2025 Launch 603
- October 28th, 2025 • 8:00am to 1:30pm
Are you a new startup, or thinking about starting a business in NH?
Accelerate your startup at this informative half-day event. Gain priceless information and gather vital resources through panel discussions, breakout sessions, a keynote speaker and networking, all focused on helping startups launch and grow their business.
We will also recognize the 10 startup stars, as featured in the July issue of Business NH Magazine.
Plus, a photographer will be available throughout the event to take complimentary professional headshots for all attendees.
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Where
70 Constitution Ave
Concord, NH 03301
Agenda:
8 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Arrivals, Networking and Headshot Photos
8:30a.m. - 9 a.m. - Keynote Speaker
Brian Gotlob, director of the Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau, a division of NH Employment Security will delve into the state of the economy and the challenges and opportunities it presents for startups based on his studies of economic issues in NH and 30 other states
9 a.m. - 10 a.m. - Main Panel
You are not an island – building the right relationships
- Andrea Chatfield, attorney, Sheehan Phinney
- Chris Walkley, senior vice president, commercial banker and team leader, Bank of New Hampshire
- Liz Gray, state director, NH Small Business Development Center
- Eric Anderson, president, MALA Technology Advisors and member of the NH Tech Alliance Startup Committee
- Roy Wallen, CEO of Directional Healthcare Advisors and a member of the NH Tech Alliance Startup Committee
10 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. - Break/Networking/Headshot Photos
10:20 a.m. - 11 a.m. - First Breakout Sessions
Financing your Startup
- Amy Bassett, NH district director, Small Business Administration
- Ed Miles, Seacoast regional director, NH Small Business Development Center
- Jamie Simchick, co-founder, Launch NH
- Joe Raczka, co-founder, managing partner and chief investment officer, York IE
- Jacy Amenkowicz, vice president, commercial banker, Bank of New Hampshire
AI and Your Business
- Nadja Fromm, founder & CEO, Fromm Consulting
- Phil Magnuszewski, founder, D!srupt AI
- Cameron Schilling, director of the Litigation Department and chair of Cybersecurity and Privacy Group, McLane Middleton
- Ryan Robinson, senior partner, Mainstay Technologies
11 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. - Break/Networking/Headshot Photos
11:20 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Second Breakout Sessions
Marketing Your Startup
- Stephanie McLaughlin, principal, Savoir Faire Marketing & Communications
- Jennifer Kean, board member, NH Tech Alliance
- Darci Knowles, owner, DARCI Creative
- Nick Delyani, co-founder & chief brand strategist, Ampersand Collective
Hiring Your First Employees
- Anne Banks, director, ApprenticeshipNH
- Michelle Gray, HR business partner, HR Synergy
- Alison Milioto, senior HR consultant, Blue Lion
- Jason Alexander, chief revenue officer and co-founder, BANKW Staffing
- Andrea Chatfield, attorney, Sheehan Phinney
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. - Lunch and Startup Stars Recognition
1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Keynote Speaker, Nadja Fromm, founder & CEO, Fromm Consulting
"Your Brain Needs a Software Upgrade: Why your caveman brain holds you back & how to rewire it for founder success."
Your brain is still running on software built for survival, not startups. In this high-energy closing keynote, Nadja Fromm reveals how your ancient “mental operating system” quietly sabotages risk-taking, creativity, and growth - and how to flip the switch. With fresh insight (your brain’s filter system works just like TikTok’s algorithm!) and practical mindset tools, you’ll walk away with a whole new way of seeing yourself, your decisions, and your business. This is the mindset upgrade you can’t afford to skip.
1:30 p.m. - Event Concludes