 800 participants.
Things you might not know
Venture Investing Photography Poetry Bike Racing Theater Directing Salad Gardening Sauces Lacrosse Databases