Become a part of something bigger than yourself.
- Find like-minded people to collaborate with.
- Build new relationships.
- Engage in deep, meaningful conversations.
- Meet 1:1 with subject-matter experts.
- Attend curated educational and social events.
- Get software perks & local discounts.
Events and Discussions
Adapt or Die Sessions
Led by thought leaders and other experts from the community to discuss emerging ideas and what’s hot in technology.
“Real World” Hangouts
Time to put down your phone and get to know other kickass members of the OC4 community at our monthly “Tequila and Tech” meetup and other social events.
Company Spotlights
Learn from fellow business owners as they share their knowledge and experiences with a variety of topics from go-to market strategy to finding talent and more.
Extended Conversations
Small group chats with guests of the Accelerate OC Podcast and other business trailblazers.
Coaching Sessions
Meet 1:1 with top innovators and subject matter experts to discuss ideas for your company, your career, or to learn something new.
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A gym membership for the mind.
Our mission is to learn together and stay at the forefront of technology innovation.
Member Coaches
We’ve gathered a team of subject matter experts who are the best in the business to coach our members.
Kelsey Galarza
B2B Growth MarketerKelsey has worked with more than 3 dozen startups to help them create demand generation and sales enablement programs that drive short-term results and long-term scalability. Kelsey is Co-Founder of Orange Marketing, a "get it done" marketing and sales service provider for SaaS startups.
Andrew Gauer
Creative & Product DesignerAndrew is a design and product development expert that focuses on product validation, brand development and value creation through design. He has spent the last 8 years building brands and products through the strategic use of design.
Adam Cleveland
Sales StrategistA senior marketing and sales wingman to early/late stage technology startups for the past decade, Adam plots strategies, pilots initiatives and exceeds business KPIs. His nose-to-tail experience includes global head of demand generation for a Silicon Valley company that achieved sales growth of 200%, garnered $250M in investment and increased its valuation from $100M to $1.2B.
David Hu
Growth & Lifecycle MarketerPerformance-driven growth and lifecycle marketer. Managed multi-million dollar acquisition budgets for a variety of companies (fin-tech, mobile gaming, etc). Passionate about early-stage growth and marketing analytics. OC transplant. Coffee shop enthusiast.
Shelly Cofini
Go-to-Market & Channel DevelopmentShelly's background includes organizational development, business and financial strategies, technology and innovation strategies including first to market, first to innovate, ontological coaching, communication skills, and in-depth training in spiritual psychology, language and listening.
Sergey Sundukovskiy
SaaS Technology & OperationsSergey is the Co-Founder, CTO/CPO for Certemy. Before Co-Founding Certemy, Dr. Sergey Sundukovskiy served in capacities of Chief Technology Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, and Chief Product Officer. Sergey is a serial entrepreneur co-founding multiple successful Startups focused on SaaS B2B products. The last Startup co-founded by Sergey was acquired by Capital One in 2014.
Rudy Poe
Media Producer & Problem SolverRudy co-founded two successful companies, Just Food for Dogs and Eleventh Day Entertainment. Rudy has extensive experience and interest in entrepreneurship, media production (all forms), advertising, branding, design, storytelling, creativity, and problem-solving, learning, all things future, change, mindset, self-actualization, fun, and mischief.
Jason Odden
Leadership and Scaling at HyperspeedFrom early-stage startups to some of the world's largest technology firms, Jason brings new ways of thinking, new technologies, and new operational methods to build leaders and teams that deliver hyper-growth. Jason has a unique blend of deep domain expertise, technology-savvy, and business insight that helps leaders and organizations unlock hidden value, grow at scale and deliver measurable results.
Operate Member Pledge
No room for egos.
Be a fountain, not a drain.
Learn, explore, evolve.
Be purpose-driven.
Engage and be present.
Break the status quo.
Member Spotlight:
“Being an organizer for several OC communities, there is a strong desire for community however there is an absence for a larger thriving Orange County. After meeting Carey and his team, I could see the passion to build a thriving and more connected Orange County. As an old saying goes, you are the sum of who you surround yourself with. Joining OC4 has been an opportunity to surround myself with a community thriving to grow and be better versions of ourselves through candid connections.”
