Startup Grind Hosted a Fireside Chat with Growth Factory Cofounder Mark Haney in December
Startup Grind Sacramento in partnership with Startup Folsom and Granite City Coworking hosted a fireside chat with the Growth Factory Co-founder, Mark Haney. In this interview, Mark discusses his entrepreneurial journey and how the Growth Factory got started.
About Mark Haney
Mark Haney is a successful entrepreneur, media personality, and angel investor with a portfolio of 50+ Sacramento-based companies across various industries including new media, tech, consumer products, real estate, construction, transportation, distribution, and security. Mark’s accomplishments include successfully exiting a Rocklin, CA based enterprise that maintained hundreds of employees and generated over $200M in annual revenues.
Having scaled the entrepreneurial mountain and achieved many of his lifelong dreams, Mark has turned his attention and resources to helping the next generation of entrepreneurs succeed. He is Founding Partner of the Growth Factory, an early-stage venture capital fund and a nonprofit accelerator, on a mission to unleash the potential of 100 world class startups in the next 3-5 years.
When Mark is not company building, he can be found in his studio igniting the Entrepreneurial Revolution as host of The Mark Haney Show podcast, at cross-fit and yoga, or playing baseball in the backyard with his grandkids. He also serves as Past President of the Sacramento chapter of Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) and on various corporate and non-profit boards. He and his family devote time to helping military veterans through his “Allegiant Giving” non-profit. You can learn more about Mark at www.HaneyBiz.com.
About Startup Grind
Startup Grind is the most valuable startup community in the world, delivering education, connections, and opportunities to help startups and scaleups grow. Through local events, flagship global conferences, startup membership, partnerships, mentor and investor programs, and online content – Startup Grind collectively reaches over 4 million startups in 600 cities and 125 countries worldwide. The Sacramento Chapter was founded in 2014 by Rich Foreman. For more information about Startup Grind Sacramento, visit their website here.
About Startup Folsom
The mission of Startup Folsom is to build the startup and entrepreneurial community of Folsom. Startup Folsom holds four events each month including workshops, meetups, fireside chats, and more. Find out about their upcoming events here.
Check out additional events for founders in the Greater Sacramento region here.
