Todd has a long history around startups and the software industry. Starting with three startups in the 1990’s that went from trashcan fire to successful exit. From there, Todd joined Concur in 1998 and grew with the company from $10m in the first year to over $1.7b in revenue when he left in 2016. Todd was a senior leader and managed global products, engineering teams, North America marketing, and sales teams over the 19 yrs career. Since 2016, Todd has been playing the roles of cheerleader, mentor, consultant and investor in regional software startups and has been committed to building out a technology ecosystem in our region.

Todd is based in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota with his wife and two kids. We love to be outdoors, hiking, biking, camping, fishing, boating and always happy to share our favorite mountain biking trails.

Aaron is a seasoned professional with a diverse background in healthcare administration, manufacturing, and higher education.  Aaron is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and during the past eight years of adjunct teaching in innovation and entrepreneurship at SD School of Mines and Technology, he has encouraged numerous students to develop creative business ideas and assisted them in preparing for various business plan and pitch competitions. 

Aaron earned a BS in Industrial Engineering from SD Mines and an MBA from the University of South Dakota.  He has spent the past 18+ years working for the federal government, emphasizing process-based thinking in developing, deploying, and improving national programs to deliver benefits to veterans.  Before that, he worked for 9 years with various manufacturing companies in quality assurance, supply chain management, industrial engineering, and production supervision roles.  Aaron is also a veteran of the South Dakota Army National Guard. 

With a keen eye for identifying opportunities and an obsession for driving improvement, Aaron has played a pivotal role in the success of multiple organizations. His strategic thinking, strong leadership skills, and ability to foster collaborative relationships make him an invaluable asset.  

Aaron lives in Rapid City, SD with his wife and 3 children.  He enjoys fishing, golfing, and swimming. 

Mike has spent his entire career building software companies. He started his first software company out of his parents basement in college, and since that time has helped found, grow, and sell 6 SaaS companies. 

During his years building businesses, Mike has personally worked on each aspect of building a software company – marketing, sales (yes including cold calling), product architecture and development, and operations management, fund raising, and everything in between.

Mike earned a BS in Computer Science & Information Security from Dakota State University in Madison, SD. Mike is based in Brandon, SD with his wonderful wife and four children. Mike loves overlanding and backpacking with his kids in the most remote places. This is probably because Mike was born in Canada where wilderness is everywhere.

Eric is Co-founder of BroodStack, ControlQore and the owner of Royal Elk Real Estate. He has spent the last 20 years in entrepreneurial and investment endeavors with several successful exits in the real estate and software industries. The largest of which was the development, construction, and operation of three assisted living facilities. This resulted in the care and management of 129 residents and 105 staff.

He was also part of the investment/advisor team behind AdvisorPeak, a fintech software company that was acquired in 2021 by Addepar Inc.

Prior to this, he managed several businesses in the hospitality and service-related industries. Eric has demonstrated a history of strong business leadership skills in strategic and business planning, financial management, operations management, customer service, team building, market research and real estate development. He thoroughly enjoys mentoring budding entrepreneurs.

Eric has a B.B.A. Financial Management degree from the University of North Dakota. He also has a commercial pilots license with multi-engine and instrument ratings.