fnGlobal Keynote & Roundtables with Lori Torres (April 9, 2024)

Join us for a Founders Network global keynote featuring Lori Torres, the dynamic entrepreneur and former Founder and CEO of Parcel Pending, an electronic package locker company. In a fireside chat with Founders Network Founder and CEO Kevin Holmes on April 9, Lori will share her journey building, growing, and successfully exiting a company.

Lori's journey includes securing over $15 million in investments from notable backers like Tech Coast Angels. Learn how she scaled Parcel Pending, reaching thousands of customers and expanding its presence across North America. Gain insights into the process and considerations that led to the acquisition of Parcel Pending by Neopost for a reported $100 million in January 2019. Additionally, hear firsthand advice and lessons learned from Lori's transition from corporate America to entrepreneurship.

Opening Remarks @ 9:30am PT

Join us for opening remarks with Dina Fattom, Member Success Manager at Founders Network, to get the latest updates from the Network and opportunities for getting involved.

Keynote Speaker @ 9:40am PT

Lori Torres is the previous Founder and CEO of Parcel Pending, an electronic package locker company. Lori founded the company in 2014 and sold in 2019 after growing the company to over 150 employees and over 8,000 locations in the US and Canada. Lori's now helping other entrepreneurs grow their companies as she experienced 70% YOY revenue growth for 4 years straight prior to selling the company.

Stage-Based Roundtables @ 10:30am PT

Community Partners:

Jeff Erickson

Jeff leads the Partnerships Team at Forecastr — a leading FP&A software company that helps startups create kick-butt financial models to impress investors, confidently raise capital, and effectively run their businesses better.

Jeff serves on the advisory boards of several startup companies and is an active angel investor. He's passionate about startups and enjoys working with founders and mentoring entrepreneurs.

Jeff is an experienced entrepreneur and was the founder and CEO of a successful consumer goods company that he rapidly grew from $1M in sales its first year to over $40M in annual revenue in its fourth year of operations and was ranked #138 on the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies.

Prior to founding his own company, Jeff was a partner at Beanstalk Partners where he led the sales and business development activities. He also served as the National Sales Director for a venture-backed tech startup where he generated over $45M in client contracts and developed the company’s channel partner program.

Jeff has a degree in accounting and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Utah. After receiving his MBA in Finance from the University of Utah he served as the Vice President of Investments for Sentry Financial Corporation.

Cathy Keeler

Cathy is the Managing Partner at FullScope Growth, a global consortium of elite Fractional Executives and Business Acceleration Partners that provide the exact combination of experts that organizations require.

She has cross-functional experience in sales, management, marketing and business planning, client services, network development and operations. Delivers strong results within highly competitive markets.

Guests Are Welcome!

Please bring a guest! Every member can bring one (1) guest to each event. Each guest must be a full-time tech startup founder so they can bring new perspectives, skillsets, and experience to your chapter.

All guests must be full-time tech startup founders and you can register them directly on this function page. See How to Register a Guest here.

Confidentiality Policy:

All information shared within Founders Network is strictly confidential. We are built on a foundation of trust, and the community takes confidentiality seriously. Investors, members, and staff all share experiences and opinions off the record. In this roundtable forum, we continue to model our fnValues of Reciprocity, Humility, Authenticity and Inclusivity.