Founder's Edge: Smart Tech, Smart Finance

Founder's Edge is a curated event for LA founders, entrepreneurs, and business owners who want to work smarter, scale faster, and make more confident financial decisions in an AI-driven world.

You'll leave with two things: practical tools to free up your time and broader thinking on how to grow what you earn. 

What to expect:

• Smart Tech with Maryna Slyzhuk (SapientPro): real client cases 

  of CRM automation, automated reporting & documents management, and AI assistants that save 10+ hours per week

• Smart Finance with Gio Tsagara: investment strategies, protecting 

  your money, and building long-term financial security

• Practical AI tools you can apply in business and personal life 

• Curated networking with founders and operators scaling real businesses

• Open Q&A with both speakers

• Light food & drinks

This is not a typical meetup with slides. It's a working space to connect, exchange, and walk out with both new contacts and a smarter playbook for the next 90 days.

Who this event is for:

Startup founders 

Scaling business owners 

Operators exploring AI

Professionals seeking a growth-minded community

About speakers: 

Maryna Slyzhuk

AI and Business Growth Strategist at SapientPro | Business & AI Solutions Partner

Maryna works closely with founders, entrepreneurs, and growing companies to help them simplify operations, improve client communication, and scale more effectively through technology.

Through her work at SapientPro, she focuses on implementing AI tools, automation, and custom systems that help businesses stay organized, capture opportunities, and reduce operational overload.

She also brings together business communities through curated events focused on practical growth, connections, and modern business challenges

Gio Tsagara

Financial services professional

Gio is dedicated to helping families secure their financial future. With a client-first approach, Gio specializes in guiding individuals and households through key financial decisions - from protection planning to long-term wealth strategies.