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The Gary Fowler | Nick Carbonari Interview

The Gary Fowler | Nick Carbonari Interview

SPECIAL GUEST

Nick Carbonari
Founder, CEO & Chairman of eezylife
Nick is a serial entrepreneur, who co-founded Scout24 and founded eezylife Inc. a US/UK company applying machine learning and psychology to create a proactive personal assistant service for everyday use. Nick holds a MSc. cum laude in Electrical Engineering from Padua University, Italy and a MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France. He worked at McKinsey & Co. in Italy and Germany before starting his entrepreneurial activity with Scout24 AG (Germany). After exiting Scout24, which was listed on the German Stock Exchange and valued at US$7B, Nick was active as a business angel and as a Venture Partner at 360 Capital Partners. From 2011-2016 he was a Board Member of AramisAuto, a leading French Online Car Selling Platform (bought in 2016 by PSA). In 2017 he launched eezylife Inc. with the goal to change the way users interact with the internet: a proactive personalized service to make daily life easier and more enjoyable with the aim of making everyone happier. Passionate about history and philosophy, an addicted skier, Nick is fluent in four languages and enjoys spending his random spare time with his three children.
Eezy’s powerful Artificial Intelligence engine is connected to 200,000 venues and 100,000 different activities making it effortless to experience new places you’ll love, on nights you’ll never forget.

HOST

Gary Fowler
CEO, President, and Co-founder of GSD Venture Studios
Award-winning Senior level executive with 30+ years of success in global strategic innovation leadership, sales, marketing, operational and investment management. CEO and Co-Founder of the award-winning growth stage AI venture studio, GSD Venture Studios. Co-Founder of the award-winning AI startup Yva.ai as well as the investment firm, DY Investments. Gary was involved in the management team of ClickSoftware that was recently sold for $1.35 billion dollars to SalesForce. Gary raised several rounds of funding to position Yva.ai as a leading AI employee engagement company. Gary is a recognized expert in entrepreneurship (including entrepreneurial education), lean startup methods, innovation management, and technology development. Consultant to numerous international companies and startups. Extensive experience with fundraising and a successful IPO (CKSW). Executive level positions in top tier companies: ClickSoftware, Mirantis, Siemens, HP, etc. Founder of Fowler International, Tecra, Yva.ai, Findo, GSD Venture Studios, GVA LaunchGurus (Co-Founder), Fowler Development, Broadiant, DY Investments, Zemplee (Co-Founder), and more.  Gary was recently named “One of the 10 Most Inspiring Global AI Executives in 2020”.
For too long self-motivated entrepreneurs have navigated the minefield of challenges to launching a global company with very little support. The last thing you should bet on in this situation is an unproven team that you don’t trust. GSD Venture Studios travels to every corner of the globe inviting resilient teams to establish partnerships that ensure organizations grow the right way, without games or gimmicks. Unlike traditional investors, we take senior operational (often co-founder) roles in these companies, capitalizing on our trusted reputation, experiences and network to drive explosive growth. More info at gsdvs.com.

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Date: March 3, 2021 Time: 11:00 - 11:30 Zoom

SPECIAL GUEST

Nick Carbonari
Founder, CEO & Chairman of eezylife
Nick is a serial entrepreneur, who co-founded Scout24 and founded eezylife Inc. a US/UK company applying machine learning and psychology to create a proactive personal assistant service for everyday use. Nick holds a MSc. cum laude in Electrical Engineering from Padua University, Italy and a MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France. He worked at McKinsey & Co. in Italy and Germany before starting his entrepreneurial activity with Scout24 AG (Germany). After exiting Scout24, which was listed on the German Stock Exchange and valued at US$7B, Nick was active as a business angel and as a Venture Partner at 360 Capital Partners. From 2011-2016 he was a Board Member of AramisAuto, a leading French Online Car Selling Platform (bought in 2016 by PSA). In 2017 he launched eezylife Inc. with the goal to change the way users interact with the internet: a proactive personalized service to make daily life easier and more enjoyable with the aim of making everyone happier. Passionate about history and philosophy, an addicted skier, Nick is fluent in four languages and enjoys spending his random spare time with his three children.
Eezy’s powerful Artificial Intelligence engine is connected to 200,000 venues and 100,000 different activities making it effortless to experience new places you’ll love, on nights you’ll never forget.

HOST

Gary Fowler
CEO, President, and Co-founder of GSD Venture Studios
Award-winning Senior level executive with 30+ years of success in global strategic innovation leadership, sales, marketing, operational and investment management. CEO and Co-Founder of the award-winning growth stage AI venture studio, GSD Venture Studios. Co-Founder of the award-winning AI startup Yva.ai as well as the investment firm, DY Investments. Gary was involved in the management team of ClickSoftware that was recently sold for $1.35 billion dollars to SalesForce. Gary raised several rounds of funding to position Yva.ai as a leading AI employee engagement company. Gary is a recognized expert in entrepreneurship (including entrepreneurial education), lean startup methods, innovation management, and technology development. Consultant to numerous international companies and startups. Extensive experience with fundraising and a successful IPO (CKSW). Executive level positions in top tier companies: ClickSoftware, Mirantis, Siemens, HP, etc. Founder of Fowler International, Tecra, Yva.ai, Findo, GSD Venture Studios, GVA LaunchGurus (Co-Founder), Fowler Development, Broadiant, DY Investments, Zemplee (Co-Founder), and more.  Gary was recently named “One of the 10 Most Inspiring Global AI Executives in 2020”.
For too long self-motivated entrepreneurs have navigated the minefield of challenges to launching a global company with very little support. The last thing you should bet on in this situation is an unproven team that you don’t trust. GSD Venture Studios travels to every corner of the globe inviting resilient teams to establish partnerships that ensure organizations grow the right way, without games or gimmicks. Unlike traditional investors, we take senior operational (often co-founder) roles in these companies, capitalizing on our trusted reputation, experiences and network to drive explosive growth. More info at gsdvs.com.

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