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John Duffy is the founder and chief executive officer of 3Cinteractive (3C). 3C was founded with a vision to make it easy for businesses to engage consumers on their mobile device. Today, 3C has helped some of the world’s largest retailers and brands engage over 130 million unique consumers on their mobile device. And, the mobile consumer engagement that 3C facilitates drives over $2 billion of annual revenue for clients.
Prior to founding 3C, John helped build several successful companies in a broad section of industries. He is a serial entrepreneur with 25 years of experience in telecom, payment processing and mobile.
John has been honored with numerous awards including Ernst & Young’s “Entrepreneur of The Year® Award”, the South Florida Business Journal’s “Ultimate CEO”, the Sun Sentinel’s “Excalibur Award”, as well as being named to Irish America magazine’s “Business 100” list of the best and brightest leaders of Irish descent. Under his leadership, 3C was named “America’s Most Promising Company” in 2013 by Forbes magazine.
John believes giving back is at the heart of his success. He serves on the board of the Dan Marino Foundation and is very involved in several other philanthropic organizations. He also serves as a mentor and supports various programs that facilitate the development of young entrepreneurs.
As a thought leader on topics including mobile and entrepreneurship, John is a highly sought after speaker and expert. He has been profiled in numerous publications including The New York Times and Forbes magazine as well as appearing on CNBC’s Squawk Box, MSNBC and other programs.
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Jason Ibarra, Director of Startup Grind Miami
Jason Ibarra is a life-long entrepreneur, 12 year digital marketer and technology / digital marketing recruiter. Starting as the first employee and ending as the Agency Director, Jason dedicated eight years to building South Florida internet marketing agency Exults at an average growth rate of 250% year over year. As part of his commitment to South Florida’s entrepreneurial and technology community he spends time in advisory and director roles on the boards of TEDxMiami and SFIMA, the South Florida Interactive Marketing Association. He’s no stranger to what it means to be lean, in 2012 he co-founded HalfOffDrinks.com a growth hacked Groupon clone focused on bars and nightlife which grew to 10,000 subscribers in Miami within three months, before he set the project aside to join partners in his current early stage startup Recovery Passport. A native of South Florida, Jason is a seafood lover who prefers to dive in and chase his dinner. His favorite pastime, spearfishing reflects his attitude in life to “dive in and go after what he wants.” In 2013 Jason became a new Father to son, Callid Corvis Ibarra and he says seeing Callid breathe the same air we all breathe drives him more than ever to make a difference in this World. “I’m not counting on reincarnation.” –Jason Ibarra Follow Startup Grind Miami on Twitter: @StartupGrindMIA
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