Jay Weintraub
CEO & Founder
Connectiv Holdings
Jay Weintraub is the CEO of Connectiv Holdings, the events studio and holding company behind Blueprint, Manifest, and Medicarians. To date, Jay and his team have created and sold four events - LeadsCon, Mobile Apps Unlocked, HR Transform, and InsureTech Connect.
Prior to becoming an event entrepreneur, Jay spent eight years in the internet advertising space. Jay is an investor in more than 50 startups and has been an advisor to more than a dozen companies. He is equally passionate about technology's role on the future of events, which is why Connectiv Holdings also includes Connects.at, their proprietary event technology business. Jay is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. He is based in NYC with his wife, two children, and their fur baby, Loopy.
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