ZINO Entertainment ZINO Zenith Award Winners Announced

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Friday, July 08, 2011 | By: Mary Holmes

 

ZINO Entertainment ZINO Zenith Award Winners Announced
 
SEATTLE —July 7 , 2011—Sixteen Gaming, Mobile and Film entrepreneurs were showcased at the inaugural ZINO Society,  ZINO Entertainment Investment Forum on June 29, 2011 at the Seattle Harbor Club. This was the first entertainment investment forum of its kind in the Northwest. 
 
Attendees included angel investors, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and business leaders. All attendees had the opportunity to vote on the ZINO Zenith Awards. The two categories for ZINO Zenith Awards included Best Presenter and Best Investment Opportunity and were selected from all of the presenting companies. And the winners were:
 
Best Presenter: CrowdCompass, Matthew Donegan-Ryan
Best Investment Opportunity: Tender Brisket, LLC, Sue Corcoran
 
 
Presenting Companies Included:
 
Name of Company                          Presenter                                            Website
Arc Computer Co                             David Prokop                                     www.smartkeyboard.co
BeDynamic Inc                                 Anne Payne                                       www.bedynamic.com
Choopy Games                                 Rene Legaspi                                     www.choopygames.com
CrowdCompass                                                Matthew Donegan-Ryan              www.crowdcompass.com
Footprint Features                          Peter Gail                                            www.footprintfeatures.com
Low Fidelity Films, LLC                    John Helde                                         www.trythisfilms.com
Mobile On Services                         Anders Davidson                              www.buildanapp.com
Novel                                                    Mike Marr                                           www.novelincorporated.com
Open Mobile Solutions, Inc.        Jai Jaisimha                                         www.openmobilesolutions.com
SphereUs Corporation                   Christopher Wirkkala                     
Sit Forward Entertainment          Fritz Weiss                                          www.sitforwardentertainment.com
Splat Interactive                               Tom Freeman                                    www.tvfoundry.com/
Swagger.com                                     Leo Hoarty                                          www.swagger.com
Tender Brisket, LLC                         Sue Corcoran                                     www.vonpiglet.com
Truth Cabin Productions               Tenny Priebe                                     www.youtube.com/truthcabinprods
wxp games, llc                                  Bill Fritsch                                            www.wxpgames.com
 
The half day forum also included expert speakers and panelists in the Gaming, Mobile and Film Sectors.
 
Keynote Speaker:            Tom Skerritt, Actor/ Director
 
Panelists:
Scilla Andreen, CEO & Co-Founder, IndieFlix
Colleen B. Brown, President & CEO Fisher Communications
Chris Erhardt, President, Academy of Interactive Entertainment
Steve Edmiston, Independent Filmmaker / Attorney, Invicta Law Group
Matt Hooper, Attorney, Foster Pepper
Kristina Hudson, Founder, Washington Interactive Network
Amy Lillard, Executive Director, Washington Filmworks
Kraig Marini Baker, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine
Jeff Pobst, CEO, Hidden Path Entertainment
Rob Strickland, Director & President, Strickland Consulting LLC
Carl Spence, Artistic Director, Seattle International Film Festival
Bala Subramanian, Vice President, Enterprise Architecture, T-Mobile
James Sun, Investor & Entrepreneur / CEO, Pirq
Joseph Tung, Executive Producer, Bungie
 
 
About ZINO Society
ZINO Society is a membership network that connects accredited investors with entrepreneurs seeking funding. ZINO Society connects people for business and social interaction, enrichment, education and commerce. Since its inception nearly six years ago, ZINO Society has facilitated angel funding in excess of $16 million for early-stage and expansion businesses. Membership information and ZINO program details can be found at zinosociety.com.
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