Need advice on your next innovative idea? Want to join an industry-related and tech-enabled community? Chat with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) or join your Ion Mingle Community!

On the Third Monday of the month, come to the Ion’s Academic Flex Space from 5 to 5:30 pm to connect with Ion SMEs in 1:1 or small group sessions. Our SMEs specialize in a range of topics, including Communication & Team Transformation, Storytelling, Marketing & Branding, Pitch Deck Preparation, Product Development, and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. While not every SME will be available every Third Monday, come prepared with your questions to make the most of this event, and feel free to connect with our SMEs using their LinkedIn profiles provided below!

At the same time, check out Ion’s Mingle Lounges. Lounges run from 5 to 6 pm in the classrooms surrounding the Flex Space. These Lounges are a great place to connect with fellow founders, innovators, entrepreneurs, SMEs, researchers, and corporates! Typically, each Lounge will have a featured speaker who shares their story and expertise. Make sure to follow Mingle Leaders’ and Ion’s social media for announcements regarding speakers and the frequency of Mingle Lounges. Mark your calendar and get ready to innovate, collaborate, and network!

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Ion SMEs include:

• Ayo Kuyinu: Brand Strategy: Identity, Positioning, and Messaging
• Bryce Cramer: Customer Experience & Empathy Technologist
• Christa Clarke, Sherhara Downing: Communication and Team Transformation
• Claudia Zettner: Project Management
• Dr. Doug Franklin: Pitch Deck Development
• Natasha Gorodetsky: Fall in Love with the Problem (Testing the hypothesis)
• Peter Durand: Group Facilitation and Visualizing Complex Systems
• Rahul Brahmbhatt: Customer Discovery and User Insights
• Sanaz Falahatpisheh: Pricing, Sales, and Negotiation Strategy
• Tracie Jae: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
• Wade Pinder: Product Management

Ion Mingle Lounges include: 

• Music, Film, Media Tech: Tracy DeJarnett (Music), Kevin Kempf (Film), Paul O’Brien, Josh Sutton (MediaTech Ventures)
• Food Tech: Tasos Katsaounis and Jereis Khawaja
• Intellectual Property: Hannah Edlund
• Med & Health Tech: Stuart J. Corr (Pumps & Pipes)
• FinTech: Norman Pappous, Kiley Summers, Phillip Yates 
• Transportation, Supply Chain, Logistics Mingle: Jim O’Sullivan
• EdTech: Sunny Zhang, Devina Bhojwani, Alicia Wiliams
• Web 3.0/NFTs – Giorgio Villani, Margaret Passe

Location

4201 Main Street
Houston, TX 77002

Ion District Parking Garage

Enter 4111 Fannin Street into your GPS for directions directly to this parking garage, located a block from the Ion. Parking in the Ion District Garage is free for the first two hours.

Red Parking Lot

Enter 4203 Fannin Street into your GPS for directions directly to the red parking lot, located across the street from the Ion. This lot is for overflow guest parking and tenant parking and is free for the first three hours.

For information and access to pay online for parking in the red lot, click here.