During the growth of our company, Neil Senturia proactively engaged, directly questioned, and often pushed me to consider all alternatives especially those for which I’m not naturally inclined. Most importantly, it is clear that Neil truly cares about my well-being as much as the corporation’s success.

I have known Barbara Bry for 30 years and worked with her to start Athena San Diego for women in the San Diego innovation economy. I’ve always been impressed with her common sense ability to focus on the key issues and to resolve difficult problems.

As a female tech entrepreneur, I have been blessed to have the guidance and support of Barbara Bry. As a female pioneer in the tech industry, she has offered invaluable insight into fundraising, business planning, marketing, and market conditions. Her decades of experience in successful business ventures has given her deep insight into what it takes to achieve entrepreneurial success. Her support has been critical to my success in multiple projects. Her down-to-earth, practical wisdom is an asset to anyone lucky enough to have her in their corner.

Since 2008, Neil has guided me through the early stages of my entrepreneurial journey to significant milestones, including bootstrapping an online marketplace to $100M in sales, and spearheading a venture-backed company that successfully raised over $30M from top-tier VCs. His straightforward, no-nonsense approach has been instrumental in shaping my decisions and in driving the operational success of my businesses, leading to millions in profits.

Having known Barbara Bry for more than 20 years through the entrepreneur community in San Diego, I have seen firsthand her impressive impact on founders, investors, and industry leaders. She has been a role model and mentor to countless women in particular, elevating the region and quality of our startup/innovation ecosystem as a whole.