Why Attend
The Petcare Innovation Summit USA is back for it’s 6th year!
Following last year's success, the Petcare Innovation Summit is back and better than ever.
The tremendous growth in pets is showing no signs of slowing down - Morgan and Stanley forecast that pet industry spending will nearly triple to $275billion by 2030!
Join us for 2 days of networking with industry leaders and pre-scheduled 1-2-1 meetings as well as content covering the hottest trends and topics across pet care including:
- Pet Insurance
- Pet Wellness
- End of Life Care
- Microbiome
- Telehealth
- The Next Generation of Pet Tech
Our brand-new split content tracks, Vet Tech, Pet Tech, and Pet Wellness allow you to completely personalize your experience at the event.
Our Best in Show Spotlight will also be back and bigger than ever, connecting key financial investors with the most innovative start-ups in the USA petcare market, driving collaboration, innovation, and partnership within petcare.
See you in Boston 5-6 December!
Who will be there
BEST IN SHOW SPOTLIGHT
Highlighting innovation across the petcare space is at the core of this event. The Best in Show Spotlight will be hosted across the two days allowing more start-ups than ever to present their offerings to our audience of strategic and financial investors.
The finalist pet brands will be handpicked by the prestigious selection committee to present their products or services on stage for 3 minutes on the main stage in a quick-fire round of presentations followed by a Q&A with the selection committee.
Applications are Openining Soon!
CEO & FOUNDERS FORUM
Drive your business and the industry forward at the CEO and Founders forum by fostering key relationships and partnerships through exclusive networking opportunities and insightful discussion.
Apply now if you are a CEO/Founder to make sure you are one of the 45 chosen to attend.
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2022 Selection Committee
Andrew Katz
Bruce Truman
Drew is a Partner at Digitalis.
Previously, Drew was the Head of New Ventures at Taylor Farms, the world’s largest processor of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables. During this time he led the creation and investment activity of Taylor Ventures, which invests in early-stage food and ag technology companies.
Drew represents Taylor Ventures on the Board of Directors at HarvestPort and served in a variety of operational roles with Taylor Farms. He also served on the board of the “Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools” campaign in partnership with Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative. Drew received his BA from Stanford University and MBA from Harvard Business School.
Drew Taylor
Drew is a Partner at Digitalis.
Previously, Drew was the Head of New Ventures at Taylor Farms, the world’s largest processor of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables. During this time he led the creation and investment activity of Taylor Ventures, which invests in early-stage food and ag technology companies.
Drew represents Taylor Ventures on the Board of Directors at HarvestPort and served in a variety of operational roles with Taylor Farms. He also served on the board of the “Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools” campaign in partnership with Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative. Drew received his BA from Stanford University and MBA from Harvard Business School.
Advisory Board
Laura Olsen
Tom Zerzan
2022 SPEAKERS
Michael Sullivan
Heidi Sirota
Heidi Sirota serves as Nationwide’s Chief Pet Officer, leading the nation’s first and largest provider of pet insurance protecting more than 1 million pets. She joined Nationwide in 2018 as vice president of marketing for the Retirement Solutions business and led an expansion of its capabilities and markets.
Before joining Nationwide, Heidi transformed consumer experiences in human health care. As UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Bank vice president of marketing, she pioneered the retailization of health savings accounts, and as a marketing executive at Aetna and ConnectiCare she introduced new, engaging ways for consumers to shop for health insurance and get care.
Heidi started her career in commercial bank operations, then moved into investment and insurance marketing leadership at The Phoenix Companies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Loyola Marymount University and completed executive education from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Heidi sits on the Board of Trustees of the Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) and the Board of Directors of Second Harvest Food Bank in Orange County, California. Also she is an Advisory Board member for the University of California Santa Barbara-Extension, Customer Experience Certificate Program and the executive sponsor of Nationwide’s Pet Advocacy and Wellness Support (PAWS) Associate Resource Group.
Jenny Wolski
Dennis Chmiel
Daniel Cheng
Jon Alexander
Luis Lopez
Jonathan Wainberg
Shea Cox
Shaina Denny
Shaina is the Founder and CEO of Dogdrop— an LA based start-up building the next generation of dog care. Shaina went to business school in Shanghai and ended up staying in China for over three years to work at early stage tech start-ups before returning to the US to get involved in the growing LA tech scene. She has her Masters of International Business and is a co-instructor and guest lecturer at Whittier College. She's passionate about international business, lifelong learning, and her mini dachshund, Poppy!
Ryan Boyko
Ryan Boyko co-founded Embark in 2015 to combine dog genetic consumer insights with cutting-edge research so our canine companions can live healthier, longer lives. He is Embark's CEO. Embark built the most accurate dog DNA test on the market to give pet owners and breeders actionable insights into their dogs' genetic health and ancestry. Its research-grade test will help scientists discover causes and cures for major canine diseases. Prior to founding Embark, Ryan developed a love for fieldwork and community science while earning a computer science BA from Harvard, a public health MS from Yale, and an ecology MS from UC Davis.
Renaldo Webb
Renaldo Webb is Founder and Chief Product Officer at PetPlate. Inspired by his dog Winston, Renaldo founded PetPlate after deciding that he did not want to feed his dog anything less than real food. After making hundreds of batches of home-cooked dog food for Winston and his pup pals, Renaldo decided to launch a pet food brand that he could proudly call his own.
Renaldo graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a degree in Physics, and prior to starting PetPlate worked at LCatterton and McKinsey & Company. He launched PetPlate as a nationwide subscription service in early 2017, following an appearance on the hit TV show Shark Tank.
Michael Caldwell
Amanda Howland
Rich Kelleman
Rich is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bond Pet Foods, a Boulder, Colorado-based start-up that’s working with biotechnology to make pet food from pure microbial and recombinant animal proteins like chicken, turkey and fish, without the animal. Before diving into the world of pets and food tech, Rich was a strategic planner at a number of advertising agencies for more than 20 years including CP+B, Upshot, FCB and Fallon, where he lead brand strategy for brands like Burger King, P&G, Kellogg’s, and Coca-Cola
Andy Katz
Bruce Truman
Rebekah Kang
Drew Taylor
Drew is a Partner at Digitalis.
Previously, Drew was the Head of New Ventures at Taylor Farms, the world’s largest processor of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables. During this time he led the creation and investment activity of Taylor Ventures, which invests in early-stage food and ag technology companies.
Drew represents Taylor Ventures on the Board of Directors at HarvestPort and served in a variety of operational roles with Taylor Farms. He also served on the board of the “Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools” campaign in partnership with Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative. Drew received his BA from Stanford University and MBA from Harvard Business School.
Da Chang
In his role, Da focuses on the operations function across our hospitals and supporting BluePearl’s organizational goals.
Da’s prior experience in the medical field includes his roles as VP of Operations and Chief Operating Officer of Advanced Dermatology as well as his positions at Sea Lane Biotechnologies, Maine Center for Lipids and Cardiovascular Health and Health Dialog.
Da earned his undergraduate degree at Harvard University, followed by a Master of Business Administration at the University of Florida. He is a dynamic leader who earns trust and builds relationships via transparency, communication and teamwork along with his data-driven approach to operational leadership.
Miles Thorson
Adrian Archie
Originally from Concord NC and grew up with the goal of becoming a Veterinarian. I Attended University and graduated with a B.A. in Psychology after switching my major from a Pre-Vet Focus.
From 2003 until 2005 I played Professional Football in the CFL for the Montreal Allouettes and briefly for the Atlanta Falcons. Upon hanging up my cleats began a decades long career with Stryker Corp in Sales and Product Management for Neurosurgerical Highspeed Instruments.
After a successful career in Corporate America I wanted to get back to my passion for animals. I founded petNmind in 2014 with the mission to improve pet health through quality nutrition and pet parent knowledge packaged in a personalized approach to customer engagement. After 6 years of success delivering our mission I franchised the business and we signed our first franchisee recently. Our Franchise concept is based on a small box design that offers the best products, a personalized approach that pet parents love, and a simple business model that is inexpensive, easy to pivot, scalable, and in high demand. We want to create a more diverse community of business owners in the always fruitful Pet Industry.
Marc Atiyeh
Ryan Honaker PhD
Alison Rutty
Wayne Wu
Piers Hampson
Jose A Bermundez
Micah Adler
Peter Weinstein
Christie Horvath
Roy Chin
Amanda Rolat
Alexander Rinkus
Candise Goodwin
Josh Guttman
Jared Jacobs
Ameetess Dira
Ameetess Dira is an entrepreneur and international executive with expertise across US, EU, and APAC markets, and a track record of driving growth performance. Currently the SVP of Growth at DOGTV, an OTT streaming channel with 3M+ downloads, scientifically designed to alleviate stress and anxiety in dogs, Ameetess advocates for animal rescues and pet startups that contribute to improving animal and human well being through innovations and partnerships.
Ameetess is a Steering Committee Executive Member at Pavilion: contributing, mentoring, and advising on CMO, CRO, Digital Media, and Martech topics. She has been a guest speaker at Mindshare Content Summit, M Accelerator, Eurekafest, Enterprise Blockchain Forum and Unilever Innovation Day, speaking on topics wide ranging as go-to-market strategy, engaging the millennial audience, content and localization, and women in tech.
Prior to joining the pet space, she served as CMO for several tech startups in the US and Asia. She has successfully scaled multiple media platforms, including Inc. Southeast Asia (a franchise of Inc. Magazine U.S.) where as SVP she launched the inaugural Inc40 event hosting the top 40 startups in the region. As well, during her time as President of New Markets at Tickled Media (now called The Parentinc), she led user growth to over 1300%. In the US, notably, she has led integrated marketing strategies for brands like Disney Movie Club and The Oprah Store, and was a member of TD Ameritrade’s esteemed marketing team.
Dr. Elliott Garbe
Jim Heim
Joseph Mannello
Alexandre Douzet
Dr. Laurie McCauley
Allison Redmond
Janet Marlow
Janet Marlow is Founder and CEO of Pet Acoustics, an award-winning global brand with innovative products that have helped thousands of animals worldwide with biometrically proven products that have made an impact in the pet wellness market since 2009. Janet Marlow’s discovery of the significance of acute pet hearing and how it affects behaviour has been the centrepiece of Pet Acoustics’ creative mission.
Richard Nilsson
Amanda Burkardt
Silvia Janska
Fred Dijols
Fred is the co-founder and CEO of Mixlab, a modern veterinary pharmacy that delivers a best-in-class experience to veterinarians and pet parents alike. Prior to Mixlab, Fred spent his career in the healthcare industry, working as a healthcare investment banker at J.P. Morgan and a medical device engineer at Johnson & Johnson. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, MSc from Stanford University and a Diplome d’Ingenieur from Ecole Polytechnique. Fred lives in Santa Monica with his wife Francesca, their son Quentin, daughter Isabelle and pug Bob.
Richard Kestenbaum
Richard is a co-founder and Partner of Triangle Capital and has been an investment banker for over 35 years. Richard has a great deal of experience advising clients in merchandising businesses, particularly in the Retail & Consumer sector. Richard is an often-quoted expert on the retail and merchandising industries. He is a Contributor to Forbes.com where he writes a regular blog about trends in retail and consumer product businesses. He also appears regularly in print and other media as well as industry panels and speaking programs.
Before co-founding Triangle, Richard was a Managing Director at a boutique investment banking firm called Financo, Inc. While at Financo, Richard was responsible for a majority of the firm’s apparel industry transactions. Prior to joining Financo, Richard was a Partner and First Vice President at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. At Drexel, Richard was responsible for a group of 14 professionals doing middle-market mergers and acquisitions around the world.
Richard is the co-author of three books on finance and computer programming. He is formerly an Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Business at the graduate program of the Stern School of Business at York University.
Richard received a BS in Accounting from New York University and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Harvard University. Richard is married and lives in New York.
Click here to read Richard’s blog and follow him on Forbes.com.
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2022 Partners
Associate Partner
Zoetis
Website: www.zoetis.com
Zoetis is the leading animal health company, dedicated to supporting its customers and their businesses. Building on more than 65 years of experience in animal health, Zoetis discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes medicines, vaccines and diagnostic products, which are complemented by biodevices, genetic tests and precision livestock farming. Zoetis serves veterinarians, livestock producers and people who raise and care for farm and companion animals with sales of its products in more than 100 countries. In 2019, the company generated annual revenue of $6.3 billion with approximately 10,600 employees.
For more information, visit www.zoetis.com.
MYOSPET
Website: www.myospet.com
MYOSPET is a cutting edge pet supplement company that manufactures a proprietary supplement called Fortetropin® that has been proven in multiple veterinary and human clinical studies to help build muscle and reduce muscle atrophy.
Our mission is to address the often neglected importance of muscle health in pets. MYOS has created a new category in the market that directly addresses the problem of muscle loss due to aging, arthritis, injury or surgery. This is why MYOS is also recommended by over 400 Veterinarians nationwide. Better muscle health not only improves the quality of life of pets, but improves the happiness of their owners allowing them more time together!
Amazon Business
Website: https://business.amazon.com/
Please visit our website for more information.PetsBest / CareCredit
Website: https://www.petsbest.com/
For more than 30 years, CareCredit has been a leading health and pet care credit card that gives pet parents a flexible, budget-friendly way to pay for all of their pet’s veterinary care with available financing options. Today, CareCredit is accepted at 24,000+ veterinary hospital locations nationwide, as well as 250,000+ health, wellness and personal care provider and retail locations. Pets Best offers pet insurance and wellness plans for dogs and cats in every state. Founded in 2005 with a mission to provide access to comprehensive animal healthcare at an affordable price, Pets Best delivers flexible coverage, an easy claims process, and excellent customer service. Together, CareCredit and Pets Best offer a complete financial solution to help clients manage the cost of a Lifetime of Care for their pets.
CareCredit and Pets Best are solutions from Synchrony’s Health and Wellness platform. Synchrony is a premier consumer financial services company that delivers a wide range of specialized financing programs, as well as innovative consumer banking products, across key industries including digital, retail, home, auto, travel, health and pet.
Pet Insurance is administered by Pets Best Insurance Services, LLC and is underwritten by American Pet Insurance Company, a New York insurance company. Visit www.americanpetinsurance.com to review all available pet health insurance products.
For more information on Pets Best, visit www.PetsBest.com
For more information on CareCredit, visit www.carecredit.com.
P3 Technologies
Website: www.petassistant.com
We're P3 Technologies. Our goal is to bring the future of pet healthcare to pet owners and veterinarians today by simplifying the delivery of care experience with technology solutions that drive revenue and streamline the way vets engage with the changing expectations of pet owners.
Our solutions deliver personalized, transparent, and effective communications with pet parents and providers via their preferred channels. Whether they are looking to engage with you by phone, email, text, mail, web, or mobile app, our APIs enable you to meet them on their terms and reassure them during stressful times.
Lower costs.
P3 has been built from the ground up by understanding the wants and needs of pet parents and vets. Our solutions streamline existing standard processes and simplify complex ones while lowering operational costs.
Better data.
Understand your customers and gain insights into what they really need.
Happier customers.
Gain access to all critical information you need to provide an excellent customer experience.
Mars Petcare
Website: www.mars.com/global/brands/petcare
Mars Petcare is a growing segment of approximately 50 brands, made up of about 75,000 Associates in more than 55 countries who serve the nutrition and health needs of dogs, cats, horses, fish and birds every day.
Mars Petcare has been in operation for more than 75 years and now includes three of the top five pet food brands in the world - PEDIGREE®, WHISKAS® and ROYAL CANIN®. Mars Petcare is also home to the brands NUTRO®, GREENIES®, SHEBA®, CESAR®, IAMS® AND EUKANUBA®.
Mars Petcare is the world's biggest veterinary health group with hospitals such as BANFIELD®, BLUE PEARL®, PET PARTNERS®, and VCA® - making Mars the largest veterinary operation in the North America.
Connected Solutions, Mars Petcare's newest business division is the hotbed for future innovation with WISDOM PANEL® HEALTH patented genetic technology testing for dogs and the WHISTLE® dog tracker.
Kinship
Website: https://kinship.co/
Kinship is here to help everyone pet parent like a pro. Why? Because our pets make us better humans, and we owe them the best possible care. As the premier partner to a new generation of pet parents, we use our data, products, and services to help people be the best pet parents they can be. And we unite changemakers in pet care to break down barriers, open new doors, share insights, and advance our collective knowledge. All so we can reimagine the pet parenting experience, and up people’s confidence, and help the world find better ways to care.
Kinship is a coalition that includes WISDOM PANEL™, the world’s most accurate pet DNA test, WHISTLE™, an award-winning leader in smart monitors for pet health, THE WILDEST™, one destination that helps people ace it for their animals, Pet Insight Project, a pioneer in interpreting health data to improve pets’ lives, GoodFriend by Kinship, a platform that connects pet parents and care providers, and Adopt-a-Pet.com, a site that helps share homeless pets with millions of adopters. As well as partnerships like our Leap Venture Studio accelerator that supports innovators and start-ups, to bring new solutions to pet parents.
Together, our brands, teams, and partners work to set new standards in pet care. Kinship is a division on Mars Petcare
MFA
Website: foundanimals.org
Michelson Found Animals Foundation is a leading animal welfare non-profit that believes people and pets are better together. Generously funded by Dr. Gary Michelson and Alya Michelson, Found Animals operates a range of catalytic grants, impact investments, operating programs, and education and advocacy initiatives that share a common goal: to champion pets at every point they intersect with our society. Found Animals has helped more than 8 million pets since it was founded in 2005. Learn more at foundanimals.org.
Leap
Website: https://www.leapventurestudio.com/
Michelson Found Animals and Kinship, a division of Mars Petcare, have partnered to launch the Leap Venture Studio & Academy: the first startup-centric program built to springboard innovation in the growing pet ecosystem. Together, the two companies represent the most innovative thinkers in the pet care industry. Michelson Found Animals & Kinship recognize the immense value of the pet care sector and want to foster innovation and growth from the bottom-up.
Gold Partner
FirstVet
Website: https://firstvet.com/
FirstVet is a service that offers video call veterinary consultations for pet owners to provide instant peace of mind about the health of their pets. FirstVet was founded in Stockholm in 2016 and has since expanded to the Nordics, the United Kingdom, the US, and Germany, employing a team of 75 staff and 350 veterinarians.
Available on iOS and Android, FirstVet allows pet-owners to arrange video calls with registered vets who, in addition to offering advice on treatments and symptoms, can also refer them to a local vet. Video appointments can be booked in as often as necessary, with users often being able to meet with vets within 20 minutes. Each month, the FirstVet consultants improve the lives of thousands of animals from cats, dogs, rabbits, reptiles, to birds, hamsters, and horses.
Nestlé Purina
Website: https://www.purina.co.uk/
Nestlé Purina PetCare creates richer lives for pets and the people who love them. Founded in 1894, Purina has helped dogs and cats live longer, healthier lives by offering scientifically based nutritional innovations. Purina manufactures some of the world's most trusted and popular pet care products, including Purina ONE, Pro Plan, Fancy Feast and Tidy Cats. Our more than 8,700 U.S. associates take pride in our trusted pet food, treat and litter brands that feed 51 million dogs and 65 million cats every year. More than 500 Purina scientists, veterinarians, and pet care experts ensure our commitment to unsurpassed quality and nutrition.
Purina promotes responsible pet care through our scientific research, our products and our support for pet-related organizations. Over the past five years, Purina has contributed more than $150 million towards organizations that bring, and keep, people and pets together, as well as those that help our communities and environment thrive.
Purina is part of Nestlé, a global leader in Nutrition, Health and Wellness. For more information, visit purina.com.
Vetio Animal Health
Website: https://vetio.com/
As a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) dedicated to Animal Health, Vetio integrates product development, analytical services, technical services, and commercial manufacturing of veterinary pharmaceuticals using a Quality-by-Design approach. Vetio is your single-source partner for successful product approval, scale-up, and ongoing commercial supply.
Vetio has provided expertise to animal health companies around the world since 2001 and is committed to the development and manufacturing of products that improve the lives of animals, while assuring the safety, quality and compliance of our products to the highest industry standards.
Ask Us about our intellectual property in pharmaceutical soft chews and palatability. Please visit www.vetio.com and watch our brief company overview video.
Agrolimen
Agrolimen is a multinational CPG company with revenues ~$3B which operates in two main segments: human food and pet food. We are present in Europe, US and Africa. We have deep knowledge and understanding of the pet food market, with Affinity (#5 Europe PF player), Nature’s Variety (#2 US Raw player), and Natures Menu (#1 UK Raw player) among our main brands.
From Agrolimen Ventures, Agrolimen’s Corporate Venturing Unit, we seek to connect with and potentially invest in innovative start-ups with potential to disrupt the market. We only invest in human food and petcare brands as this is what we know and where we can help the most. We look for talented and ambitious teams betting on sustainable / direct-to-consumer / healthy / natural / alternative pet food among others. We bring to the table our deep knowledge on the pet food industry and on developing brands.
Capstone Partners
Website: www.capstonepartners.com
Capstone Partners is one of the largest and most active investment banking firms in the U. S. For over 20 years, Capstone Partners has been a trusted advisor to leading middle market companies, offering a fully integrated range of investment banking and financial advisory services uniquely tailored to help owners, investors, and creditors through each stage of the company's lifecycle. Capstone's services include M&A advisory, debt and equity placement, corporate restructuring, special situations, valuation and fairness opinions, and financial advisory services. Headquartered in Boston, the firm has 175+ professionals in multiple offices across the U.S. With 12 dedicated industry groups, Capstone delivers sector-specific expertise through large, cross-functional teams. Capstone is a subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ: HBAN). For more information, visit www.capstonepartners.com.
Peel Plastics Products
Website: www.peelplastics.com
Peel Plastic Products has earned a reputation as the leader in providing pre-made packaging solutions for the North American market. Our continued expansion into the global marketplace has further complemented our commitment to deliver innovative solutions to the pet care industry.
Our leadership position has created lasting partnerships, and many of our partners have enjoyed measurable lifts in market share with one or multiple selections from our portfolio. Peel’s established leadership position in the pet food packaging market provides significant benefits for new and existing portfolios. Because of our breadth of flexible pouch options, we are well positioned to supply the best solutions for all your packaging needs.
Take advantage of over 45 years of experience and get your product the recognition it truly deserves.
Event Partners
William Blair
Website: https://www.williamblair.com/
William Blair is the premier global boutique with expertise in investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management. We provide advisory services, strategies, and solutions to meet our clients’ evolving needs. As an independent and employee-owned firm, together with our strategic partners, we operate in more than 20 offices worldwide.*
*Includes strategic partnerships with Allier Capital, BDA Partners, and Poalim Capital Markets.
Zomedica
Website: https://zomedica.com/
Zomedica is an animal health company focused on meeting the needs of clinical veterinarians in ways that promote both patient and practice health. Our mission is to advance the effectiveness and financial well-being of veterinary practitioners by delivering professionally beneficial diagnostic products and services.
Media Partners
GlobalPETS
Website: https://globalpetindustry.com/
GlobalPETS (and our magazine PETS International) are the go-to publications for the international pet industry. Stay on top of the latest trends, developments and expert insights.
Pet Business World
Website: www.petbusinessworld.co.uk
Pet Business World is the UK’s leading news magazine and website for the pet and aquatics industry. We distribute 7,711 copies (November 2018) to qualifying pet trade professionals – the biggest circulation in the specialist trade by a considerable margin. The independently-owned magazine was established in 1951 and the website (www.petbusinessworld.co.uk) attracted more than 37 million hits in the 12 months to October 2018 – and rising!
International Petfood
Website: https://internationalpetfood.com/events/
Please visit our website for more information.AAHA
Website: www.aaha.org
AAHA’s purpose is to simplify the journey towards excellence for veterinary practices and counts more than 4,500 veterinary practices and hospitals among its accredited membership. Since 1933, the American Animal Hospital Association has been the only organization to accredit veterinary hospitals throughout the United States and Canada according to more than 900 standards directly correlated to high-quality medicine and compassionate care. The AAHA-accredited logo is the best way to know a practice has been evaluated by a third-party. Look for the AAHA logo or visit aaha.org.
American Pet Professionals
Website: https://www.americanpetprofessionals.com/
American Pet Professionals, (APP), is a multiple award winning National Business Networking, Educational and Multimedia Organization for the Pet Industry. Educating, Uniting, Referring, Connecting and Helping all Pet Professionals since 2009! The organization offers in-person and online networking events since it’s inception, hosting over 150 in-person events throughout the country. APP’s is mission to have pet professionals work together, help businesses grow, support each other to continue unite the pet industry, to ultimately help pets and their parents. In addition to in-person networking events, American Pet Professionals also hosts educational courses, masterminds for it’s members; sends out a weekly Pet Events Newsletter to 20,000 pet lovers that showcases both B2B and B2C pet events and also promotes many rescue groups. Founder and President of American Pet Professionals, Nancy E. Hassel, was named 2018 Women of Influence in the Pet Industry, referred to as an ‘industry visionary,’ she also travels across the country attending and speaking at pet business conferences and works with many of the organizers of such conferences to bring more expertise, knowledge, ideas and inspiration to its members. The membership-based organization started in February 2009, for more information go to www.AmericanPetProfessionals.com. Featured regularly in Pet Age Magazine, Pet Product News International Magazine, Pet Business Magazine, Pets+ Magazine, Dogster Magazine, Modern Dog Magazine and numerous other magazines, newspapers, blogs and TV stations throughout the country and world. Connect socially: @AmericanPetPros on Twitter and Instagram
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