BRETT FINK
EVENTS DIRECTOR CANDIDATE / LACI

Bring the
right people
together.

I’m Brett. I live in LA, I love planning events, and I’ve spent years bringing founders, brands and talent into the same room. From demo days to brand activations, I love making the whole thing happen. I’d love to bring that experience to LACI, helping connect the people building a greener, more inclusive LA.

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LACI

A FEW ROOMS I’VE HELPED BRING TO LIFE

From the first pitch.
To the big moment.

Brett on stage at a 500 Startups demo day
500 STARTUPS / DEMO DAYSTHAT’S ME ON STAGE ↗

Founders. Funders.
A reason to meet.

At 500 Startups and Moderne Ventures, events were part of the platform work: demo days, founder gatherings and introductions to investors, enterprise customers and partners. The point was to help founders move their businesses forward.

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A little more
behind the scenes.

On the brand side, I’ve worked across live experiences, launches and partnerships. NFL All Day, Casper and Houseplant are part of that story. Different audiences, different formats, and the same care for how the experience feels from beginning to end.

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GRTR / TALENT × BRANDSALL ACCESS

Different stages.
Same attention
to detail.

I went from venture into building businesses and running a creative agency. Along the way, I planned celebrity signings around the Super Bowl and worked on brand launches, partnerships and campaigns for consumer and B2B companies.

Working with talent taught me how much the details matter. The guest experience, the timing, the team behind the scenes. You can have a great idea and still need someone to make every piece come together.

More of my work at GRTR ↗
FROM THE FIRST CALL TO THE LAST GUEST

WHAT I’D BRING TO LACI

A great room.
A reason it matters.

LACI is a nonprofit incubator helping build an inclusive green economy in LA: supporting cleantech founders, bringing public and private partners together, and opening doors to green jobs. That gives every gathering a purpose.

I live here. I’d love to put my accelerator experience and love of events behind that mission, creating rooms where founders find support, partners find a reason to act, and more Angelenos feel part of what’s next.

POWER DAY / FOUNDER SHOWCASES

Make the pitch
the start of something.

Work with the program team to understand what each founder needs, then build the guest list around it. Help founders sharpen their stories and make introductions that continue after the stage lights go off.

What I’d track: relevant introductions, follow-up meetings and founder feedback.

Starting points I’d develop with the team, not a proposed overhaul of LACI’s programs.

THE PART THAT MAKES THE FUN PART WORK

Good energy.
Very clear plans.

A clear purpose, the right audience and a budget everyone understands. I’d turn that into a production timeline, staffing plan, speaker brief and run of show. Marketing and registration would tell the same story as the event itself.

AND THE CAMPUS BUSINESS

I’d give rentals the same care: a clear inquiry-to-booking process, thoughtful promotion, and close coordination with finance and campus teams on pricing, agreements, staffing and repeat bookings.

THE PERSON BEHIND THE INVITE

Hi, I’m Brett.
I’d love to be
in the room.

I’m looking for my next full-time team in LA. I loved working with accelerators, and I’d love to bring what I’ve learned as an operator back to that world.

Events have been a thread through all of it. I love the planning, the people and that moment when a room you’ve been imagining finally comes to life.

Let’s make it happen ↗Find me on LinkedIn ↗