BUT THE TRIAD IS BECOMING A GREAT PLACE FOR STARTSUP AND ONE LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR IS USING THAT TO HIS ADVANTAGE TO EXPAND EVEN BEYOND THE TRIAD. I'’ LIKE TO WELCOME DAVID KAZICKI JOINING US LIVE N.OW HE’S ETH CEO AND CO-FOUNDER OF BEAM DYNAMICS, WHICH IS BASED RIGHT HERE WINSTON-SALEM, DAVID. GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. MORNING, AUDREY. THANKS FOR HAVING ME EXCITED TO BE HERE AND CHAT WITH YOU. OH, YOU’RE WELCOME. ME TOO. SO IN YOUR EXPERIENCE, LET'’ START WITH WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE THAT MAKESHE T TRIAD IN WINSTON-SALEM SUCH AN IDEAL PLACE FOR STARTUPS. YEAH, SO I THINK ORVE THE LAST COUPLE YEARS IN PARTICULARLY WITH COV TIDHAT MOVGIN TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, STARTING COMPANIES AND SMALLER TOWNS AND SMALLER ENVIRONMENTS. TO BE COMING VERY VERY POPULAR. SO I ACTUALLY CAME FROM ATLTAAN AND STARTED OUR BUSINESS IN ATLANTA AND MY WIFE AND I WERE ACTUALLY LOOKING TO MOVE TO A SMALLER CYIT AND WE REALLY WANTED AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE COULD ACTUALLY BECOM AE PTAR OF THE COMMUNITY AND A PLACE THAT REALLY SUPPORTED US AS ENTREPRENEURS AND I THINK THE TRIAD IS GROWING WHIT A LOT OF GREAT RESOURCES. AND SO WE INSTANTLY SAW THAT WINSTON SALE WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE FORS U TO START OUR BUSINESS. WE’VE SEEN THAT THERE’S BEEN A GROWTH IN STARTUP INCUB. SYSTEMS LIKE WINSTON STARTS, WHICH WERE PART OF WHERE WE HAVE GREAT MENTORSHIP AND SUPPORT TO HELP US KIND OF GROW OUR BUSISSNE FROM THE IDEA STAGES TO FUNDRAISING AND HOPEFULLY TON A EXIT SOMEDAY. THERE’S BEEN GREAT GRANTS AND AWARDS THAT WE’VE BEEN ABLE TO WIN AND BE A PART OF SO NC IDEA AS A GREAT ORGANIZATION ACROSS THE STATE THAT AWARDS STARTUP GRANTS FOR VERY EARLY STAGE. SO WE JUST HAD AN IDEA WE WANT A SMALL GRANT THAT ALLOWED ME TO GO FULL TIME AND FEEL COMFORBLTAE AND THEN FINALLY A LARGER GRANTS AND HOURS AND THEN THE CAPITAL TO BE AEBL TO RAISE MONEY HERE. IT’S VERY HARD FOR YOUNG STARTUPS TO RAISE MONEY. AND THAT’S WHY AOT L OF THEM GO TOWARDS BIGGER CITIES, BUT WE’VE ENSE NEW RESOUESRC LIKE THE RECENTLY CREATED WHISPER FUND HERE IN WINSTON SALEM WCHHI PROVIDES THA STTARTUP CAPITAL AS WELL AS FIRST LAUNCH CAPITAL OUT OF GREENSBORO, SO IT’S JUST BEEN GREAT TO SEE THAT THE MENTORSHIP THE CAPITAL AND THE COMMUNITY AND INVOLVEMENT FROM OTHER COMPANIES IN THE REGION CAN HELP US BE SUCCESSFUL AND SPEAKING OF YOUR SUCCESS. LET’S HEAR AUTBOOM CPANY BEAM TELL ME WHY YOU CREATED IT. WHY ESDO IT EXIST? YEAH, SO I ACTUALLY USO T 100 TO00 3 DIFFERENT FILM AND BROADCAST STUDIOS EVERY YEAR INTO WXII SEVERAL TIMESS A WELL AS OTHER ONES ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND I CONTINUE TOEE S THE ENGINEERS ON SET STRUGGLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ALMOST EVERYWHERE I WENT AND THAT’S THAT I’M SAID IF YOU WERE TO TURN THE CAMERAS AROUND YOU YOU’D SEE. IN DIFFERENT PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THERE’S HUNDREDS OF MANUFACTURERS AND ENGINEERS ON STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO KEEP ALL THAT EQUIPMENT IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITION. THEY HAVE TO MANAGEHE T UPDATES THE SECURITY PATCHES THE FIRMWARE AND IF YOU’RE DOWNOR F JUST A SECOND ONET S OUR VIDEO CUTS OUT THAT’S REALLYOS CTLY FOR THESE PRODUCTIONS PARTICULARLY LARGE PRODUCTIONS, LIKE NETFLIX OR FEATURE FILMS WHERE THERE’S SPENDING A MILLION DOLLARS A DAY SHOOTING CONTENT, SO THEY’RE DOWN HOUR, IT’S ABOUT FTY THOUSAND DLAOLRS PER HOUR. SO ULTIMATELY WHAT OUR SOLUTION DOES IS. WE ALLOW THESE ENGINEERS TO MANAGE ALL THE UPDATES AND INFORMATION ACROSSLL A OF THAT EQUIPMENT ALL THOSE VENDORS IN ONE SIMPLE USER INTERFACE,ND A WE’RE REALLY THE FIRST SOLUTION OF OUR KIND TO ENTER THIS INDUSTRY. FANTASTIC DAVID AND WHAT DO YOU SEE AS FAR AS THE FUTURE GOES NOT ONLY FOR BEAM BUT AS WELL AS OTHER STARTUPS THAT ARE IN THE TRIAD. YE,AH SO BEAM IS CERTALYIN STARTING WITHIN THE FILM AND BROADCAST INDUSTRY. GOALSO T CONTINUE GROWING INTO OTHER INDUSTRY VERTICALS. WE’LL BE PRESENTING AT THE INDUSTRY’S LARGEST SHOW AT THE END OF APRIL WHERE WE ACTUALLY WON AN AWARD FOR BEING AN EMERGING TECHNOLOGY THAT’SET S TO CHANGE THE INDUSTRY WITHIN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS. WE TRULY BELIEVE WE ARE GNGOI TO BE THAT CHANGE. WE’RE GOING TO CHANGE THE WAY THAT PEOEPL OWN AND MANAGE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS A LOT OF DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS, BUT FROM STARTUPS AND TO TRY I THINK WE’VE SEEN MORE AND MORE STARTUPS COME INTO THE THROUGH DIFFERENT GRANTS AND THROUGH FUNDGIN MECHANISMSND A ORGANIZATIONS LIKE ONCE STARTS THIS YEAR ALONE. I PROBABLY SEEN SEVEN OR EIGHT NEW STARTUPS. WE’RE IN WINSTON STARTS NOW SO BEHIND ME COMING IN EVERY DAY INTERACTING WE HAVE COMPANIES GETTING INTO PROGRAMS LIKE TECHSTARS, WHICH IS REALLY COMPETITIVE INCUBATOR PROGRAM. AND SO IT’S GREAT TO HAVE THESE ENVIRONMENTS WHERE WE CAN COME AND KIND OF, YOU KNOW RUB KNUCKLES WITH EACH OTHER AND CONTINUE TO CHAT ABOUT CHALLENGES AND ISSUES AND THINGS THAT WE NEED HELP WITH I MEAN, I JUST GOT OFF THE LINE WITH SOMEONE ELSE IN THE TRIAD. THAT’S PROBABLY TWO OR THREE YEARS ADVANCEDRO FM THEIR STARTUP WHERE I IS, BUT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AND WE START WHEN THEY STARTED AND SO IT’S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO RELY AND LEAN ON THOSE PEOPLE TO KIND OF ASK THEM. HEY WHEN YOU HAD THIS CHALLENGE, WHO DID YOU SOLVE IT? AND THAT’S KIND OF THE KNOWLEDGE THAT NEEDS TO BEUS PHED BACK AND WE’RE STAINRTG TO SEE THAT IN A TRIAD THAT HAVE THOSE SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES. NOW THEY’RE ABLE TO MENTOR AND HELP COMPANIES AT MY STAGE. WITH OUR NEXT STEP AND THEN NOW I’M ABLE TO HELP COMPANIES THAT ARE A LITTLE EARLIER THAN US TO GET TO OUR STAGE. ABSOLUTELY. IT'’ ALL ABOUT SUPPORT DAVID. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INSIGHT AND CONGRATS ONLL A OF YOUR SUCCESS ON BEAM. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND FOLKS AT HOME. YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT BEAM DYNAMICS JUST VISIT THE WEB