Through a series of invitation-only events, BIG seeks out the echelon of thought leaders across all areas of expertise, as well as the rising stars of the industry. BIG hosts a diverse array of talks, performances, wellness classes, art installations, gourmet food, and experiences designed to foster relationships and inspire new perspectives.
Each event will focus on four pillars of storytelling:
The Culture
The Journey
The Influence
The Wave
BIG was founded and is hosted by Baron Davis, NBA All-Star and entrepreneur.
Known for his electrifying style on the court, Davis was a powerful point guard, who won national acclaim for executing in crucial, high-pressure situations. An entrepreneur, investor, and businessman, Baron has created several companies under the Baron Davis Enterprises umbrella, including SLIC (Sports and Lifestyle in Culture), The Black Santa Company, No Label and UNIFD —each combining creative talent with original content.
Somesh actively led or participated in IVP's investments in Akamai (AKAM), Amplitude, AppDynamics (CSCO), Business Insider, Care.com (CRCM), ComScore (SCOR), Datalogix (ORCL), Danger (MSFT), Digital River (DRIV), Dropbox, FleetMatics (FLTX), Klout/Lithium, MotoSport (LINTA), MySQL (ORCL), Netflix (NFLX), Personal Capital, Pure Storage (PSTG) Qadium, Rubrik, Shazam, Snap, Tanium, The Players Tribune, TuneIn, Uber, Uproxx and Zynga (ZNGA).
Justin Kan is an internet entrepreneur and investor. Justin founded many companies including: Kiko, the first AJAX web calendar; Justin.tv, a live video streaming platform; Socialcam, a mobile video sharing app (acquired for $60mm by Autodesk in 2012); Twitch, a video game streaming platform (acquired for $970mm by Amazon in 2014); and Exec, an on demand maid service (acquired by Handybook in 2014). More recently he founded Atrium LTS, which builds products and services to help automate legal workflows, innovate new processes, and help firms identify new clients. He has personally invested in over 75 companies, including Zenefits, Cruise, and Simple Contacts. Justin graduated from Yale University with a degree in Physics and Philosophy.
As a sponsored professional athlete for ten years, model, trainer, spokeswoman and ambassador for Puma, co- founder Leslie has ample experience in the sports and lifestyle arenas. She made 62 international appearances during her 7 years on the US Women’s National Soccer Team, including the 2007 Women’s World Cup Team. A Hall of Famer for the West Coast Conference, Boston Breakers and Santa Clara University, Leslie currently serves as a soccer commentator and analyst for Fox Sports. As Chief Marketing Officer, she will solidify Sweat as the preferred cosmetic brand for professional female athletes and other influential women.
Monte Stettin is a C class executive and entrepreneur with a career spanning publishing, advertising, entertainment and media, real estate development, design, invention, alternative energy, medical devices, software, and healthcare with a strong interest in exponential technologies and their deployment to improve the lives of the bottom billions.
He currently serves as an advisor to a number of businesses and philanthropies, is a benefactor of Singularity University, public speaker, connector and change agent residing in Beverly Hills California.
Carren Morris is a connector for entrepreneurs and their brand dreams. She has a 16 year career in sales, marketing, ecommerce and business development working for global brands like Nike, Converse and Puma. Coupled with her passion and expertise in the athletic footwear and apparel industry she has created a consulting company specializing in brand development, marketing & sales planning and go to market strategies. Carren works with professional athletes, designers and startups to help them develop and launch their brands. She serves on several boards and loves to teach students on how to enhance their business acumen. Carren has a bachelors degree in Fashion Merchandising and is the founder of LaunchPad Services.
